New York Times Crossword May 28 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 28 2026, constructed by John Kugelman. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASurname of two Indian prime ministers›
- 7AFly-by-night types?›
- 11AGo (for)›
- 14ADrew Carey, Halle Berry or Guy Fieri, originally›
- 15ABaroque instrument›
- 16ALong-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)›
- 17AWalking-around money for Pavarotti?›
- 19AVeto›
- 20AWhistling stickup man on "The Wire"›
- 21ACry of frustration›
- 22AMcGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.B.›
- 23AHajj destination›
- 25ABaseball team formerly known as the Colt .45s›
- 27APreacher's gift?›
- 29AFly catcher?›
- 30AKind of a drag?›
- 31AParrot›
- 32APerceptive›
- 35AIcy passage to Antarctica's McMurdo Station›
- 37AGet ___ (shine scholastically)›
- 38AMuscle exercised with a shoulder press, familiarly›
- 40ABillionaire Musk›
- 41A5 and 8 go into 42, for example?›
- 45AFan of "I" statements›
- 46ADissect with a diagram›
- 47A"___, actually ..."›
- 48AStart of many first-year course names›
- 50ALawman who got out of Dodge›
- 54A60 minuti›
- 55ALocal leader is prohibited?›
- 57AClear›
- 58ABum around Europe›
- 59AIntentional creases›
- 60AOrg. targeting Walter White on "Breaking Bad"›
- 61AChanges the locks?›
- 62AActed all crabby?›
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- 1DProgramming statement that can result in spaghetti code›
- 2D[Excuse me]›
- 3DTotenberg of public radio›
- 4DPeople who get walked all over›
- 5DBit of a laugh›
- 6DNot separated›
- 7DThrowing style›
- 8DBit of a lark›
- 9DLady-killer›
- 10DMachiavellian, in a way›
- 11DAnswer to "Why's your report card in the trash?"›
- 12DWritten with venom›
- 13DOil, they say›
- 18DBirthplace of Dr Pepper›
- 22DFremont and Folsom in S.F., for two›
- 24DMéxico's Tabasco, Jalisco and others›
- 26DGuardians of bushido tradition›
- 27DNational drink of Puerto Rico›
- 28DTwo, for many a putt-putt hole›
- 29DIt's a zoo out there›
- 32DBlue stop sign?›
- 33DThird in order›
- 34DResident of Rivendell, in Tolkien›
- 36DDark and sultry, like a femme fatale's gaze›
- 39DComes on little cat feet›
- 42D"___ death do us part"›
- 43DComedian Jimmy›
- 44DOpposite of 39-Down›
- 49DWhere to look if you're looking for LUV (i.e., Southwest Airlines)›
- 51DFussbudgety, say›
- 52DMindless repetition›
- 53DAffliction for many first responders, in brief›
- 55D"Spy vs. Spy" magazine›
- 56DWho said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"›
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