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NYT Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, May 2 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Hannah Slovut-Einertson · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Extremely ambitious projects9 lettersSee answer ›10Lifeless4 lettersSee answer ›14Bare9 lettersSee answer ›15Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant5 lettersSee answer ›17Handle in a theater9 lettersSee answer ›18Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard5 lettersSee answer ›19Rests (on)6 lettersSee answer ›20Harshest punishment a website can give8 lettersSee answer ›22Hypnotized5 lettersSee answer ›23"Don't look!"9 lettersSee answer ›24Walk like a rhino4 lettersSee answer ›25Follower of box or bumper3 lettersSee answer ›26Drops while running, say5 lettersSee answer ›27___ Marzano tomato3 lettersSee answer ›28"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter4 lettersSee answer ›29Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones)5 lettersSee answer ›30Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly9 lettersSee answer ›32Soft rock5 lettersSee answer ›34Minty candy brand4 lettersSee answer ›35One wrapping up a meal before eating anything?3 lettersSee answer ›38When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius5 lettersSee answer ›39Winning X or O3 lettersSee answer ›40Common parade sight4 lettersSee answer ›41It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow9 lettersSee answer ›43Rounded up?5 lettersSee answer ›44"Me first ..."8 lettersSee answer ›45Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion6 lettersSee answer ›46Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"5 lettersSee answer ›47Sign on a convenience store window9 lettersSee answer ›49Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish5 lettersSee answer ›50Flip9 lettersSee answer ›51Joins a union?4 lettersSee answer ›52"Moving on ..."9 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Composite numbers?7 lettersSee answer ›21994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers7 lettersSee answer ›3How an annoying conversation might go7 lettersSee answer ›4Rode, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›5Be in a decision-making position5 lettersSee answer ›6"Mulan" antagonists4 lettersSee answer ›7"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita3 lettersSee answer ›8Disappearing ink?15 lettersSee answer ›9Be out5 lettersSee answer ›10Supporting structure9 lettersSee answer ›11Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’028 lettersSee answer ›12Preceder of Sea or horse7 lettersSee answer ›13Residents without a title7 lettersSee answer ›16Buzzed4 lettersSee answer ›21Pass along, online7 lettersSee answer ›23iPod model4 lettersSee answer ›25Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano7 lettersSee answer ›28Symbols of success9 lettersSee answer ›30Touched lovingly8 lettersSee answer ›31Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary4 lettersSee answer ›32Put up with7 lettersSee answer ›33Call it!7 lettersSee answer ›35Little girl, in Italian7 lettersSee answer ›36Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product7 lettersSee answer ›37Formal speech7 lettersSee answer ›40Cutting tool with an arch6 lettersSee answer ›41Told a tale4 lettersSee answer ›42Hand grenades, informally5 lettersSee answer ›43"Full House" father5 lettersSee answer ›45Film director Johnson4 lettersSee answer ›48Credential for many a C.E.O.3 lettersSee answer ›