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NYT Crossword May 3 2026 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1AFirst person, in Austria3 lettersSee answer ›4APressing activity, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›7ACleared to proceed4 lettersSee answer ›11APerched on7 lettersSee answer ›18APlace for pigs to wallow7 lettersSee answer ›20AShawarma wrap4 lettersSee answer ›21A"I'm here to learn"7 lettersSee answer ›22AIn sync7 lettersSee answer ›23AMoisture barrier supplies13 lettersSee answer ›26A23-Across, oddly?10 lettersSee answer ›28AVert. counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›29AGeological layers6 lettersSee answer ›30AThey got the votes3 lettersSee answer ›31ASaint Barthélemy, par exemple3 lettersSee answer ›32ASugar suffix3 lettersSee answer ›34AFather of Deimos4 lettersSee answer ›35AA hard job10 lettersSee answer ›40A35-Across, oddly?10 lettersSee answer ›43ACatch in a sting6 lettersSee answer ›44ACleveland-to-Akron dir.3 lettersSee answer ›45ARyder of "Stranger Things"6 lettersSee answer ›46AOffice memo starter4 lettersSee answer ›48ALeprechaun's land4 lettersSee answer ›50AConflict-averse7 lettersSee answer ›55AFictional diary writer12 lettersSee answer ›60A55-Across, oddly?8 lettersSee answer ›61AA as in Austria3 lettersSee answer ›62ALock lips, in London4 lettersSee answer ›63ADrive-___ menu4 lettersSee answer ›65ALike the best bets6 lettersSee answer ›66AAbandoned4 lettersSee answer ›68AOff-center4 lettersSee answer ›70ATime gone by4 lettersSee answer ›72AEnding with the name Ann or Nan4 lettersSee answer ›73A"Reason" given in a parental "explanation"6 lettersSee answer ›76ASpots for grazing4 lettersSee answer ›78APond scum, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›80ACraven behind the camera3 lettersSee answer ›81A"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author8 lettersSee answer ›83A81-Across, oddly?12 lettersSee answer ›87APolitical understanding7 lettersSee answer ›88A___ Ed4 lettersSee answer ›89ABook before Nehemiah4 lettersSee answer ›90ABoot camp shout6 lettersSee answer ›92AStanford and Cal joined it in 20243 lettersSee answer ›95AFrom the heart, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›99AConan and others10 lettersSee answer ›103A99-Across, oddly?10 lettersSee answer ›105A"Essays of ___" (19th-century collection)4 lettersSee answer ›106ASummer hours in N.Y.C.3 lettersSee answer ›107AYou smelt it!3 lettersSee answer ›108AInits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re3 lettersSee answer ›109ALuxor Temple deity6 lettersSee answer ›112ATake an ax to3 lettersSee answer ›114AClient's sales agent, in brief10 lettersSee answer ›118A114-Across, oddly?13 lettersSee answer ›121AUnspoken set of rules between dudes7 lettersSee answer ›122AN next to the gearshift7 lettersSee answer ›123AOzzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"4 lettersSee answer ›124AMore dimwitted7 lettersSee answer ›125AMake more appealing, as something otherwise plain7 lettersSee answer ›126A"Glad that's over!"4 lettersSee answer ›127ASpot for charity, say, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›128ANewsroom staffers, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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1D"Just picture this!"7 lettersSee answer ›2DRudely interrupt, as a dance partner7 lettersSee answer ›3DMan cave fixture7 lettersSee answer ›4DSnow jobs4 lettersSee answer ›5DHeartfelt ask4 lettersSee answer ›6DWebsite with an alien logo6 lettersSee answer ›7DTreat badly, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›8DPotter's furnace4 lettersSee answer ›9DUber ride info, informally3 lettersSee answer ›10DSmall amount in the kitchen4 lettersSee answer ›11DAdds with a spoon, say7 lettersSee answer ›12DOrg. for J. Robert Oppenheimer3 lettersSee answer ›13DU.S.S.R. news source4 lettersSee answer ›14DZwei quadrupled4 lettersSee answer ›15DWhat one might take or beat6 lettersSee answer ›16DWorld Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark6 lettersSee answer ›17DCaressed6 lettersSee answer ›19DSector of a color wheel3 lettersSee answer ›24D"Yer darn ___!"6 lettersSee answer ›25DPert blurt4 lettersSee answer ›27DCry often accompanied by a sigh4 lettersSee answer ›33DCut-rate, in brand names5 lettersSee answer ›36DParched4 lettersSee answer ›37DNamed names4 lettersSee answer ›38DBelgian battle site in W.W. I5 lettersSee answer ›39D"Neato!"4 lettersSee answer ›40DSounding like taffeta, say6 lettersSee answer ›41DMore than suspects5 lettersSee answer ›42DWhen tripled, "You get the picture"5 lettersSee answer ›47DSicilian spewer4 lettersSee answer ›49DPart of A.A.R.P.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›51DLoaded (with)4 lettersSee answer ›52DWhen teething might end6 lettersSee answer ›53DProduce aisle device6 lettersSee answer ›54DSwear6 lettersSee answer ›55DMimic6 lettersSee answer ›56DChewy chocolate candy brand6 lettersSee answer ›57DOne sporting a onesie6 lettersSee answer ›58DLoose-cheeked, as a mastiff5 lettersSee answer ›59DFantastic beast4 lettersSee answer ›60DJarringly sensational5 lettersSee answer ›64D"u slay me"4 lettersSee answer ›67DDay care charge4 lettersSee answer ›69DBlue blood vessels?6 lettersSee answer ›71D"What ___ can I say?"4 lettersSee answer ›74DGerman actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades5 lettersSee answer ›75DBig name in blenders5 lettersSee answer ›77DReluctant to mingle, say3 lettersSee answer ›79DClassic elevator tunes5 lettersSee answer ›82DStart of a choosing rhyme5 lettersSee answer ›84D"The time ___ hand"4 lettersSee answer ›85DStage item4 lettersSee answer ›86D___-mutuel betting4 lettersSee answer ›88DKick starter?6 lettersSee answer ›91DDidn't go it alone, say7 lettersSee answer ›93DOne of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes7 lettersSee answer ›94DMagazine fig.4 lettersSee answer ›96DFragrant garden hybrid7 lettersSee answer ›97DGave consent7 lettersSee answer ›98DThe lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›99DNoggin4 lettersSee answer ›100DVegan milk source6 lettersSee answer ›101DMob scene extra6 lettersSee answer ›102DFrench financial institution6 lettersSee answer ›104DJazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis6 lettersSee answer ›110DDaily grinds4 lettersSee answer ›111DPuts on4 lettersSee answer ›113DChicken (out)4 lettersSee answer ›114D"I'm in such a fix"4 lettersSee answer ›115DMetro regions, informally4 lettersSee answer ›116D___ bene4 lettersSee answer ›117DThe Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth3 lettersSee answer ›119D19th of 243 lettersSee answer ›120D"Why, why, why?!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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