NYT Crossword May 30, 2026 Answers
By Malaika Handa and Erik Agard · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 30, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A Man's name that, like Otto, is also an Italian number 3 4A Missing unexpectedly 4 8A Times up 6 14A Vet's report 8 16A Poogle or Cybunny 6 17A Movie trailer narrator's first words, often 8 18A Fresh Rolls, for example? 6 19A Prominent ingredient in a Taiwanese chicken soup 9 21A 2014 historical drama in which Stephan James plays the civil rights activist John Lewis 5 22A Swarm 4 23A Roti alternative 4 25A Last name in magazine publishing 4 26A Whiz 3 29A "French" or "sliced" haircut 3 31A Music recording space, informally 3 32A Old political slogan of the women's suffrage and labor movements 13 36A "No more games!" 13 37A Drinks popular among bodybuilders 13 38A Quintana ___, easternmost of Mexico's 31 states 3 39A Peaceful, so to speak 3 40A What's represented by a jiggled thumbs-up, in sign language 3 41A Org. that includes the Forest Service 4 43A Agency-issued rules, for short 4 46A Prosperous period 4 50A Express misgivings 5 52A Mutual aid event that originated in 1920s Harlem 9 55A Like Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark 6 57A Gathering with grills and grilles 8 58A Popular export from Islay or Speyside 6 59A Part of a cabinet that's made overseas 8 60A Osaka's island 6 61A Word used in conditional coding 4 62A Settings for some residents, for short 3Down
1D Switcheroo 5 2D Flying ___ (train between Mumbai and Surat) 5 3D DO NOT ___ 5 4D Nuclide, e.g. 4 5D Abraded 4 6D Fabric debuted by DuPont in the 1940s 5 7D Olympic golf gold medalist ___ Ko 5 8D Princess played by Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday" 3 9D Some gift shop merch 4 10D Former "S.N.L." comic ___ Yang 5 11D Students might get credit from them 9 12D Semi professional? 8 13D Low-level cloud 7 15D Rodent that lives in South American marshes 8 20D Mideast yogurt dip eaten with pita 6 24D Acknowledges, in a way 6 27D Singer Jessie with the hit 2020 album "Before Love Came to Kill Us" 5 28D Like Cheerios vis-à-vis Lucky Charms, say 6 30D Strapped for cash 5 32D Color effect of a lunar eclipse 9 33D Evening call to kids playing in the yard 6 34D Early hrs. 3 35D They hold roasts 8 36D Italian sparkling wine 8 37D Pearl-clutching 7 42D High-ranking women in "The Handmaid's Tale" 5 44D "See what I mean?" 5 45D Perpetual homebody? 5 47D Make a delivery, in a way 5 48D Mammal with webbed feet 5 49D Personality test co-inventor Isabel Briggs ___ 5 51D Rolling in it 4 53D Popcorn holders 4 54D Ballet term from the French for "folded" 4 56D "Wicked" director Jon M. ___ 3Frequently Asked Questions
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