NYT Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Maddy ZieglerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2I3L4T5L6I7V8E9W10I11R12E13S14OMEN15BANANASEAT16MATT17APECOSTUME18ELM19ELIZA20HOSEA21CLE22AVES23N24IT25ESL26HEADED27STRU28M29EATIN30BELABO31R32S33FRED34TAGON35DOE36S37SMA38SHCUT39BEGAT40SHAKE41TELUGU42G43M44C45EWW46CISTERN47REA48DE49O50GRES51WAN52ITSUP53TOYOU54CAPE55NEEDLEDROP56OVER57DRYSEASON58MESS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
5AElectrifying people, so to speak9 lettersLIVEWIRES
15AVintage bike feature10 lettersBANANASEAT
17AHairy get-up10 lettersAPECOSTUME
18AWych ___ (tree type)3 lettersELM
21ASplits apart7 lettersCLEAVES
26ALed6 lettersHEADED
27APlay casually, say5 lettersSTRUM
29ALike some kitchens5 lettersEATIN
30AHarps on8 lettersBELABORS
34AThrow in at the end5 lettersTAGON
35APulls off4 lettersDOES
39ASired5 lettersBEGAT
40AGive a hand?5 lettersSHAKE
41ALanguage of southern India6 lettersTELUGU
42ASierra, e.g.3 lettersGMC
45A"Nasty!"3 lettersEWW
46ARainwater reservoir7 lettersCISTERN
51ASickly-looking3 lettersWAN
52A"I don't care either way"10 lettersITSUPTOYOU
54AMagician's accessory4 lettersCAPE
56A"Your turn to speak"4 lettersOVER
57ADifficult time for farmers9 lettersDRYSEASON
58AHot ___4 lettersMESS
DOWN
1DBig name in meal prep kits8 lettersHOMECHEF
2D"Tell me!"9 lettersIMALLEARS
3DLine of attack?9 lettersLETMEATEM
4DCause of a boom3 lettersTNT
6DMother of Don Juan4 lettersINEZ
7DHere goes nothing!9 lettersVACANTLOT
8DBrian of ambient music3 lettersENO
9DPart of a bass in a jug band7 lettersWASHTUB
10D:4 lettersISTO
11DGet new life out of5 lettersREUSE
12DEponym for a lounge chair5 lettersEAMES
15DMade hay?5 lettersBALED
19DUniform4 lettersEVEN
22DPuma rival6 lettersADIDAS
27DTransition5 lettersSEGUE
30D"Sticks"9 lettersBACKWOODS
31DDangerous ocean phenomenon9 lettersROGUEWAVE
34DBreak the ice?4 lettersTHAW
36DKnockouts8 lettersSTUNNERS
38DBlind followers, informally7 lettersSHEEPLE
39DFriend of Nancy Drew4 lettersBESS
41DMoor5 lettersTIEUP
42DDaily ___5 lettersGRIND
44DBaseball's Stengel5 lettersCASEY
46DSing like Michael Bublé5 lettersCROON
48DThreads4 lettersDUDS
54DCommon end to an address3 lettersCOM
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