NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 27, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 27, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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MONMAY
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TUEMAY
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WEDMAY
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By Dario Salvucci
THUMAY
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FRIMAY
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Across 37

  1. 1He's always hard to find ↗WALDO
  2. 6State tree of Massachusetts and North Dakota ↗ELM
  3. 9Popular pub pastime ↗DARTS
  4. 14Superman is one, notably ↗ALIEN
  5. 15"O Sole ___" ↗MIO
  6. 16Best effort ↗AGAME
  7. 17Perfect ↗IDEAL
  8. 18Red flag for a mortgage applicant ↗BADCREDIT
  9. 20November 19, 1863 ↗FOURSCOREAND
  10. 22Things exchanged at an altar ↗IDOS
  11. 23Univ. in Troy, N.Y. ↗RPI
  12. 24Includes in an email ↗CCS
  13. 27Sorcerer ↗MAGE
  14. 30January 20, 1961 ↗ASKNOTWHAT
  15. 33Lennon's mate … and onetime bandmate ↗ONO
  16. 34Low-lying landform ↗GLEN
  17. 35Filming location for the archaeological dig in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" ↗SAHARA
  18. 36Musical piece with repeated themes ↗RONDO
  19. 38Delhi lentil stew ↗DAL
  20. 40Not one for company ↗LONER
  21. 41Worship, in a way ↗PRAYTO
  22. 43Osso buco meat ↗VEAL
  23. 45See ↗GET
  24. 46August 28, 1963 ↗HAVEADREAM
  25. 48Numbers that aren't entered on bowling scorecards ↗TENS
  26. 49Hit way up in the air, as a baseball ↗SKY
  27. 50"Li'l ol' me?!" ↗MOI
  28. 51Gossip ↗DISH
  29. 53Noun or verb … or a description of 20-, 30-, or 46-Across? ↗PARTOFSPEECH
  30. 58Engineering competition with two "battling" devices ↗ROBOTSUMO
  31. 61Round house ↗IGLOO
  32. 62Multiple-choice choices, maybe ↗ABORC
  33. 63"Feliz ___ Novo!" ↗ANO
  34. 64"Rocky" actress Shire ↗TALIA
  35. 65Walk-off inning, usually ↗NINTH
  36. 66Ignited ↗LIT
  37. 67Big name in shapewear ↗SPANX

Down 39

  1. 1Dickens's Oliver Twist, for one ↗WAIF
  2. 2Style magnate Gucci ↗ALDO
  3. 3Stead ↗LIEU
  4. 4"Honey" alternative ↗DEARIE
  5. 5Tripping, perhaps ↗ONLSD
  6. 6Decorated with a raised design ↗EMBOSSED
  7. 7One with a fake account? ↗LIAR
  8. 8"The ___ Prometheus," Mary Shelley's subtitle to "Frankenstein" ↗MODERN
  9. 9"Fiddlesticks!" ↗DARNITALL
  10. 10Like many wines and cheeses ↗AGED
  11. 11"Far out" ↗RAD
  12. 12"Please, no more!" ↗TMI
  13. 13Fine just the way things are ↗SET
  14. 19Pitch-altering clamps on guitars ↗CAPOS
  15. 21Steam engine need ↗COAL
  16. 24Nickels and dimes ↗CHANGE
  17. 25Veer this way and that ↗CAREEN
  18. 26Gets going ↗STARTS
  19. 27Transforms (into) ↗MORPHS
  20. 28All-powerful avatar in "Ready Player One" ↗ANORAK
  21. 29College chant accompanying "Beat Army!" ↗GONAVY
  22. 31Rapscallion ↗KNAVE
  23. 32"Sorry, do I know them?" ↗WHO
  24. 34Question from one smoker to another ↗GOTAMATCH
  25. 37Salon supply ↗DYE
  26. 39Speedy driver, slangily ↗LEADFOOT
  27. 42Locker room emanations ↗ODORS
  28. 44Friends in Cannes ↗AMIS
  29. 47Something you do every day, say ↗RITUAL
  30. 48Sister outlet to Banana Republic ↗THEGAP
  31. 52Rotisserie rods ↗SPITS
  32. 53Word with wine or city ↗PORT
  33. 54All-encompassing prefix? ↗OMNI
  34. 552004's "___ Enchanted" ↗ELLA
  35. 56Nickel or dime ↗COIN
  36. 57Elaborate trick ↗HOAX
  37. 58Sought a seat ↗RAN
  38. 59Japanese sash ↗OBI
  39. 60When doubled, a chocolaty treat ↗BON