NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 22, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 22, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Guns, so to speak ↗BICEPS
  2. 7Prefix with American ↗MESO
  3. 11Charcuterie spread ↗BRIE
  4. 15Footnote phrase ↗ETALII
  5. 16Sherwood, e.g. ↗OAKFOREST
  6. 18Qualifier to an embarrassing question ↗ASKINGFORAFRIEND
  7. 20Location for some osteoarthritis ↗KNEE
  8. 21___-Saint-Michel (French commune on a tidal island) ↗MONT
  9. 22Saps ↗DOLTS
  10. 23Sign of desperation ↗SOS
  11. 24Consider as one's residence ↗CALLHOME
  12. 27Mrs. Addams, to Mr. Addams ↗TISH
  13. 29Val who played Iceman in "Top Gun" ↗KILMER
  14. 30Guimarães greeting ↗OLA
  15. 33"Neato!" ↗OHCOOL
  16. 35"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" character ___ Linetti ↗GINA
  17. 36Genre for Blackpink and Twice ↗KPOP
  18. 37Counteract negativity using lavish generosity ↗KILLWITHKINDNESS
  19. 40Former boy band with the members Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn, familiarly ↗ONED
  20. 41Bit of marginalia ↗NOTE
  21. 42Dealt with ↗SEENTO
  22. 43Weight plate units: Abbr. ↗KGS
  23. 44Place to get "pawmpered," say ↗PETSPA
  24. 46Case for military police ↗AWOL
  25. 47Like the Millennium Problems of the Clay Mathematics Institute ↗UNSOLVED
  26. 49Suffix with peace but not war ↗FUL
  27. 51Philosopher William of ___ ↗OCCAM
  28. 55Product for manscaping ↗NAIR
  29. 56Assuming that ↗IFSO
  30. 57More sizzle than steak ↗ALLBARKANDNOBITE
  31. 61Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves ↗FOOLSMATE
  32. 62Contents of a kitchen rack ↗SPICES
  33. 63Bump on a lid ↗STYE
  34. 64Thin board ↗SLAT
  35. 65What some streakers are charged with? ↗TASERS

Down 40

  1. 1Woodpeckers' peckers ↗BEAKS
  2. 2"Really, my pleasure" ↗ITSNOTHING
  3. 3"Sticky" birthday treats? ↗CAKESICLES
  4. 4Tahari or Saab of fashion ↗ELIE
  5. 5Blame (on) ↗PIN
  6. 6Symbol used in summation ↗SIGMA
  7. 7Classical piece said to be the inspiration for Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu" ↗MOONLIGHTSONATA
  8. 8Kepler-22b or Kepler-186f, e.g. ↗EARTHLIKEPLANET
  9. 9Calypso cousin ↗SKA
  10. 10Flat, say ↗OFF
  11. 11Zest ↗BRIO
  12. 12Highlight ___ ↗REEL
  13. 13___ fussy (can be very flexible) ↗ISNT
  14. 14Some airport data, in brief ↗ETDS
  15. 17Carnivora or Lagomorpha ↗ORDER
  16. 19Word with rock or medicine ↗FOLK
  17. 24When doubled, a fluffy Chinese dog ↗CHOW
  18. 25Hilton competitor ↗OMNI
  19. 26Is ↗MEANS
  20. 28Went (for) ↗SOLD
  21. 30Workplace with few barriers ↗OPENOFFICE
  22. 31Became tarnished ↗LOSTLUSTER
  23. 32Lhasa ___ ↗APSO
  24. 33"I heard you the first time! Geez!" ↗OKOK
  25. 34Wrapping material in mummification ↗LINEN
  26. 36Had no doubt ↗KNEW
  27. 38Deep-fried side dish, familiarly ↗TOTS
  28. 39Unexciting, as a party ↗DEAD
  29. 44Catamounts ↗PUMAS
  30. 45Like some readers ↗AVID
  31. 48Young's partner in accounting ↗ERNST
  32. 50Rich soil deposit ↗LOESS
  33. 51Saps ↗OAFS
  34. 52Stop the bleeding, say ↗CLOT
  35. 53Sicken with sweetness ↗CLOY
  36. 54Fit ↗ABLE
  37. 56Sacred bird to the Egyptians ↗IBIS
  38. 58Info on Zillow: Abbr. ↗RMS
  39. 59___-El (Superman) ↗KAL
  40. 60Shout at a Greek wedding ↗OPA