NYT Crossword May 9 2026 Answers

All 70 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.

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1A2L3C4H5E6M7I8S9T10S11B12I13R14D15MEREMORTAL16ALOO17YOUREEARLY18BLOG19SIXER20TAKE21ARFS22G23REW24S25TRATI26P27A28W29NEE30B31YTE32COT33OREO34F35REE36A37DEPT38KIND39ASORT40AMAYBE41ESTER42ARIL43BOAR44RHO45S46PRY47S48COURS49PAN50EER51S52KOR53APTS54I55MHO56A57T58O59L60L61RIOT62SCAR63YMOVIE64TRUE65MAKEUPGAME66YORE67STEAKSALAD

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES

ACROSS

1AGold meddlers?10 lettersALCHEMISTS

11AOne making calls on the fly?4 lettersBIRD

15AYou or me, e.g.10 lettersMEREMORTAL

16A___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread)4 lettersALOO

17AExclamation of surprise from a host10 lettersYOUREEARLY

18APlace for a post4 lettersBLOG

19ADr. J, for all of his N.B.A. career5 lettersSIXER

20APerspective4 lettersTAKE

21AHusky hellos?4 lettersARFS

22AReached new heights4 lettersGREW

24ALow-level clouds6 lettersSTRATI

26ACentral Plains nation governed by the Nasharo Council6 lettersPAWNEE

30AStorage unit4 lettersBYTE

32APortable retirement option3 lettersCOT

33ABlack-and-white debut of 19124 lettersOREO

34ALike something no money can buy4 lettersFREE

36AAccomplished5 lettersADEPT

38AList of qualifications?15 lettersKINDASORTAMAYBE

41AFragrant compound released during fermentation5 lettersESTER

42APomegranate morsel4 lettersARIL

43ACertain razorback4 lettersBOAR

44ALetter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names3 lettersRHO

45AStill active after all these years4 lettersSPRY

47ALooks all over6 lettersSCOURS

49A___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread)6 lettersPANEER

51AGreat find in the candy aisle, by the sound of it4 lettersSKOR

53AThings to let: Abbr.4 lettersAPTS

54A"I could be wrong, but ...," for short4 lettersIMHO

56ATropical ring5 lettersATOLL

61AHoot4 lettersRIOT

62A2000 parody of a 62-Across10 lettersSCARYMOVIE

64A"That's for sure"4 lettersTRUE

65APostponed court date?10 lettersMAKEUPGAME

66ANo time like the present4 lettersYORE

67ASkirt with a bunch of leaves, perhaps10 lettersSTEAKSALAD

DOWN

1D___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 19874 lettersAMYS

2DName of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlapped4 lettersLEOI

3DCentral point4 lettersCRUX

4D"This is for you"4 lettersHERE

5DSpring up6 lettersEMERGE

6DOne of the Three Stooges3 lettersMOE

7DExtra hot5 lettersIRATE

8DParlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its name15 lettersSTRAWBERRYSHAKE

9DLecture4 lettersTALK

10DLeast straightforward, say6 lettersSLYEST

11DWeighty subject of some children's books5 lettersBABAR

12DStatement that may be followed by a dash10 lettersILLRACEYOU

13DWhere spirits are high?10 lettersROOFTOPBAR

14DVacationers' hires, perhaps10 lettersDOGSITTERS

23DMakes some calls4 lettersREFS

25DKings of Los Angeles, e.g.4 lettersTEAM

26DEvent at which you hope to get good deals?10 lettersPOKERPARTY

27DRadio journalist with the 2023 memoir "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening"10 lettersARISHAPIRO

28DTraveled to perform10 lettersWENTONTOUR

29DCentral point4 lettersNODE

31DLegendary Himalayan climber4 lettersYETI

35DSound made by many fans4 lettersROAR

37DClemson's ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history)4 lettersDABO

39DBath seat?4 lettersARSE

40DSetup for an extra point4 lettersALSO

46DColor separators6 lettersPRISMS

48DWhat may slow the pace of some legs in a marathon6 lettersCRAMPS

50DPerfume with an accent on its fourth letter5 lettersESTEE

52DWon land5 lettersKOREA

55DWhat some bio majors do prep work for4 lettersMCAT

57DGarment that once indicated citizenship4 lettersTOGA

58DA zero is one4 lettersOVAL

59DKilo follower4 lettersLIMA

60DCertification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in brief4 lettersLEED

63DNew ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges)3 lettersYUK

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