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