Saturday, May 30, 2026
By Malaika Handa and Erik Agard
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number
- 4Missing unexpectedly
- 8Times up
- 14Vet's report
- 16Poogle or Cybunny
- 17Movie trailer narrator's first words, often
- 18Fresh Rolls, for example?
- 19Prominent ingredient in a Taiwanese chicken soup
- 212014 historical drama in which Stephan James plays the civil rights activist John Lewis
- 22Swarm
- 23Roti alternative
- 25Last name in magazine publishing
- 26Whiz
- 29"French" or "sliced" haircut
- 31Music recording space, informally
- 32Old political slogan of the women's suffrage and labor movements
- 36"No more games!"
- 37Drinks popular among bodybuilders
- 38Quintana ___, easternmost of Mexico's 31 states
- 39Peaceful, so to speak
- 40What's represented by a jiggled thumbs-up, in sign language
- 41Org. that includes the Forest Service
- 43Agency-issued rules, for short
- 46Prosperous period
- 50Express misgivings
- 52Mutual aid event that originated in 1920s Harlem
- 55Like Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark
- 57Gathering with grills and grilles
- 58Popular export from Islay or Speyside
- 59Part of a cabinet that's made overseas
- 60Osaka's island
- 61Word used in conditional coding
- 62Settings for some residents, for short
Down
- 1Switcheroo
- 2Flying ___ (train between Mumbai and Surat)
- 3DO NOT ___
- 4Nuclide, e.g.
- 5Abraded
- 6Fabric debuted by DuPont in the 1940s
- 7Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko
- 8Princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday"
- 9Some gift shop merch
- 10Former "S.N.L." comic ___ Yang
- 11Students might get credit from them
- 12Semi professional?
- 13Low-level cloud
- 15Rodent that lives in South American marshes
- 20Mideast yogurt dip eaten with pita
- 24Acknowledges, in a way
- 27Singer Jessie with the hit 2020 album "Before Love Came to Kill Us"
- 28Like Cheerios vis-à-vis Lucky Charms, say
- 30Strapped for cash
- 32Color effect of a lunar eclipse
- 33Evening call to kids playing in the yard
- 34Early hrs.
- 35They hold roasts
- 36Italian sparkling wine
- 37Pearl-clutching
- 42High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale"
- 44"See what I mean?"
- 45Perpetual homebody?
- 47Make a delivery, in a way
- 48Mammal with webbed feet
- 49Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___
- 51Rolling in it
- 53Popcorn holders
- 54Ballet term from the French for "folded"
- 56"Wicked" director Jon M. ___
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number — Answer: TRE
- 4. Missing unexpectedly — Answer: AWOL
- 8. Times up — Answer: ATBATS
- 14. Vet's report — Answer: WARSTORY
- 16. Poogle or Cybunny — Answer: NEOPET
- 17. Movie trailer narrator's first words, often — Answer: INAWORLD
- 18. Fresh Rolls, for example? — Answer: NEWCAR
- 19. Prominent ingredient in a Taiwanese chicken soup — Answer: SESAMEOIL
- 21. 2014 historical drama in which Stephan James plays the civil rights activist John Lewis — Answer: SELMA
- 22. Swarm — Answer: TEEM
- 23. Roti alternative — Answer: NAAN
- 25. Last name in magazine publishing — Answer: NAST
- 26. Whiz — Answer: PRO
- 29. "French" or "sliced" haircut — Answer: BOB
- 31. Music recording space, informally — Answer: STU
- 32. Old political slogan of the women's suffrage and labor movements — Answer: BREADANDROSES
- 36. "No more games!" — Answer: PLAYTIMESOVER
- 37. Drinks popular among bodybuilders — Answer: PROTEINSHAKES
- 38. Quintana ___, easternmost of Mexico's 31 states — Answer: ROO
- 39. Peaceful, so to speak — Answer: ZEN
- 40. What's represented by a jiggled thumbs-up, in sign language — Answer: TEN
- 41. Org. that includes the Forest Service — Answer: USDA
- 43. Agency-issued rules, for short — Answer: REGS
- 46. Prosperous period — Answer: BOOM
- 50. Express misgivings — Answer: DEMUR
- 52. Mutual aid event that originated in 1920s Harlem — Answer: RENTPARTY
- 55. Like Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark — Answer: ICONIC
- 57. Gathering with grills and grilles — Answer: TAILGATE
- 58. Popular export from Islay or Speyside — Answer: SCOTCH
- 59. Part of a cabinet that's made overseas — Answer: MINISTER
- 60. Osaka's island — Answer: HONSHU
- 61. Word used in conditional coding — Answer: ELSE
- 62. Settings for some residents, for short — Answer: ERS
Down
- 1. Switcheroo — Answer: TWIST
- 2. Flying ___ (train between Mumbai and Surat) — Answer: RANEE
- 3. DO NOT ___ — Answer: ERASE
- 4. Nuclide, e.g. — Answer: ATOM
- 5. Abraded — Answer: WORE
- 6. Fabric debuted by DuPont in the 1940s — Answer: ORLON
- 7. Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko — Answer: LYDIA
- 8. Princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" — Answer: ANN
- 9. Some gift shop merch — Answer: TEES
- 10. Former "S.N.L." comic ___ Yang — Answer: BOWEN
- 11. Students might get credit from them — Answer: APCLASSES
- 12. Semi professional? — Answer: TEAMSTER
- 13. Low-level cloud — Answer: STRATUS
- 15. Rodent that lives in South American marshes — Answer: SWAMPRAT
- 20. Mideast yogurt dip eaten with pita — Answer: LABNEH
- 24. Acknowledges, in a way — Answer: NODSAT
- 27. Singer Jessie with the hit 2020 album "Before Love Came to Kill Us" — Answer: REYEZ
- 28. Like Cheerios vis-à-vis Lucky Charms, say — Answer: OATIER
- 30. Strapped for cash — Answer: BROKE
- 32. Color effect of a lunar eclipse — Answer: BLOODMOON
- 33. Evening call to kids playing in the yard — Answer: DINNER
- 34. Early hrs. — Answer: AMS
- 35. They hold roasts — Answer: OVENBAGS
- 36. Italian sparkling wine — Answer: PROSECCO
- 37. Pearl-clutching — Answer: PRUDISH
- 42. High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale" — Answer: AUNTS
- 44. "See what I mean?" — Answer: GETME
- 45. Perpetual homebody? — Answer: SNAIL
- 47. Make a delivery, in a way — Answer: ORATE
- 48. Mammal with webbed feet — Answer: OTTER
- 49. Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___ — Answer: MYERS
- 51. Rolling in it — Answer: RICH
- 53. Popcorn holders — Answer: TINS
- 54. Ballet term from the French for "folded" — Answer: PLIE
- 56. "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ — Answer: CHU
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