NYT Crossword May 11 2026 Answers (5/11/26)

Our NYT Crossword May 11, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword May 11, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/11/26, 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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« May 10 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	___ Spiegel (German magazine)
4A	Animal that ranges around Peru
9A	Pointed, as a weapon
14A	Lumberjack's tool
15A	Cameroon neighbor
16A	Yell "#$%!"
17A	Rankings of song popularity used as the music industry standard
20A	Swells up
21A	Number in a septet
22A	Pb, in chemistry
23A	Own (up)
24A	Freeze's opposite
28A	Whirling water
29A	Up to, as a certain time
30A	Take fowl foully
31A	Canapé or deviled egg, for example
34A	Clears of charges
38A	A million gazillion
39A	Movie production facilities with controlled acoustics
41A	Leave stunned
42A	Monk's counterpart
43A	Cut of pork or lamb
47A	Spa service on the toes, in brief
48A	"Please, no more!"
50A	"That is so funny"
51A	Braid
53A	Helping for someone very, very hungry
55A	Insignificant amount
59A	Tired from overexposure
60A	"It was the ___ I could do"
61A	Big part of an elephant
62A	Storage places for lawn mowers
63A	Go kaboom, as a volcano
64A	Deadpan
1D	Practice casually, with "in"
2D	Kicked out, as from a country
3D	Fill with more ammunition
4D	Pride letters
5D	Vientiane is its capital
6D	Lawyers' org.
7D	Tasty little bites
8D	Peruvian mountains
9D	Tennis star Arthur
10D	"Don't involve me anymore"
11D	French for "sea"
12D	Gobble down
13D	Medical pros: Abbr.
18D	Noblewoman
19D	Rival of Walgreens
23D	Winning a blue ribbon
25D	Possess
26D	Unit initially conceived as the amount of land that can be plowed in a day
27D	"___ in doubt ..."
29D	Pre-K enrollees
30D	Enlivens, with "up"
31D	___-and-seek
32D	Unearthed
33D	Rain clouds, to some
34D	Rapper ___ Rocky
35D	"___ as you are"
36D	College courtyard
37D	Opened, as a fly
40D	Request from someone craving more
43D	Fashionable
44D	Listened, poetically
45D	"Goodness me!" ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 31-, 39- and 55-Across
46D	Croissant, éclair or Danish
48D	The "S" of S.F.
49D	Mr., Ms. or Mrs.
52D	Tube tops?
53D	Recipe amt.
54D	Jabba the ___ ("Star Wars" villain)
55D	Party pros playing tunes
56D	"Go team!"
57D	Poem of praise
58D	Contents of l'océan

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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