It's a zoo out there

Latest answer — May 28, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Surname of two Indian prime ministers
  2. 7Fly-by-night types?
  3. 11Go (for)
  4. 14Drew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originally
  5. 15Baroque instrument
  6. 16Long-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)
  7. 17Walking-around money for Pavarotti?
  8. 19Veto
  9. 20Whistling stickup man on "The Wire"
  10. 21Cry of frustration
  11. 22McGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.B.
  12. 23Hajj destination
  13. 25Baseball team formerly known as the Colt .45s
  14. 27Preacher's gift?
  15. 29Fly catcher?
  16. 30Kind of a drag?
  17. 31Parrot
  18. 32Perceptive
  19. 35Icy passage to Antarctica's McMurdo Station
  20. 37Get ___ (shine scholastically)
  21. 38Muscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarly
  22. 40Billionaire Musk
  23. 415 and 8 go into 42, for example?
  24. 45Fan of "I" statements
  25. 46Dissect with a diagram
  26. 47"___, actually ..."
  27. 48Start of many first-year course names
  28. 50Lawman who got out of Dodge
  29. 5460 minuti
  30. 55Local leader is prohibited?
  31. 57Clear
  32. 58Bum around Europe
  33. 59Intentional creases
  34. 60Org. targeting Walter White on "Breaking Bad"
  35. 61Changes the locks?
  36. 62Acted all crabby?

Down

  1. 1Programming statement that can result in spaghetti code
  2. 2[Excuse me]
  3. 3Totenberg of public radio
  4. 4People who get walked all over
  5. 5Bit of a laugh
  6. 6Not separated
  7. 7Throwing style
  8. 8Bit of a lark
  9. 9Lady-killer
  10. 10Machiavellian, in a way
  11. 11Answer to "Why's your report card in the trash?"
  12. 12Written with venom
  13. 13Oil, they say
  14. 18Birthplace of Dr Pepper
  15. 22Fremont and Folsom in S.F., for two
  16. 24México's Tabasco, Jalisco and others
  17. 26Guardians of bushido tradition
  18. 27National drink of Puerto Rico
  19. 28Two, for many a putt-putt hole
  20. 29It's a zoo out there
  21. 32Blue stop sign?
  22. 33Third in order
  23. 34Resident of Rivendell, in Tolkien
  24. 36Dark and sultry, like a femme fatale's gaze
  25. 39Comes on little cat feet
  26. 42"___ death do us part"
  27. 43Comedian Jimmy
  28. 44Opposite of 39-Down
  29. 49Where to look if you're looking for LUV (i.e., Southwest Airlines)
  30. 51Fussbudgety, say
  31. 52Mindless repetition
  32. 53Affliction for many first responders, in brief
  33. 55"Spy vs. Spy" magazine
  34. 56Who said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"

The answer to “It's a zoo out there” in the New York Times crossword is MENAGERIE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 28, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 29-Down. 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.

“It's a zoo out there” answer

MENAGERIE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is MENAGERIE

MENAGERIE is the 9-letter solution that fits "It's a zoo out there" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 28, 2026 (29-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MENAGERIE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MENAGERIE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition

When else has “It's a zoo out there” 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 28, 2026 (most recent) → MENAGERIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “It's a zoo out there”?

The answer is MENAGERIE, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 28, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “It's a zoo out there”?

9 letters: MENAGERIE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 28, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 29-Down.

Can “It's a zoo out there” 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 28, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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