NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 9, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 9, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Gold meddlers? ↗ALCHEMISTS
  2. 11One making calls on the fly? ↗BIRD
  3. 15You or me, e.g. ↗MEREMORTAL
  4. 16___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread) ↗ALOO
  5. 17Exclamation of surprise from a host ↗YOUREEARLY
  6. 18Place for a post ↗BLOG
  7. 19Dr. J, for all of his N.B.A. career ↗SIXER
  8. 20Perspective ↗TAKE
  9. 21Husky hellos? ↗ARFS
  10. 22Reached new heights ↗GREW
  11. 24Low-level clouds ↗STRATI
  12. 26Central Plains nation governed by the Nasharo Council ↗PAWNEE
  13. 30Storage unit ↗BYTE
  14. 32Portable retirement option ↗COT
  15. 33Black-and-white debut of 1912 ↗OREO
  16. 34Like something no money can buy ↗FREE
  17. 36Accomplished ↗ADEPT
  18. 38List of qualifications? ↗KINDASORTAMAYBE
  19. 41Fragrant compound released during fermentation ↗ESTER
  20. 42Pomegranate morsel ↗ARIL
  21. 43Certain razorback ↗BOAR
  22. 44Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names ↗RHO
  23. 45Still active after all these years ↗SPRY
  24. 47Looks all over ↗SCOURS
  25. 49___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread) ↗PANEER
  26. 51Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of it ↗SKOR
  27. 53Things to let: Abbr. ↗APTS
  28. 54"I could be wrong, but ...," for short ↗IMHO
  29. 56Tropical ring ↗ATOLL
  30. 61Hoot ↗RIOT
  31. 622000 parody of a 62-Across ↗SCARYMOVIE
  32. 64"That's for sure" ↗TRUE
  33. 65Postponed court date? ↗MAKEUPGAME
  34. 66No time like the present ↗YORE
  35. 67Skirt with a bunch of leaves, perhaps ↗STEAKSALAD

Down 35

  1. 1___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 1987 ↗AMYS
  2. 2Name of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlapped ↗LEOI
  3. 3Central point ↗CRUX
  4. 4"This is for you" ↗HERE
  5. 5Spring up ↗EMERGE
  6. 6One of the Three Stooges ↗MOE
  7. 7Extra hot ↗IRATE
  8. 8Parlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its name ↗STRAWBERRYSHAKE
  9. 9Lecture ↗TALK
  10. 10Least straightforward, say ↗SLYEST
  11. 11Weighty subject of some children's books ↗BABAR
  12. 12Statement that may be followed by a dash ↗ILLRACEYOU
  13. 13Where spirits are high? ↗ROOFTOPBAR
  14. 14Vacationers' hires, perhaps ↗DOGSITTERS
  15. 23Makes some calls ↗REFS
  16. 25Kings of Los Angeles, e.g. ↗TEAM
  17. 26Event at which you hope to get good deals? ↗POKERPARTY
  18. 27Radio journalist with the 2023 memoir "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening" ↗ARISHAPIRO
  19. 28Traveled to perform ↗WENTONTOUR
  20. 29Central point ↗NODE
  21. 31Legendary Himalayan climber ↗YETI
  22. 35Sound made by many fans ↗ROAR
  23. 37Clemson's ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history) ↗DABO
  24. 39Bath seat? ↗ARSE
  25. 40Setup for an extra point ↗ALSO
  26. 46Color separators ↗PRISMS
  27. 48What may slow the pace of some legs in a marathon ↗CRAMPS
  28. 50Perfume with an accent on its fourth letter ↗ESTEE
  29. 52Won land ↗KOREA
  30. 55What some bio majors do prep work for ↗MCAT
  31. 57Garment that once indicated citizenship ↗TOGA
  32. 58A zero is one ↗OVAL
  33. 59Kilo follower ↗LIMA
  34. 60Certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in brief ↗LEED
  35. 63New ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges) ↗YUK