NYT Crossword May 31 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.

Constructed by Jeffrey Martinovic and Evan ParkEdited by Will Shortz“Target Practice”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2N3C4A5S6A7H8A9B10J11O12C13K14S15O16S17TEMPE18H19CENA20EURO21SYNC22SWITZE23RLAND24TREA25SURER26SANS27PASTUR28ES29ALIBABA30AGO31TAJ32MARK33SMANSHIP34DER35BY36A37T38F39PRIUS40GISTS41AR42CHER43Y44SSN45PED46M47URAL48SUE49R50OARE51D52UNC53U54PLIT55S56TARR57SE58A59S60DEA61DBEAT62VIA63AC64H65CNN66SPARROW67F68RISK69THE70BIGAPPLE71AIR72EWE73UAE74E75YEEXAMS76WET77S78NE79LLY80PAESE81GUT82HE83RESY84ABE85S86ISSY87NOR88I89A90M91ROS92SINI93S94C95ATS96ENDE97D98WHO99HT100T101P102S103SHOOT104INGSTA105R106L107SD108RAW109HARVEST110PARA111S112ITE113CURE114AFTERLI115FE116WILLIA117MTELL118PEAR119AREA120IMOK121MORTAL122EDS123MEEK124NITS125PLOYS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
14AHelp-wanted letters3 lettersSOS
17AFermented vegan protein6 lettersTEMPEH
19AWrestler/actor John4 lettersCENA
21AAlign4 lettersSYNC
26AWithout4 lettersSANS
27AGreen spaces8 lettersPASTURES
29AHero of Arabian tales7 lettersALIBABA
30AIn the past3 lettersAGO
31A___ Mahal3 lettersTAJ
36AD.O.J. agency3 lettersATF
39AFuel-efficient Toyota5 lettersPRIUS
40AMain ideas5 lettersGISTS
44AW-9 fig.3 lettersSSN
46ADiego Rivera project5 lettersMURAL
48AApt name for a lawyer3 lettersSUE
49ALaughed loudly6 lettersROARED
57ASailor's septet4 lettersSEAS
60AGo-getter's opposite8 lettersDEADBEAT
62AThrough3 lettersVIA
63A"Drat!," in Dortmund3 lettersACH
66AChirruping bird7 lettersSPARROW
67APat down5 lettersFRISK
71AStuff in a puff3 lettersAIR
72AShe-ep?3 lettersEWE
76ADampens4 lettersWETS
78A"Whoa, ___!"5 lettersNELLY
80ABel ___ cheese5 lettersPAESE
81AInstinctive3 lettersGUT
82AReligious dissent6 lettersHERESY
84A$5 bill, slangily3 lettersABE
85AActress Spacek5 lettersSISSY
88ACartesian conclusion3 lettersIAM
93AGets lost5 lettersSCATS
96ACame to a conclusion5 lettersENDED
98A"Doctor ___"3 lettersWHO
99AStart of an encrypted URL5 lettersHTTPS
106AAcid3 lettersLSD
108AUnprocessed, as data3 lettersRAW
113ASmoke, perhaps4 lettersCURE
114AWhat may begin at the end9 lettersAFTERLIFE
118AOrchard selection4 lettersPEAR
119ALot calculation4 lettersAREA
120A"All's well with me"4 lettersIMOK
121AHuman6 lettersMORTAL
122AMasthead figs.3 lettersEDS
123ATimid4 lettersMEEK
124AQuibbles4 lettersNITS
125ARuses5 lettersPLOYS
DOWN
1D"What a bummer"6 lettersITSSAD
2DÀ la Enya6 lettersNEWAGE
3DKey with three flats6 lettersCMINOR
5D"___ me!"3 lettersSEZ
6DKnee parts, for short4 lettersACLS
7DPart of a track meet4 lettersHEAT
8DPer ___ (accounting term)5 lettersANNUM
9DUndeserved condemnation6 lettersBADRAP
13D"Bear" that's not a bear5 lettersKOALA
14DSome red wines6 lettersSYRAHS
16DAbandons, as a project6 lettersSCRAPS
18DPurifying filter acronym4 lettersHEPA
21DEases8 lettersSUBSIDES
25DBig name in sewing machines6 lettersSINGER
28DMesses up4 lettersERRS
31DTV host Banks4 lettersTYRA
42DMany a liquor license applicant9 lettersCLUBOWNER
43DAs of now3 lettersYET
45DBoard game with ancient origins9 lettersPARCHEESI
46DGooey chocolate dessert6 lettersMUDPIE
47DDiscover7 lettersUNEARTH
50DHolds forth6 lettersORATES
51DTenth, in Latin7 lettersDECIMUS
55DBro kin3 lettersSIS
58DDread-full?6 lettersANGSTY
59DPopular beverage brand7 lettersSNAPPLE
61DDr. ___3 lettersDRE
62DCompete3 lettersVIE
64DBad spelling?3 lettersHEX
68DSunbeam3 lettersRAY
70DAbandons a project, slangily6 lettersBAGSIT
75D"Oy!"5 lettersYEESH
77DForwarded8 lettersSENTOVER
79DFull of tall tales5 lettersLYING
80DIt's better than a bogey3 lettersPAR
83DTeam lineup6 lettersROSTER
90DSelf-referential4 lettersMETA
92DConductor Georg5 lettersSOLTI
93DSnaky double curve6 lettersSSHAPE
94DReally irritated6 lettersCHAFED
95DMain lines6 lettersAORTAS
96DFull6 lettersENTIRE
100DClosely following6 lettersTRUETO
101DGambler's combo bet6 lettersPARLAY
102DWaves sought by surfers6 lettersSWELLS
104DFive Pillars religion5 lettersISLAM
105D"Spider-Man" director Sam5 lettersRAIMI
107DStitcher's line4 lettersSEAM
112DSorts4 lettersILKS
113DCorner key4 lettersCTRL
115DToll3 lettersFEE
117DBucket list item?3 lettersMOP
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