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New York Times Crossword May 29 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 29 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Oscar" of the French film industryCESAR5Across1 Feeling after a long hikeACHE4Across6 Singer/composer BareillesSARA4Across10 PrematurelyALLTOOSOON10Across14 Many a fund-raising target, informallyALUM4Across16 "We have a mutual friend?!"SMALLWORLD10Across17 Smurf who is more than 500 years oldPAPA4Across18 See 20-AcrossHOP3Across19 With 19-Across, swing dance originating in HarlemLINDY5Across20 They're cut to defuse an explosiveWIRES5Across21 Cue ... or queueLINE4Across22 Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30MAHOMES7Across23 Reducing to rubbleRAZING6Across25 Apt anagram of NOTESTONES5Across28 Hockey infractionICING5Across29 Breezy things enjoyed at the beachEASYREADS9Across30 Doesn't go at full speedTROTS5Across34 SackAXE3Across35 Walk-onEXTRA5Across36 They might make you one with everythingZENSTATES9Across37 "La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850DUMAS5Across39 Party poppersCORKS5Across40 Makes fun of mercilesslyROASTS6Across41 Fall signSCORPIO7Across42 AgitateROIL4Across45 HitsTOKES5Across46 Won't let it goSTEWS5Across47 Zendaya's role on "Euphoria"RUE3Across49 Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado KitACME4Across52 "Can you catch me up?"WHATDIMISS10Across53 Time of day either wayNOON4Across55 Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists"TERRYGROSS10Across56 Barriers to entry, in a wayDAMS4Across57 Unravel at the edgesFRAY4Across58 Variety of cold brewNITRO5Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It is king, in a phraseCASH4Down1 Redheaded monster on TVELMO4Down2 ThwackSLAP4Down3 Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr.ATL3Down4 Road maneuvers featuring lazy brakingROLLINGSTOPS12Down5 Without dissenting voicesASONE5Down6 It's cut after birthCORD4Down7 "Yowzers!"HOLYMOSES9Down8 What a circle lacksEND3Down9 Someone attracted to intellect over looks, saySAPIOSEXUAL11Down10 Dream interrupterALARM5Down11 Currency in The Legend of ZeldaRUPEE5Down12 HoardAMASS5Down13 Outstanding, in a wayOWING5Down15 Eager buyer's questionWHEREDOISIGN12Down21 Traps in a laundry roomLINTSCREENS11Down22 Not a particular oneANY3Down24 Snack brand since 1934RITZ4Down25 It might be a lotACRE4Down26 Last U.S. national park, alphabeticallyZION4Down27 Return payments?TAXES5Down28 Adhere to the kashrut dietary rulesEATKOSHER9Down30 They're filled with baconATMS4Down31 "Curses, foiled again!"DRAT4Down32 GuffSASS4Down33 Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informallyARI3Down38 Neither demure nor mindfulROWDY5Down41 Come to attention, in a waySTAND5Down42 Powder in a pantryCOCOA5Down43 Child's agreementOKMOM5Down44 Avoid rage-quitting, perhapsRETRY5Down45 Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveerTARA4Down48 Run amokRIOT4Down49 Hammer-and-sickle land, for shortUSSR4Down50 Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabetESSO4Down51 "R U KIDDING ME?!"WTF3Down53 Way to look inward, in brief?MRI3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, May 29, 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.