Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, May 17, 2026 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on May 17?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for May 17, 2026
The full solution for the May 17 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, May 17.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for May 17, 2026
Every clue from the May 17 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Snag | GLITCH |
| 7 | Italian sparkling wine | ASTI |
| 11 | John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand | GALT |
| 15 | Code for Queens-landers? | LGA |
| 18 | ___ polaris | AURORA |
| 19 | Intl. group formed in 1945 | THEUN |
| 20 | Purple dish eaten with a spoon | ACAIBOWL |
| 22 | Lottery commission? | DRAWINGBOARD |
| 24 | Prison terms? | PENNAMES |
| 25 | Smell, e.g. | SENSE |
| 26 | University of Alabama rallying cry | ROLLTIDE |
| 28 | President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second) | DELANO |
| 29 | Shower stall? | RAINDELAY |
| 31 | Slanted type: Abbr. | ITAL |
| 32 | Get one's feet wet? | WADE |
| 36 | Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth | NNE |
| 37 | Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna | RENI |
| 38 | Automates? | CARPALS |
| 42 | How mashed avocado might be served | OVERTOAST |
| 45 | Acquire, in a way | ANNEX |
| 47 | "Yep, noticed that" | ISAW |
| 48 | Battle cry? | WARRANT |
| 49 | PC IDs | IPS |
| 52 | What regular customers pay less for? | GAS |
| 53 | A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it | STARE |
| 54 | When Memorial Day is observed | INMAY |
| 55 | Grim Grimm character | OGRE |
| 56 | Trounce | WHUP |
| 58 | Bamboozled | HAD |
| 59 | Upscale shirtmaker | ETON |
| 60 | Symbol of the American West | SAGUARO |
| 63 | Former | ONETIME |
| 65 | Yellow submarine? | CHICKENSANDWICH |
| 69 | Infantile | BABYISH |
| 72 | Prepares | READIES |
| 73 | Put on the line | RISK |
| 77 | Mien | AIR |
| 78 | Surname for a family of fictional Kansans | GALE |
| 80 | One whose pride can be protective | LION |
| 81 | "___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) | AINTI |
| 82 | Affect emotionally | TOUCH |
| 84 | Cologne conjunction | UND |
| 86 | Freight weight | TON |
| 87 | Stolen base? | HOTFOOT |
| 89 | Pelvic parts | ILIA |
| 90 | Love, in Lyon | AMOUR |
| 92 | Bit of flooring for a patio, say | STONETILE |
| 94 | Blood vessel? | KINSHIP |
| 96 | Page (through) | LEAF |
| 99 | Org. for pugilists | WBC |
| 100 | Go downhill, in a way | SLED |
| 101 | Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" | SALS |
| 102 | Fire starter? | CANOPENER |
| 105 | Showy kind of push-up | ONEARM |
| 108 | Salty cheese made from sheep's milk | PECORINO |
| 109 | Creature-friendly org. | ASPCA |
| 114 | Padlock? | MATTRESS |
| 116 | Confidence men? | TRUSTBUSTERS |
| 118 | Rock-bottom review | ITSTINKS |
| 119 | 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds | TAMMY |
| 120 | Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way | SPITAT |
| 121 | What a clear plastic bag is not | TOY |
| 122 | "Right now!" | STAT |
| 123 | "Your point being?" | OKSO |
| 124 | Roxane's beloved, in classic literature | CYRANO |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Roams (about) | GADS |
| 2 | Entice | LURE |
| 3 | Country with many Farsi speakers | IRAN |
| 4 | They often have AAA backing | TOWS |
| 5 | Colonial news source | CRIER |
| 6 | Iconic role for Harrison Ford | HAN |
| 7 | "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit) | AHOLD |
| 8 | Deck application | SEALER |
| 9 | Proverbial slowpoke | TURTLE |
| 10 | Iconic role for Harrison Ford | INDIANA |
| 11 | Display amazement, in a way | GAPE |
| 12 | Star pitcher | ACE |
| 13 | Mechanism for local funding | LANDTAX |
| 14 | Feature of the tone-deaf | TINEAR |
| 15 | ___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb) | LOMA |
| 16 | Verdon of "Damn Yankees" | GWEN |
| 17 | In addition | ALSO |
| 19 | Steakhouse orders | TBONES |
| 21 | Alternative to a bouncy house | BALLPIT |
| 23 | Direct a smile toward | GRINAT |
| 27 | Fizzling out | DYING |
| 30 | Erelong | ANON |
| 31 | Skating exhibitions | ICESHOWS |
| 32 | "Holy moly!" | WOWIE |
| 33 | Before, in Bordeaux | AVANT |
| 34 | Skin: Prefix | DERMO |
| 35 | Misjudgment | ERRANCY |
| 39 | Japanese beer brand | ASAHI |
| 40 | Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally | LARAM |
| 41 | Greta Garbo, by birth | SWEDE |
| 43 | T-Swift, by another nickname | TAY |
| 44 | Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner" | TIGGER |
| 46 | Yep's opposite | NAW |
| 50 | Trim | PRUNE |
| 51 | Seasoning from the ocean | SEASALT |
| 53 | What some houses are built on | SPEC |
| 55 | Cask wood | OAK |
| 57 | Prefix with -form or -verse | UNI |
| 60 | Inept sorts | SCHLUMPS |
| 61 | One source of news | RADIO |
| 62 | Burger toppers | ONIONS |
| 64 | Savings banks | THRIFTS |
| 66 | Lofty | HIGH |
| 67 | "Life ___ beach" | ISA |
| 68 | Home for an 80-Across | DEN |
| 69 | Printing technique that uses wax | BATIK |
| 70 | Garlicky spread | AIOLI |
| 71 | Bear | BRUIN |
| 74 | Packed like sardines, say | INOIL |
| 75 | It's a wrap | STOLE |
| 76 | Passed, as bad checks | KITED |
| 79 | Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | ENO |
| 81 | Experienced a bit of turnover? | ATE |
| 83 | Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist | CASSATT |
| 85 | Sweet, in Seville | DULCE |
| 87 | Schmooze | HOBNOB |
| 88 | Back in the day | ONCE |
| 90 | Malady | AILMENT |
| 91 | Do something because of | REACTTO |
| 93 | A score | TWENTY |
| 95 | Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou | HARRIS |
| 97 | Polar wear | ANORAK |
| 98 | Discussion sites | FORUMS |
| 103 | ___ Beach, Calif. | PISMO |
| 104 | Hoarse | RASPY |
| 105 | Fail to mention | OMIT |
| 106 | Intl. group formed in 1949 | NATO |
| 107 | Online marketplace with personalized gifts | ETSY |
| 108 | "Hey there!" | PSST |
| 110 | Awaken | STIR |
| 111 | Creature-friendly org. | PETA |
| 112 | Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names | CRAN |
| 113 | Regarding | ASTO |
| 115 | Reggae relative | SKA |
| 117 | Gamecocks' sch. | USC |
Hints for the May 17 puzzle
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