NYT Crossword May 24 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.

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1R2E3D4O5S6L7A8B9A10D11E12P13T14W15I16L17T18IRAN19HOUR20CURIO21PATIO22CONT23ROLLE24DCHAPS25INSPO26ESCHEW27DARE28S29ANDART30EELS31TEN32T33GIGA34LES35A36RRAY37THATS38SONOT39OLAY40DEPP41M42IRED43APT44AROD45ATOP46CHI47GROD48Y49EVE50N51MISS52EDAB53E54AU55TOO56L57GERE58SEE59LAT60WHA61M62NGO63ORSO64GIVE65MEONE66SEAS67ON68D69E70CO71IDO72YAMS73BTU74R75N76A77OMAN78DIL79L80CON81TACT82LEOS83COME84TEA85MO86ALA87ISIS88JER89I90MOI91S92PILT93FORE94FIRST95C96LASS97NAIL98BERET99SPA100RAIN101TORN102CAST103HER104OINE105MAP106S107OTTA108W109A110ADORE111D112I113S114SONAN115TCHORES116RILED117TAKER118DISK119REEK120PALS121ONICE122SPAY123YAKS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASecond attempt4 lettersREDO

5AHunk of marble, e.g.4 lettersSLAB

9AVery proficient5 lettersADEPT

14AWhat many plants do in the heat4 lettersWILT

18ANeighbor of Turkmenistan4 lettersIRAN

19AWord with happy or half4 lettersHOUR

20AUnusual trinket5 lettersCURIO

21A___ furniture5 lettersPATIO

22AStoical British guys?15 lettersCONTROLLEDCHAPS

25ACreative spark, in slang5 lettersINSPO

26AAvoid6 lettersESCHEW

27ASleepover challenge4 lettersDARE

28AIt's made with grains7 lettersSANDART

30AThey twist beneath the surface4 lettersEELS

31APoles support this4 lettersTENT

33APrefix with watt4 lettersGIGA

34A"___ Miz"3 lettersLES

35AAssortment5 lettersARRAY

37A"The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"?14 lettersTHATSSONOTOLAY

40AHollywood's Johnny4 lettersDEPP

41AStuck in the mud5 lettersMIRED

43AFitting3 lettersAPT

44ABaseball legend who dated J.Lo4 lettersAROD

45ALying on4 lettersATOP

46ATai ___3 lettersCHI

47AFilthy, in slang5 lettersGRODY

49ALike 2026, but not 20254 lettersEVEN

51APined for an ex-boyfriend?11 lettersMISSEDABEAU

55AAwl, for one4 lettersTOOL

57ARichard of "Pretty Woman"4 lettersGERE

58AGrasp3 lettersSEE

59AMuscle below a delt3 lettersLAT

60A[Pow!]4 lettersWHAM

62ASave the Children, e.g., in brief3 lettersNGO

63ARoughly4 lettersORSO

64AExasperated television producer's plea?15 lettersGIVEMEONESEASON

68A’20s architecture style4 lettersDECO

71ABridal line3 lettersIDO

72AThey can be candied4 lettersYAMS

73AHVAC measure3 lettersBTU

74AMolecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C3 lettersRNA

77AThe Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___4 lettersOMAN

78APickle type4 lettersDILL

80AReach out to people born between July 23 and August 22?11 lettersCONTACTLEOS

83AWhen repeated, "Oh, please"4 lettersCOME

84APhrase on a Spanish candy heart5 lettersTEAMO

86A___ carte3 lettersALA

87ASister of Osiris4 lettersISIS

88AActress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise4 lettersJERI

90A"Me?!"3 lettersMOI

91ALike milk that isn't worth crying over5 lettersSPILT

93AWarning after a slice4 lettersFORE

94AGood name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis?14 lettersFIRSTCLASSNAIL

98AFloppy hat5 lettersBERET

99AAromatherapist's workplace3 lettersSPA

100ACommon forecast in Portland4 lettersRAIN

101AStruggling to decide4 lettersTORN

102AMusical group?4 lettersCAST

103APrincess Leia or Hester Prynne7 lettersHEROINE

105AVisitor center handouts4 lettersMAPS

107ACity west of Montreal6 lettersOTTAWA

110AWorship5 lettersADORE

111ALoading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.?15 lettersDISSONANTCHORES

