NYT Crossword May 24 2026 Answers (5/24/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for May 24 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword May 24, 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 24, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/24/26, 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 Second attempt
5A Hunk of marble, e.g.
9A Very proficient
14A What many plants do in the heat
18A Neighbor of Turkmenistan
19A Word with happy or half
20A Unusual trinket
21A ___ furniture
22A Stoical British guys?
25A Creative spark, in slang
26A Avoid
27A Sleepover challenge
28A It's made with grains
30A They twist beneath the surface
31A Poles support this
33A Prefix with watt
34A "___ Miz"
35A Assortment
37A "The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"?
40A Hollywood's Johnny
41A Stuck in the mud
43A Fitting
44A Baseball legend who dated J.Lo
45A Lying on
46A Tai ___
47A Filthy, in slang
49A Like 2026, but not 2025
51A Pined for an ex-boyfriend?
55A Awl, for one
57A Richard of "Pretty Woman"
58A Grasp
59A Muscle below a delt
60A [Pow!]
62A Save the Children, e.g., in brief
63A Roughly
64A Exasperated television producer's plea?
68A ’20s architecture style
71A Bridal line
72A They can be candied
73A HVAC measure
74A Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C
77A The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___
78A Pickle type
80A Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22?
83A When repeated, "Oh, please"
84A Phrase on a Spanish candy heart
86A ___ carte
87A Sister of Osiris
88A Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise
90A "Me?!"
91A Like milk that isn't worth crying over
93A Warning after a slice
94A Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis?
98A Floppy hat
99A Aromatherapist's workplace
100A Common forecast in Portland
101A Struggling to decide
102A Musical group?
103A Princess Leia or Hester Prynne
105A Visitor center handouts
107A City west of Montreal
110A Worship
111A Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.?
116A Agitated
117A Selfish person
118A Coin, commonly
119A Stink
120A Pen ___ (corresponding pair)
121A Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like"
122A Neuter's partner
123A Tibetan oxen
1D White bed, perhaps
2D Love god
3D Stance that resembles a ballerina on one leg
4D Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc.
5D "The Conners" and "The Jeffersons"
6D Common palindromic text
7D "___ Lang Syne"
8D "Relax. Calm yourself"
9D One of two found on résumés?
10D "Of course!"
11D Distinct period
12D Domino dot
13D Add at no extra cost
14D Sorcerer's stick
15D "We're toast!"
16D Experts in body language?
17D Foot, cutesily
21D Something a child takes a swing at
23D Count (on)
24D Really not look forward to
29D Earlier
32D Ruler in Russian history
33D Finished
35D President in 1800
36D Knot again
37D Windy City paper, with "the"
38D Trouble ___
39D Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!)
41D N.H.L. star Connor ___
42D "Awful! Awful! Awful!"
47D Relative of an alpaca
48D Accessory used in some stretches
50D Paleo- : old :: ___ : new
52D Pharmacist Lilly
53D She may have a little lamb
54D Sailor's opener
56D Feline that a neighbor may find
61D Note to staff
64D They're toast
65D Supervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics
66D XXX-XX-XXXX ID
67D Away from the office
68D OB/GYN, e.g.
69D Online reference with many faces
70D Miniature photo gallery
74D Touristy destination
75D Bête ___
76D Insider, in spy lingo
79D So-called "Land of a Million Elephants"
81D Follow closely
82D Individual account?
85D Spray, in a way
89D "It was my best effort"
91D Wrap name
92D Parts of card-swiping machines
94D G flat's equivalent
95D Pink-slip
96D Misinformed, say
97D "Stop!"
98D Place for miniature boats
102D Arrogant
104D Sources of lead or gold
106D Cut quickly
108D Half of a fortnight
109D Invites
112D "Mean Girls" character Janis ___
113D Jet ___
114D Jiff
115D It may request that you remove your coat, in brief

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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.

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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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