NYT Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday 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 Byron WaldenEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1U2R3L4S5S6C7R8I9M10W11R12E13N14COAT15PHONE16SHOME17LUNA18LITTLEOLME19ANDY20KIM21WATTLED22DEBATE23CONTESTS24MEDAYS25HAGEL26AMOCO27DICER28L29I30D31NUUK32FEATS33MANI34EPT35SEEPS36ZARFS37COUPE38VIRGOS39S40E41CONDST42RINGER43TRAVAIL44EXCISE45D46RIVERSE47INE48NOVA49EVENSTEVEN50ADEN51PODS52SPEWS53LARK

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AModern "go-to's"4 lettersURLS
14ACapote or chesterfield4 lettersCOAT
15AEmulates E.T., in a way10 lettersPHONESHOME
18APrecious self-reference10 lettersLITTLEOLME
22AMatches with forensics14 lettersDEBATECONTESTS
27AAid in making salsa5 lettersDICER
28AOperculum, e.g.3 lettersLID
31ACapital of Greenland4 lettersNUUK
32AThey're hard to pull off5 lettersFEATS
33ASpa service, in brief4 lettersMANI
34AUp to snuff, facetiously3 lettersEPT
35ATrickles5 lettersSEEPS
36ACup holders5 lettersZARFS
37AMany a Porsche 9115 lettersCOUPE
39ADon't start with me!14 lettersSECONDSTRINGER
43ADifficult effort7 lettersTRAVAIL
44ACut out7 lettersEXCISED
48ACold-smoked lox4 lettersNOVA
49A7 up, perhaps10 lettersEVENSTEVEN
51AVanilla units4 lettersPODS
52ASpouts5 lettersSPEWS
53ARomp4 lettersLARK
DOWN
2DCattle call9 lettersROUNDEMUP
4D"No closer!"8 lettersSTAYBACK
5DTakes off6 lettersSPLITS
6DWind pipe?5 lettersCHIME
7DBlight3 lettersROT
8DGetting a break on Broadway?9 lettersINTWOACTS
9DMedleys8 lettersMELANGES
11DTriumphs smoothly5 lettersROLLS
13D"What this country ___ …"5 lettersNEEDS
16DCertain volleyballer6 lettersSETTER
20DDeck4 lettersKAYO
24DTrigger hair4 lettersMANE
28DCombo meal upgrade9 lettersLARGESODA
29DGoing back ages9 lettersINFOREVER
30D___ track4 lettersDISS
33DBorderline8 lettersMARGINAL
35DEcholocation systems6 lettersSONARS
37DSpelling combinations?6 lettersCOVENS
39DPharyngeal woe5 lettersSTREP
41DBuckled5 lettersCAVED
42DExtend, in a way5 lettersRENEW
45DChilly and damp4 lettersDANK
47D"___ noticed"3 lettersIVE
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