Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, May 9, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, May 9, 2026 features 70 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.6 letters. The longest answer is "KINDASORTAMAYBE".
Total Clues
70
Longest
KINDASORTAMAYBE
Avg Length
5.6
Shortest
COT
Featured Clue
"List of qualifications?"
15 Letters
KINDASORTAMAYBE
ALLComplete Solution List
Gold meddlers?
10ALCHEMISTS
One making calls on the fly?
4BIRD
You or me, e.g.
10MEREMORTAL
___ paratha (potato-filled flatbread)
4ALOO
Exclamation of surprise from a host
10YOUREEARLY
Place for a post
4BLOG
Dr. J, for all of his N.B.A. career
5SIXER
Perspective
4TAKE
Husky hellos?
4ARFS
Reached new heights
4GREW
Low-level clouds
6STRATI
Central Plains nation governed by the Nasharo Council
6PAWNEE
Storage unit
4BYTE
Portable retirement option
3COT
Black-and-white debut of 1912
4OREO
Like something no money can buy
4FREE
Accomplished
5ADEPT
List of qualifications?
15KINDASORTAMAYBE
Fragrant compound released during fermentation
5ESTER
Pomegranate morsel
4ARIL
Certain razorback
4BOAR
Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names
3RHO
Still active after all these years
4SPRY
Looks all over
6SCOURS
___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread)
6PANEER
Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of it
4SKOR
Things to let: Abbr.
4APTS
"I could be wrong, but ...," for short
4IMHO
Tropical ring
5ATOLL
Hoot
4RIOT
2000 parody of a 62-Across
10SCARYMOVIE
That's for sure!
4TRUE
Postponed court date?
10MAKEUPGAME
No time like the present
4YORE
Skirt with a bunch of leaves, perhaps
10STEAKSALAD
___ Kitchen, brand of organic foods since 1987
4AMYS
Name of a pope and a Roman emperor whose terms of leadership overlapped
4LEOI
Central point
4CRUX
This is for you
4HERE
Spring up
6EMERGE
One of the Three Stooges
3MOE
Extra hot
5IRATE
Parlor treat typically served with the first five letters of its name
15STRAWBERRYSHAKE
Lecture
4TALK
Least straightforward, say
6SLYEST
Weighty subject of some children's books
5BABAR
Statement that may be followed by a dash
10ILLRACEYOU
Where spirits are high?
10ROOFTOPBAR
Vacationers' hires, perhaps
10DOGSITTERS
Makes some calls
4REFS
Kings of Los Angeles, e.g.
4TEAM
Event at which you hope to get good deals?
10POKERPARTY
Radio journalist with the 2023 memoir "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening"
10ARISHAPIRO
Traveled to perform
10WENTONTOUR
Central point
4NODE
Legendary Himalayan climber
4YETI
Sound made by many fans
4ROAR
Clemson's ___ Swinney (winningest head football coach in A.C.C. history)
4DABO
Bath seat?
4ARSE
Setup for an extra point
4ALSO
Color separators
6PRISMS
What may slow the pace of some legs in a marathon
6CRAMPS
Perfume with an accent on its fourth letter
5ESTEE
Won land
5KOREA
What some bio majors do prep work for
4MCAT
Garment that once indicated citizenship
4TOGA
A zero is one
4OVAL
Kilo follower
4LIMA
Certification program developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, in brief
4LEED
New ___ University of Knuckleheads (fictional institution where Leslie Nielsen lectured about the Three Stooges)
3YUK