New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/15/2026. The May 15 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a To the ___ (as much as possible)HILT
- 5a Electrifying people, so to speakLIVEWIRES
- 14a Dog howling at night, maybeOMEN
- 15a Vintage bike featureBANANASEAT
- 16a Good name for a yoga instructor?MATT
- 17a Hairy get-upAPECOSTUME
- 18a Wych ___ (tree type)ELM
- 19a Miss Doolittle of “Pygmalion”ELIZA
- 20a Civil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.HOSEA
- 21a Splits apartCLEAVES
- 23a Annual coll. basketball competitionNIT
- 25a Class for some aspiring bilinguals, in briefESL
- 26a LedHEADED
- 27a Play casually, saySTRUM
- 29a Like some kitchensEATIN
- 30a Harps onBELABORS
- 33a MacMurray of “Double Indemnity”FRED
- 34a Throw in at the endTAGON
- 35a Pulls offDOES
- 37a Jarring film transition to a new sceneSMASHCUT
- 39a SiredBEGAT
- 40a Give a hand?SHAKE
- 41a Language of southern IndiaTELUGU
- 42a Sierra, e.g.GMC
- 45a “Nasty!”EWW
- 46a Rainwater reservoirCISTERN
- 47a Duane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain)READE
- 49a Figures in “Puss in Boots” and “Hop-o’-My-Thumb”OGRES
- 51a Sickly-lookingWAN
- 52a “I don’t care either way”ITSUPTOYOU
- 54a Magician’s accessoryCAPE
- 55a Use of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speakNEEDLEDROP
- 56a “Your turn to speak”OVER
- 57a Difficult time for farmersDRYSEASON
- 58a Hot ___MESS
- Down
- 1d Big name in meal prep kitsHOMECHEF
- 2d “Tell me!”IMALLEARS
- 3d Line of attack?LETMEATEM
- 4d Cause of a boomTNT
- 5d Material for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in briefLAPIS
- 6d Mother of Don JuanINEZ
- 7d Here goes nothing!VACANTLOT
- 8d Brian of ambient musicENO
- 9d Part of a bass in a jug bandWASHTUB
- 10d :ISTO
- 11d Get new life out ofREUSE
- 12d Eponym for a lounge chairEAMES
- 13d “I can’t believe that price” bargainSTEAL
- 15d Made hay?BALED
- 19d UniformEVEN
- 22d Puma rivalADIDAS
- 24d Setting for the graphic novel series “Persepolis”IRAN
- 27d TransitionSEGUE
- 28d Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490MODELT
- 30d “Sticks”BACKWOODS
- 31d Dangerous ocean phenomenonROGUEWAVE
- 32d Edible algae dubbed “green caviar”SEAGRAPES
- 34d Break the ice?THAW
- 36d KnockoutsSTUNNERS
- 38d Blind followers, informallySHEEPLE
- 39d Friend of Nancy DrewBESS
- 41d MoorTIEUP
- 42d Daily ___GRIND
- 43d Element of a poetry analysis, maybeMETER
- 44d Baseball’s StengelCASEY
- 46d Sing like Michael BubléCROON
- 48d ThreadsDUDS
- 50d Food item whose name comes from the Greek for “turn”GYRO
- 53d Occasion that may involve fine chinaTEA
- 54d Common end to an addressCOM