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NYT Crossword May 28 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by John KugelmanEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1ASurname of two Indian prime ministers6 lettersSee answer ›7AFly-by-night types?4 lettersSee answer ›11AGo (for)3 lettersSee answer ›14ADrew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originally6 lettersSee answer ›15ABaroque instrument4 lettersSee answer ›16ALong-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)3 lettersSee answer ›17AWalking-around money for Pavarotti?11 lettersSee answer ›19AVeto3 lettersSee answer ›20AWhistling stickup man on "The Wire"4 lettersSee answer ›21ACry of frustration5 lettersSee answer ›22AMcGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.B.4 lettersSee answer ›23AHajj destination5 lettersSee answer ›25ABaseball team formerly known as the Colt .45s6 lettersSee answer ›27APreacher's gift?13 lettersSee answer ›29AFly catcher?4 lettersSee answer ›30AKind of a drag?4 lettersSee answer ›31AParrot3 lettersSee answer ›32APerceptive7 lettersSee answer ›35AIcy passage to Antarctica's McMurdo Station7 lettersSee answer ›37AGet ___ (shine scholastically)3 lettersSee answer ›38AMuscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›40ABillionaire Musk4 lettersSee answer ›41A5 and 8 go into 42, for example?13 lettersSee answer ›45AFan of "I" statements6 lettersSee answer ›46ADissect with a diagram5 lettersSee answer ›47A"___, actually ..."4 lettersSee answer ›48AStart of many first-year course names5 lettersSee answer ›50ALawman who got out of Dodge4 lettersSee answer ›54A60 minuti3 lettersSee answer ›55ALocal leader is prohibited?11 lettersSee answer ›57AClear3 lettersSee answer ›58ABum around Europe4 lettersSee answer ›59AIntentional creases6 lettersSee answer ›60AOrg. targeting Walter White on "Breaking Bad"3 lettersSee answer ›61AChanges the locks?4 lettersSee answer ›62AActed all crabby?6 lettersSee answer ›
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1DProgramming statement that can result in spaghetti code4 lettersSee answer ›2D[Excuse me]4 lettersSee answer ›3DTotenberg of public radio4 lettersSee answer ›4DPeople who get walked all over8 lettersSee answer ›5DBit of a laugh3 lettersSee answer ›6DNot separated6 lettersSee answer ›7DThrowing style7 lettersSee answer ›8DBit of a lark4 lettersSee answer ›9DLady-killer8 lettersSee answer ›10DMachiavellian, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›11DAnswer to "Why's your report card in the trash?"10 lettersSee answer ›12DWritten with venom9 lettersSee answer ›13DOil, they say8 lettersSee answer ›18DBirthplace of Dr Pepper4 lettersSee answer ›22DFremont and Folsom in S.F., for two3 lettersSee answer ›24DMéxico's Tabasco, Jalisco and others7 lettersSee answer ›26DGuardians of bushido tradition7 lettersSee answer ›27DNational drink of Puerto Rico10 lettersSee answer ›28DTwo, for many a putt-putt hole3 lettersSee answer ›29DIt's a zoo out there9 lettersSee answer ›32DBlue stop sign?8 lettersSee answer ›33DThird in order8 lettersSee answer ›34DResident of Rivendell, in Tolkien3 lettersSee answer ›36DDark and sultry, like a femme fatale's gaze8 lettersSee answer ›39DComes on little cat feet7 lettersSee answer ›42D"___ death do us part"3 lettersSee answer ›43DComedian Jimmy4 lettersSee answer ›44DOpposite of 39-Down6 lettersSee answer ›49DWhere to look if you're looking for LUV (i.e., Southwest Airlines)4 lettersSee answer ›51DFussbudgety, say4 lettersSee answer ›52DMindless repetition4 lettersSee answer ›53DAffliction for many first responders, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›55D"Spy vs. Spy" magazine3 lettersSee answer ›56DWho said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"3 lettersSee answer ›
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