Gathering with grills and grilles
Latest answer — May 30, 2026
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- 1. Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number — Answer: TRE
- 4. Missing unexpectedly — Answer: AWOL
- 8. Times up — Answer: ATBATS
- 14. Vet's report — Answer: WARSTORY
- 16. Poogle or Cybunny — Answer: NEOPET
- 17. Movie trailer narrator's first words, often — Answer: INAWORLD
- 18. Fresh Rolls, for example? — Answer: NEWCAR
- 19. Prominent ingredient in a Taiwanese chicken soup — Answer: SESAMEOIL
- 21. 2014 historical drama in which Stephan James plays the civil rights activist John Lewis — Answer: SELMA
- 22. Swarm — Answer: TEEM
- 23. Roti alternative — Answer: NAAN
- 25. Last name in magazine publishing — Answer: NAST
- 26. Whiz — Answer: PRO
- 29. "French" or "sliced" haircut — Answer: BOB
- 31. Music recording space, informally — Answer: STU
- 32. Old political slogan of the women's suffrage and labor movements — Answer: BREADANDROSES
- 36. "No more games!" — Answer: PLAYTIMESOVER
- 37. Drinks popular among bodybuilders — Answer: PROTEINSHAKES
- 38. Quintana ___, easternmost of Mexico's 31 states — Answer: ROO
- 39. Peaceful, so to speak — Answer: ZEN
- 40. What's represented by a jiggled thumbs-up, in sign language — Answer: TEN
- 41. Org. that includes the Forest Service — Answer: USDA
- 43. Agency-issued rules, for short — Answer: REGS
- 46. Prosperous period — Answer: BOOM
- 50. Express misgivings — Answer: DEMUR
- 52. Mutual aid event that originated in 1920s Harlem — Answer: RENTPARTY
- 55. Like Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark — Answer: ICONIC
- 57. Gathering with grills and grilles — Answer: TAILGATE
- 58. Popular export from Islay or Speyside — Answer: SCOTCH
- 59. Part of a cabinet that's made overseas — Answer: MINISTER
- 60. Osaka's island — Answer: HONSHU
- 61. Word used in conditional coding — Answer: ELSE
- 62. Settings for some residents, for short — Answer: ERS
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- 1. Switcheroo — Answer: TWIST
- 2. Flying ___ (train between Mumbai and Surat) — Answer: RANEE
- 3. DO NOT ___ — Answer: ERASE
- 4. Nuclide, e.g. — Answer: ATOM
- 5. Abraded — Answer: WORE
- 6. Fabric debuted by DuPont in the 1940s — Answer: ORLON
- 7. Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko — Answer: LYDIA
- 8. Princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" — Answer: ANN
- 9. Some gift shop merch — Answer: TEES
- 10. Former "S.N.L." comic ___ Yang — Answer: BOWEN
- 11. Students might get credit from them — Answer: APCLASSES
- 12. Semi professional? — Answer: TEAMSTER
- 13. Low-level cloud — Answer: STRATUS
- 15. Rodent that lives in South American marshes — Answer: SWAMPRAT
- 20. Mideast yogurt dip eaten with pita — Answer: LABNEH
- 24. Acknowledges, in a way — Answer: NODSAT
- 27. Singer Jessie with the hit 2020 album "Before Love Came to Kill Us" — Answer: REYEZ
- 28. Like Cheerios vis-à-vis Lucky Charms, say — Answer: OATIER
- 30. Strapped for cash — Answer: BROKE
- 32. Color effect of a lunar eclipse — Answer: BLOODMOON
- 33. Evening call to kids playing in the yard — Answer: DINNER
- 34. Early hrs. — Answer: AMS. Hint: Think of the abbreviation for the hours before noon. 🌅
- 35. They hold roasts — Answer: OVENBAGS
- 36. Italian sparkling wine — Answer: PROSECCO. Hint: A bubbly Italian toast often poured for celebrations 🍾
- 37. Pearl-clutching — Answer: PRUDISH
- 42. High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale" — Answer: AUNTS
- 44. "See what I mean?" — Answer: GETME
- 45. Perpetual homebody? — Answer: SNAIL
- 47. Make a delivery, in a way — Answer: ORATE
- 48. Mammal with webbed feet — Answer: OTTER
- 49. Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___ — Answer: MYERS
- 51. Rolling in it — Answer: RICH
- 53. Popcorn holders — Answer: TINS
- 54. Ballet term from the French for "folded" — Answer: PLIE
- 56. "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ — Answer: CHU
Recent NYT Crossword Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “Gathering with grills and grilles” in the New York Times crossword is TAILGATE — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 57-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.
“Gathering with grills and grilles” answer
TAILGATE (8 letters)
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Why the answer is TAILGATE
TAILGATE is the 8-letter solution that fits "Gathering with grills and grilles" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 30, 2026 (57-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Gathering with grills and grilles” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.
May 30, 2026 (most recent) → TAILGATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword on May 30, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- They hold roasts → OVENBAGS
- "See what I mean?" → GETME
- Perpetual homebody? → SNAIL
- Make a delivery, in a way → ORATE
- Mammal with webbed feet → OTTER
- Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___ → MYERS
- Popcorn holders → TINS
- Ballet term from the French for "folded" → PLIE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for May 30, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Saturday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Gathering with grills and grilles”?
The answer is TAILGATE, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Gathering with grills and grilles”?
8 letters: TAILGATE.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 30, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 57-Across.
Can “Gathering with grills and grilles” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for May 30, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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