NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
NYT Crossword Answers May 17, 2026
Complete answer list for the May 17, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.
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Across 65
- 1Snag ↗GLITCH
- 7Italian sparkling wine ↗ASTI
- 11John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand ↗GALT
- 15Code for Queens-landers? ↗LGA
- 18___ polaris ↗AURORA
- 19Intl. group formed in 1945 ↗THEUN
- 20Purple dish eaten with a spoon ↗ACAIBOWL
- 22Lottery commission? ↗DRAWINGBOARD
- 24Prison terms? ↗PENNAMES
- 25Smell, e.g. ↗SENSE
- 26University of Alabama rallying cry ↗ROLLTIDE
- 28President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second) ↗DELANO
- 29Shower stall? ↗RAINDELAY
- 31Slanted type: Abbr. ↗ITAL
- 32Get one's feet wet? ↗WADE
- 36Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth ↗NNE
- 37Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna ↗RENI
- 38Automates? ↗CARPALS
- 42How mashed avocado might be served ↗OVERTOAST
- 45Acquire, in a way ↗ANNEX
- 47"Yep, noticed that" ↗ISAW
- 48Battle cry? ↗WARRANT
- 49PC IDs ↗IPS
- 52What regular customers pay less for? ↗GAS
- 53A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it ↗STARE
- 54When Memorial Day is observed ↗INMAY
- 55Grim Grimm character ↗OGRE
- 56Trounce ↗WHUP
- 58Bamboozled ↗HAD
- 59Upscale shirtmaker ↗ETON
- 60Symbol of the American West ↗SAGUARO
- 63Former ↗ONETIME
- 65Yellow submarine? ↗CHICKENSANDWICH
- 69Infantile ↗BABYISH
- 72Prepares ↗READIES
- 73Put on the line ↗RISK
- 77Mien ↗AIR
- 78Surname for a family of fictional Kansans ↗GALE
- 80One whose pride can be protective ↗LION
- 81"___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) ↗AINTI
- 82Affect emotionally ↗TOUCH
- 84Cologne conjunction ↗UND
- 86Freight weight ↗TON
- 87Stolen base? ↗HOTFOOT
- 89Pelvic parts ↗ILIA
- 90Love, in Lyon ↗AMOUR
- 92Bit of flooring for a patio, say ↗STONETILE
- 94Blood vessel? ↗KINSHIP
- 96Page (through) ↗LEAF
- 99Org. for pugilists ↗WBC
- 100Go downhill, in a way ↗SLED
- 101Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" ↗SALS
- 102Fire starter? ↗CANOPENER
- 105Showy kind of push-up ↗ONEARM
- 108Salty cheese made from sheep's milk ↗PECORINO
- 109Creature-friendly org. ↗ASPCA
- 114Padlock? ↗MATTRESS
- 116Confidence men? ↗TRUSTBUSTERS
- 118Rock-bottom review ↗ITSTINKS
- 1191957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds ↗TAMMY
- 120Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way ↗SPITAT
- 121What a clear plastic bag is not ↗TOY
- 122"Right now!" ↗STAT
- 123"Your point being?" ↗OKSO
- 124Roxane's beloved, in classic literature ↗CYRANO
Down 75
- 1Roams (about) ↗GADS
- 2Entice ↗LURE
- 3Country with many Farsi speakers ↗IRAN
- 4They often have AAA backing ↗TOWS
- 5Colonial news source ↗CRIER
- 6Iconic role for Harrison Ford ↗HAN
- 7"You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit) ↗AHOLD
- 8Deck application ↗SEALER
- 9Proverbial slowpoke ↗TURTLE
- 10Iconic role for Harrison Ford ↗INDIANA
- 11Display amazement, in a way ↗GAPE
- 12Star pitcher ↗ACE
- 13Mechanism for local funding ↗LANDTAX
- 14Feature of the tone-deaf ↗TINEAR
- 15___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb) ↗LOMA
- 16Verdon of "Damn Yankees" ↗GWEN
- 17In addition ↗ALSO
- 19Steakhouse orders ↗TBONES
- 21Alternative to a bouncy house ↗BALLPIT
- 23Direct a smile toward ↗GRINAT
- 27Fizzling out ↗DYING
- 30Erelong ↗ANON
- 31Skating exhibitions ↗ICESHOWS
- 32"Holy moly!" ↗WOWIE
- 33Before, in Bordeaux ↗AVANT
- 34Skin: Prefix ↗DERMO
- 35Misjudgment ↗ERRANCY
- 39Japanese beer brand ↗ASAHI
- 40Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally ↗LARAM
- 41Greta Garbo, by birth ↗SWEDE
- 43T-Swift, by another nickname ↗TAY
- 44Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner" ↗TIGGER
- 46Yep's opposite ↗NAW
- 50Trim ↗PRUNE
- 51Seasoning from the ocean ↗SEASALT
- 53What some houses are built on ↗SPEC
- 55Cask wood ↗OAK
- 57Prefix with -form or -verse ↗UNI
- 60Inept sorts ↗SCHLUMPS
- 61One source of news ↗RADIO
- 62Burger toppers ↗ONIONS
- 64Savings banks ↗THRIFTS
- 66Lofty ↗HIGH
- 67"Life ___ beach" ↗ISA
- 68Home for an 80-Across ↗DEN
- 69Printing technique that uses wax ↗BATIK
- 70Garlicky spread ↗AIOLI
- 71Bear ↗BRUIN
- 74Packed like sardines, say ↗INOIL
- 75It's a wrap ↗STOLE
- 76Passed, as bad checks ↗KITED
- 79Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ↗ENO
- 81Experienced a bit of turnover? ↗ATE
- 83Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist ↗CASSATT
- 85Sweet, in Seville ↗DULCE
- 87Schmooze ↗HOBNOB
- 88Back in the day ↗ONCE
- 90Malady ↗AILMENT
- 91Do something because of ↗REACTTO
- 93A score ↗TWENTY
- 95Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou ↗HARRIS
- 97Polar wear ↗ANORAK
- 98Discussion sites ↗FORUMS
- 103___ Beach, Calif. ↗PISMO
- 104Hoarse ↗RASPY
- 105Fail to mention ↗OMIT
- 106Intl. group formed in 1949 ↗NATO
- 107Online marketplace with personalized gifts ↗ETSY
- 108"Hey there!" ↗PSST
- 110Awaken ↗STIR
- 111Creature-friendly org. ↗PETA
- 112Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names ↗CRAN
- 113Regarding ↗ASTO
- 115Reggae relative ↗SKA
- 117Gamecocks' sch. ↗USC