Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, May 24, 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 24?” 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 24, 2026
The full solution for the May 24 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 24.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for May 24, 2026
Every clue from the May 24 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 | Second attempt | REDO |
| 5 | Hunk of marble, e.g. | SLAB |
| 9 | Very proficient | ADEPT |
| 14 | What many plants do in the heat | WILT |
| 18 | Neighbor of Turkmenistan | IRAN |
| 19 | Word with happy or half | HOUR |
| 20 | Unusual trinket | CURIO |
| 21 | ___ furniture | PATIO |
| 22 | Stoical British guys? | CONTROLLEDCHAPS |
| 25 | Creative spark, in slang | INSPO |
| 26 | Avoid | ESCHEW |
| 27 | Sleepover challenge | DARE |
| 28 | It's made with grains | SANDART |
| 30 | They twist beneath the surface | EELS |
| 31 | Poles support this | TENT |
| 33 | Prefix with watt | GIGA |
| 34 | "___ Miz" | LES |
| 35 | Assortment | ARRAY |
| 37 | "The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"? | THATSSONOTOLAY |
| 40 | Hollywood's Johnny | DEPP |
| 41 | Stuck in the mud | MIRED |
| 43 | Fitting | APT |
| 44 | Baseball legend who dated J.Lo | AROD |
| 45 | Lying on | ATOP |
| 46 | Tai ___ | CHI |
| 47 | Filthy, in slang | GRODY |
| 49 | Like 2026, but not 2025 | EVEN |
| 51 | Pined for an ex-boyfriend? | MISSEDABEAU |
| 55 | Awl, for one | TOOL |
| 57 | Richard of "Pretty Woman" | GERE |
| 58 | Grasp | SEE |
| 59 | Muscle below a delt | LAT |
| 60 | [Pow!] | WHAM |
| 62 | Save the Children, e.g., in brief | NGO |
| 63 | Roughly | ORSO |
| 64 | Exasperated television producer's plea? | GIVEMEONESEASON |
| 68 | '20s architecture style | DECO |
| 71 | Bridal line | IDO |
| 72 | They can be candied | YAMS |
| 73 | HVAC measure | BTU |
| 74 | Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C | RNA |
| 77 | The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___ | OMAN |
| 78 | Pickle type | DILL |
| 80 | Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22? | CONTACTLEOS |
| 83 | When repeated, "Oh, please" | COME |
| 84 | Phrase on a Spanish candy heart | TEAMO |
| 86 | ___ carte | ALA |
| 87 | Sister of Osiris | ISIS |
| 88 | Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise | JERI |
| 90 | "Me?!" | MOI |
| 91 | Like milk that isn't worth crying over | SPILT |
| 93 | Warning after a slice | FORE |
| 94 | Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis? | FIRSTCLASSNAIL |
| 98 | Floppy hat | BERET |
| 99 | Aromatherapist's workplace | SPA |
| 100 | Common forecast in Portland | RAIN |
| 101 | Struggling to decide | TORN |
| 102 | Musical group? | CAST |
| 103 | Princess Leia or Hester Prynne | HEROINE |
| 105 | Visitor center handouts | MAPS |
| 107 | City west of Montreal | OTTAWA |
| 110 | Worship | ADORE |
| 111 | Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.? | DISSONANTCHORES |
| 116 | Agitated | RILED |
| 117 | Selfish person | TAKER |
| 118 | Coin, commonly | DISK |
| 119 | Stink | REEK |
| 120 | Pen ___ (corresponding pair) | PALS |
| 121 | Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like" | ONICE |
| 122 | Neuter's partner | SPAY |
| 123 | Tibetan oxen | YAKS |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | White bed, perhaps | RICE |
| 2 | Love god | EROS |
| 3 | Stance that resembles a ballerina on one leg | DANCERPOSE |
| 4 | Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc. | ONTHEAPPS |
| 5 | "The Conners" and "The Jeffersons" | SHOWS |
| 6 | Common palindromic text | LOL |
| 7 | "___ Lang Syne" | AULD |
| 8 | "Relax. Calm yourself" | BREATHE |
| 9 | One of two found on résumés? | ACCENT |
| 10 | "Of course!" | DUH |
| 11 | Distinct period | ERA |
| 12 | Domino dot | PIP |
| 13 | Add at no extra cost | TOSSIN |
| 14 | Sorcerer's stick | WAND |
| 15 | "We're toast!" | ITSALLOVER |
| 16 | Experts in body language? | LIPREADERS |
| 17 | Foot, cutesily | TOOTSY |
| 21 | Something a child takes a swing at | PINATA |
| 23 | Count (on) | RELY |
| 24 | Really not look forward to | DREAD |
| 29 | Earlier | AGO |
| 32 | Ruler in Russian history | TSAR |
| 33 | Finished | GOTDONE |
| 35 | President in 1800 | ADAMS |
| 36 | Knot again | RETIE |
| 37 | Windy City paper, with "the" | TRIB |
| 38 | Trouble ___ | SPOT |
| 39 | Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!) | OREGON |
| 41 | N.H.L. star Connor ___ | MCDAVID |
| 42 | "Awful! Awful! Awful!" | IHATEDIT |
| 47 | Relative of an alpaca | GUANACO |
| 48 | Accessory used in some stretches | YOGABALL |
| 50 | Paleo- : old :: ___ : new | NEO |
| 52 | Pharmacist Lilly | ELI |
| 53 | She may have a little lamb | EWE |
| 54 | Sailor's opener | AHOY |
| 56 | Feline that a neighbor may find | LOSTCAT |
| 61 | Note to staff | MEMO |
| 64 | They're toast | GONERS |
| 65 | Supervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics | MOLEMAN |
| 66 | XXX-XX-XXXX ID | SSN |
| 67 | Away from the office | OUT |
| 68 | OB/GYN, e.g. | DOC |
| 69 | Online reference with many faces | EMOJIPEDIA |
| 70 | Miniature photo gallery | CAMERAROLL |
| 74 | Touristy destination | RESORTAREA |
| 75 | Bête ___ | NOIRE |
| 76 | Insider, in spy lingo | ASSET |
| 79 | So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" | LAOS |
| 81 | Follow closely | TAIL |
| 82 | Individual account? | LIFESTORY |
| 85 | Spray, in a way | MIST |
| 89 | "It was my best effort" | ITRIED |
| 91 | Wrap name | SARAN |
| 92 | Parts of card-swiping machines | PINPADS |
| 94 | G flat's equivalent | FSHARP |
| 95 | Pink-slip | CAN |
| 96 | Misinformed, say | LIEDTO |
| 97 | "Stop!" | NOMORE |
| 98 | Place for miniature boats | BATH |
| 102 | Arrogant | COCKY |
| 104 | Sources of lead or gold | ORES |
| 106 | Cut quickly | SNIP |
| 108 | Half of a fortnight | WEEK |
| 109 | Invites | ASKS |
| 112 | "Mean Girls" character Janis ___ | IAN |
| 113 | Jet ___ | SKI |
| 114 | Jiff | SEC |
| 115 | It may request that you remove your coat, in brief | TSA |
Hints for the May 24 puzzle
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