New York Times Crossword May 12 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 12 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
Also solved on May 12
Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Appropriate answer for 1-AcrossSTART5Across1
Have the sense ofFEEL4Across6
Females shepherded by shepherdsEWES4Across10
Fuel-bearing shipOILER5Across14
Leer atOGLE4Across15
One piece of a three-piece suitVEST4Across16
Listing at an ice cream shop in IpswichFLAVOUROFTHEDAY15Across17
Lou Gehrig's disease, in briefALS3Across20
"___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel song)MRS3Across21
Happen afterwardENSUE5Across22
Some limb-moving musclesABDUCTORS9Across23
Kids' items at a day care in DerbyCOLOURINGBOOKS14Across27
Pack tightlyJAMIN5Across32
Spanish for "this"ESTE4Across33
Pod tidbitPEA3Across34
Spoke to a convention, sayORATED6Across35
Members of the aristocracyELITES6Across37
Establishment that might offer free breakfastINN3Across40
Quaint lead-in to whileERST4Across41
Leads offOPENS5Across45
Areas on a map of ManchesterNEIGHBOURHOODS14Across46
Sudden, widespread appearances of illnessOUTBREAKS9Across50
Live (in)DWELL5Across51
"Thanks a ___!" (informal appreciation)MIL3Across54
Butcher's discardFAT3Across55
"Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?"OHYOUAREBRITISH15Across58
Laura of "Jurassic Park"DERN4Across63
A pelican can hold more water in this than in its bellyBILL4Across64
Franz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fictionKAFKA5Across65
Force holding us onto Earth, informallyONEG4Across66
Pepsi alternativeCOKE4Across67
Be presentEXIST5Across68
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DivanSOFA4Down1
Tens or ones place?TILL4Down2
Lead-in to "poor Yorick!"ALAS4Down3
Al Sharpton's title, for shortREV3Down4
Instrument with a Renaissance-era ancestor called a sackbutTROMBONE8Down5
"Absolutely!"FORSURE7Down6
Sense of selfEGO3Down7
Hermey is one, in TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"ELF3Down8
Do-over at servingLET3Down9
"Nevertheless …"EVENSO6Down10
MarriesWEDS4Down11
One son of Isaac and RebekahESAU4Down12
Bacterial eye maladySTYE4Down13
Pakistani languageURDU4Down18
Chervil or chiveHERB4Down19
Touched downALIT4Down23
Stool pigeons, in police shorthandCIS3Down24
Explosive inits.TNT3Down25
Kind of arch in architectureOGEE4Down26
___ asadaCARNE5Down27
Resident of a Mideast sultanateOMANI5Down28
Chose, with "for"OPTED5Down29
WailsKEENS5Down30
Give some lip toSASS4Down31
Sign up forJOIN4Down32
Some are said to be "swimming" in thisDEBT4Down36
ResembleLOOKLIKE8Down38
Ways to raise capital, in briefIPOS4Down39
Lowe on TVROB3Down42
Big ___, West Coast tourist destinationSUR3Down43
Shake with fearTREMBLE7Down44
Sandlot QB's order to a receiverGOLONG6Down47
Streaming service owned by DisneyHULU4Down48
Cause of a shower drain clog, maybeHAIR4Down49
BirdbrainDODO4Down51
"At what time?"WHEN4Down52
Brontë heroineEYRE4Down53
Popular female poodle nameFIFI4Down55
InquiresASKS4Down56
Word after "Copy" or "Fancy"THAT4Down57
Airer of "The View"ABC3Down59
Site of the world's largest Carnival celebrationRIO3Down60
Wapiti, by another nameELK3Down61
Put a burden onTAX3Down62
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.