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New York Times Crossword May 31 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 140 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 31 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Sacsayhuamán fortress builders51 AcrossReveal answer → Literary forerunner of Captain Hook46 AcrossReveal answer → Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds"410 AcrossReveal answer → Help-wanted letters314 AcrossReveal answer → Fermented vegan protein617 AcrossReveal answer → Wrestler/actor John419 AcrossReveal answer → Coin with 12 stars around the border420 AcrossReveal answer → Align421 AcrossReveal answer → Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across1122 AcrossReveal answer → One involved with checks and balances924 AcrossReveal answer → Without426 AcrossReveal answer → Green spaces827 AcrossReveal answer → Hero of Arabian tales729 AcrossReveal answer → In the past330 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Mahal331 AcrossReveal answer → Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision1232 AcrossReveal answer → Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)534 AcrossReveal answer → D.O.J. agency336 AcrossReveal answer → Fuel-efficient Toyota539 AcrossReveal answer → Main ideas540 AcrossReveal answer → Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across741 AcrossReveal answer → W-9 fig.344 AcrossReveal answer → Banned substance, in sports lingo345 AcrossReveal answer → Diego Rivera project546 AcrossReveal answer → Apt name for a lawyer348 AcrossReveal answer → Laughed loudly649 AcrossReveal answer → N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse352 AcrossReveal answer → Like the Statue of Liberty at night553 AcrossReveal answer → Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine"555 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor's septet457 AcrossReveal answer → Go-getter's opposite860 AcrossReveal answer → Through362 AcrossReveal answer → "Drat!," in Dortmund363 AcrossReveal answer → "The Situation Room" airer365 AcrossReveal answer → Chirruping bird766 AcrossReveal answer → Pat down567 AcrossReveal answer → City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle1169 AcrossReveal answer → Stuff in a puff371 AcrossReveal answer → She-ep?372 AcrossReveal answer → Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief373 AcrossReveal answer → Appointments that may lead to better contacts874 AcrossReveal answer → Dampens476 AcrossReveal answer → "Whoa, ___!"578 AcrossReveal answer → Bel ___ cheese580 AcrossReveal answer → Instinctive381 AcrossReveal answer → Religious dissent682 AcrossReveal answer → $5 bill, slangily384 AcrossReveal answer → Actress Spacek585 AcrossReveal answer → Negative logic gate in electrical engineering387 AcrossReveal answer → Cartesian conclusion388 AcrossReveal answer → Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across791 AcrossReveal answer → Gets lost593 AcrossReveal answer → Came to a conclusion596 AcrossReveal answer → "Doctor ___"398 AcrossReveal answer → Start of an encrypted URL599 AcrossReveal answer → Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across12103 AcrossReveal answer → Acid3106 AcrossReveal answer → Unprocessed, as data3108 AcrossReveal answer → Inspiration for many seasonal festivals7109 AcrossReveal answer → Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho8110 AcrossReveal answer → Smoke, perhaps4113 AcrossReveal answer → What may begin at the end9114 AcrossReveal answer → Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle11116 AcrossReveal answer → Orchard selection4118 AcrossReveal answer → Lot calculation4119 AcrossReveal answer → "All's well with me"4120 AcrossReveal answer → Human6121 AcrossReveal answer → Masthead figs.3122 AcrossReveal answer → Timid4123 AcrossReveal answer → Quibbles4124 AcrossReveal answer → Ruses5125 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
"What a bummer"61 DownReveal answer → À la Enya62 DownReveal answer → Key with three flats63 DownReveal answer → Studios and penthouses: Abbr.44 DownReveal answer → "___ me!"35 DownReveal answer → Knee parts, for short46 DownReveal answer → Part of a track meet47 DownReveal answer → Per ___ (accounting term)58 DownReveal answer → Undeserved condemnation69 DownReveal answer → Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes710 DownReveal answer → "___ home and native land!"311 DownReveal answer → Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo612 DownReveal answer → "Bear" that's not a bear513 DownReveal answer → Some red wines614 DownReveal answer → Smallest quantity of digital data615 DownReveal answer → Abandons, as a project616 DownReveal answer → Purifying filter acronym418 DownReveal answer → Eases821 DownReveal answer → Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin"523 DownReveal answer → Big name in sewing machines625 DownReveal answer → Messes up428 DownReveal answer → TV host Banks431 DownReveal answer → Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name533 DownReveal answer → Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest"635 DownReveal answer → Magnetic unit named for an inventor537 DownReveal answer → Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?838 DownReveal answer → Many a liquor license applicant942 DownReveal answer → As of now343 DownReveal answer → Board game with ancient origins945 DownReveal answer → Gooey chocolate dessert646 DownReveal answer → Discover747 DownReveal answer → Holds forth650 DownReveal answer → Tenth, in Latin751 DownReveal answer → Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size654 DownReveal answer → Bro kin355 DownReveal answer → What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat?856 DownReveal answer → Dread-full?658 DownReveal answer → Popular beverage brand759 DownReveal answer → Dr. ___361 DownReveal answer → Compete362 DownReveal answer → Bad spelling?364 DownReveal answer → Lead-in to bones or bucks366 DownReveal answer → Sunbeam368 DownReveal answer → Abandons a project, slangily670 DownReveal answer → "Oy!"575 DownReveal answer → Forwarded877 DownReveal answer → Full of tall tales579 DownReveal answer → It's better than a bogey380 DownReveal answer → Team lineup683 DownReveal answer → Like most modern TV broadcasts486 DownReveal answer → "Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer"789 DownReveal answer → Self-referential490 DownReveal answer → Conductor Georg592 DownReveal answer → Snaky double curve693 DownReveal answer → Really irritated694 DownReveal answer → Main lines695 DownReveal answer → Full696 DownReveal answer → Australian city named for a scientist697 DownReveal answer → Closely following6100 DownReveal answer → Gambler's combo bet6101 DownReveal answer → Waves sought by surfers6102 DownReveal answer → Five Pillars religion5104 DownReveal answer → "Spider-Man" director Sam5105 DownReveal answer → Stitcher's line4107 DownReveal answer → Tee time or airtime, e.g.4111 DownReveal answer → Sorts4112 DownReveal answer → Corner key4113 DownReveal answer → Toll3115 DownReveal answer → Bucket list item?3117 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.