NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 29, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 29, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1"Oscar" of the French film industry ↗CESAR
  2. 6Feeling after a long hike ↗ACHE
  3. 10Singer/composer Bareilles ↗SARA
  4. 14Prematurely ↗ALLTOOSOON
  5. 16Many a fund-raising target, informally ↗ALUM
  6. 17"We have a mutual friend?!" ↗SMALLWORLD
  7. 18Smurf who is more than 500 years old ↗PAPA
  8. 19See 20-Across ↗HOP
  9. 20With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem ↗LINDY
  10. 21They're cut to defuse an explosive ↗WIRES
  11. 22Cue ... or queue ↗LINE
  12. 23Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 ↗MAHOMES
  13. 25Reducing to rubble ↗RAZING
  14. 28Apt anagram of NOTES ↗TONES
  15. 29Hockey infraction ↗ICING
  16. 30Breezy things enjoyed at the beach ↗EASYREADS
  17. 34Doesn't go at full speed ↗TROTS
  18. 35Sack ↗AXE
  19. 36Walk-on ↗EXTRA
  20. 37They might make you one with everything ↗ZENSTATES
  21. 39"La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 ↗DUMAS
  22. 40Party poppers ↗CORKS
  23. 41Makes fun of mercilessly ↗ROASTS
  24. 42Fall sign ↗SCORPIO
  25. 45Agitate ↗ROIL
  26. 46Hits ↗TOKES
  27. 47Won't let it go ↗STEWS
  28. 49Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" ↗RUE
  29. 52Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit ↗ACME
  30. 53"Can you catch me up?" ↗WHATDIMISS
  31. 55Time of day either way ↗NOON
  32. 56Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" ↗TERRYGROSS
  33. 57Barriers to entry, in a way ↗DAMS
  34. 58Unravel at the edges ↗FRAY
  35. 59Variety of cold brew ↗NITRO

Down 37

  1. 1It is king, in a phrase ↗CASH
  2. 2Redheaded monster on TV ↗ELMO
  3. 3Thwack ↗SLAP
  4. 4Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. ↗ATL
  5. 5Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking ↗ROLLINGSTOPS
  6. 6Without dissenting voices ↗ASONE
  7. 7It's cut after birth ↗CORD
  8. 8"Yowzers!" ↗HOLYMOSES
  9. 9What a circle lacks ↗END
  10. 10Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say ↗SAPIOSEXUAL
  11. 11Dream interrupter ↗ALARM
  12. 12Currency in The Legend of Zelda ↗RUPEE
  13. 13Hoard ↗AMASS
  14. 15Outstanding, in a way ↗OWING
  15. 21Eager buyer's question ↗WHEREDOISIGN
  16. 22Traps in a laundry room ↗LINTSCREENS
  17. 24Not a particular one ↗ANY
  18. 25Snack brand since 1934 ↗RITZ
  19. 26It might be a lot ↗ACRE
  20. 27Last U.S. national park, alphabetically ↗ZION
  21. 28Return payments? ↗TAXES
  22. 30Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules ↗EATKOSHER
  23. 31They're filled with bacon ↗ATMS
  24. 32"Curses, foiled again!" ↗DRAT
  25. 33Guff ↗SASS
  26. 38Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally ↗ARI
  27. 41Neither demure nor mindful ↗ROWDY
  28. 42Come to attention, in a way ↗STAND
  29. 43Powder in a pantry ↗COCOA
  30. 44Child's agreement ↗OKMOM
  31. 45Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps ↗RETRY
  32. 48Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer ↗TARA
  33. 49Run amok ↗RIOT
  34. 50Hammer-and-sickle land, for short ↗USSR
  35. 51Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet ↗ESSO
  36. 53"R U KIDDING ME?!" ↗WTF
  37. 54Way to look inward, in brief? ↗MRI