The full solution for the NY Times May 21 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Gossiped-about duo ITEM
- 5A River whose southernmost source is found in Burundi NILE
- 9A Animal that expresses anger by spitting LLAMA
- 14A Curbside call TAXI
- 15A Egg’s outline OVAL
- 16A Traditional Vietnamese garment whose name means “long shirt” AODAI
- 17A 2000 Eminem single with lines from his “biggest fan” STAN
- 18A St. Benedict, for one MONK
- 19A Central meeting points NODES
- 20A timiL BACKWARDSCAP
- 23A 50¢ or $1: Abbr. AMT
- 24A Fish more formally known as a batomorph RAY
- 25A Capital of Portugal, to natives LISBOA
- 29A Crown of jewels DIADEM
- 31A Penultimate Greek letter PSI
- 33A One of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” ARM
- 34A Goat’s cry MAA
- 35A Golfer’s suppor- CUTOFFTEE
- 38A Move like a fox SKULK
- 40A Get a lode of this! ORE
- 41A John from Britain ELTON
- 42A Evade MINISKIRT
- 44A “Bad” beginning MAL
- 45A Like news that everyone already knows OLD
- 46A Legal boundaries? ELS
- 47A Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat TUXEDO
- 50A More melted, as a marshmallow GOOIER
- 53A Tree alongside a ski run FIR
- 54A Bro, e.g. SIB
- 55A P | u | n | c | h | e | s STRIPEDSOCKS
- 59A Sound of a perfect basketball shot SWISH
- 62A “Beware the ___ of a patient man”: John Dryden FURY
- 63A Ordered BADE
- 64A Increase, as interest PIQUE
- 65A German Ms. FRAU
- 66A Pupil’s surroundings IRIS
- 67A Environmentalist Adams ANSEL
- 68A Site for many stars? YELP
- 69A Sounds of disapproval TSKS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Short negative review ITSBAD
- 2D Floor covering in a Japanese tearoom TATAMI
- 3D “Bingo!” EXACTAMUNDO
- 4D Stole material MINK
- 5D Southern denial NOMAAM
- 6D Something tickled on a piano IVORY
- 7D “Buy ___. They’re not making it anymore” (old saying) LAND
- 8D Philanthropic group with a clock face in its logo ELKS
- 9D The so-called “Pineapple Isle” LANAI
- 10D Goes around and around LOOPS
- 11D Make sense, with “up” ADD
- 12D “Maggie ___,” classic folk song covered by the Beatles MAE
- 13D ChatGPT, Claude, etc. AIS
- 21D Inflicts WREAKS
- 22D Muse of history CLIO
- 26D Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically BATTLESCARS
- 27D Milkshake flavor OREO
- 28D Gospel shout AMEN
- 30D “Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes” painter, 1945 DALI
- 31D Contented sounds PURRS
- 32D “Changed my mind,” in editing notation STET
- 35D Curl COIL
- 36D Hip-knee connectors FEMURS
- 37D Source of linseed oil FLAX
- 38D It’s all a haze SMOG
- 39D Drug bust unit KILO
- 43D Model Miranda KERR
- 47D Make neat TIDYUP
- 48D Large-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name DIKDIK
- 49D Fixate OBSESS
- 51D Give out ISSUE
- 52D Neighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV ETHEL
- 53D Far from house-trained FERAL
- 56D Dodgy IFFY
- 57D 100% PURE
- 58D End piece? OBIT
- 59D Belinda’s business on “The White Lotus” SPA
- 60D Prevail WIN
- 61D Some test figs. IQS
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