NYT Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

All 64 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2O3O4N5S6H7O8T9S10F11L12A13T14AUNATUREL15RARE16R17STAGENAME18ALANA19HINGES20PE21RMABAN22UNDER23NOPEEKING24PLOD25CAR26SWEAT27SAN28GENA29HORNS30COLOR31WARS32S33HALE34YORK35B36O37A38WORDS39TOE40BAND41LATEST42FAD43DOMED44ILLSTART45RAWBAR46ELISA47AT48MINSIDE49DONER50GOBANANAS51WEDS52SOANYWAYS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES64 CLUES
ACROSS
1AExtremely ambitious projects9 lettersMOONSHOTS
10ALifeless4 lettersFLAT
14ABare9 lettersAUNATUREL
17AHandle in a theater9 lettersSTAGENAME
19ARests (on)6 lettersHINGES
22AHypnotized5 lettersUNDER
23A"Don't look!"9 lettersNOPEEKING
24AWalk like a rhino4 lettersPLOD
26ADrops while running, say5 lettersSWEAT
27A___ Marzano tomato3 lettersSAN
32ASoft rock5 lettersSHALE
34AMinty candy brand4 lettersYORK
39AWinning X or O3 lettersTOE
40ACommon parade sight4 lettersBAND
43ARounded up?5 lettersDOMED
44A"Me first ..."8 lettersILLSTART
50AFlip9 lettersGOBANANAS
51AJoins a union?4 lettersWEDS
52A"Moving on ..."9 lettersSOANYWAYS
DOWN
1DComposite numbers?7 lettersMASHUPS
4DRode, in a way6 lettersNAGGED
6D"Mulan" antagonists4 lettersHUNS
8DDisappearing ink?15 lettersTEMPORARYTATTOO
9DBe out5 lettersSLEEP
10DSupporting structure9 lettersFRAMEWORK
12DPreceder of Sea or horse7 lettersARABIAN
13DResidents without a title7 lettersTENANTS
16DBuzzed4 lettersRANG
21DPass along, online7 lettersRESHARE
23DiPod model4 lettersNANO
28DSymbols of success9 lettersGOLDSTARS
30DTouched lovingly8 lettersCARESSED
32DPut up with7 lettersSWALLOW
33DCall it!7 lettersHOTLINE
35DLittle girl, in Italian7 lettersBAMBINA
37DFormal speech7 lettersADDRESS
40DCutting tool with an arch6 lettersBOWSAW
41DTold a tale4 lettersLIED
42DHand grenades, informally5 lettersFRAGS
43D"Full House" father5 lettersDANNY
45DFilm director Johnson4 lettersRIAN
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