NYT Daily Crossword - Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Constructor Brad Lively calls this Tuesday construction a puzzle for "bright-eyed and swift-footed solvers," which I think is more clever than anything I could come up with. THINGS I MISSED: 10D & 30D - both debut entries, it turns out! 39D - the name comes from the Greek word meaning "hospitality", but in this place it's pronounced "Zee-nee-uh"