NYT Crossword May 31 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 31 2026.

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Clues Across (71 total)

(1)
Sacsayhuamán fortress builders
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Literary forerunner of Captain Hook
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Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds"
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Help-wanted letters
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Fermented vegan protein
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Wrestler/actor John
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Coin with 12 stars around the border
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Align
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Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across
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One involved with checks and balances
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Without
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Green spaces
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Hero of Arabian tales
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In the past
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___ Mahal
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Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision
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Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)
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D.O.J. agency
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Fuel-efficient Toyota
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Main ideas
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Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across
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W-9 fig.
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Banned substance, in sports lingo
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Diego Rivera project
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Apt name for a lawyer
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Laughed loudly
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N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse
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Like the Statue of Liberty at night
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Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine"
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Sailor's septet
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Go-getter's opposite
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Through
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"Drat!," in Dortmund
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"The Situation Room" airer
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Chirruping bird
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Pat down
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City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle
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Stuff in a puff
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She-ep?
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Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief
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Appointments that may lead to better contacts
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Dampens
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"Whoa, ___!"
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Bel ___ cheese
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Instinctive
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Religious dissent
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$5 bill, slangily
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Actress Spacek
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Negative logic gate in electrical engineering
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Cartesian conclusion
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Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across
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Gets lost
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Came to a conclusion
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"Doctor ___"
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Start of an encrypted URL
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Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across
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Acid
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Unprocessed, as data
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Inspiration for many seasonal festivals
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Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho
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Smoke, perhaps
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What may begin at the end
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Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle
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Orchard selection
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Lot calculation
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"All's well with me"
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Human
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Masthead figs.
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Timid
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Quibbles
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Ruses
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Clues Down (69 total)

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"What a bummer"
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À la Enya
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Key with three flats
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Studios and penthouses: Abbr.
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"___ me!"
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Knee parts, for short
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Part of a track meet
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Per ___ (accounting term)
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Undeserved condemnation
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Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes
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"___ home and native land!"
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Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo
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"Bear" that's not a bear
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Some red wines
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Smallest quantity of digital data
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Abandons, as a project
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Purifying filter acronym
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Eases
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Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin"
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Big name in sewing machines
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Messes up
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TV host Banks
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Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name
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Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest"
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Magnetic unit named for an inventor
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Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?
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Many a liquor license applicant
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As of now
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Board game with ancient origins
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Gooey chocolate dessert
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Discover
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Holds forth
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Tenth, in Latin
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Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size
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Bro kin
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What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat?
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Dread-full?
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Popular beverage brand
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Dr. ___
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Compete
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Bad spelling?
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Lead-in to bones or bucks
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Sunbeam
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Abandons a project, slangily
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"Oy!"
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Forwarded
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Full of tall tales
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It's better than a bogey
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Team lineup
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Like most modern TV broadcasts
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"Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer"
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Self-referential
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Conductor Georg
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Snaky double curve
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Really irritated
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Main lines
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Full
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Australian city named for a scientist
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Closely following
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Gambler's combo bet
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Waves sought by surfers
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Five Pillars religion
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"Spider-Man" director Sam
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Stitcher's line
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Tee time or airtime, e.g.
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Sorts
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Corner key
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Toll
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Bucket list item?
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