116AAgitated5 lettersRILED

117ASelfish person5 lettersTAKER

118ACoin, commonly4 lettersDISK

119AStink4 lettersREEK

120APen ___ (corresponding pair)4 lettersPALS

121ALike the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like"5 lettersONICE

122ANeuter's partner4 lettersSPAY

123ATibetan oxen4 lettersYAKS

DOWN

1DWhite bed, perhaps4 lettersRICE

2DLove god4 lettersEROS

3DStance that resembles a ballerina on one leg10 lettersDANCERPOSE

4DUsing Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc.9 lettersONTHEAPPS

5D"The Conners" and "The Jeffersons"5 lettersSHOWS

6DCommon palindromic text3 lettersLOL

7D"___ Lang Syne"4 lettersAULD

8D"Relax. Calm yourself"7 lettersBREATHE

9DOne of two found on résumés?6 lettersACCENT

10D"Of course!"3 lettersDUH

11DDistinct period3 lettersERA

12DDomino dot3 lettersPIP

13DAdd at no extra cost6 lettersTOSSIN

14DSorcerer's stick4 lettersWAND

15D"We're toast!"10 lettersITSALLOVER

16DExperts in body language?10 lettersLIPREADERS

17DFoot, cutesily6 lettersTOOTSY

21DSomething a child takes a swing at6 lettersPINATA

23DCount (on)4 lettersRELY

24DReally not look forward to5 lettersDREAD

29DEarlier3 lettersAGO

32DRuler in Russian history4 lettersTSAR

33DFinished7 lettersGOTDONE

35DPresident in 18005 lettersADAMS

36DKnot again5 lettersRETIE

37DWindy City paper, with "the"4 lettersTRIB

38DTrouble ___4 lettersSPOT

39DOnly U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!)6 lettersOREGON

41DN.H.L. star Connor ___7 lettersMCDAVID

42D"Awful! Awful! Awful!"8 lettersIHATEDIT

47DRelative of an alpaca7 lettersGUANACO

48DAccessory used in some stretches8 lettersYOGABALL

50DPaleo- : old :: ___ : new3 lettersNEO

52DPharmacist Lilly3 lettersELI

53DShe may have a little lamb3 lettersEWE

54DSailor's opener4 lettersAHOY

56DFeline that a neighbor may find7 lettersLOSTCAT

61DNote to staff4 lettersMEMO

64DThey're toast6 lettersGONERS

65DSupervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics7 lettersMOLEMAN

66DXXX-XX-XXXX ID3 lettersSSN

67DAway from the office3 lettersOUT

68DOB/GYN, e.g.3 lettersDOC

69DOnline reference with many faces10 lettersEMOJIPEDIA

70DMiniature photo gallery10 lettersCAMERAROLL

74DTouristy destination10 lettersRESORTAREA

75DBête ___5 lettersNOIRE

76DInsider, in spy lingo5 lettersASSET

79DSo-called "Land of a Million Elephants"4 lettersLAOS

81DFollow closely4 lettersTAIL

82DIndividual account?9 lettersLIFESTORY

85DSpray, in a way4 lettersMIST

89D"It was my best effort"6 lettersITRIED

91DWrap name5 lettersSARAN

92DParts of card-swiping machines7 lettersPINPADS

94DG flat's equivalent6 lettersFSHARP

95DPink-slip3 lettersCAN

96DMisinformed, say6 lettersLIEDTO

97D"Stop!"6 lettersNOMORE

98DPlace for miniature boats4 lettersBATH

102DArrogant5 lettersCOCKY

104DSources of lead or gold4 lettersORES

106DCut quickly4 lettersSNIP

108DHalf of a fortnight4 lettersWEEK

109DInvites4 lettersASKS

112D"Mean Girls" character Janis ___3 lettersIAN

113DJet ___3 lettersSKI

114DJiff3 lettersSEC

115DIt may request that you remove your coat, in brief3 lettersTSA

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