NYT Crossword May 19 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Brad WiegmannEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2I3E4T5S6M7O8R9E10C11A12S13S14ACNE15IOWAN16CLOP17PENT18ATONIC19SCALE20SERE21SOUPSON22CHAIR23U24M25PIRE26KID27PODS28CAINE29BASS30AWS31FLAG32AUNT33TEAMS34P35ORT36T37CBY38KIWI39M40T41N42LOOS43A44GILE45BOHO46EWW47TWINEN48GINES49CAP50EANN51EGAD52TWODRIN53K54M55INIMU56M57EASY58NIGER59FIDO60RYES61GESTE62SEEP

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWhat you eat4 lettersDIET
5ACampfire confection5 lettersSMORE
14AClearasil target4 lettersACNE
15AHawkeye5 lettersIOWAN
16ASound of a horse's hoof4 lettersCLOP
17AStandard musical progression15 lettersPENTATONICSCALE
20ADry and withered4 lettersSERE
21A"Dinner's ready!"7 lettersSOUPSON
22AHigh court judge?11 lettersCHAIRUMPIRE
26AJoke (around)3 lettersKID
27AWhale groups4 lettersPODS
31ASemaphore device4 lettersFLAG
36AFrozen dessert franchise4 lettersTCBY
38ANew Zealander4 lettersKIWI
39ADenali, e.g.: Abbr.3 lettersMTN
42AHeads of Hogwarts?4 lettersLOOS
43ASpry5 lettersAGILE
45AFree-spirited aesthetic4 lettersBOHO
46A"Ick!"3 lettersEWW
47AMatching pair on many jets11 lettersTWINENGINES
51A"Yikes!"4 lettersEGAD
57ALike a gut course4 lettersEASY
59AGeneric canine name4 lettersFIDO
61A"Beau ___"5 lettersGESTE
62ALeak slowly4 lettersSEEP
DOWN
1DFist bump3 lettersDAP
2DSkating exhibition7 lettersICESHOW
3DGroups of nine7 lettersENNEADS
4DClassic falling-block game6 lettersTETRIS
5DBasic dog command3 lettersSIT
6DIt's heard in a herd3 lettersMOO
7D___ goal (soccer blunder)3 lettersOWN
8DGorp tidbit6 lettersRAISIN
9DNumber added at the end?6 lettersENCORE
11DFrom Nome or Juneau7 lettersALASKAN
12DLone star?7 lettersSOLOIST
13DDrops some cash6 lettersSPENDS
18D___ Lingus3 lettersAER
19DBird of the W.N.B.A.3 lettersSUE
24DSir's counterpart4 lettersMAAM
25DFootball, informally7 lettersPIGSKIN
29DSlowly ___ surely3 lettersBUT
32D"Entourage" agent Gold3 lettersARI
33DAtlanta-based network3 lettersTBS
34DLeaves together?4 lettersPILE
35DActor Wilson4 lettersOWEN
36D___ zone (no-parking area)7 lettersTOWAWAY
37DYoga stance on all fours7 lettersCOWPOSE
41DThose opposed3 lettersNOS
43DCafe canopy6 lettersAWNING
45DMajor unknowns6 lettersBIGIFS
47DSailor, informally3 lettersTAR
48D___ Z (Zoomers)3 lettersGEN
50D"Grand" ice cream brand4 lettersEDYS
53DUnits in a tonne: Abbr.3 lettersKGS
54DWas introduced to3 lettersMET
55DWrath3 lettersIRE
56DSwiffer WetJet, e.g.3 lettersMOP
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