Our New Yorker Crossword May 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.
The New Yorker Crossword May 12, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the New Yorker Crossword on 5/12/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # |
Clue |
| 1A |
Cantina order wrapped in a husk |
| 6A |
Qualified |
| 10A |
Means of sending a surreptitious message |
| 13A |
Recurring “Jeopardy!” category about alcoholic beverages |
| 15A |
Junior |
| 16A |
Bright pinkish red |
| 17A |
Unthinking |
| 18A |
Chi-town paper, with “the” |
| 20A |
Palindromic part of a machine |
| 21A |
What one’s quads might do after leg day |
| 22A |
Maker of the arcade game Breakout |
| 24A |
Small dog . . . or, when doubled, an object a small dog might resemble |
| 25A |
Regions |
| 26A |
Really missed |
| 28A |
Believe |
| 29A |
Samples the wine, say |
| 30A |
Ill-advised decision |
| 34A |
Ornette Coleman’s instrument, for short |
| 35A |
Auto-tune source? |
| 36A |
Like the soil in some bogs |
| 39A |
“Reelin’ in the Years” band Steely ___ |
| 40A |
Mail, e.g. |
| 41A |
Wild West name |
| 42A |
“Mercedes Benz” singer Joplin |
| 44A |
Feast |
| 45A |
Biblical twin |
| 46A |
“Be right there!” |
| 48A |
X, on a clock |
| 49A |
“Just circling back . . .” |
| 52A |
Climax of a French novel? |
| 53A |
Baking amts. |
| 54A |
Isn’t for them? |
| 1D |
Sticks for Wile E. Coyote |
| 2D |
Opposite of sans |
| 3D |
Worker concerned with seams |
| 4D |
Rocket-shaped candy |
| 5D |
Drug used to treat high cholesterol |
| 6D |
Change |
| 7D |
Name that sounds like a letter |
| 8D |
Something used in lieu of bookkeeping? |
| 9D |
Intertwine |
| 10D |
Some ancient Greeks |
| 11D |
___ buddies |
| 12D |
“TiK ToK” singer |
| 13D |
“The Merchant of Venice” character who says, “The quality of mercy is not strained” |
| 14D |
“___ Lost Control” (Joy Division song) |
| 15D |
Bacteria causing some skin infections, for short |
| 19D |
Devices used to collect milk |
| 23D |
“If you ask me . . .” |
| 25D |
McDonald who played Rose in the 2024 Broadway revival of “Gypsy” |
| 27D |
Quick ___ |
| 28D |
Classic joke setting |
| 30D |
Gripping part of a flight? |
| 31D |
“Come clean!” |
| 32D |
Model-train brand |
| 33D |
Sophia with a lifetime-achievement Oscar |
| 35D |
Rummy variant |
| 36D |
Zoomorphic marshmallow treat |
| 37D |
Stand for a painting |
| 38D |
Mountain featured on Armenia’s coat of arms |
| 39D |
Gurira of “Black Panther” |
| 42D |
Leaves at the altar, say |
| 43D |
Dreaded words on a homework assignment |
| 47D |
“Hurry up!” |
| 50D |
“Sure thing” |
| 51D |
Word before form or film |
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