NYT Crossword May 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Second attempt 4 5A Hunk of marble, e.g. 4 9A Very proficient 5 14A What many plants do in the heat 4 18A Neighbor of Turkmenistan 4 19A Word with happy or half 4 20A Unusual trinket 5 21A ___ furniture 5 22A Stoical British guys? 15 25A Creative spark, in slang 5 26A Avoid 6 27A Sleepover challenge 4 28A It's made with grains 7 30A They twist beneath the surface 4 31A Poles support this 4 33A Prefix with watt 4 34A "___ Miz" 3 35A Assortment 5 37A "The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"? 14 40A Hollywood's Johnny 4 41A Stuck in the mud 5 43A Fitting 3 44A Baseball legend who dated J.Lo 4 45A Lying on 4 46A Tai ___ 3 47A Filthy, in slang 5 49A Like 2026, but not 2025 4 51A Pined for an ex-boyfriend? 11 55A Awl, for one 4 57A Richard of "Pretty Woman" 4 58A Grasp 3 59A Muscle below a delt 3 60A [Pow!] 4 62A Save the Children, e.g., in brief 3 63A Roughly 4 64A Exasperated television producer's plea? 15 68A ’20s architecture style 4 71A Bridal line 3 72A They can be candied 4 73A HVAC measure 3 74A Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C 3 77A The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___ 4 78A Pickle type 4 80A Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22? 11 83A When repeated, "Oh, please" 4 84A Phrase on a Spanish candy heart 5 86A ___ carte 3 87A Sister of Osiris 4 88A Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise 4 90A "Me?!" 3 91A Like milk that isn't worth crying over 5 93A Warning after a slice 4 94A Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis? 14 98A Floppy hat 5 99A Aromatherapist's workplace 3 100A Common forecast in Portland 4 101A Struggling to decide 4 102A Musical group? 4 103A Princess Leia or Hester Prynne 7 105A Visitor center handouts 4 107A City west of Montreal 6 110A Worship 5 111A Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.? 15 116A Agitated 5 117A Selfish person 5 118A Coin, commonly 4 119A Stink 4 120A Pen ___ (corresponding pair) 4 121A Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like" 5 122A Neuter's partner 4 123A Tibetan oxen 4

Down

1D White bed, perhaps 4 2D Love god 4 3D Stance that resembles a ballerina on one leg 10 4D Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc. 9 5D "The Conners" and "The Jeffersons" 5 6D Common palindromic text 3 7D "___ Lang Syne" 4 8D "Relax. Calm yourself" 7 9D One of two found on résumés? 6 10D "Of course!" 3 11D Distinct period 3 12D Domino dot 3 13D Add at no extra cost 6 14D Sorcerer's stick 4 15D "We're toast!" 10 16D Experts in body language? 10 17D Foot, cutesily 6 21D Something a child takes a swing at 6 23D Count (on) 4 24D Really not look forward to 5 29D Earlier 3 32D Ruler in Russian history 4 33D Finished 7 35D President in 1800 5 36D Knot again 5 37D Windy City paper, with "the" 4 38D Trouble ___ 4 39D Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!) 6 41D N.H.L. star Connor ___ 7 42D "Awful! Awful! Awful!" 8 47D Relative of an alpaca 7 48D Accessory used in some stretches 8 50D Paleo- : old :: ___ : new 3 52D Pharmacist Lilly 3 53D She may have a little lamb 3 54D Sailor's opener 4 56D Feline that a neighbor may find 7 61D Note to staff 4 64D They're toast 6 65D Supervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics 7 66D XXX-XX-XXXX ID 3 67D Away from the office 3 68D OB/GYN, e.g. 3 69D Online reference with many faces 10 70D Miniature photo gallery 10 74D Touristy destination 10 75D Bête ___ 5 76D Insider, in spy lingo 5 79D So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" 4 81D Follow closely 4 82D Individual account? 9 85D Spray, in a way 4 89D "It was my best effort" 6 91D Wrap name 5 92D Parts of card-swiping machines 7 94D G flat's equivalent 6 95D Pink-slip 3 96D Misinformed, say 6 97D "Stop!" 6 98D Place for miniature boats 4 102D Arrogant 5 104D Sources of lead or gold 4 106D Cut quickly 4 108D Half of a fortnight 4 109D Invites 4 112D "Mean Girls" character Janis ___ 3 113D Jet ___ 3 114D Jiff 3 115D It may request that you remove your coat, in brief 3