NYT Crossword May 29, 2026 Answers

Across

1A "Oscar" of the French film industry 5 6A Feeling after a long hike 4 10A Singer/composer Bareilles 4 14A Prematurely 10 16A Many a fund-raising target, informally 4 17A "We have a mutual friend?!" 10 18A Smurf who is more than 500 years old 4 19A See 20-Across 3 20A With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem 5 21A They're cut to defuse an explosive 5 22A Cue ... or queue 4 23A Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 7 25A Reducing to rubble 6 28A Apt anagram of NOTES 5 29A Hockey infraction 5 30A Breezy things enjoyed at the beach 9 34A Doesn't go at full speed 5 35A Sack 3 36A Walk-on 5 37A They might make you one with everything 9 39A "La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 5 40A Party poppers 5 41A Makes fun of mercilessly 6 42A Fall sign 7 45A Agitate 4 46A Hits 5 47A Won't let it go 5 49A Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" 3 52A Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit 4 53A "Can you catch me up?" 10 55A Time of day either way 4 56A Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" 10 57A Barriers to entry, in a way 4 58A Unravel at the edges 4 59A Variety of cold brew 5

Down

1D It is king, in a phrase 4 2D Redheaded monster on TV 4 3D Thwack 4 4D Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. 3 5D Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking 12 6D Without dissenting voices 5 7D It's cut after birth 4 8D "Yowzers!" 9 9D What a circle lacks 3 10D Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say 11 11D Dream interrupter 5 12D Currency in The Legend of Zelda 5 13D Hoard 5 15D Outstanding, in a way 5 21D Eager buyer's question 12 22D Traps in a laundry room 11 24D Not a particular one 3 25D Snack brand since 1934 4 26D It might be a lot 4 27D Last U.S. national park, alphabetically 4 28D Return payments? 5 30D Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules 9 31D They're filled with bacon 4 32D "Curses, foiled again!" 4 33D Guff 4 38D Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally 3 41D Neither demure nor mindful 5 42D Come to attention, in a way 5 43D Powder in a pantry 5 44D Child's agreement 5 45D Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps 5 48D Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer 4 49D Run amok 4 50D Hammer-and-sickle land, for short 4 51D Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet 4 53D "R U KIDDING ME?!" 3 54D Way to look inward, in brief? 3