New York Times Crossword May 9 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 9 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 70 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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Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gold meddlers?ALCHEMISTS10Across1
One making calls on the fly?BIRD4Across11
You or me, e.g.MEREMORTAL10Across15
___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread)ALOO4Across16
Exclamation of surprise from a hostYOUREEARLY10Across17
Place for a postBLOG4Across18
Dr. J, for all of his N.B.A. careerSIXER5Across19
PerspectiveTAKE4Across20
Husky hellos?ARFS4Across21
Reached new heightsGREW4Across22
Low-level cloudsSTRATI6Across24
Central Plains nation governed by the Nasharo CouncilPAWNEE6Across26
Storage unitBYTE4Across30
Portable retirement optionCOT3Across32
Black-and-white debut of 1912OREO4Across33
Like something no money can buyFREE4Across34
AccomplishedADEPT5Across36
List of qualifications?KINDASORTAMAYBE15Across38
Fragrant compound released during fermentationESTER5Across41
Pomegranate morselARIL4Across42
Certain razorbackBOAR4Across43
Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's namesRHO3Across44
Still active after all these yearsSPRY4Across45
Looks all overSCOURS6Across47
___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread)PANEER6Across49
Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of itSKOR4Across51
Things to let: Abbr.APTS4Across53
"I could be wrong, but ...," for shortIMHO4Across54
Tropical ringATOLL5Across56
HootRIOT4Across61
2000 parody of a 62-AcrossSCARYMOVIE10Across62
"That's for sure"TRUE4Across64
Postponed court date?MAKEUPGAME10Across65
No time like the presentYORE4Across66
Skirt with a bunch of leaves, perhapsSTEAKSALAD10Across67
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 1987AMYS4Down1
Name of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlappedLEOI4Down2
Central pointCRUX4Down3
"This is for you"HERE4Down4
Spring upEMERGE6Down5
One of the Three StoogesMOE3Down6
Extra hotIRATE5Down7
Parlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its nameSTRAWBERRYSHAKE15Down8
LectureTALK4Down9
Least straightforward, saySLYEST6Down10
Weighty subject of some children's booksBABAR5Down11
Statement that may be followed by a dashILLRACEYOU10Down12
Where spirits are high?ROOFTOPBAR10Down13
Vacationers' hires, perhapsDOGSITTERS10Down14
Makes some callsREFS4Down23
Kings of Los Angeles, e.g.TEAM4Down25
Event at which you hope to get good deals?POKERPARTY10Down26
Radio journalist with the 2023 memoir "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening"ARISHAPIRO10Down27
Traveled to performWENTONTOUR10Down28
Central pointNODE4Down29
Legendary Himalayan climberYETI4Down31
Sound made by many fansROAR4Down35
Clemson's ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history)DABO4Down37
Bath seat?ARSE4Down39
Setup for an extra pointALSO4Down40
Color separatorsPRISMS6Down46
What may slow the pace of some legs in a marathonCRAMPS6Down48
Perfume with an accent on its fourth letterESTEE5Down50
Won landKOREA5Down52
What some bio majors do prep work forMCAT4Down55
Garment that once indicated citizenshipTOGA4Down57
A zero is oneOVAL4Down58
Kilo followerLIMA4Down59
Certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in briefLEED4Down60
New ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges)YUK3Down63
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, May 9, 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.