NYT Crossword May 31, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Sacsayhuamán fortress builders 5 6A Literary forerunner of Captain Hook 4 10A Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds" 4 14A Help-wanted letters 3 17A Fermented vegan protein 6 19A Wrestler/actor John 4 20A Coin with 12 stars around the border 4 21A Align 4 22A Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across 11 24A One involved with checks and balances 9 26A Without 4 27A Green spaces 8 29A Hero of Arabian tales 7 30A In the past 3 31A ___ Mahal 3 32A Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision 12 34A Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event) 5 36A D.O.J. agency 3 39A Fuel-efficient Toyota 5 40A Main ideas 5 41A Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across 7 44A W-9 fig. 3 45A Banned substance, in sports lingo 3 46A Diego Rivera project 5 48A Apt name for a lawyer 3 49A Laughed loudly 6 52A N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse 3 53A Like the Statue of Liberty at night 5 55A Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine" 5 57A Sailor's septet 4 60A Go-getter's opposite 8 62A Through 3 63A "Drat!," in Dortmund 3 65A "The Situation Room" airer 3 66A Chirruping bird 7 67A Pat down 5 69A City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle 11 71A Stuff in a puff 3 72A She-ep? 3 73A Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief 3 74A Appointments that may lead to better contacts 8 76A Dampens 4 78A "Whoa, ___!" 5 80A Bel ___ cheese 5 81A Instinctive 3 82A Religious dissent 6 84A $5 bill, slangily 3 85A Actress Spacek 5 87A Negative logic gate in electrical engineering 3 88A Cartesian conclusion 3 91A Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across 7 93A Gets lost 5 96A Came to a conclusion 5 98A "Doctor ___" 3 99A Start of an encrypted URL 5 103A Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across 12 106A Acid 3 108A Unprocessed, as data 3 109A Inspiration for many seasonal festivals 7 110A Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho 8 113A Smoke, perhaps 4 114A What may begin at the end 9 116A Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle 11 118A Orchard selection 4 119A Lot calculation 4 120A "All's well with me" 4 121A Human 6 122A Masthead figs. 3 123A Timid 4 124A Quibbles 4 125A Ruses 5

Down

1D "What a bummer" 6 2D À la Enya 6 3D Key with three flats 6 4D Studios and penthouses: Abbr. 4 5D "___ me!" 3 6D Knee parts, for short 4 7D Part of a track meet 4 8D Per ___ (accounting term) 5 9D Undeserved condemnation 6 10D Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes 7 11D "___ home and native land!" 3 12D Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo 6 13D "Bear" that's not a bear 5 14D Some red wines 6 15D Smallest quantity of digital data 6 16D Abandons, as a project 6 18D Purifying filter acronym 4 21D Eases 8 23D Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin" 5 25D Big name in sewing machines 6 28D Messes up 4 31D TV host Banks 4 33D Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name 5 35D Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest" 6 37D Magnetic unit named for an inventor 5 38D Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across? 8 42D Many a liquor license applicant 9 43D As of now 3 45D Board game with ancient origins 9 46D Gooey chocolate dessert 6 47D Discover 7 50D Holds forth 6 51D Tenth, in Latin 7 54D Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size 6 55D Bro kin 3 56D What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat? 8 58D Dread-full? 6 59D Popular beverage brand 7 61D Dr. ___ 3 62D Compete 3 64D Bad spelling? 3 66D Lead-in to bones or bucks 3 68D Sunbeam 3 70D Abandons a project, slangily 6 75D "Oy!" 5 77D Forwarded 8 79D Full of tall tales 5 80D It's better than a bogey 3 83D Team lineup 6 86D Like most modern TV broadcasts 4 89D "Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer" 7 90D Self-referential 4 92D Conductor Georg 5 93D Snaky double curve 6 94D Really irritated 6 95D Main lines 6 96D Full 6 97D Australian city named for a scientist 6 100D Closely following 6 101D Gambler's combo bet 6 102D Waves sought by surfers 6 104D Five Pillars religion 5 105D "Spider-Man" director Sam 5 107D Stitcher's line 4 111D Tee time or airtime, e.g. 4 112D Sorts 4 113D Corner key 4 115D Toll 3 117D Bucket list item? 3