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NYT Crossword — May 27, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues
1He's always hard to find
6State tree of Massachusetts and North Dakota
9Popular pub pastime
14Superman is one, notably
15"O Sole ___"
16Best effort
17Perfect
18Red flag for a mortgage applicant
20November 19, 1863
22Things exchanged at an altar
23Univ. in Troy, N.Y.
24Includes in an email
27Sorcerer
30January 20, 1961
33Lennon's mate … and onetime bandmate
34Low-lying landform
35Filming location for the archaeological dig in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
36Musical piece with repeated themes
38Delhi lentil stew
40Not one for company
41Worship, in a way
43Osso buco meat
45See
46August 28, 1963
48Numbers that aren't entered on bowling scorecards
49Hit way up in the air, as a baseball
50"Li'l ol' me?!"
51Gossip
53Noun or verb … or a description of 20-, 30-, or 46-Across?
58Engineering competition with two "battling" devices
61Round house
62Multiple-choice choices, maybe
63"Feliz ___ Novo!"
64"Rocky" actress Shire
65Walk-off inning, usually
66Ignited
67Big name in shapewear

Down

39 clues
1Dickens's Oliver Twist, for one
2Style magnate Gucci
3Stead
4"Honey" alternative
5Tripping, perhaps
6Decorated with a raised design
7One with a fake account?
8"The ___ Prometheus," Mary Shelley's subtitle to "Frankenstein"
9"Fiddlesticks!"
10Like many wines and cheeses
11"Far out"
12"Please, no more!"
13Fine just the way things are
19Pitch-altering clamps on guitars
21Steam engine need
24Nickels and dimes
25Veer this way and that
26Gets going
27Transforms (into)
28All-powerful avatar in "Ready Player One"
29College chant accompanying "Beat Army!"
31Rapscallion
32"Sorry, do I know them?"
34Question from one smoker to another
37Salon supply
39Speedy driver, slangily
42Locker room emanations
44Friends in Cannes
47Something you do every day, say
48Sister outlet to Banana Republic
52Rotisserie rods
53Word with wine or city
54All-encompassing prefix?
552004's "___ Enchanted"
56Nickel or dime
57Elaborate trick
58Sought a seat
59Japanese sash
60When doubled, a chocolaty treat

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Stats & info

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
15×15
Grid size
76
Total entries
34/191
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
12 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMay 27, 2026
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorDario Salvucci
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 39 down
Longest entries
20ANovember 19, 186312 ltrs53ANoun or verb … or a description of 20-, 30-, or 46-Across?12 ltrs30AJanuary 20, 196110 ltrs46AAugust 28, 196310 ltrs18ARed flag for a mortgage applicant9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.