NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 29, 2026
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
ConstructorHemant Mehta
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Oscar" of the French film industry (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCESAR→
6A
Feeling after a long hike (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
10A
Singer/composer Bareilles (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
14A
Prematurely (10)
Starts with A, ends with NALLTOOSOON→
16A
Many a fund-raising target, informally (4)
Starts with A, ends with MALUM→
17A
"We have a mutual friend?!" (10)
Starts with S, ends with DSMALLWORLD→
18A
Smurf who is more than 500 years old (4)
Starts with P, ends with APAPA→
19A
See 20-Across (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHOP→
20A
With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLINDY→
21A
They're cut to defuse an explosive (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWIRES→
22A
Cue ... or queue (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
23A
Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMAHOMES→
25A
Reducing to rubble (6)
Starts with R, ends with GRAZING→
28A
Apt anagram of NOTES (5)
Starts with T, ends with STONES→
29A
Hockey infraction (5)
Starts with I, ends with GICING→
30A
Breezy things enjoyed at the beach (9)
Starts with E, ends with SEASYREADS→
34A
Doesn't go at full speed (5)
Starts with T, ends with STROTS→
36A
Walk-on (5)
Starts with E, ends with AEXTRA→
37A
They might make you one with everything (9)
Starts with Z, ends with SZENSTATES→
39A
"La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUMAS→
40A
Party poppers (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCORKS→
41A
Makes fun of mercilessly (6)
Starts with R, ends with SROASTS→
42A
Fall sign (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSCORPIO→
45A
Agitate (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROIL→
47A
Won't let it go (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEWS→
49A
Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERUE→
52A
Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACME→
53A
"Can you catch me up?" (10)
Starts with W, ends with SWHATDIMISS→
55A
Time of day either way (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNOON→
56A
Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" (10)
Starts with T, ends with STERRYGROSS→
57A
Barriers to entry, in a way (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDAMS→
58A
Unravel at the edges (4)
Starts with F, ends with YFRAY→
59A
Variety of cold brew (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONITRO→
Down
1D
It is king, in a phrase (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
2D
Redheaded monster on TV (4)
Starts with E, ends with OELMO→
3D
Thwack (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLAP→
4D
Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
5D
Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking (12)
Starts with R, ends with SROLLINGSTOPS→
6D
Without dissenting voices (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
7D
It's cut after birth (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCORD→
8D
"Yowzers!" (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHOLYMOSES→
9D
What a circle lacks (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEND→
10D
Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say (11)
Starts with S, ends with LSAPIOSEXUAL→
11D
Dream interrupter (5)
Starts with A, ends with MALARM→
12D
Currency in The Legend of Zelda (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERUPEE→
15D
Outstanding, in a way (5)
Starts with O, ends with GOWING→
21D
Eager buyer's question (12)
Starts with W, ends with NWHEREDOISIGN→
22D
Traps in a laundry room (11)
Starts with L, ends with SLINTSCREENS→
24D
Not a particular one (3)
Starts with A, ends with YANY→
25D
Snack brand since 1934 (4)
Starts with R, ends with ZRITZ→
26D
It might be a lot (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
27D
Last U.S. national park, alphabetically (4)
Starts with Z, ends with NZION→
28D
Return payments? (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAXES→
30D
Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules (9)
Starts with E, ends with REATKOSHER→
31D
They're filled with bacon (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
32D
"Curses, foiled again!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDRAT→
38D
Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
41D
Neither demure nor mindful (5)
Starts with R, ends with YROWDY→
42D
Come to attention, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAND→
43D
Powder in a pantry (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOCOA→
44D
Child's agreement (5)
Starts with O, ends with MOKMOM→
45D
Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRETRY→
48D
Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATARA→
49D
Run amok (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
50D
Hammer-and-sickle land, for short (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSSR→
51D
Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
53D
"R U KIDDING ME?!" (3)
Starts with W, ends with FWTF→
54D
Way to look inward, in brief? (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMRI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 29, 2026?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Hemant Mehta and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Oscar" of the French film industry (CESAR); Feeling after a long hike (ACHE); Singer/composer Bareilles (SARA).
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