New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/24/2026. The May 24 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Second attemptREDO
- 5a Hunk of marble, e.g.SLAB
- 9a Very proficientADEPT
- 14a What many plants do in the heatWILT
- 18a Neighbor of TurkmenistanIRAN
- 19a Word with happy or halfHOUR
- 20a Unusual trinketCURIO
- 21a ___ furniturePATIO
- 22a Stoical British guys?CONTROLLEDCHAPS
- 25a Creative spark, in slangINSPO
- 26a AvoidESCHEW
- 27a Sleepover challengeDARE
- 28a It’s made with grainsSANDART
- 30a They twist beneath the surfaceEELS
- 31a Poles support thisTENT
- 33a Prefix with wattGIGA
- 34a “___ Miz”LES
- 35a AssortmentARRAY
- 37a “The skin cream you’re using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!”?THATSSONOTOLAY
- 40a Hollywood’s JohnnyDEPP
- 41a Stuck in the mudMIRED
- 43a FittingAPT
- 44a Baseball legend who dated J.LoAROD
- 45a Lying onATOP
- 46a Tai ___CHI
- 47a Filthy, in slangGRODY
- 49a Like 2026, but not 2025EVEN
- 51a Pined for an ex-boyfriend?MISSEDABEAU
- 55a Awl, for oneTOOL
- 57a Richard of “Pretty Woman”GERE
- 58a GraspSEE
- 59a Muscle below a deltLAT
- 60a [Pow!]WHAM
- 62a Save the Children, e.g., in briefNGO
- 63a RoughlyORSO
- 64a Exasperated television producer’s plea?GIVEMEONESEASON
- 68a ?20s architecture styleDECO
- 71a Bridal lineIDO
- 72a They can be candiedYAMS
- 73a HVAC measureBTU
- 74a Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and CRNA
- 77a The Arabian Sea’s Gulf of ___OMAN
- 78a Pickle typeDILL
- 80a Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22?CONTACTLEOS
- 83a When repeated, “Oh, please”COME
- 84a Phrase on a Spanish candy heartTEAMO
- 86a ___ carteALA
- 87a Sister of OsirisISIS
- 88a Actress Ryan of the “Star Trek” franchiseJERI
- 90a “Me?!”MOI
- 91a Like milk that isn’t worth crying overSPILT
- 93a Warning after a sliceFORE
- 94a Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis?FIRSTCLASSNAIL
- 98a Floppy hatBERET
- 99a Aromatherapist’s workplaceSPA
- 100a Common forecast in PortlandRAIN
- 101a Struggling to decideTORN
- 102a Musical group?CAST
- 103a Princess Leia or Hester PrynneHEROINE
- 105a Visitor center handoutsMAPS
- 107a City west of MontrealOTTAWA
- 110a WorshipADORE
- 111a Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.?DISSONANTCHORES
- 116a AgitatedRILED
- 117a Selfish personTAKER
- 118a Coin, commonlyDISK
- 119a StinkREEK
- 120a Pen ___ (corresponding pair)PALS
- 121a Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars’s “That’s What I Like”ONICE
- 122a Neuter’s partnerSPAY
- 123a Tibetan oxenYAKS
- Down
- 1d White bed, perhapsRICE
- 2d Love godEROS
- 3d Stance that resembles a ballerina on one legDANCERPOSE
- 4d Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc.ONTHEAPPS
- 5d “The Conners” and “The Jeffersons”SHOWS
- 6d Common palindromic textLOL
- 7d “___ Lang Syne”AULD
- 8d “Relax. Calm yourself”BREATHE
- 9d One of two found on résumés?ACCENT
- 10d “Of course!”DUH
- 11d Distinct periodERA
- 12d Domino dotPIP
- 13d Add at no extra costTOSSIN
- 14d Sorcerer’s stickWAND
- 15d “We’re toast!”ITSALLOVER
- 16d Experts in body language?LIPREADERS
- 17d Foot, cutesilyTOOTSY
- 21d Something a child takes a swing atPINATA
- 23d Count (on)RELY
- 24d Really not look forward toDREAD
- 29d EarlierAGO
- 32d Ruler in Russian historyTSAR
- 33d FinishedGOTDONE
- 35d President in 1800ADAMS
- 36d Knot againRETIE
- 37d Windy City paper, with “the”TRIB
- 38d Trouble ___SPOT
- 39d Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!)OREGON
- 41d N.H.L. star Connor ___MCDAVID
- 42d “Awful! Awful! Awful!”IHATEDIT
- 47d Relative of an alpacaGUANACO
- 48d Accessory used in some stretchesYOGABALL
- 50d Paleo- : old :: ___ : newNEO
- 52d Pharmacist LillyELI
- 53d She may have a little lambEWE
- 54d Sailor’s openerAHOY
- 56d Feline that a neighbor may findLOSTCAT
- 61d Note to staffMEMO
- 64d They’re toastGONERS
- 65d Supervillain in “Fantastic Four” comicsMOLEMAN
- 66d XXX-XX-XXXX IDSSN
- 67d Away from the officeOUT
- 68d OB/GYN, e.g.DOC
- 69d Online reference with many facesEMOJIPEDIA
- 70d Miniature photo galleryCAMERAROLL
- 74d Touristy destinationRESORTAREA
- 75d Bête ___NOIRE
- 76d Insider, in spy lingoASSET
- 79d So-called “Land of a Million Elephants”LAOS
- 81d Follow closelyTAIL
- 82d Individual account?LIFESTORY
- 85d Spray, in a wayMIST
- 89d “It was my best effort”ITRIED
- 91d Wrap nameSARAN
- 92d Parts of card-swiping machinesPINPADS
- 94d G flat’s equivalentFSHARP
- 95d Pink-slipCAN
- 96d Misinformed, sayLIEDTO
- 97d “Stop!”NOMORE
- 98d Place for miniature boatsBATH
- 102d ArrogantCOCKY
- 104d Sources of lead or goldORES
- 106d Cut quicklySNIP
- 108d Half of a fortnightWEEK
- 109d InvitesASKS
- 112d “Mean Girls” character Janis ___IAN
- 113d Jet ___SKI
- 114d JiffSEC
- 115d It may request that you remove your coat, in briefTSA