NYT Crossword Answers - May 19

By Brad Wiegmann

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  1. 1What you eatDIET
  2. 5Campfire confectionSMORE
  3. 10Mama ___ of the Mamas & the PapasCASS
  4. 14Clearasil targetACNE
  5. 15HawkeyeIOWAN
  6. 16Sound of a horse's hoofCLOP
  7. 17Standard musical progressionPENTATONICSCALE
  8. 20Dry and witheredSERE
  9. 21"Dinner's ready!"SOUPSON
  10. 22High court judge?CHAIRUMPIRE
  11. 26Joke (around)KID
  12. 27Whale groupsPODS
  13. 28Michael of "The Man Who Would Be King"CAINE
  14. 29Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish"BASS
  15. 30"That's so sweet!" reactionsAWS
  16. 31Semaphore deviceFLAG
  17. 32Patty or Selma, to Bart SimpsonAUNT
  18. 33Basketball or baseball, but not boxingTEAMSPORT
  19. 36Frozen dessert franchiseTCBY
  20. 38New ZealanderKIWI
  21. 39Denali, e.g.: Abbr.MTN
  22. 42Heads of Hogwarts?LOOS
  23. 43SpryAGILE
  24. 45Free-spirited aestheticBOHO
  25. 46"Ick!"EWW
  26. 47Matching pair on many jetsTWINENGINES
  27. 49Massachusetts locale of Manchester-by-the-SeaCAPEANN
  28. 51"Yikes!"EGAD
  29. 52Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across?TWODRINKMINIMUM
  30. 57Like a gut courseEASY
  31. 58African country that's another African country minus its final two lettersNIGER
  32. 59Generic canine nameFIDO
  33. 60Breads for Reuben sandwichesRYES
  34. 61"Beau ___"GESTE
  35. 62Leak slowlySEEP

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  1. 1Fist bumpDAP
  2. 2Skating exhibitionICESHOW
  3. 3Groups of nineENNEADS
  4. 4Classic falling-block gameTETRIS
  5. 5Basic dog commandSIT
  6. 6It's heard in a herdMOO
  7. 7___ goal (soccer blunder)OWN
  8. 8Gorp tidbitRAISIN
  9. 9Number added at the end?ENCORE
  10. 10Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R."CCCP
  11. 11From Nome or JuneauALASKAN
  12. 12Lone star?SOLOIST
  13. 13Drops some cashSPENDS
  14. 18___ LingusAER
  15. 19Bird of the W.N.B.A.SUE
  16. 22Return sender, maybe, in briefCPA
  17. 23Sch. whose campus is just off Interstate 405UCLA
  18. 24Sir's counterpartMAAM
  19. 25Football, informallyPIGSKIN
  20. 29Slowly ___ surelyBUT
  21. 31Tina who hosted the debut of "Saturday Night Live UK"FEY
  22. 32"Entourage" agent GoldARI
  23. 33Atlanta-based networkTBS
  24. 34Leaves together?PILE
  25. 35Actor WilsonOWEN
  26. 36___ zone (no-parking area)TOWAWAY
  27. 37Yoga stance on all foursCOWPOSE
  28. 39Term of friendship for a French womanMONAMIE
  29. 40Nickname for Jeffrey Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski"THEDUDE
  30. 41Those opposedNOS
  31. 42Villain in "The Silence of the Lambs"LECTER
  32. 43Cafe canopyAWNING
  33. 44Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage bizGINNIE
  34. 45Major unknownsBIGIFS
  35. 47Sailor, informallyTAR
  36. 48___ Z (Zoomers)GEN
  37. 50"Grand" ice cream brandEDYS
  38. 53Units in a tonne: Abbr.KGS
  39. 54Was introduced toMET
  40. 55WrathIRE
  41. 56Swiffer WetJet, e.g.MOP

