Green spaces Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Green spaces” from the New York Times crossword of May 31, 2026? It has 8 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 31, 2026
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PASTURES is the answer to “Green spaces”. It means to put in a grazing area.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To put in a grazing area.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: AUSSRPTE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with P and ends with S.
More clues from the New York Times (May 31, 2026)
Across
- 1. Sacsayhuamán fortress builders5 letters, starts with IINCAS
- 6. Literary forerunner of Captain Hook4 letters, starts with AAHAB
- 10. Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds"4 letters, starts with JJOCK
- 14. Help-wanted letters3 letters, starts with SSOS
- 17. Fermented vegan protein6 letters, starts with TTEMPEH
- 19. Wrestler/actor John4 letters, starts with CCENA
- 20. Coin with 12 stars around the border4 letters, starts with EEURO
- 21. Align4 letters, starts with SSYNC
- 22. Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across11 letters, starts with SSWITZERLAND
- 24. One involved with checks and balances9 letters, starts with TTREASURER
- 26. Without4 letters, starts with SSANS
- 27. Green spaces8 letters, starts with PPASTURES
- 29. Hero of Arabian tales7 letters, starts with AALIBABA
- 30. In the past3 letters, starts with AAGO
- 31. ___ Mahal3 letters, starts with TTAJ
- 32. Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision12 letters, starts with MMARKSMANSHIP
- 34. Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event)5 letters, starts with DDERBY
- 36. D.O.J. agency3 letters, starts with AATF
- 39. Fuel-efficient Toyota5 letters, starts with PPRIUS
- 40. Main ideas5 letters, starts with GGISTS
- 41. Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across7 letters, starts with AARCHERY
- 44. W-9 fig.3 letters, starts with SSSN
- 45. Banned substance, in sports lingo3 letters, starts with PPED
- 46. Diego Rivera project5 letters, starts with MMURAL
- 48. Apt name for a lawyer3 letters, starts with SSUE
- 49. Laughed loudly6 letters, starts with RROARED
- 52. N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse3 letters, starts with UUNC
- 53. Like the Statue of Liberty at night5 letters, starts with UUPLIT
- 55. Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine"5 letters, starts with SSTARR
- 57. Sailor's septet4 letters, starts with SSEAS
- 60. Go-getter's opposite8 letters, starts with DDEADBEAT
- 62. Through3 letters, starts with VVIA
- 63. "Drat!," in Dortmund3 letters, starts with AACH
- 65. "The Situation Room" airer3 letters, starts with CCNN
- 66. Chirruping bird7 letters, starts with SSPARROW
- 67. Pat down5 letters, starts with FFRISK
- 69. City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle7 letters, starts with TTHEBIGAPPLE
- 71. Stuff in a puff3 letters, starts with AAIR
- 72. She-ep?3 letters, starts with EEWE
- 73. Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief3 letters, starts with UUAE
- 74. Appointments that may lead to better contacts8 letters, starts with EEYEEXAMS
- 76. Dampens4 letters, starts with WWETS
- 78. "Whoa, ___!"5 letters, starts with NNELLY
- 80. Bel ___ cheese5 letters, starts with PPAESE
- 81. Instinctive3 letters, starts with GGUT
- 82. Religious dissent6 letters, starts with HHERESY
- 84. $5 bill, slangily3 letters, starts with AABE
- 85. Actress Spacek5 letters, starts with SSISSY
- 87. Negative logic gate in electrical engineering3 letters, starts with NNOR
- 88. Cartesian conclusion3 letters, starts with IIAM
- 91. Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across7 letters, starts with RROSSINI
- 93. Gets lost5 letters, starts with SSCATS
- 96. Came to a conclusion5 letters, starts with EENDED
- 98. "Doctor ___"3 letters, starts with WWHO
- 99. Start of an encrypted URL5 letters, starts with HHTTPS
- 103. Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across12 letters, starts with SSHOOTINGSTAR
- 106. Acid3 letters, starts with LLSD
- 108. Unprocessed, as data3 letters, starts with RRAW
- 109. Inspiration for many seasonal festivals7 letters, starts with HHARVEST
- 110. Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho8 letters, starts with PPARASITE
- 113. Smoke, perhaps4 letters, starts with CCURE
- 114. What may begin at the end9 letters, starts with AAFTERLIFE
- 116. Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle11 letters, starts with WWILLIAMTELL
