You Go Words!

NYT Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Byron WaldenEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AModern "go-to's"4 lettersSee answer ›5ACurtain for silhouetting on stage5 lettersSee answer ›10ABird on the South Carolina state quarter4 lettersSee answer ›14ACapote or chesterfield4 lettersSee answer ›15AEmulates E.T., in a way10 lettersSee answer ›17ARoman goddess who drives a two-horse chariot4 lettersSee answer ›18APrecious self-reference10 lettersSee answer ›19AName shared by the singer of the #1 hit "Rock Me Gently" (1974) and the first Korean American elected to the U.S. Senate (2024)7 lettersSee answer ›21ADouble-___ cassowary (bird of Indonesia and Australia)7 lettersSee answer ›22AMatches with forensics14 lettersSee answer ›24AOccasions to relax and recharge6 lettersSee answer ›25AObama's third secretary of defense (2013-15)5 lettersSee answer ›26AGasoline brand that offered the Torch Club credit card5 lettersSee answer ›27AAid in making salsa5 lettersSee answer ›28AOperculum, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›31ACapital of Greenland4 lettersSee answer ›32AThey're hard to pull off5 lettersSee answer ›33ASpa service, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›34AUp to snuff, facetiously3 lettersSee answer ›35ATrickles5 lettersSee answer ›36ACup holders5 lettersSee answer ›37AMany a Porsche 9115 lettersSee answer ›38APractical types who are often perfectionists, it's said6 lettersSee answer ›39ADon't start with me!14 lettersSee answer ›43ADifficult effort7 lettersSee answer ›44ACut out7 lettersSee answer ›46ASetting for Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"10 lettersSee answer ›48ACold-smoked lox4 lettersSee answer ›49A7 up, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›50AGulf of ___, waters that abut Djibouti and Somaliland4 lettersSee answer ›51AVanilla units4 lettersSee answer ›52ASpouts5 lettersSee answer ›53ARomp4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DVictor over Washington on 11/12/1955 in "Back to the Future, Pt. II" — and in real life4 lettersSee answer ›2DCattle call9 lettersSee answer ›3DWent wide or long, as a tennis ball9 lettersSee answer ›4D"No closer!"8 lettersSee answer ›5DTakes off6 lettersSee answer ›6DWind pipe?5 lettersSee answer ›7DBlight3 lettersSee answer ›8DGetting a break on Broadway?9 lettersSee answer ›9DMedleys8 lettersSee answer ›10DMarriott property with the slogan "Whatever Whenever"6 lettersSee answer ›11DTriumphs smoothly5 lettersSee answer ›12D___ Brickowski ("The Lego Movie" protagonist)5 lettersSee answer ›13D"What this country ___ …"5 lettersSee answer ›16DCertain volleyballer6 lettersSee answer ›20DDeck4 lettersSee answer ›23DOnce-popular terra-cotta figurine7 lettersSee answer ›24DTrigger hair4 lettersSee answer ›27DState in which Gulliver is discovered by the Lilliputians9 lettersSee answer ›28DCombo meal upgrade9 lettersSee answer ›29DGoing back ages9 lettersSee answer ›30D___ track4 lettersSee answer ›32DFolks who enjoy a well-aged beef?8 lettersSee answer ›33DBorderline8 lettersSee answer ›35DEcholocation systems6 lettersSee answer ›36DElement between copper and gallium on the periodic table4 lettersSee answer ›37DSpelling combinations?6 lettersSee answer ›38DThey're concerned with feeding kits6 lettersSee answer ›39DPharyngeal woe5 lettersSee answer ›40DCynthia ___, Tony winner for "The Color Purple"5 lettersSee answer ›41DBuckled5 lettersSee answer ›42DExtend, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›45DChilly and damp4 lettersSee answer ›47D"___ noticed"3 lettersSee answer ›
‹ PREVIOUS PUZZLENYT Crossword May 16 2026 AnswersNEXT PUZZLE ›NYT Crossword May 17 2026 Answers
RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Aug 22 2026Aug 21 2026Aug 20 2026Aug 19 2026Aug 18 2026Aug 17 2026Aug 16 2026Aug 15 2026Aug 14 2026Aug 13 2026Aug 12 2026Aug 11 2026Aug 10 2026Aug 9 2026Aug 8 2026Aug 7 2026Aug 6 2026Aug 5 2026Aug 4 2026Aug 3 2026Aug 2 2026Aug 1 2026Jul 31 2026Jul 30 2026Jul 29 2026Jul 28 2026Jul 27 2026Jul 26 2026Jul 25 2026Jul 24 2026All puzzles →
DAILY GAME ANSWERS8
NYT CrosswordEvery clue solved and explained, updated dailyNYT Midi CrosswordThe midsize NYT crossword solved every dayNYT Mini CrosswordThe daily Mini crossword answered in secondsWordleTodays Wordle answer plus the full historyNYT ConnectionsAll four groups explained every dayNYT StrandsTheme words and spangram for todays puzzleNYT Spelling BeeEvery word, pangram and point totalNYT Letter BoxedThe official solution in the fewest words