NYT Crossword Answers – Thursday 05/30/24

The full solution for the NY Times Crossword puzzle on Thursday May 30, 2024 is displayed below.

ACROSS

1. Chicken WIMP
5. Takes off quickly JETS
9. Major hit SMASH
14. One paying taxes EARNER
15. Island that’s home to the Ko’olau Mountains OAHU
16. Common knee injury for athletes ACLTEAR
17. Unwanted pop-ups? ACNE
18. Locale for a noted canal SUEZ
19. Odd duck, maybe? DECOY
20. Playful rub with the knuckles NOOGIE
22. “Bravo!” WELLDONE
24. When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme “A View to a Kill” DURAN
25. Swabbie’s chum MATEY
26. Sly chuckle HEH
27. Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece TRAPS
28. Utah ski resort ALTA
29. “Relax, everything is going to work out” NOFEAR
30. Soil EARTH
31. “Go me!” IRULE
33. Wrongheadedness FOLLY
34. Intimidating people to meet, often IDOLS
35. Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts JESSYE
36. California’s ___ Mudd College HARVEY
39. Christmas decoration HOLLY
41. Not now or later EARLIER
42. Christmas ___ CAROL
43. Potshot JAB
46. Baskin-Robbins competitor TCBY
47. “___ at Five,” Count Basie tune JIVE
48. Racking up wins ONATEAR
50. Washington’s Sea-___ Airport TAC
51. Beach formations DUNES
52. Loses strength WANES
53. Shimmer with an array of colors OPALESCE
55. Facet ASPECT
56. Navajo dwelling HOGAN
57. Nebulous HAZY
59. Unpaid debt ARREAR
60. Sincere EARNEST
61. Locale for a noted canal ERIE
62. Bird on the Canadian dollar coin LOON
63. Semester stressors TESTS
64. Doubly hyphenated IDs SSNS
65. Cries from a litter MEWS
ACROSS Clues from Thursday 05/30/24

DOWN

1. Routine damage WEARANDTEAR
2. Facing a judge, say INCOURT
3. Hanukkah symbol MENORAH
4. Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed PREGAP
5. San ___, Calif. JOSE
6. French homophone of “haut” EAU
7. “Shh! People may be listening” … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle THEWALLSHAVEEARS
8. One way to prepare crêpes SUZETTE
9. “I regret to say …” SADLY
10. Hosted, for short MCED
11. Spirits ALCOHOLS
12. Large aquatic insect STONEFLY
13. Cry from a town crier HEARYEHEARYE
21. One with privileged trading information INSIDER
23. Bucolic setting LEA
25. Badly rough up MAUL
29. Prying NOSY
32. Mr. Rogers ROY
33. Distinguished students FELLOWS
34. Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame IVEY
35. Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly JLO
36. Open and honest conversation HEARTTOHEART
37. Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit ALCAPONE
38. Chest protectors RIBCAGES
40. Unrefined materials ORES
42. Walks in the park CINCHES
43. Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case JANEROE
44. Had some humble pie ATECROW
45. Investment bank that folded in 2008 BEARSTEARNS
47. Au ___ (menu phrase) JUS
49. “I love the smell of ___ in the morning” (“Apocalypse Now” line) NAPALM
51. Bad impressions? DENTS
54. Hold up LAST
55. Words of support AYES
58. California red, informally ZIN
DOWN Clues from Sunday 04/21/24

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