- 118. Orchard selection4 letters, starts with PPEAR
- 119. Lot calculation4 letters, starts with AAREA
- 120. "All's well with me"4 letters, starts with IIMOK
- 121. Human6 letters, starts with MMORTAL
- 122. Masthead figs.3 letters, starts with EEDS
- 123. Timid4 letters, starts with MMEEK
- 124. Quibbles4 letters, starts with NNITS
- 125. Ruses5 letters, starts with PPLOYS
Down
- 1. "What a bummer"6 letters, starts with IITSSAD
- 2. À la Enya6 letters, starts with NNEWAGE
- 3. Key with three flats6 letters, starts with CCMINOR
- 4. Studios and penthouses: Abbr.4 letters, starts with AAPTS
- 5. "___ me!"3 letters, starts with SSEZ
- 6. Knee parts, for short4 letters, starts with AACLS
- 7. Part of a track meet4 letters, starts with HHEAT
- 8. Per ___ (accounting term)5 letters, starts with AANNUM
- 9. Undeserved condemnation6 letters, starts with BBADRAP
- 10. Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes7 letters, starts with JJETSKIS
- 11. "___ home and native land!"3 letters, starts with OOUR
- 12. Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo6 letters, starts with CCREAMS
- 13. "Bear" that's not a bear5 letters, starts with KKOALA
- 14. Some red wines6 letters, starts with SSYRAHS
- 15. Smallest quantity of digital data6 letters, starts with OONEBIT
- 16. Abandons, as a project6 letters, starts with SSCRAPS
- 18. Purifying filter acronym4 letters, starts with HHEPA
- 21. Eases8 letters, starts with SSUBSIDES
- 23. Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin"5 letters, starts with RRAJAH
- 25. Big name in sewing machines6 letters, starts with SSINGER
- 28. Messes up4 letters, starts with EERRS
- 31. TV host Banks4 letters, starts with TTYRA
- 33. Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name5 letters, starts with SSUNRA
- 35. Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest"6 letters, starts with BBARCAR
- 37. Magnetic unit named for an inventor5 letters, starts with TTESLA
- 38. Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?8 letters, starts with FFRUITFUL
- 42. Many a liquor license applicant9 letters, starts with CCLUBOWNER
- 43. As of now3 letters, starts with YYET
- 45. Board game with ancient origins9 letters, starts with PPARCHEESI
- 46. Gooey chocolate dessert6 letters, starts with MMUDPIE
- 47. Discover7 letters, starts with UUNEARTH
- 50. Holds forth6 letters, starts with OORATES
- 51. Tenth, in Latin7 letters, starts with DDECIMUS
- 54. Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size6 letters, starts with PPEWEES
- 55. Bro kin3 letters, starts with SSIS
- 56. What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat?8 letters, starts with TTAKEABOW
- 58. Dread-full?6 letters, starts with AANGSTY
- 59. Popular beverage brand3 letters, starts with SSNAPPLE
- 61. Dr. ___3 letters, starts with DDRE
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- 64. Bad spelling?3 letters, starts with HHEX
- 66. Lead-in to bones or bucks3 letters, starts with SSAW
- 68. Sunbeam3 letters, starts with RRAY
- 70. Abandons a project, slangily6 letters, starts with BBAGSIT
- 75. "Oy!"5 letters, starts with YYEESH
- 77. Forwarded8 letters, starts with SSENTOVER
- 79. Full of tall tales5 letters, starts with LLYING
- 80. It's better than a bogey3 letters, starts with PPAR
- 83. Team lineup6 letters, starts with RROSTER
- 86. Like most modern TV broadcasts4 letters, starts with IINHD
- 89. "Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer"7 letters, starts with AADSPEAK
- 90. Self-referential4 letters, starts with MMETA
- 92. Conductor Georg5 letters, starts with SSOLTI
- 93. Snaky double curve6 letters, starts with SSSHAPE
- 94. Really irritated6 letters, starts with CCHAFED
- 95. Main lines6 letters, starts with AAORTAS
- 96. Full6 letters, starts with EENTIRE
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- 100. Closely following6 letters, starts with TTRUETO
- 101. Gambler's combo bet6 letters, starts with PPARLAY
- 102. Waves sought by surfers6 letters, starts with SSWELLS
- 104. Five Pillars religion5 letters, starts with IISLAM
- 105. "Spider-Man" director Sam5 letters, starts with RRAIMI
- 107. Stitcher's line4 letters, starts with SSEAM
- 111. Tee time or airtime, e.g.4 letters, starts with SSLOT
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Questions
What is the answer to “Green spaces”?
PASTURES, 8 letters: to put in a grazing area.
When was “Green spaces” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of May 31, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
8 letters, starting with P.