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. What you eat — Answer: DIET
  2. 5. Campfire confection — Answer: SMORE
  3. 10. Mama ___ of the Mamas & the Papas — Answer: CASS
  4. 14. Clearasil target — Answer: ACNE
  5. 15. Hawkeye — Answer: IOWAN. Hint: Think of what you’d call someone from the state whose teams are the Hawkeyes. 🏈
  6. 16. Sound of a horse's hoof — Answer: CLOP
  7. 17. Standard musical progression — Answer: PENTATONICSCALE
  8. 20. Dry and withered — Answer: SERE
  9. 21. "Dinner's ready!" — Answer: SOUPSON
  10. 22. High court judge? — Answer: CHAIRUMPIRE
  11. 26. Joke (around) — Answer: KID
  12. 27. Whale groups — Answer: PODS
  13. 28. Michael of "The Man Who Would Be King" — Answer: CAINE
  14. 29. Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish" — Answer: BASS
  15. 30. "That's so sweet!" reactions — Answer: AWS
  16. 31. Semaphore device — Answer: FLAG
  17. 32. Patty or Selma, to Bart Simpson — Answer: AUNT
  18. 33. Basketball or baseball, but not boxing — Answer: TEAMSPORT
  19. 36. Frozen dessert franchise — Answer: TCBY
  20. 38. New Zealander — Answer: KIWI
  21. 39. Denali, e.g.: Abbr. — Answer: MTN
  22. 42. Heads of Hogwarts? — Answer: LOOS
  23. 43. Spry — Answer: AGILE
  24. 45. Free-spirited aesthetic — Answer: BOHO
  25. 46. "Ick!" — Answer: EWW
  26. 47. Matching pair on many jets — Answer: TWINENGINES
  27. 49. Massachusetts locale of Manchester-by-the-Sea — Answer: CAPEANN
  28. 51. "Yikes!" — Answer: EGAD. Hint: When something surprises you, this exclamation might just slip out! 😲
  29. 52. Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across? — Answer: TWODRINKMINIMUM
  30. 57. Like a gut course — Answer: EASY
  31. 58. African country that's another African country minus its final two letters — Answer: NIGER
  32. 59. Generic canine name — Answer: FIDO
  33. 60. Breads for Reuben sandwiches — Answer: RYES
  34. 61. "Beau ___" — Answer: GESTE. Hint: Think of a noble act often celebrated in stories! 🎭
  35. 62. Leak slowly — Answer: SEEP. Hint: Think of liquid making its way out drop by drop. 💧

Down

  1. 1. Fist bump — Answer: DAP. Hint: It’s a quick, friendly greeting shared with a knuckle tap. 👊
  2. 2. Skating exhibition — Answer: ICESHOW
  3. 3. Groups of nine — Answer: ENNEADS
  4. 4. Classic falling-block game — Answer: TETRIS
  5. 5. Basic dog command — Answer: SIT
  6. 6. It's heard in a herd — Answer: MOO
  7. 7. ___ goal (soccer blunder) — Answer: OWN
  8. 8. Gorp tidbit — Answer: RAISIN
  9. 9. Number added at the end? — Answer: ENCORE
  10. 10. Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R." — Answer: CCCP
  11. 11. From Nome or Juneau — Answer: ALASKAN
  12. 12. Lone star? — Answer: SOLOIST
  13. 13. Drops some cash — Answer: SPENDS
  14. 18. ___ Lingus — Answer: AER. Hint: Think of the Irish airline whose name belongs before “Lingus.” ✈️
  15. 19. Bird of the W.N.B.A. — Answer: SUE
  16. 22. Return sender, maybe, in brief — Answer: CPA
  17. 23. Sch. whose campus is just off Interstate 405 — Answer: UCLA
  18. 24. Sir's counterpart — Answer: MAAM
  19. 25. Football, informally — Answer: PIGSKIN
  20. 29. Slowly ___ surely — Answer: BUT
  21. 31. Tina who hosted the debut of "Saturday Night Live UK" — Answer: FEY
  22. 32. "Entourage" agent Gold — Answer: ARI
  23. 33. Atlanta-based network — Answer: TBS
  24. 34. Leaves together? — Answer: PILE
  25. 35. Actor Wilson — Answer: OWEN
  26. 36. ___ zone (no-parking area) — Answer: TOWAWAY
  27. 37. Yoga stance on all fours — Answer: COWPOSE
  28. 39. Term of friendship for a French woman — Answer: MONAMIE
  29. 40. Nickname for Jeffrey Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski" — Answer: THEDUDE
  30. 41. Those opposed — Answer: NOS
  31. 42. Villain in "The Silence of the Lambs" — Answer: LECTER
  32. 43. Cafe canopy — Answer: AWNING
  33. 44. Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage biz — Answer: GINNIE
  34. 45. Major unknowns — Answer: BIGIFS
  35. 47. Sailor, informally — Answer: TAR
  36. 48. ___ Z (Zoomers) — Answer: GEN
  37. 50. "Grand" ice cream brand — Answer: EDYS
  38. 53. Units in a tonne: Abbr. — Answer: KGS
  39. 54. Was introduced to — Answer: MET. Hint: Came face-to-face with someone for the first time 🤝
  40. 55. Wrath — Answer: IRE. Hint: Feeling a bit fiery? 🔥
  41. 56. Swiffer WetJet, e.g. — Answer: MOP

