New York Times Crossword May 31 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 31 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sacsayhuamán fortress buildersINCAS5Across1
Literary forerunner of Captain HookAHAB4Across6
Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds"JOCK4Across10
Help-wanted lettersSOS3Across14
Fermented vegan proteinTEMPEH6Across17
Wrestler/actor JohnCENA4Across19
Coin with 12 stars around the borderEURO4Across20
AlignSYNC4Across21
Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-AcrossSWITZERLAND11Across22
One involved with checks and balancesTREASURER9Across24
WithoutSANS4Across26
Green spacesPASTURES8Across27
Hero of Arabian talesALIBABA7Across29
In the pastAGO3Across30
___ MahalTAJ3Across31
Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precisionMARKSMANSHIP12Across32
Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)DERBY5Across34
D.O.J. agencyATF3Across36
Fuel-efficient ToyotaPRIUS5Across39
Main ideasGISTS5Across40
Athletic skill mastered by 116-AcrossARCHERY7Across41
W-9 fig.SSN3Across44
Banned substance, in sports lingoPED3Across45
Diego Rivera projectMURAL5Across46
Apt name for a lawyerSUE3Across48
Laughed loudlyROARED6Across49
N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouseUNC3Across52
Like the Statue of Liberty at nightUPLIT5Across53
Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine"STARR5Across55
Sailor's septetSEAS4Across57
Go-getter's oppositeDEADBEAT8Across60
ThroughVIA3Across62
"Drat!," in DortmundACH3Across63
"The Situation Room" airerCNN3Across65
Chirruping birdSPARROW7Across66
Pat downFRISK5Across67
City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzleTHEBIGAPPLE11Across69
Stuff in a puffAIR3Across71
She-ep?EWE3Across72
Home to the Burj Khalifa, in briefUAE3Across73
Appointments that may lead to better contactsEYEEXAMS8Across74
DampensWETS4Across76
"Whoa, ___!"NELLY5Across78
Bel ___ cheesePAESE5Across80
InstinctiveGUT3Across81
Religious dissentHERESY6Across82
$5 bill, slangilyABE3Across84
Actress SpacekSISSY5Across85
Negative logic gate in electrical engineeringNOR3Across87
Cartesian conclusionIAM3Across88
Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-AcrossROSSINI7Across91
Gets lostSCATS5Across93
Came to a conclusionENDED5Across96
"Doctor ___"WHO3Across98
Start of an encrypted URLHTTPS5Across99
Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-AcrossSHOOTINGSTAR12Across103
AcidLSD3Across106
Unprocessed, as dataRAW3Across108
Inspiration for many seasonal festivalsHARVEST7Across109
Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon HoPARASITE8Across110
Smoke, perhapsCURE4Across113
What may begin at the endAFTERLIFE9Across114
Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzleWILLIAMTELL11Across116
Orchard selectionPEAR4Across118
Lot calculationAREA4Across119
"All's well with me"IMOK4Across120
HumanMORTAL6Across121
Masthead figs.EDS3Across122
TimidMEEK4Across123
QuibblesNITS4Across124
RusesPLOYS5Across125
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"What a bummer"ITSSAD6Down1
À la EnyaNEWAGE6Down2
Key with three flatsCMINOR6Down3
Studios and penthouses: Abbr.APTS4Down4
"___ me!"SEZ3Down5
Knee parts, for shortACLS4Down6
Part of a track meetHEAT4Down7
Per ___ (accounting term)ANNUM5Down8
Undeserved condemnationBADRAP6Down9
Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakesJETSKIS7Down10
"___ home and native land!"OUR3Down11
Absolutely whomps, in sports lingoCREAMS6Down12
"Bear" that's not a bearKOALA5Down13
Some red winesSYRAHS6Down14
Smallest quantity of digital dataONEBIT6Down15
Abandons, as a projectSCRAPS6Down16
Purifying filter acronymHEPA4Down18
EasesSUBSIDES8Down21
Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin"RAJAH5Down23
Big name in sewing machinesSINGER6Down25
Messes upERRS4Down28
TV host BanksTYRA4Down31
Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired nameSUNRA5Down33
Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest"BARCAR6Down35
Magnetic unit named for an inventorTESLA5Down37
Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?FRUITFUL8Down38
Many a liquor license applicantCLUBOWNER9Down42
As of nowYET3Down43
Board game with ancient originsPARCHEESI9Down45
Gooey chocolate dessertMUDPIE6Down46
DiscoverUNEARTH7Down47
Holds forthORATES6Down50
Tenth, in LatinDECIMUS7Down51
Small flycatchers named for their call, not their sizePEWEES6Down54
Bro kinSIS3Down55
What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat?TAKEABOW8Down56
Dread-full?ANGSTY6Down58
Popular beverage brandSNAPPLE7Down59
Dr. ___DRE3Down61
CompeteVIE3Down62
Bad spelling?HEX3Down64
Lead-in to bones or bucksSAW3Down66
SunbeamRAY3Down68
Abandons a project, slangilyBAGSIT6Down70
"Oy!"YEESH5Down75
ForwardedSENTOVER8Down77
Full of tall talesLYING5Down79
It's better than a bogeyPAR3Down80
Team lineupROSTER6Down83
Like most modern TV broadcastsINHD4Down86
"Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer"ADSPEAK7Down89
Self-referentialMETA4Down90
Conductor GeorgSOLTI5Down92
Snaky double curveSSHAPE6Down93
Really irritatedCHAFED6Down94
Main linesAORTAS6Down95
FullENTIRE6Down96
Australian city named for a scientistDARWIN6Down97
Closely followingTRUETO6Down100
Gambler's combo betPARLAY6Down101
Waves sought by surfersSWELLS6Down102
Five Pillars religionISLAM5Down104
"Spider-Man" director SamRAIMI5Down105
Stitcher's lineSEAM4Down107
Tee time or airtime, e.g.SLOT4Down111
SortsILKS4Down112
Corner keyCTRL4Down113
TollFEE3Down115
Bucket list item?MOP3Down117
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