New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/22/2026. The May 22 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Guns, so to speakBICEPS
- 7a Prefix with AmericanMESO
- 11a Charcuterie spreadBRIE
- 15a Footnote phraseETALII
- 16a Sherwood, e.g.OAKFOREST
- 18a Qualifier to an embarrassing questionASKINGFORAFRIEND
- 20a Location for some osteoarthritisKNEE
- 21a ___-Saint-Michel (French commune on a tidal island)MONT
- 22a SapsDOLTS
- 23a Sign of desperationSOS
- 24a Consider as one’s residenceCALLHOME
- 27a Mrs. Addams, to Mr. AddamsTISH
- 29a Val who played Iceman in “Top Gun”KILMER
- 30a Guimarães greetingOLA
- 33a “Neato!”OHCOOL
- 35a “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” character ___ LinettiGINA
- 36a Genre for Blackpink and TwiceKPOP
- 37a Counteract negativity using lavish generosityKILLWITHKINDNESS
- 40a Former boy band with the members Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn, familiarlyONED
- 41a Bit of marginaliaNOTE
- 42a Dealt withSEENTO
- 43a Weight plate units: Abbr.KGS
- 44a Place to get “pawmpered,” sayPETSPA
- 46a Case for military policeAWOL
- 47a Like the Millennium Problems of the Clay Mathematics InstituteUNSOLVED
- 49a Suffix with peace but not warFUL
- 51a Philosopher William of ___OCCAM
- 55a Product for manscapingNAIR
- 56a Assuming thatIFSO
- 57a More sizzle than steakALLBARKANDNOBITE
- 61a Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two movesFOOLSMATE
- 62a Contents of a kitchen rackSPICES
- 63a Bump on a lidSTYE
- 64a Thin boardSLAT
- 65a What some streakers are charged with?TASERS
- Down
- 1d Woodpeckers’ peckersBEAKS
- 2d “Really, my pleasure”ITSNOTHING
- 3d “Sticky” birthday treats?CAKESICLES
- 4d Tahari or Saab of fashionELIE
- 5d Blame (on)PIN
- 6d Symbol used in summationSIGMA
- 7d Classical piece said to be the inspiration for Chopin’s “Fantaisie-Impromptu”MOONLIGHTSONATA
- 8d Kepler-22b or Kepler-186f, e.g.EARTHLIKEPLANET
- 9d Calypso cousinSKA
- 10d Flat, sayOFF
- 11d ZestBRIO
- 12d Highlight ___REEL
- 13d ___ fussy (can be very flexible)ISNT
- 14d Some airport data, in briefETDS
- 17d Carnivora or LagomorphaORDER
- 19d Word with rock or medicineFOLK
- 24d When doubled, a fluffy Chinese dogCHOW
- 25d Hilton competitorOMNI
- 26d IsMEANS
- 28d Went (for)SOLD
- 30d Workplace with few barriersOPENOFFICE
- 31d Became tarnishedLOSTLUSTER
- 32d Lhasa ___APSO
- 33d “I heard you the first time! Geez!”OKOK
- 34d Wrapping material in mummificationLINEN
- 36d Had no doubtKNEW
- 38d Deep-fried side dish, familiarlyTOTS
- 39d Unexciting, as a partyDEAD
- 44d CatamountsPUMAS
- 45d Like some readersAVID
- 48d Young’s partner in accountingERNST
- 50d Rich soil depositLOESS
- 51d SapsOAFS
- 52d Stop the bleeding, sayCLOT
- 53d Sicken with sweetnessCLOY
- 54d FitABLE
- 56d Sacred bird to the EgyptiansIBIS
- 58d Info on Zillow: Abbr.RMS
- 59d ___-El (Superman)KAL
- 60d Shout at a Greek weddingOPA