NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 27, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorDario Salvucci
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
He's always hard to find (5)
Starts with W, ends with OWALDO→
6A
State tree of Massachusetts and North Dakota (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
9A
Popular pub pastime (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDARTS→
14A
Superman is one, notably (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
15A
"O Sole ___" (3)
Starts with M, ends with OMIO→
16A
Best effort (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGAME→
17A
Perfect (5)
Starts with I, ends with LIDEAL→
18A
Red flag for a mortgage applicant (9)
Starts with B, ends with TBADCREDIT→
20A
November 19, 1863 (12)
Starts with F, ends with DFOURSCOREAND→
22A
Things exchanged at an altar (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOS→
23A
Univ. in Troy, N.Y. (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRPI→
24A
Includes in an email (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
27A
Sorcerer (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAGE→
30A
January 20, 1961 (10)
Starts with A, ends with TASKNOTWHAT→
33A
Lennon's mate … and onetime bandmate (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
34A
Low-lying landform (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGLEN→
35A
Filming location for the archaeological dig in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASAHARA→
36A
Musical piece with repeated themes (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORONDO→
38A
Delhi lentil stew (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDAL→
40A
Not one for company (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLONER→
41A
Worship, in a way (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPRAYTO→
43A
Osso buco meat (4)
Starts with V, ends with LVEAL→
46A
August 28, 1963 (10)
Starts with H, ends with MHAVEADREAM→
48A
Numbers that aren't entered on bowling scorecards (4)
Starts with T, ends with STENS→
49A
Hit way up in the air, as a baseball (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
50A
"Li'l ol' me?!" (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMOI→
51A
Gossip (4)
Starts with D, ends with HDISH→
53A
Noun or verb … or a description of 20-, 30-, or 46-Across? (12)
Starts with P, ends with HPARTOFSPEECH→
58A
Engineering competition with two "battling" devices (9)
Starts with R, ends with OROBOTSUMO→
61A
Round house (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIGLOO→
62A
Multiple-choice choices, maybe (5)
Starts with A, ends with CABORC→
63A
"Feliz ___ Novo!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
64A
"Rocky" actress Shire (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATALIA→
65A
Walk-off inning, usually (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNINTH→
66A
Ignited (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLIT→
67A
Big name in shapewear (5)
Starts with S, ends with XSPANX→
Down
1D
Dickens's Oliver Twist, for one (4)
Starts with W, ends with FWAIF→
2D
Style magnate Gucci (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALDO→
4D
"Honey" alternative (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEARIE→
5D
Tripping, perhaps (5)
Starts with O, ends with DONLSD→
6D
Decorated with a raised design (8)
Starts with E, ends with DEMBOSSED→
7D
One with a fake account? (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
8D
"The ___ Prometheus," Mary Shelley's subtitle to "Frankenstein" (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMODERN→
9D
"Fiddlesticks!" (9)
Starts with D, ends with LDARNITALL→
10D
Like many wines and cheeses (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
11D
"Far out" (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRAD→
12D
"Please, no more!" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
13D
Fine just the way things are (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
19D
Pitch-altering clamps on guitars (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAPOS→
21D
Steam engine need (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOAL→
24D
Nickels and dimes (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECHANGE→
25D
Veer this way and that (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCAREEN→
26D
Gets going (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTARTS→
27D
Transforms (into) (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMORPHS→
28D
All-powerful avatar in "Ready Player One" (6)
Starts with A, ends with KANORAK→
29D
College chant accompanying "Beat Army!" (6)
Starts with G, ends with YGONAVY→
31D
Rapscallion (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKNAVE→
32D
"Sorry, do I know them?" (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
34D
Question from one smoker to another (9)
Starts with G, ends with HGOTAMATCH→
37D
Salon supply (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDYE→
39D
Speedy driver, slangily (8)
Starts with L, ends with TLEADFOOT→
42D
Locker room emanations (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
44D
Friends in Cannes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMIS→
47D
Something you do every day, say (6)
Starts with R, ends with LRITUAL→
48D
Sister outlet to Banana Republic (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTHEGAP→
52D
Rotisserie rods (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPITS→
53D
Word with wine or city (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPORT→
54D
All-encompassing prefix? (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
55D
2004's "___ Enchanted" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELLA→
56D
Nickel or dime (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCOIN→
57D
Elaborate trick (4)
Starts with H, ends with XHOAX→
58D
Sought a seat (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
59D
Japanese sash (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
60D
When doubled, a chocolaty treat (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBON→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 27, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Dario Salvucci and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: He's always hard to find (WALDO); State tree of Massachusetts and North Dakota (ELM); Popular pub pastime (DARTS).
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