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NYT Crossword May 23 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, May 23 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1They might be settled atop stools7 lettersSee answer ›8Shell, say5 lettersSee answer ›13Places to put fliers8 lettersSee answer ›15Surgical specialty, informally5 lettersSee answer ›16A boxer's might knock you out9 lettersSee answer ›18Substitute for "etc."5 lettersSee answer ›19Begrudges6 lettersSee answer ›20Old auto company based in Lansing, Mich.3 lettersSee answer ›22Jazz drummer DeRosa4 lettersSee answer ›23One of the seven depicted in the 1995 thriller "Se7en"5 lettersSee answer ›24Daytime regulars9 lettersSee answer ›26What some prisoners earn, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›27Old black-and-white police autos, to Brits9 lettersSee answer ›28___ weekend3 lettersSee answer ›29Walk on water?9 lettersSee answer ›30Top that screams "Look at me!"9 lettersSee answer ›31Clay-and-calcium-carbonate mix used in cement making9 lettersSee answer ›32"Lovely!"3 lettersSee answer ›35Chess puzzle challenge, maybe9 lettersSee answer ›36Make do4 lettersSee answer ›37Many an epithet9 lettersSee answer ›38Common con game5 lettersSee answer ›39Petite ___ (certain French partner)4 lettersSee answer ›40Epithet lead-in3 lettersSee answer ›41Bit of back-and-forth6 lettersSee answer ›42Farrow with a Pulitzer for his investigative journalism5 lettersSee answer ›44Eerie substance faked in 19th-century ghost hoaxes9 lettersSee answer ›46Bygone leaders5 lettersSee answer ›47Tourist nickname for a Southern mecca, to the chagrin of many locals8 lettersSee answer ›48Until, in Uruguay5 lettersSee answer ›49Destination for wagons, once7 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1No-goodniks7 lettersSee answer ›2Sales job that Forbes magazine once dubbed "the original side hustle," informally7 lettersSee answer ›3Ancient collection of Hindu hymns7 lettersSee answer ›4Pampers6 lettersSee answer ›5Handled something poorly, say5 lettersSee answer ›6Gets even with?4 lettersSee answer ›7Tac preceder3 lettersSee answer ›8At least one3 lettersSee answer ›9Substance that undergoes change, as in a lab8 lettersSee answer ›10Magpie lookalike with black-and-white plumage7 lettersSee answer ›11Bosses (around)6 lettersSee answer ›12Gads about5 lettersSee answer ›14Figurative ability to withstand almost anything13 lettersSee answer ›17Canal blocker?9 lettersSee answer ›21Milky and iridescent7 lettersSee answer ›24Lizard predator of Africa9 lettersSee answer ›25Close call5 lettersSee answer ›27Swedish American model Porizkova7 lettersSee answer ›29Edward who wrote and illustrated "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"5 lettersSee answer ›30Foam designs, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›31Berth places7 lettersSee answer ›3219th-century German novelist Theodor7 lettersSee answer ›33Stressors for some H.S. seniors7 lettersSee answer ›34Accessory on a pub counter7 lettersSee answer ›35Brunch beverage6 lettersSee answer ›36Standard 1L course, informally6 lettersSee answer ›37Title for some fictional lords5 lettersSee answer ›38Sugar ___5 lettersSee answer ›41Choice for the undecided4 lettersSee answer ›43Org. with a "Cryptographic Support Services" page on its website3 lettersSee answer ›45Little squirt3 lettersSee answer ›