Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Sunday, May 17, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Sunday, May 17, 2026 features 140 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.2 letters. The longest answer is "CHICKENSANDWICH".
Total Clues
140
Longest
CHICKENSANDWICH
Avg Length
5.2
Shortest
LGA
Featured Clue
"<i>Yellow submarine?</i>"
15 Letters
CHICKENSANDWICH
ALLComplete Solution List
Snag
6GLITCH
Italian sparkling wine
4ASTI
John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand
4GALT
Code for Queens-landers?
3LGA
Polaris
6AURORA
Intl. group formed in 1945
5THEUN
Purple dish eaten with a spoon
8ACAIBOWL
<i>Lottery commission?</i>
12DRAWINGBOARD
<i>Prison terms?</i>
8PENNAMES
Smell, e.g.
5SENSE
University of Alabama rallying cry
8ROLLTIDE
President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)
6DELANO
<i>Shower stall?</i>
9RAINDELAY
Slanted type: Abbr.
4ITAL
Get one's feet wet
4WADE
Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth
3NNE
Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna
4RENI
<i>Automates?</i>
7CARPALS
How mashed avocado might be served
9OVERTOAST
Acquire, in a way
5ANNEX
Yep, noticed that
4ISAW
<i>Battle cry?</i>
7WARRANT
PC IDs
3IPS
What regular customers pay less for?
3GAS
A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it
5STARE
When Memorial Day is observed
5INMAY
Grim Grimm character
4OGRE
Trounce
4WHUP
Bamboozled
3HAD
Upscale shirtmaker
4ETON
Symbol of the American West
7SAGUARO
Former
7ONETIME
<i>Yellow submarine?</i>
15CHICKENSANDWICH
Infantile
7BABYISH
Prepares
7READIES
Put on the line
4RISK
Mien
3AIR
Surname for a family of fictional Kansans
4GALE
One whose pride can be protective
4LION
___ a stinker? (Bugs Bunny line)
5AINTI
Affect emotionally
5TOUCH
Cologne conjunction
3UND
Freight weight
3TON
<i>Stolen base?</i>
7HOTFOOT
Pelvic parts
4ILIA
Love, in Lyon
5AMOUR
Bit of flooring for a patio, say
9STONETILE
<i>Blood vessel?</i>
7KINSHIP
Page (through)
4LEAF
Org. for pugilists
3WBC
Go downhill, in a way
4SLED
Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing"
4SALS
<i>Fire starter?</i>
9CANOPENER
Showy kind of push-up
6ONEARM
Salty cheese made from sheep's milk
8PECORINO
Creature-friendly org.
5ASPCA
<i>Padlock?</i>
8MATTRESS
<i>Confidence men?</i>
12TRUSTBUSTERS
Rock-bottom review
8ITSTINKS
1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds
5TAMMY
Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way
6SPITAT
What a clear plastic bag is not
3TOY
Right now
4STAT
... your point being?
4OKSO
Roxane's beloved, in classic literature
6CYRANO
Roams (about)
4GADS
Entice
4LURE
Country with many Farsi speakers
4IRAN
They often have AAA backing
4TOWS
Colonial news source
5CRIER
Iconic role for Harrison Ford
3HAN
"You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)
5AHOLD
Deck application
6SEALER
Proverbial slowpoke
6TURTLE
Iconic role for Harrison Ford
7INDIANA
Display amazement, in a way
4GAPE
Star pitcher
3ACE
Mechanism for local funding
7LANDTAX
Feature of the tone-deaf
6TINEAR
___ Linda: San Bernardino suburb
4LOMA
Verdon of "Damn Yankees"
4GWEN
In addition
4ALSO
Steakhouse orders
6TBONES
Alternative to a bouncy house
7BALLPIT
Direct a smile toward
6GRINAT
Fizzling out
5DYING
Erelong
4ANON
*Skating exhibitions
8ICESHOWS
Holy moly!
5WOWIE
Before, in Bordeaux
5AVANT
Skin: Prefix.
5DERMO
Misjudgment
7ERRANCY
Japanese beer brand
5ASAHI
Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally
5LARAM
Greta Garbo, by birth
5SWEDE
T-Swift, by another nickname
3TAY
Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner"
6TIGGER
Yep's opposite
3NAW
Trim
5PRUNE
Seasoning from the ocean
7SEASALT
What some houses are built on?
4SPEC
Cask wood
3OAK
Prefix with form or verse
3UNI
Inept sorts
8SCHLUMPS
One source of news
5RADIO
Burger toppers
6ONIONS
Savings banks
7THRIFTS
Lofty
4HIGH
Life_____ beach
3ISA
Home for an 80-Across
3DEN
Printing technique that uses wax
5BATIK
Garlicky spread
5AIOLI
____ bear
5BRUIN
Packed like sardines, say
5INOIL
It's a wrap
5STOLE
Passed, as bad checks
5KITED
Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
3ENO
Experienced a bit of turnover?
3ATE
Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist
7CASSATT
Sweet, in Seville
5DULCE
Schmooze
6HOBNOB
Back in the day
4ONCE
Malady
7AILMENT
Do something because of
7REACTTO
A score
6TWENTY
Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou
6HARRIS
Polar wear
6ANORAK
Discussion sites
6FORUMS
__ Beach, Calif.
5PISMO
Hoarse
5RASPY
Fail to mention
4OMIT
Intl. group formed in 1949
4NATO
Online marketplace with personalized gifts
4ETSY
Hey, there!
4PSST
Awaken
4STIR
Creature-friendly org.
4PETA
Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names
4CRAN
Regarding
4ASTO
Reggae relative
3SKA
Gamecocks' sch.
3USC