NYT Crossword Answers for May 19, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for May 19, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

What you eat View hint and explanation

DIET

Campfire confection View hint and explanation

SMORE

10A

Mama ___ of the Mamas & the Papas View hint and explanation

CASS

14A

Clearasil target View hint and explanation

ACNE

15A

Hawkeye View hint and explanation

IOWAN

16A

Sound of a horse's hoof View hint and explanation

CLOP

17A

Standard musical progression View hint and explanation

PENTATONICSCALE

20A

Dry and withered View hint and explanation

SERE

21A

"Dinner's ready!" View hint and explanation

SOUPSON

22A

High court judge? View hint and explanation

CHAIRUMPIRE

26A

Joke (around) View hint and explanation

KID

27A

Whale groups View hint and explanation

PODS

28A

Michael of "The Man Who Would Be King" View hint and explanation

CAINE

29A

Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish" View hint and explanation

BASS

30A

"That's so sweet!" reactions View hint and explanation

AWS

31A

Semaphore device View hint and explanation

FLAG

32A

Patty or Selma, to Bart Simpson View hint and explanation

AUNT

33A

Basketball or baseball, but not boxing View hint and explanation

TEAMSPORT

36A

Frozen dessert franchise View hint and explanation

TCBY

38A

New Zealander View hint and explanation

KIWI

39A

Denali, e.g.: Abbr. View hint and explanation

MTN

42A

Heads of Hogwarts? View hint and explanation

LOOS

43A

Spry View hint and explanation

AGILE

45A

Free-spirited aesthetic View hint and explanation

BOHO

46A

"Ick!" View hint and explanation

EWW

47A

Matching pair on many jets View hint and explanation

TWINENGINES

49A

Massachusetts locale of Manchester-by-the-Sea View hint and explanation

CAPEANN

51A

"Yikes!" View hint and explanation

EGAD

52A

Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across? View hint and explanation

TWODRINKMINIMUM

57A

Like a gut course View hint and explanation

EASY

58A

African country that's another African country minus its final two letters View hint and explanation

NIGER

59A

Generic canine name View hint and explanation

FIDO

60A

Breads for Reuben sandwiches View hint and explanation

RYES

61A

"Beau ___" View hint and explanation

GESTE

62A

Leak slowly View hint and explanation

SEEP

Down Answers

Fist bump View hint and explanation

DAP

Skating exhibition View hint and explanation

ICESHOW

Groups of nine View hint and explanation

ENNEADS

Classic falling-block game View hint and explanation

TETRIS

Basic dog command View hint and explanation

SIT

It's heard in a herd View hint and explanation

MOO

___ goal (soccer blunder) View hint and explanation

OWN

Gorp tidbit View hint and explanation

RAISIN

Number added at the end? View hint and explanation

ENCORE

10D

Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R." View hint and explanation

CCCP

11D

From Nome or Juneau View hint and explanation

ALASKAN

12D

Lone star? View hint and explanation

SOLOIST

13D

Drops some cash View hint and explanation

SPENDS

18D

___ Lingus View hint and explanation

AER

19D

Bird of the W.N.B.A. View hint and explanation

SUE

22D

Return sender, maybe, in brief View hint and explanation

CPA

23D

Sch. whose campus is just off Interstate 405 View hint and explanation

UCLA

24D

Sir's counterpart View hint and explanation

MAAM

25D

Football, informally View hint and explanation

PIGSKIN

29D

Slowly ___ surely View hint and explanation

BUT

31D

Tina who hosted the debut of "Saturday Night Live UK" View hint and explanation

FEY

32D

"Entourage" agent Gold View hint and explanation

ARI

33D

Atlanta-based network View hint and explanation

TBS

34D

Leaves together? View hint and explanation

PILE

35D

Actor Wilson View hint and explanation

OWEN

36D

___ zone (no-parking area) View hint and explanation

TOWAWAY

37D

Yoga stance on all fours View hint and explanation

COWPOSE

39D

Term of friendship for a French woman View hint and explanation

MONAMIE

40D

Nickname for Jeffrey Lebowski in "The Big Lebowski" View hint and explanation

THEDUDE

41D

Those opposed View hint and explanation

NOS

42D

Villain in "The Silence of the Lambs" View hint and explanation

LECTER

43D

Cafe canopy View hint and explanation

AWNING

44D

Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage biz View hint and explanation

GINNIE

45D

Major unknowns View hint and explanation

BIGIFS

47D

Sailor, informally View hint and explanation

TAR

48D

___ Z (Zoomers) View hint and explanation

GEN

50D

"Grand" ice cream brand View hint and explanation

EDYS

53D

Units in a tonne: Abbr. View hint and explanation

KGS

54D

Was introduced to View hint and explanation

MET

55D

Wrath View hint and explanation

IRE

56D

Swiffer WetJet, e.g. View hint and explanation

MOP