Our New Yorker Crossword May 20, 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 20, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving the New Yorker Crossword on 5/20/26, 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 |
___ in comparison |
| 6A |
Haven in a desert |
| 11A |
Renaissance, literally |
| 13A |
Afternoon nap |
| 15A |
Happy-go-lucky |
| 16A |
Wooden cargo cases |
| 17A |
Like an angle measuring less than ninety degrees |
| 18A |
Fervent requests |
| 20A |
Possesses |
| 21A |
Untidy state of affairs |
| 22A |
Grinding tooth |
| 23A |
Safe and boring |
| 24A |
Poem of praise |
| 25A |
Blood-drive attendee |
| 26A |
Protest whose participants don’t stand for something? |
| 27A |
Actress Viola or Geena |
| 28A |
“This just ___ add up” |
| 29A |
Muppet who sings “It’s Not Easy Being Green” |
| 32A |
“Who knows the answer?” |
| 33A |
Goes on a tirade |
| 34A |
Kamala Harris and Al Gore, informally |
| 35A |
Member of the violet family |
| 36A |
“Murder, ___ Wrote” |
| 39A |
Congers and morays, for example |
| 40A |
Stovetop-oven combo |
| 41A |
Kind of plush carpeting popular in the sixties and seventies |
| 42A |
Slugger’s stat |
| 43A |
Dog from Down Under |
| 44A |
“Brick,” for “very cold” |
| 45A |
Tissue connecting muscle to bone |
| 47A |
Fifty-fifty chance |
| 49A |
Turns up one’s nose (at) |
| 50A |
Contents of a cookbook |
| 51A |
“God’s Plan” and “In My Feelings” rapper |
| 52A |
What a trainee is shown, with “the” |
| 1D |
Read carefully (or casually) |
| 2D |
Helps with a heist, maybe |
| 3D |
Larger than ___ |
| 4D |
Make a mistake |
| 5D |
“Go faster!” |
| 6D |
Academy Award statuette |
| 7D |
Puts on TV |
| 8D |
Black, Red, or Coral |
| 9D |
“Oh, really?” |
| 10D |
More than just mad |
| 11D |
Sped |
| 12D |
“It’s been too long!” |
| 14D |
Agreement |
| 15D |
Print designed to blend in, for short |
| 19D |
Musician’s asset |
| 22D |
Silver-screen production |
| 23D |
Layers of a wedding cake |
| 25D |
Consigns to Hell |
| 26D |
Pushover |
| 27D |
Releases, as a new album |
| 28D |
Thick, as fog |
| 29D |
Squatting exercise |
| 30D |
Makeup often applied before mascara |
| 31D |
Day-after-drinking woe |
| 32D |
Manages to avoid, as disaster |
| 35D |
Scathing review |
| 36D |
Sunglasses |
| 37D |
Time indicators on an analog clock |
| 38D |
Ingredients in a soufflé or a strata |
| 40D |
Clean with water |
| 41D |
Bunny ___ (beginner’s skiing spot) |
| 43D |
Nerd |
| 44D |
Sound of scissors |
| 46D |
Agency that carries out the Controlled Substances Act, in brief |
| 48D |
Lead-in to friendly or conscious |
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