New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/09/2026. The May 09 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Gold meddlers?ALCHEMISTS
- 11a One making calls on the fly?BIRD
- 15a You or me, e.g.MEREMORTAL
- 16a ___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread)ALOO
- 17a Exclamation of surprise from a hostYOUREEARLY
- 18a Place for a postBLOG
- 19a Dr. J, for all of his N.B.A. careerSIXER
- 20a PerspectiveTAKE
- 21a Husky hellos?ARFS
- 22a Reached new heightsGREW
- 24a Low-level cloudsSTRATI
- 26a Central Plains nation governed by the Nasharo CouncilPAWNEE
- 30a Storage unitBYTE
- 32a Portable retirement optionCOT
- 33a Black-and-white debut of 1912OREO
- 34a Like something no money can buyFREE
- 36a AccomplishedADEPT
- 38a List of qualifications?KINDASORTAMAYBE
- 41a Fragrant compound released during fermentationESTER
- 42a Pomegranate morselARIL
- 43a Certain razorbackBOAR
- 44a Letter in Socrates’ and Aristotle’s namesRHO
- 45a Still active after all these yearsSPRY
- 47a Looks all overSCOURS
- 49a ___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread)PANEER
- 51a Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of itSKOR
- 53a Things to let: Abbr.APTS
- 54a “I could be wrong, but …,” for shortIMHO
- 56a Tropical ringATOLL
- 61a HootRIOT
- 62a 2000 parody of a 62-AcrossSCARYMOVIE
- 64a “That’s for sure”TRUE
- 65a Postponed court date?MAKEUPGAME
- 66a No time like the presentYORE
- 67a Skirt with a bunch of leaves, perhapsSTEAKSALAD
- Down
- 1d ___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 1987AMYS
- 2d Name of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlappedLEOI
- 3d Central pointCRUX
- 4d “This is for you”HERE
- 5d Spring upEMERGE
- 6d One of the Three StoogesMOE
- 7d Extra hotIRATE
- 8d Parlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its nameSTRAWBERRYSHAKE
- 9d LectureTALK
- 10d Least straightforward, saySLYEST
- 11d Weighty subject of some children’s booksBABAR
- 12d Statement that may be followed by a dashILLRACEYOU
- 13d Where spirits are high?ROOFTOPBAR
- 14d Vacationers’ hires, perhapsDOGSITTERS
- 23d Makes some callsREFS
- 25d Kings of Los Angeles, e.g.TEAM
- 26d Event at which you hope to get good deals?POKERPARTY
- 27d Radio journalist with the 2023 memoir “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening”ARISHAPIRO
- 28d Traveled to performWENTONTOUR
- 29d Central pointNODE
- 31d Legendary Himalayan climberYETI
- 35d Sound made by many fansROAR
- 37d Clemson’s ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history)DABO
- 39d Bath seat?ARSE
- 40d Setup for an extra pointALSO
- 46d Color separatorsPRISMS
- 48d What may slow the pace of some legs in a marathonCRAMPS
- 50d Perfume with an accent on its fourth letterESTEE
- 52d Won landKOREA
- 55d What some bio majors do prep work forMCAT
- 57d Garment that once indicated citizenshipTOGA
- 58d A zero is oneOVAL
- 59d Kilo followerLIMA
- 60d Certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in briefLEED
- 63d New ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges)YUK