NYT Crossword May 29 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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 Hemant MehtaEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2E3S4A5R6A7C8H9E10S11A12R13A14ALLTO15OSOON16ALUM17SMALLWORLD18PAPA19HOP20LINDY21WIRES22LINE23M24AHOMES25R26A27ZING28TONES29ICING30EASYRE31A32D33S34TROTS35AXE36EXTRA37ZENST38ATES39DUMAS40CORKS41ROASTS42S43C44ORPIO45ROIL46TOKES47S48TEWS49R50U51E52ACME53WHATDI54MISS55NOON56TERRYGROSS57DAMS58FRAY59NITRO

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
6AFeeling after a long hike4 lettersACHE
10ASinger/composer Bareilles4 lettersSARA
14APrematurely10 lettersALLTOOSOON
17A"We have a mutual friend?!"10 lettersSMALLWORLD
19ASee 20-Across3 lettersHOP
22ACue ... or queue4 lettersLINE
25AReducing to rubble6 lettersRAZING
28AApt anagram of NOTES5 lettersTONES
29AHockey infraction5 lettersICING
34ADoesn't go at full speed5 lettersTROTS
35ASack3 lettersAXE
36AWalk-on5 lettersEXTRA
40AParty poppers5 lettersCORKS
41AMakes fun of mercilessly6 lettersROASTS
42AFall sign7 lettersSCORPIO
45AAgitate4 lettersROIL
46AHits5 lettersTOKES
47AWon't let it go5 lettersSTEWS
53A"Can you catch me up?"10 lettersWHATDIMISS
55ATime of day either way4 lettersNOON
58AUnravel at the edges4 lettersFRAY
59AVariety of cold brew5 lettersNITRO
DOWN
1DIt is king, in a phrase4 lettersCASH
2DRedheaded monster on TV4 lettersELMO
3DThwack4 lettersSLAP
5DRoad maneuvers featuring lazy braking12 lettersROLLINGSTOPS
6DWithout dissenting voices5 lettersASONE
7DIt's cut after birth4 lettersCORD
8D"Yowzers!"9 lettersHOLYMOSES
9DWhat a circle lacks3 lettersEND
11DDream interrupter5 lettersALARM
13DHoard5 lettersAMASS
15DOutstanding, in a way5 lettersOWING
21DEager buyer's question12 lettersWHEREDOISIGN
22DTraps in a laundry room11 lettersLINTSCREENS
24DNot a particular one3 lettersANY
25DSnack brand since 19344 lettersRITZ
26DIt might be a lot4 lettersACRE
28DReturn payments?5 lettersTAXES
31DThey're filled with bacon4 lettersATMS
32D"Curses, foiled again!"4 lettersDRAT
33DGuff4 lettersSASS
41DNeither demure nor mindful5 lettersROWDY
42DCome to attention, in a way5 lettersSTAND
43DPowder in a pantry5 lettersCOCOA
44DChild's agreement5 lettersOKMOM
49DRun amok4 lettersRIOT
53D"R U KIDDING ME?!"3 lettersWTF
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