NYT Crossword May 23 2026 Answers

All 62 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 Kameron Austin CollinsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2A3R4B5E6T7S8A9R10M11O12R13AVIARIE14S15NEURO16DOGBREAT17H18YADDA19ENVIES20RE21O22CLEM23GREED24SOAP25STARS26GEDS27PANDACARS28SPA29GANGPLANK30LOUDSHIRT31MARLSTONE32F33A34B35MATEINONE36COPE37DIRTYNAME38MONTE39AMIE40AKA41BANTER42RONA43N44EC45TOPLASM46TSARS47HOTLANTA48HASTA49THEWEST

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

ALL CLUES62 CLUES
ACROSS
8AShell, say5 lettersARMOR
13APlaces to put fliers8 lettersAVIARIES
16AA boxer's might knock you out9 lettersDOGBREATH
18ASubstitute for "etc."5 lettersYADDA
19ABegrudges6 lettersENVIES
22AJazz drummer DeRosa4 lettersCLEM
24ADaytime regulars9 lettersSOAPSTARS
28A___ weekend3 lettersSPA
29AWalk on water?9 lettersGANGPLANK
30ATop that screams "Look at me!"9 lettersLOUDSHIRT
32A"Lovely!"3 lettersFAB
35AChess puzzle challenge, maybe9 lettersMATEINONE
36AMake do4 lettersCOPE
37AMany an epithet9 lettersDIRTYNAME
38ACommon con game5 lettersMONTE
40AEpithet lead-in3 lettersAKA
41ABit of back-and-forth6 lettersBANTER
46ABygone leaders5 lettersTSARS
48AUntil, in Uruguay5 lettersHASTA
49ADestination for wagons, once7 lettersTHEWEST
DOWN
1DNo-goodniks7 lettersBADEGGS
4DPampers6 lettersBABIES
6DGets even with?4 lettersTIES
7DTac preceder3 lettersSEA
8DAt least one3 lettersANY
11DBosses (around)6 lettersORDERS
12DGads about5 lettersROAMS
17DCanal blocker?9 lettersHEADPHONE
21DMilky and iridescent7 lettersOPALINE
24DLizard predator of Africa9 lettersSANDSNAKE
25DClose call5 lettersSCARE
30DFoam designs, perhaps8 lettersLATTEART
31DBerth places7 lettersMARINAS
34DAccessory on a pub counter7 lettersBEERMAT
35DBrunch beverage6 lettersMIMOSA
38DSugar ___5 lettersMAPLE
41DChoice for the undecided4 lettersBOTH
45DLittle squirt3 lettersTOT
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