NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 24, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 24, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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FRIMAY
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SATMAY
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SUNMAY
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MONMAY
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TUEMAY
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Across 71

  1. 1Second attempt ↗REDO
  2. 5Hunk of marble, e.g. ↗SLAB
  3. 9Very proficient ↗ADEPT
  4. 14What many plants do in the heat ↗WILT
  5. 18Neighbor of Turkmenistan ↗IRAN
  6. 19Word with happy or half ↗HOUR
  7. 20Unusual trinket ↗CURIO
  8. 21___ furniture ↗PATIO
  9. 22Stoical British guys? ↗CONTROLLEDCHAPS
  10. 25Creative spark, in slang ↗INSPO
  11. 26Avoid ↗ESCHEW
  12. 27Sleepover challenge ↗DARE
  13. 28It's made with grains ↗SANDART
  14. 30They twist beneath the surface ↗EELS
  15. 31Poles support this ↗TENT
  16. 33Prefix with watt ↗GIGA
  17. 34"___ Miz" ↗LES
  18. 35Assortment ↗ARRAY
  19. 37"The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"? ↗THATSSONOTOLAY
  20. 40Hollywood's Johnny ↗DEPP
  21. 41Stuck in the mud ↗MIRED
  22. 43Fitting ↗APT
  23. 44Baseball legend who dated J.Lo ↗AROD
  24. 45Lying on ↗ATOP
  25. 46Tai ___ ↗CHI
  26. 47Filthy, in slang ↗GRODY
  27. 49Like 2026, but not 2025 ↗EVEN
  28. 51Pined for an ex-boyfriend? ↗MISSEDABEAU
  29. 55Awl, for one ↗TOOL
  30. 57Richard of "Pretty Woman" ↗GERE
  31. 58Grasp ↗SEE
  32. 59Muscle below a delt ↗LAT
  33. 60[Pow!] ↗WHAM
  34. 62Save the Children, e.g., in brief ↗NGO
  35. 63Roughly ↗ORSO
  36. 64Exasperated television producer's plea? ↗GIVEMEONESEASON
  37. 68’20s architecture style ↗DECO
  38. 71Bridal line ↗IDO
  39. 72They can be candied ↗YAMS
  40. 73HVAC measure ↗BTU
  41. 74Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C ↗RNA
  42. 77The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___ ↗OMAN
  43. 78Pickle type ↗DILL
  44. 80Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22? ↗CONTACTLEOS
  45. 83When repeated, "Oh, please" ↗COME
  46. 84Phrase on a Spanish candy heart ↗TEAMO
  47. 86___ carte ↗ALA
  48. 87Sister of Osiris ↗ISIS
  49. 88Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise ↗JERI
  50. 90"Me?!" ↗MOI
  51. 91Like milk that isn't worth crying over ↗SPILT
  52. 93Warning after a slice ↗FORE
  53. 94Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis? ↗FIRSTCLASSNAIL
  54. 98Floppy hat ↗BERET
  55. 99Aromatherapist's workplace ↗SPA
  56. 100Common forecast in Portland ↗RAIN
  57. 101Struggling to decide ↗TORN
  58. 102Musical group? ↗CAST
  59. 103Princess Leia or Hester Prynne ↗HEROINE
  60. 105Visitor center handouts ↗MAPS
  61. 107City west of Montreal ↗OTTAWA
  62. 110Worship ↗ADORE
  63. 111Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.? ↗DISSONANTCHORES
  64. 116Agitated ↗RILED
  65. 117Selfish person ↗TAKER
  66. 118Coin, commonly ↗DISK
  67. 119Stink ↗REEK
  68. 120Pen ___ (corresponding pair) ↗PALS
  69. 121Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like" ↗ONICE
  70. 122Neuter's partner ↗SPAY
  71. 123Tibetan oxen ↗YAKS

Down 69

  1. 1White bed, perhaps ↗RICE
  2. 2Love god ↗EROS
  3. 3Stance that resembles a ballerina on one leg ↗DANCERPOSE
  4. 4Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc. ↗ONTHEAPPS
  5. 5"The Conners" and "The Jeffersons" ↗SHOWS
  6. 6Common palindromic text ↗LOL
  7. 7"___ Lang Syne" ↗AULD
  8. 8"Relax. Calm yourself" ↗BREATHE
  9. 9One of two found on résumés? ↗ACCENT
  10. 10"Of course!" ↗DUH
  11. 11Distinct period ↗ERA
  12. 12Domino dot ↗PIP
  13. 13Add at no extra cost ↗TOSSIN
  14. 14Sorcerer's stick ↗WAND
  15. 15"We're toast!" ↗ITSALLOVER
  16. 16Experts in body language? ↗LIPREADERS
  17. 17Foot, cutesily ↗TOOTSY
  18. 21Something a child takes a swing at ↗PINATA
  19. 23Count (on) ↗RELY
  20. 24Really not look forward to ↗DREAD
  21. 29Earlier ↗AGO
  22. 32Ruler in Russian history ↗TSAR
  23. 33Finished ↗GOTDONE
  24. 35President in 1800 ↗ADAMS
  25. 36Knot again ↗RETIE
  26. 37Windy City paper, with "the" ↗TRIB
  27. 38Trouble ___ ↗SPOT
  28. 39Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!) ↗OREGON
  29. 41N.H.L. star Connor ___ ↗MCDAVID
  30. 42"Awful! Awful! Awful!" ↗IHATEDIT
  31. 47Relative of an alpaca ↗GUANACO
  32. 48Accessory used in some stretches ↗YOGABALL
  33. 50Paleo- : old :: ___ : new ↗NEO
  34. 52Pharmacist Lilly ↗ELI
  35. 53She may have a little lamb ↗EWE
  36. 54Sailor's opener ↗AHOY
  37. 56Feline that a neighbor may find ↗LOSTCAT
  38. 61Note to staff ↗MEMO
  39. 64They're toast ↗GONERS
  40. 65Supervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics ↗MOLEMAN
  41. 66XXX-XX-XXXX ID ↗SSN
  42. 67Away from the office ↗OUT
  43. 68OB/GYN, e.g. ↗DOC
  44. 69Online reference with many faces ↗EMOJIPEDIA
  45. 70Miniature photo gallery ↗CAMERAROLL
  46. 74Touristy destination ↗RESORTAREA
  47. 75Bête ___ ↗NOIRE
  48. 76Insider, in spy lingo ↗ASSET
  49. 79So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" ↗LAOS
  50. 81Follow closely ↗TAIL
  51. 82Individual account? ↗LIFESTORY
  52. 85Spray, in a way ↗MIST
  53. 89"It was my best effort" ↗ITRIED
  54. 91Wrap name ↗SARAN
  55. 92Parts of card-swiping machines ↗PINPADS
  56. 94G flat's equivalent ↗FSHARP
  57. 95Pink-slip ↗CAN
  58. 96Misinformed, say ↗LIEDTO
  59. 97"Stop!" ↗NOMORE
  60. 98Place for miniature boats ↗BATH
  61. 102Arrogant ↗COCKY
  62. 104Sources of lead or gold ↗ORES
  63. 106Cut quickly ↗SNIP
  64. 108Half of a fortnight ↗WEEK
  65. 109Invites ↗ASKS
  66. 112"Mean Girls" character Janis ___ ↗IAN
  67. 113Jet ___ ↗SKI
  68. 114Jiff ↗SEC
  69. 115It may request that you remove your coat, in brief ↗TSA