NYT Crossword Clues for May 29, 2026

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Across Clues

"Oscar" of the French film industry 5 letters / Daily

CESAR Reveal Hide

Feeling after a long hike 4 letters / Daily

ACHE Reveal Hide

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Singer/composer Bareilles 4 letters / Daily

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Prematurely 10 letters / Daily

ALLTOOSOON Reveal Hide

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Many a fund-raising target, informally 4 letters / Daily

ALUM Reveal Hide

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"We have a mutual friend?!" 10 letters / Daily

SMALLWORLD Reveal Hide

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Smurf who is more than 500 years old 4 letters / Daily

PAPA Reveal Hide

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See 20-Across 3 letters / Daily

HOP Reveal Hide

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With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem 5 letters / Daily

LINDY Reveal Hide

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They're cut to defuse an explosive 5 letters / Daily

WIRES Reveal Hide

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Cue ... or queue 4 letters / Daily

LINE Reveal Hide

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Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 7 letters / Daily

MAHOMES Reveal Hide

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Reducing to rubble 6 letters / Daily

RAZING Reveal Hide

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Apt anagram of NOTES 5 letters / Daily

TONES Reveal Hide

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Hockey infraction 5 letters / Daily

ICING Reveal Hide

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Breezy things enjoyed at the beach 9 letters / Daily

EASYREADS Reveal Hide

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Doesn't go at full speed 5 letters / Daily

TROTS Reveal Hide

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Sack 3 letters / Daily

AXE Reveal Hide

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Walk-on 5 letters / Daily

EXTRA Reveal Hide

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They might make you one with everything 9 letters / Daily

ZENSTATES Reveal Hide

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"La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 5 letters / Daily

DUMAS Reveal Hide

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Party poppers 5 letters / Daily

CORKS Reveal Hide

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Makes fun of mercilessly 6 letters / Daily

ROASTS Reveal Hide

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Fall sign 7 letters / Daily

SCORPIO Reveal Hide

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Agitate 4 letters / Daily

ROIL Reveal Hide

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Hits 5 letters / Daily

TOKES Reveal Hide

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Won't let it go 5 letters / Daily

STEWS Reveal Hide

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Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" 3 letters / Daily

RUE Reveal Hide

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Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit 4 letters / Daily

ACME Reveal Hide

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"Can you catch me up?" 10 letters / Daily

WHATDIMISS Reveal Hide

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Time of day either way 4 letters / Daily

NOON Reveal Hide

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Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" 10 letters / Daily

TERRYGROSS Reveal Hide

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Barriers to entry, in a way 4 letters / Daily

DAMS Reveal Hide

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Unravel at the edges 4 letters / Daily

FRAY Reveal Hide

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Variety of cold brew 5 letters / Daily

NITRO Reveal Hide

Down Clues

It is king, in a phrase 4 letters / Daily

CASH Reveal Hide

Redheaded monster on TV 4 letters / Daily

ELMO Reveal Hide

Thwack 4 letters / Daily

SLAP Reveal Hide

Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. 3 letters / Daily

ATL Reveal Hide

Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking 12 letters / Daily

ROLLINGSTOPS Reveal Hide

Without dissenting voices 5 letters / Daily

ASONE Reveal Hide

It's cut after birth 4 letters / Daily

CORD Reveal Hide

"Yowzers!" 9 letters / Daily

HOLYMOSES Reveal Hide

What a circle lacks 3 letters / Daily

END Reveal Hide

10D

Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say 11 letters / Daily

SAPIOSEXUAL Reveal Hide

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Dream interrupter 5 letters / Daily

ALARM Reveal Hide

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Currency in The Legend of Zelda 5 letters / Daily

RUPEE Reveal Hide

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Hoard 5 letters / Daily

AMASS Reveal Hide

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Outstanding, in a way 5 letters / Daily

OWING Reveal Hide

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Eager buyer's question 12 letters / Daily

WHEREDOISIGN Reveal Hide

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Traps in a laundry room 11 letters / Daily

LINTSCREENS Reveal Hide

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Not a particular one 3 letters / Daily

ANY Reveal Hide

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Snack brand since 1934 4 letters / Daily

RITZ Reveal Hide

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It might be a lot 4 letters / Daily

ACRE Reveal Hide

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Last U.S. national park, alphabetically 4 letters / Daily

ZION Reveal Hide

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Return payments? 5 letters / Daily

TAXES Reveal Hide

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Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules 9 letters / Daily

EATKOSHER Reveal Hide

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They're filled with bacon 4 letters / Daily

ATMS Reveal Hide

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"Curses, foiled again!" 4 letters / Daily

DRAT Reveal Hide

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Guff 4 letters / Daily

SASS Reveal Hide

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Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally 3 letters / Daily

ARI Reveal Hide

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Neither demure nor mindful 5 letters / Daily

ROWDY Reveal Hide

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Come to attention, in a way 5 letters / Daily

STAND Reveal Hide

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Powder in a pantry 5 letters / Daily

COCOA Reveal Hide

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Child's agreement 5 letters / Daily

OKMOM Reveal Hide

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Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps 5 letters / Daily

RETRY Reveal Hide

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Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer 4 letters / Daily

TARA Reveal Hide

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Run amok 4 letters / Daily

RIOT Reveal Hide

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Hammer-and-sickle land, for short 4 letters / Daily

USSR Reveal Hide

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Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet 4 letters / Daily

ESSO Reveal Hide

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"R U KIDDING ME?!" 3 letters / Daily

WTF Reveal Hide

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Way to look inward, in brief? 3 letters / Daily

MRI Reveal Hide