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NYT Crossword May 1 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Friday, May 1 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1Sticks in locks4 lettersSee answer ›5Philosopher who championed simple explanations5 lettersSee answer ›10CAT or PET follower4 lettersSee answer ›14Element between fluorine and sodium4 lettersSee answer ›15Spongy exfoliator5 lettersSee answer ›16Body-sculpting procedure, informally4 lettersSee answer ›17Animals whose Aztec name translates to "turtle-rabbit"10 lettersSee answer ›19Talks and talks4 lettersSee answer ›20Prepare, in military slang11 lettersSee answer ›22It may be bitter3 lettersSee answer ›23Some winds5 lettersSee answer ›24Holiday that's also a Hebrew letter3 lettersSee answer ›25"WandaVision" co-star Elizabeth ___5 lettersSee answer ›27Baguettes, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›28Sign of canine contentment3 lettersSee answer ›29Rests on one's laurels6 lettersSee answer ›30Storybook, say11 lettersSee answer ›32Announcements before giveaways?13 lettersSee answer ›35Like some romantic resorts11 lettersSee answer ›36Voids6 lettersSee answer ›37Authorizes3 lettersSee answer ›38Satellite alternative4 lettersSee answer ›42Retinue5 lettersSee answer ›43Combat sport, for short3 lettersSee answer ›44Company whose name comes from a term in the board game Go5 lettersSee answer ›45Word with thou3 lettersSee answer ›46A craving for snacks11 lettersSee answer ›49Dutch for "farmer"4 lettersSee answer ›51Eliminates entirely10 lettersSee answer ›52Skulk in the shadows4 lettersSee answer ›53Myosin's partner protein5 lettersSee answer ›54Scruff : cat :: ___ : human4 lettersSee answer ›55Big name in petrol4 lettersSee answer ›56Angle variable, in math5 lettersSee answer ›57ENE and WSW4 lettersSee answer ›

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1Bump's place, idiomatically6 lettersSee answer ›2Oxygen-dependent micro-organism6 lettersSee answer ›3"Crazy Rich Asians," for one6 lettersSee answer ›4Backstabbers6 lettersSee answer ›5"Hunters" actress Lena4 lettersSee answer ›6Uncontroversial opinions9 lettersSee answer ›7Dorm buddy15 lettersSee answer ›8Underway5 lettersSee answer ›9Dough in tamales4 lettersSee answer ›10Foxy3 lettersSee answer ›11Plant overseas, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›12Devices that come with Siri Remotes8 lettersSee answer ›13What a babbler makes7 lettersSee answer ›18Court figs.3 lettersSee answer ›21"Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958)6 lettersSee answer ›26Place to hibernate4 lettersSee answer ›28Home of Swansea and Wrexham5 lettersSee answer ›29There are approximately 30 trillion of these in the human body5 lettersSee answer ›30Gluten-free grain6 lettersSee answer ›31Annual F.D.I.C. requirement9 lettersSee answer ›32Deep and full8 lettersSee answer ›33Lovers of homophones, say8 lettersSee answer ›34Impressive work4 lettersSee answer ›35Adjective that's synonymous with its last four letters7 lettersSee answer ›38Convenient6 lettersSee answer ›39Tiki bar staple6 lettersSee answer ›40What positive news coverage is for business6 lettersSee answer ›41Section of a dress shop6 lettersSee answer ›43Swag5 lettersSee answer ›44U.N.C.'s athletic org.3 lettersSee answer ›47Part of a race4 lettersSee answer ›48"Project Runway" judge Garcia4 lettersSee answer ›50"King Kong" studio3 lettersSee answer ›