The full solution for the NY Times May 28 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Surname of two Indian prime ministers GANDHI
- 7A Fly-by-night types? OWLS
- 11A Go (for) OPT
- 14A Drew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originally OHIOAN
- 15A Baroque instrument VIOL
- 16A Long-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on “Jeopardy!” (incorrectly) HOE
- 17A Walking-around money for Pavarotti? TENORTWENTY
- 19A Veto NIX
- 20A Whistling stickup man on “The Wire” OMAR
- 21A Cry of frustration AARGH
- 22A McGwire’s rival in 1990s M.L.B. SOSA
- 23A Hajj destination MECCA
- 25A Baseball team formerly known as the Colt .45s ASTROS
- 27A Preacher’s gift? PASTORPRESENT
- 29A Fly catcher? MITT
- 30A Kind of a drag? MAIN
- 31A Parrot APE
- 32A Perceptive SENSATE
- 35A Icy passage to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station ROSSSEA
- 37A Get ___ (shine scholastically) ANA
- 38A Muscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarly DELT
- 40A Billionaire Musk ELON
- 41A 5 and 8 go into 42, for example? FACTORFICTION
- 45A Fan of “I” statements EGOIST
- 46A Dissect with a diagram PARSE
- 47A “___, actually …” WELL
- 48A Start of many first-year course names INTRO
- 50A Lawman who got out of Dodge EARP
- 54A 60 minuti ORA
- 55A Local leader is prohibited? MAYORMAYNOT
- 57A Clear RID
- 58A Bum around Europe ARSE
- 59A Intentional creases PLEATS
- 60A Org. targeting Walter White on “Breaking Bad” DEA
- 61A Changes the locks? DYES
- 62A Acted all crabby? SIDLED
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Programming statement that can result in spaghetti code GOTO
- 2D [Excuse me] AHEM
- 3D Totenberg of public radio NINA
- 4D People who get walked all over DOORMATS
- 5D Bit of a laugh HAR
- 6D Not separated INTACT
- 7D Throwing style OVERARM
- 8D Bit of a lark WING
- 9D Lady-killer LOTHARIO
- 10D Machiavellian, in a way SLY
- 11D Answer to “Why’s your report card in the trash?” OHNOREASON
- 12D Written with venom POISONPEN
- 13D Oil, they say TEXASTEA
- 18D Birthplace of Dr Pepper WACO
- 22D Fremont and Folsom in S.F., for two STS
- 24D México’s Tabasco, Jalisco and others ESTADOS
- 26D Guardians of bushido tradition SENSEIS
- 27D National drink of Puerto Rico PINACOLADA
- 28D Two, for many a putt-putt hole PAR
- 29D It’s a zoo out there MENAGERIE
- 32D Blue stop sign? SAFEWORD
- 33D Third in order TERTIARY
- 34D Resident of Rivendell, in Tolkien ELF
- 36D Dark and sultry, like a femme fatale’s gaze SLOEEYED
- 39D Comes on little cat feet TIPTOES
- 42D “___ death do us part” TIL
- 43D Comedian Jimmy CARR
- 44D Opposite of 39-Down TROMPS
- 49D Where to look if you’re looking for LUV (i.e., Southwest Airlines) NYSE
- 51D Fussbudgety, say ANAL
- 52D Mindless repetition ROTE
- 53D Affliction for many first responders, in brief PTSD
- 55D “Spy vs. Spy” magazine MAD
- 56D Who said “I’m so mean I make medicine sick” ALI
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