NYT Crossword May 30 2026 Answers

All 68 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 Malaika Handa and Erik AgardEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
4AMissing unexpectedly4 lettersAWOL
8ATimes up6 lettersATBATS
14AVet's report8 lettersWARSTORY
16APoogle or Cybunny6 lettersNEOPET
18AFresh Rolls, for example?6 lettersNEWCAR
22ASwarm4 lettersTEEM
23ARoti alternative4 lettersNAAN
26AWhiz3 lettersPRO
36A"No more games!"13 lettersPLAYTIMESOVER
37ADrinks popular among bodybuilders13 lettersPROTEINSHAKES
39APeaceful, so to speak3 lettersZEN
46AProsperous period4 lettersBOOM
50AExpress misgivings5 lettersDEMUR
60AOsaka's island6 lettersHONSHU
DOWN
1DSwitcheroo5 lettersTWIST
3DDO NOT ___5 lettersERASE
4DNuclide, e.g.4 lettersATOM
5DAbraded4 lettersWORE
9DSome gift shop merch4 lettersTEES
12DSemi professional?8 lettersTEAMSTER
13DLow-level cloud7 lettersSTRATUS
24DAcknowledges, in a way6 lettersNODSAT
30DStrapped for cash5 lettersBROKE
32DColor effect of a lunar eclipse9 lettersBLOODMOON
34DEarly hrs.3 lettersAMS
35DThey hold roasts8 lettersOVENBAGS
36DItalian sparkling wine8 lettersPROSECCO
37DPearl-clutching7 lettersPRUDISH
44D"See what I mean?"5 lettersGETME
45DPerpetual homebody?5 lettersSNAIL
47DMake a delivery, in a way5 lettersORATE
48DMammal with webbed feet5 lettersOTTER
51DRolling in it4 lettersRICH
53DPopcorn holders4 lettersTINS
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