NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 26, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 26, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brad LivelyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1Number not representable by Roman numerals ↗ZERO
  2. 5What's the point of bullfighting? ↗HORN
  3. 9Bryce Canyon's state ↗UTAH
  4. 13What Thomas Carlyle called "the dismal science," for short ↗ECON
  5. 14Cookies featured in Weird Al's "The White Stuff" ↗OREOS
  6. 16Condiment in potato salad, informally ↗MAYO
  7. 17*Aids for biting ↗SHARPTEETH
  8. 19Task for a line cook, informally ↗PREP
  9. 20Thus far ↗TODATE
  10. 21___ for thought ↗FOOD
  11. 23Crevice ↗GAP
  12. 24Ice cream drink ↗MALT
  13. 26*Attribute for spotting what others miss ↗KEENEYE
  14. 28What a scare might make you do ↗JUMP
  15. 31Word after hand or band ↗SAW
  16. 33"That's a good tip for the future" ↗NOTED
  17. 34Actress de Armas of "Knives Out" ↗ANA
  18. 35Swanky shindig ↗GALA
  19. 36Copenhagener, e.g. ↗DANE
  20. 37What the answers to the starred clues are, collectively? ↗BODYOFKNOWLEDGE
  21. 42$50/hour, e.g. ↗RATE
  22. 43Cuisine from Bangkok ↗THAI
  23. 44It's blowing in the wind ↗AIR
  24. 45Artist with the albums "19," "21," "25" and "30" ↗ADELE
  25. 47"My dear ___ …" ↗SIR
  26. 48Online files for instruction manuals, often ↗PDFS
  27. 49*Cheeky sort ↗WISEASS
  28. 52Rip-___ (awful deals) ↗OFFS
  29. 54Pre-entree order, informally ↗APP
  30. 55Daily delivery ↗MAIL
  31. 57Declares as fact ↗SAYSSO
  32. 61Picked out of a lineup, informally ↗IDED
  33. 63*One given to insolence ↗SMARTMOUTH
  34. 65Tickle Me Elmo toymaker ↗TYCO
  35. 66HR-V and CR-V automaker ↗HONDA
  36. 67Senior dance party ↗PROM
  37. 68Meyers of "Late Night" ↗SETH
  38. 69Within a stone's throw of ↗NEAR
  39. 70Patches up, say ↗SEWS

Down 39

  1. 1Gusto ↗ZEST
  2. 2Repetitive sound effect ↗ECHO
  3. 3Highway, e.g. ↗ROAD
  4. 4Way to the highway ↗ONRAMP
  5. 5Spot to keep a passport while traveling ↗HOTELSAFE
  6. 6Valuable deposit ↗ORE
  7. 7"Finding Nemo" setting ↗REEF
  8. 8Simply unacceptable ↗NOTOK
  9. 9M.L.B. official ↗UMP
  10. 10Customized bit of marketing ↗TARGETEDAD
  11. 11"Yes, captain!" ↗AYEAYE
  12. 12Moved like a kangaroo ↗HOPPED
  13. 15"If the ___ fits, wear it!" ↗SHOE
  14. 18School bake sale org. ↗PTA
  15. 22Mountain visible from Anchorage ↗DENALI
  16. 25Lecture ↗TALK
  17. 27"___ of your business!" ↗NONE
  18. 28Punch in the ring ↗JAB
  19. 29Game with the goal of running out of cards ↗UNO
  20. 30Huge props ↗MADRESPECT
  21. 32Desires ↗WANTS
  22. 35Cheerleader's shout ↗GOTEAM
  23. 36A little sun? ↗DWARFSTAR
  24. 38Connecticut Ivy ↗YALE
  25. 39Home of Xenia, the U.S.'s largest city whose name starts with "X" ↗OHIO
  26. 40Many an embedded animation ↗GIF
  27. 41Settings for "The Pitt" and "Code Black," for short ↗ERS
  28. 45Lies ahead ↗AWAITS
  29. 46Technique whereby a shirt is lowered into a pigmented bath ↗DIPDYE
  30. 48Military mind games, for short ↗PSYOPS
  31. 50Merit badge holder ↗SASH
  32. 51Schuster's partner in publishing ↗SIMON
  33. 53Closest peeps ↗FAM
  34. 56Assignment at a bowling alley ↗LANE
  35. 58"You bet!" ↗SURE
  36. 59Place in an overhead bin ↗STOW
  37. 60Electrical resistance units ↗OHMS
  38. 62[Facepalm] ↗DOH
  39. 64Nutritional intake amt. ↗RDA