The full solution for the NY Times May 20 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Jack Scherban and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Across Clues
- 1 It’s working!LABOR
- 6 Move back and forth, as a dog’s tailWAG
- 9 ___ paint (graffiti artist’s canful)SPRAY
- 14 Yoga poseASANA
- 15 Balloon fillerAIR
- 16 DepartLEAVE
- 17 Ogre with a donkey sidekickSHREK
- 18 This dice roll: [ ? ] [ ? ]SNAKEEYES
- 20 Beatles album character who apparently is an infantry leaderSERGEANTPEPPER
- 22 Early afternoon hourONE
- 23 Use a chairSIT
- 24 Inits. on a food stamps cardEBT
- 25 Show interest at an auctionBID
- 26 Cool ___ cucumberASA
- 27 Baking amts.TSPS
- 31 Hotels.com mascot who must be a commanding officerCAPTAINOBVIOUS
- 35 Hot dish that sounds coldCHILI
- 36 Norm: Abbr.STD
- 37 Public perceptionIMAGE
- 38 Fast-food icon who surely heads a brigadeCOLONELSANDERS
- 41 The “S” of GPS: Abbr.SYST
- 42 Extra part of a leap yearDAY
- 43 Above, in poetryOER
- 44 GuysMEN
- 45 ___-mo (sports replay effect)SLO
- 46 Precious stoneGEM
- 49 Unfazed response to a threat from 20-, 31- or 38-Across?YOUANDWHATARMY
- 54 Penguin Random House or HarperCollinsPUBLISHER
- 55 Wonderland girlALICE
- 56 Change, as the ConstitutionAMEND
- 57 Praiseful poemODE
- 58 Grocery bag optionPAPER
- 59 Yucatán people of oldMAYAS
- 60 Holder of peasPOD
- 61 Swiss borders?ESSES
Vertical Clues
- 1 Cattle-catching ropeLASSO
- 2 Very paleASHEN
- 3 Wall fixture in a ballet studioBARRE
- 4 Universal donor’s blood type, brieflyONEG
- 5 Earns tons of moneyRAKESITIN
- 6 “Hey, that ___ so bad!”WASNT
- 7 Informal contractionAINT
- 8 Purple popGRAPESODA
- 9 Caught some z’sSLEPT
- 10 Chick’s chirpPEEP
- 11 Comic actress MarthaRAYE
- 12 DeclareAVER
- 13 “Of course!”YES
- 19 Skewered meat dish of the MideastKEBAB
- 21 Opera set in ancient EgyptAIDA
- 25 Secondary story, in TV lingoBPLOT
- 26 FidgetyANTSY
- 27 Microwave featureTIMER
- 28 Fly sky-highSOAR
- 29 Wrinkly-faced dogsPUGS
- 30 Opposite of NNWSSE
- 31 Bok ___ (Chinese vegetable)CHOY
- 32 TroublesAILS
- 33 Travel from Kauai to Maui to Oahu, sayISLANDHOP
- 34 Medium for old home moviesVIDEOTAPE
- 35 Includes on an email, for shortCCS
- 39 UtopiasEDENS
- 40 Mardi Gras city, casuallyNOLA
- 44 Cleaning professionalsMAIDS
- 45 Rip to piecesSHRED
- 46 Holds tightly on toGRIPS
- 47 Host an awards showEMCEE
- 48 Mike who voiced 17-AcrossMYERS
- 49 Arizona city or countyYUMA
- 50 Follow, as rulesOBEY
- 51 Bone in the forearmULNA
- 52 “This Is How ___ It” (1995 hit)WEDO
- 53 “What a pity”ALAS
- 54 Jim’s love on “The Office”PAM
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