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NYT Crossword May 24 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ACROSS
1ASecond attempt4 lettersSee answer ›5AHunk of marble, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›9AVery proficient5 lettersSee answer ›14AWhat many plants do in the heat4 lettersSee answer ›18ANeighbor of Turkmenistan4 lettersSee answer ›19AWord with happy or half4 lettersSee answer ›20AUnusual trinket5 lettersSee answer ›21A___ furniture5 lettersSee answer ›22AStoical British guys?15 lettersSee answer ›25ACreative spark, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›26AAvoid6 lettersSee answer ›27ASleepover challenge4 lettersSee answer ›28AIt's made with grains7 lettersSee answer ›30AThey twist beneath the surface4 lettersSee answer ›31APoles support this4 lettersSee answer ›33APrefix with watt4 lettersSee answer ›34A"___ Miz"3 lettersSee answer ›35AAssortment5 lettersSee answer ›37A"The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"?14 lettersSee answer ›40AHollywood's Johnny4 lettersSee answer ›41AStuck in the mud5 lettersSee answer ›43AFitting3 lettersSee answer ›44ABaseball legend who dated J.Lo4 lettersSee answer ›45ALying on4 lettersSee answer ›46ATai ___3 lettersSee answer ›47AFilthy, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›49ALike 2026, but not 20254 lettersSee answer ›51APined for an ex-boyfriend?11 lettersSee answer ›55AAwl, for one4 lettersSee answer ›57ARichard of "Pretty Woman"4 lettersSee answer ›58AGrasp3 lettersSee answer ›59AMuscle below a delt3 lettersSee answer ›60A[Pow!]4 lettersSee answer ›62ASave the Children, e.g., in brief3 lettersSee answer ›63ARoughly4 lettersSee answer ›64AExasperated television producer's plea?15 lettersSee answer ›68A’20s architecture style4 lettersSee answer ›71ABridal line3 lettersSee answer ›72AThey can be candied4 lettersSee answer ›73AHVAC measure3 lettersSee answer ›74AMolecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C3 lettersSee answer ›77AThe Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___4 lettersSee answer ›78APickle type4 lettersSee answer ›80AReach out to people born between July 23 and August 22?11 lettersSee answer ›83AWhen repeated, "Oh, please"4 lettersSee answer ›84APhrase on a Spanish candy heart5 lettersSee answer ›86A___ carte3 lettersSee answer ›87ASister of Osiris4 lettersSee answer ›88AActress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise4 lettersSee answer ›90A"Me?!"3 lettersSee answer ›91ALike milk that isn't worth crying over5 lettersSee answer ›93AWarning after a slice4 lettersSee answer ›94AGood name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis?14 lettersSee answer ›98AFloppy hat5 lettersSee answer ›99AAromatherapist's workplace3 lettersSee answer ›100ACommon forecast in Portland4 lettersSee answer ›101AStruggling to decide4 lettersSee answer ›102AMusical group?4 lettersSee answer ›103APrincess Leia or Hester Prynne7 lettersSee answer ›105AVisitor center handouts4 lettersSee answer ›107ACity west of Montreal6 lettersSee answer ›110AWorship5 lettersSee answer ›111ALoading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.?15 lettersSee answer ›116AAgitated5 lettersSee answer ›117ASelfish person5 lettersSee answer ›118ACoin, commonly4 lettersSee answer ›119AStink4 lettersSee answer ›120APen ___ (corresponding pair)4 lettersSee answer ›121ALike the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like"5 lettersSee answer ›122ANeuter's partner4 lettersSee answer ›123ATibetan oxen4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DWhite bed, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›2DLove god4 lettersSee answer ›3DStance that resembles a ballerina on one leg10 lettersSee answer ›4DUsing Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc.9 lettersSee answer ›5D"The Conners" and "The Jeffersons"5 lettersSee answer ›6DCommon palindromic text3 lettersSee answer ›7D"___ Lang Syne"4 lettersSee answer ›8D"Relax. Calm yourself"7 lettersSee answer ›9DOne of two found on résumés?6 lettersSee answer ›10D"Of course!"3 lettersSee answer ›11DDistinct period3 lettersSee answer ›12DDomino dot3 lettersSee answer ›13DAdd at no extra cost6 lettersSee answer ›14DSorcerer's stick4 lettersSee answer ›15D"We're toast!"10 lettersSee answer ›16DExperts in body language?10 lettersSee answer ›17DFoot, cutesily6 lettersSee answer ›21DSomething a child takes a swing at6 lettersSee answer ›23DCount (on)4 lettersSee answer ›24DReally not look forward to5 lettersSee answer ›29DEarlier3 lettersSee answer ›32DRuler in Russian history4 lettersSee answer ›33DFinished7 lettersSee answer ›35DPresident in 18005 lettersSee answer ›36DKnot again5 lettersSee answer ›37DWindy City paper, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›38DTrouble ___4 lettersSee answer ›39DOnly U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!)6 lettersSee answer ›41DN.H.L. star Connor ___7 lettersSee answer ›42D"Awful! Awful! Awful!"8 lettersSee answer ›47DRelative of an alpaca7 lettersSee answer ›48DAccessory used in some stretches8 lettersSee answer ›50DPaleo- : old :: ___ : new3 lettersSee answer ›52DPharmacist Lilly3 lettersSee answer ›53DShe may have a little lamb3 lettersSee answer ›54DSailor's opener4 lettersSee answer ›56DFeline that a neighbor may find7 lettersSee answer ›61DNote to staff4 lettersSee answer ›64DThey're toast6 lettersSee answer ›65DSupervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics7 lettersSee answer ›66DXXX-XX-XXXX ID3 lettersSee answer ›67DAway from the office3 lettersSee answer ›68DOB/GYN, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›69DOnline reference with many faces10 lettersSee answer ›70DMiniature photo gallery10 lettersSee answer ›74DTouristy destination10 lettersSee answer ›75DBête ___5 lettersSee answer ›76DInsider, in spy lingo5 lettersSee answer ›79DSo-called "Land of a Million Elephants"4 lettersSee answer ›81DFollow closely4 lettersSee answer ›82DIndividual account?9 lettersSee answer ›85DSpray, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›89D"It was my best effort"6 lettersSee answer ›91DWrap name5 lettersSee answer ›92DParts of card-swiping machines7 lettersSee answer ›94DG flat's equivalent6 lettersSee answer ›95DPink-slip3 lettersSee answer ›96DMisinformed, say6 lettersSee answer ›97D"Stop!"6 lettersSee answer ›98DPlace for miniature boats4 lettersSee answer ›102DArrogant5 lettersSee answer ›104DSources of lead or gold4 lettersSee answer ›106DCut quickly4 lettersSee answer ›108DHalf of a fortnight4 lettersSee answer ›109DInvites4 lettersSee answer ›112D"Mean Girls" character Janis ___3 lettersSee answer ›113DJet ___3 lettersSee answer ›114DJiff3 lettersSee answer ›115DIt may request that you remove your coat, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›
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