New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/31/2026. The May 31 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Sacsayhuamán fortress buildersINCAS
- 6a Literary forerunner of Captain HookAHAB
- 10a Many an Alpha Beta in “Revenge of the Nerds”JOCK
- 14a Help-wanted lettersSOS
- 17a Fermented vegan proteinTEMPEH
- 19a Wrestler/actor JohnCENA
- 20a Coin with 12 stars around the borderEURO
- 21a AlignSYNC
- 22a Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-AcrossSWITZERLAND
- 24a One involved with checks and balancesTREASURER
- 26a WithoutSANS
- 27a Green spacesPASTURES
- 29a Hero of Arabian talesALIBABA
- 30a In the pastAGO
- 31a ___ MahalTAJ
- 32a Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precisionMARKSMANSHIP
- 34a Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)DERBY
- 36a D.O.J. agencyATF
- 39a Fuel-efficient ToyotaPRIUS
- 40a Main ideasGISTS
- 41a Athletic skill mastered by 116-AcrossARCHERY
- 44a W-9 fig.SSN
- 45a Banned substance, in sports lingoPED
- 46a Diego Rivera projectMURAL
- 48a Apt name for a lawyerSUE
- 49a Laughed loudlyROARED
- 52a N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouseUNC
- 53a Like the Statue of Liberty at nightUPLIT
- 55a Beatle who sang “Yellow Submarine”STARR
- 57a Sailor’s septetSEAS
- 60a Go-getter’s oppositeDEADBEAT
- 62a ThroughVIA
- 63a “Drat!,” in DortmundACH
- 65a “The Situation Room” airerCNN
- 66a Chirruping birdSPARROW
- 67a Pat downFRISK
- 69a City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzleTHEBIGAPPLE
- 71a Stuff in a puffAIR
- 72a She-ep?EWE
- 73a Home to the Burj Khalifa, in briefUAE
- 74a Appointments that may lead to better contactsEYEEXAMS
- 76a DampensWETS
- 78a “Whoa, ___!”NELLY
- 80a Bel ___ cheesePAESE
- 81a InstinctiveGUT
- 82a Religious dissentHERESY
- 84a $5 bill, slangilyABE
- 85a Actress SpacekSISSY
- 87a Negative logic gate in electrical engineeringNOR
- 88a Cartesian conclusionIAM
- 91a Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-AcrossROSSINI
- 93a Gets lostSCATS
- 96a Came to a conclusionENDED
- 98a “Doctor ___”WHO
- 99a Start of an encrypted URLHTTPS
- 103a Streaker in the night sky ? or a punny description of 116-AcrossSHOOTINGSTAR
- 106a AcidLSD
- 108a Unprocessed, as dataRAW
- 109a Inspiration for many seasonal festivalsHARVEST
- 110a Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon HoPARASITE
- 113a Smoke, perhapsCURE
- 114a What may begin at the endAFTERLIFE
- 116a Legendary figure who’s the subject of this puzzleWILLIAMTELL
- 118a Orchard selectionPEAR
- 119a Lot calculationAREA
- 120a “All’s well with me”IMOK
- 121a HumanMORTAL
- 122a Masthead figs.EDS
- 123a TimidMEEK
- 124a QuibblesNITS
- 125a RusesPLOYS
- Down
- 1d “What a bummer”ITSSAD
- 2d À la EnyaNEWAGE
- 3d Key with three flatsCMINOR
- 4d Studios and penthouses: Abbr.APTS
- 5d “___ me!”SEZ
- 6d Knee parts, for shortACLS
- 7d Part of a track meetHEAT
- 8d Per ___ (accounting term)ANNUM
- 9d Undeserved condemnationBADRAP
- 10d Watercraft that leave “rooster tails” in their wakesJETSKIS
- 11d “___ home and native land!”OUR
- 12d Absolutely whomps, in sports lingoCREAMS
- 13d “Bear” that’s not a bearKOALA
- 14d Some red winesSYRAHS
- 15d Smallest quantity of digital dataONEBIT
- 16d Abandons, as a projectSCRAPS
- 18d Purifying filter acronymHEPA
- 21d EasesSUBSIDES
- 23d Jasmine’s tiger companion in “Aladdin”RAJAH
- 25d Big name in sewing machinesSINGER
- 28d Messes upERRS
- 31d TV host BanksTYRA
- 33d Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired nameSUNRA
- 35d Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from “North by Northwest”BARCAR
- 37d Magnetic unit named for an inventorTESLA
- 38d Productive ? or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?FRUITFUL
- 42d Many a liquor license applicantCLUBOWNER
- 43d As of nowYET
- 45d Board game with ancient originsPARCHEESI
- 46d Gooey chocolate dessertMUDPIE
- 47d DiscoverUNEARTH
- 50d Holds forthORATES
- 51d Tenth, in LatinDECIMUS
- 54d Small flycatchers named for their call, not their sizePEWEES
- 55d Bro kinSIS
- 56d What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle’s feat?TAKEABOW
- 58d Dread-full?ANGSTY
- 59d Popular beverage brandSNAPPLE
- 61d Dr. ___DRE
- 62d CompeteVIE
- 64d Bad spelling?HEX
- 66d Lead-in to bones or bucksSAW
- 68d SunbeamRAY
- 70d Abandons a project, slangilyBAGSIT
- 75d “Oy!”YEESH
- 77d ForwardedSENTOVER
- 79d Full of tall talesLYING
- 80d It’s better than a bogeyPAR
- 83d Team lineupROSTER
- 86d Like most modern TV broadcastsINHD
- 89d “Money-back guarantee” and “Limited-time offer”ADSPEAK
- 90d Self-referentialMETA
- 92d Conductor GeorgSOLTI
- 93d Snaky double curveSSHAPE
- 94d Really irritatedCHAFED
- 95d Main linesAORTAS
- 96d FullENTIRE
- 97d Australian city named for a scientistDARWIN
- 100d Closely followingTRUETO
- 101d Gambler’s combo betPARLAY
- 102d Waves sought by surfersSWELLS
- 104d Five Pillars religionISLAM
- 105d “Spider-Man” director SamRAIMI
- 107d Stitcher’s lineSEAM
- 111d Tee time or airtime, e.g.SLOT
- 112d SortsILKS
- 113d Corner keyCTRL
- 115d TollFEE
- 117d Bucket list item?MOP