NYT Crossword May 17 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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 Derrick NiedermanEdited by Will Shortz“Double Meanings”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2L3I4T5C6H7A8S9T10I11G12A13L14T15L16G17A18AURORA19THEUN20ACAI21BOWL22DRAWIN23GBOARD24PENNAMES25SENSE26ROLLTI27DE28DELANO29R30AINDELAY31ITAL32W33A34D35E36NNE37RENI38CARP39A40L41S42OVER43TOAS44T45AN46NEX47ISAW48WARRANT49I50P51S52GAS53STARE54INMAY55OGRE56WH57UP58HAD59ETON60SAGUA61R62O63ONE64TIME65C66H67ICKENSAN68DWICH69B70A71BYISH72READIES73R74I75S76K77AIR78GAL79E80LION81AINTI82TOU83CH84UN85D86TON87H88OTFOOT89ILIA90AMOU91R92S93TONETILE94KINS95HIP96LE97A98F99WBC100SLED101SALS102CANO103PENE104R105O106N107EARM108PECORINO109A110S111P112C113A114MATTRE115SS116TRUSTB117USTERS118ITSTINKS119TAMMY120SPITAT121TOY122STAT123OKSO124CYRANO

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASnag6 lettersGLITCH
7AItalian sparkling wine4 lettersASTI
15ACode for Queens-landers?3 lettersLGA
18A___ polaris6 lettersAURORA
19AIntl. group formed in 19455 lettersTHEUN
20APurple dish eaten with a spoon8 lettersACAIBOWL
22ALottery commission?12 lettersDRAWINGBOARD
24APrison terms?8 lettersPENNAMES
25ASmell, e.g.5 lettersSENSE
29AShower stall?9 lettersRAINDELAY
31ASlanted type: Abbr.4 lettersITAL
32AGet one's feet wet?4 lettersWADE
38AAutomates?7 lettersCARPALS
45AAcquire, in a way5 lettersANNEX
47A"Yep, noticed that"4 lettersISAW
48ABattle cry?7 lettersWARRANT
49APC IDs3 lettersIPS
55AGrim Grimm character4 lettersOGRE
56ATrounce4 lettersWHUP
58ABamboozled3 lettersHAD
59AUpscale shirtmaker4 lettersETON
60ASymbol of the American West7 lettersSAGUARO
63AFormer7 lettersONETIME
65AYellow submarine?15 lettersCHICKENSANDWICH
69AInfantile7 lettersBABYISH
72APrepares7 lettersREADIES
73APut on the line4 lettersRISK
77AMien3 lettersAIR
82AAffect emotionally5 lettersTOUCH
84ACologne conjunction3 lettersUND
86AFreight weight3 lettersTON
87AStolen base?7 lettersHOTFOOT
89APelvic parts4 lettersILIA
90ALove, in Lyon5 lettersAMOUR
92ABit of flooring for a patio, say9 lettersSTONETILE
94ABlood vessel?7 lettersKINSHIP
96APage (through)4 lettersLEAF
99AOrg. for pugilists3 lettersWBC
100AGo downhill, in a way4 lettersSLED
102AFire starter?9 lettersCANOPENER
105AShowy kind of push-up6 lettersONEARM
109ACreature-friendly org.5 lettersASPCA
114APadlock?8 lettersMATTRESS
116AConfidence men?12 lettersTRUSTBUSTERS
118ARock-bottom review8 lettersITSTINKS
122A"Right now!"4 lettersSTAT
123A"Your point being?"4 lettersOKSO
DOWN
1DRoams (about)4 lettersGADS
2DEntice4 lettersLURE
5DColonial news source5 lettersCRIER
8DDeck application6 lettersSEALER
9DProverbial slowpoke6 lettersTURTLE
10DIconic role for Harrison Ford7 lettersINDIANA
12DStar pitcher3 lettersACE
13DMechanism for local funding7 lettersLANDTAX
14DFeature of the tone-deaf6 lettersTINEAR
16DVerdon of "Damn Yankees"4 lettersGWEN
17DIn addition4 lettersALSO
19DSteakhouse orders6 lettersTBONES
21DAlternative to a bouncy house7 lettersBALLPIT
23DDirect a smile toward6 lettersGRINAT
27DFizzling out5 lettersDYING
30DErelong4 lettersANON
31DSkating exhibitions8 lettersICESHOWS
32D"Holy moly!"5 lettersWOWIE
33DBefore, in Bordeaux5 lettersAVANT
34DSkin: Prefix5 lettersDERMO
35DMisjudgment7 lettersERRANCY
39DJapanese beer brand5 lettersASAHI
41DGreta Garbo, by birth5 lettersSWEDE
46DYep's opposite3 lettersNAW
50DTrim5 lettersPRUNE
51DSeasoning from the ocean7 lettersSEASALT
55DCask wood3 lettersOAK
60DInept sorts8 lettersSCHLUMPS
61DOne source of news5 lettersRADIO
62DBurger toppers6 lettersONIONS
64DSavings banks7 lettersTHRIFTS
66DLofty4 lettersHIGH
67D"Life ___ beach"3 lettersISA
68DHome for an 80-Across3 lettersDEN
70DGarlicky spread5 lettersAIOLI
71DBear5 lettersBRUIN
74DPacked like sardines, say5 lettersINOIL
75DIt's a wrap5 lettersSTOLE
76DPassed, as bad checks5 lettersKITED
85DSweet, in Seville5 lettersDULCE
87DSchmooze6 lettersHOBNOB
88DBack in the day4 lettersONCE
90DMalady7 lettersAILMENT
91DDo something because of7 lettersREACTTO
93DA score6 lettersTWENTY
97DPolar wear6 lettersANORAK
98DDiscussion sites6 lettersFORUMS
103D___ Beach, Calif.5 lettersPISMO
104DHoarse5 lettersRASPY
105DFail to mention4 lettersOMIT
108D"Hey there!"4 lettersPSST
110DAwaken4 lettersSTIR
111DCreature-friendly org.4 lettersPETA
113DRegarding4 lettersASTO
115DReggae relative3 lettersSKA
117DGamecocks' sch.3 lettersUSC
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