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Every clue from the May 19 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1What you eatDIET
5Campfire confectionSMORE
10Mama ___ of the Mamas & the PapasCASS
14Clearasil targetACNE
15HawkeyeIOWAN
16Sound of a horse's hoofCLOP
17Standard musical progressionPENTATONICSCALE
20Dry and witheredSERE
21"Dinner's ready!"SOUPSON
22High court judge?CHAIRUMPIRE
26Joke (around)KID
27Whale groupsPODS
28Michael of "The Man Who Would Be King"CAINE
29Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish"BASS
30"That's so sweet!" reactionsAWS
31Semaphore deviceFLAG
32Patty or Selma, to Bart SimpsonAUNT
33Basketball or baseball, but not boxingTEAMSPORT
36Frozen dessert franchiseTCBY
38New ZealanderKIWI
39Denali, e.g.: Abbr.MTN
42Heads of Hogwarts?LOOS
43SpryAGILE
45Free-spirited aestheticBOHO
46"Ick!"EWW
47Matching pair on many jetsTWINENGINES
49Massachusetts locale of Manchester-by-the-SeaCAPEANN
51"Yikes!"EGAD
52Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across?TWODRINKMINIMUM
57Like a gut courseEASY
58African country that's another African country minus its final two lettersNIGER
59Generic canine nameFIDO
60Breads for Reuben sandwichesRYES
61"Beau ___"GESTE
62Leak slowlySEEP

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Fist bumpDAP
2Skating exhibitionICESHOW
3Groups of nineENNEADS
4Classic falling-block gameTETRIS
5Basic dog commandSIT
6It's heard in a herdMOO
7___ goal (soccer blunder)OWN
8Gorp tidbitRAISIN
9Number added at the end?ENCORE
10Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R."CCCP
11From Nome or JuneauALASKAN
12Lone star?SOLOIST
13Drops some cashSPENDS
18___ LingusAER
19Bird of the W.N.B.A.SUE
22Return sender, maybe, in briefCPA
23Sch. whose campus is just off Interstate 405UCLA
24Sir's counterpartMAAM
25Football, informallyPIGSKIN
29Slowly ___ surelyBUT
31Tina who hosted the debut of "Saturday Night Live UK"FEY
32"Entourage" agent GoldARI
33Atlanta-based networkTBS
34Leaves together?PILE
35Actor WilsonOWEN
36___ zone (no-parking area)TOWAWAY
37Yoga stance on all foursCOWPOSE
39Term of friendship for a French womanMONAMIE
40Nickname for Jeffrey Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski"THEDUDE
41Those opposedNOS
42Villain in "The Silence of the Lambs"LECTER
43Cafe canopyAWNING
44Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage bizGINNIE
45Major unknownsBIGIFS
47Sailor, informallyTAR
48___ Z (Zoomers)GEN
50"Grand" ice cream brandEDYS
53Units in a tonne: Abbr.KGS
54Was introduced toMET
55WrathIRE
56Swiffer WetJet, e.g.MOP

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