NYT Crossword May 23, 2026 Answers

Across

1A They might be settled atop stools 7 8A Shell, say 5 13A Places to put fliers 8 15A Surgical specialty, informally 5 16A A boxer's might knock you out 9 18A Substitute for "etc." 5 19A Begrudges 6 20A Old auto company based in Lansing, Mich. 3 22A Jazz drummer DeRosa 4 23A One of the seven depicted in the 1995 thriller "Se7en" 5 24A Daytime regulars 9 26A What some prisoners earn, in brief 4 27A Old black-and-white police autos, to Brits 9 28A ___ weekend 3 29A Walk on water? 9 30A Top that screams "Look at me!" 9 31A Clay-and-calcium-carbonate mix used in cement making 9 32A "Lovely!" 3 35A Chess puzzle challenge, maybe 9 36A Make do 4 37A Many an epithet 9 38A Common con game 5 39A Petite ___ (certain French partner) 4 40A Epithet lead-in 3 41A Bit of back-and-forth 6 42A Farrow with a Pulitzer for his investigative journalism 5 44A Eerie substance faked in 19th-century ghost hoaxes 9 46A Bygone leaders 5 47A Tourist nickname for a Southern mecca, to the chagrin of many locals 8 48A Until, in Uruguay 5 49A Destination for wagons, once 7

Down

1D No-goodniks 7 2D Sales job that Forbes magazine once dubbed "the original side hustle," informally 7 3D Ancient collection of Hindu hymns 7 4D Pampers 6 5D Handled something poorly, say 5 6D Gets even with? 4 7D Tac preceder 3 8D At least one 3 9D Substance that undergoes change, as in a lab 8 10D Magpie lookalike with black-and-white plumage 7 11D Bosses (around) 6 12D Gads about 5 14D Figurative ability to withstand almost anything 13 17D Canal blocker? 9 21D Milky and iridescent 7 24D Lizard predator of Africa 9 25D Close call 5 27D Swedish American model Porizkova 7 29D Edward who wrote and illustrated "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" 5 30D Foam designs, perhaps 8 31D Berth places 7 32D 19th-century German novelist Theodor 7 33D Stressors for some H.S. seniors 7 34D Accessory on a pub counter 7 35D Brunch beverage 6 36D Standard 1L course, informally 6 37D Title for some fictional lords 5 38D Sugar ___ 5 41D Choice for the undecided 4 43D Org. with a "Cryptographic Support Services" page on its website 3 45D Little squirt 3