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NYT Crossword May 4 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Monday, May 4 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

1"The ___ is clear!"5 lettersSee answer ›6"Mamma Mia" group4 lettersSee answer ›10Spaces, as between teeth4 lettersSee answer ›14Author Joyce Carol ___5 lettersSee answer ›15Devices for keyless entry4 lettersSee answer ›16Amo, amas, ___4 lettersSee answer ›17"Sleepless in Seattle" or "Legally Blonde," informally10 lettersSee answer ›19Actress Dunham or Waithe4 lettersSee answer ›20Call from an ump3 lettersSee answer ›21Group of connected PCs3 lettersSee answer ›22Like some columns and bonds5 lettersSee answer ›23Methodical way for something to be built12 lettersSee answer ›27"This place is fire"6 lettersSee answer ›30Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men" and "The Wiz"5 lettersSee answer ›31Japanese camera giant5 lettersSee answer ›32"The Lion King" villain4 lettersSee answer ›34Soph., jr. and sr.3 lettersSee answer ›37Slogan encouraging the use of seatbelts15 lettersSee answer ›41Swiss peak3 lettersSee answer ›42Enormous4 lettersSee answer ›43New England state with the slogan "The Way Life Should Be"5 lettersSee answer ›44Used, as a chair5 lettersSee answer ›47Shaggy hairstyle6 lettersSee answer ›48Simple game requiring steady hands12 lettersSee answer ›52Improvise, as a speech5 lettersSee answer ›53When a plane is due, for short3 lettersSee answer ›54Used to be3 lettersSee answer ›57College figure4 lettersSee answer ›58Suddenly feels repulsed by a romantic partner … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across10 lettersSee answer ›62Pole on a sailboat4 lettersSee answer ›63Tradition for many high school seniors4 lettersSee answer ›64Fasten, as a ship's rope5 lettersSee answer ›65In addition4 lettersSee answer ›66Levelheaded4 lettersSee answer ›67"Goodie" on classic radio5 lettersSee answer ›

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12017 Pixar film set in Mexico4 lettersSee answer ›2Third-largest Hawaiian island4 lettersSee answer ›3Going ___ (fighting)4 lettersSee answer ›4Part of a min.3 lettersSee answer ›5Chiding sound3 lettersSee answer ›6Insurance company whose mascot is a duck5 lettersSee answer ›7Sound effect for a bop on the head5 lettersSee answer ›8Eng. channel3 lettersSee answer ›9Request3 lettersSee answer ›10Aplenty6 lettersSee answer ›11Bag of hotel room freebies, say10 lettersSee answer ›12Feel a suddenly overwhelming fear5 lettersSee answer ›13Serving of pancakes5 lettersSee answer ›18Move like a fairy4 lettersSee answer ›22Tech giant founded in 19113 lettersSee answer ›23Voting group4 lettersSee answer ›24Skating locale4 lettersSee answer ›25Play loudly, as from a speaker5 lettersSee answer ›26Traditional circular dwelling4 lettersSee answer ›27Ancient Peruvian4 lettersSee answer ›28Cash drawer4 lettersSee answer ›29Plays hooky10 lettersSee answer ›32Shocks into silence5 lettersSee answer ›33Part of a gearwheel3 lettersSee answer ›35Nevada city near Lake Tahoe4 lettersSee answer ›36Bit of a staircase4 lettersSee answer ›38Flapjack franchise4 lettersSee answer ›39Reassurance after a loud crash, say4 lettersSee answer ›40Puts a limit on4 lettersSee answer ›45Resembling6 lettersSee answer ›46Spot for three men in a nursery rhyme3 lettersSee answer ›47Exam for a future doc4 lettersSee answer ›48Culinary personality Lakshmi5 lettersSee answer ›49Best imaginable5 lettersSee answer ›50Wyoming's Grand ___ National Park5 lettersSee answer ›51"Hi, you know who this is"5 lettersSee answer ›54Undomesticated4 lettersSee answer ›55Smoothie "superfood"4 lettersSee answer ›56Scottish terrier breed4 lettersSee answer ›58Rte. finder3 lettersSee answer ›59Long time in history3 lettersSee answer ›60Network for "Succession" and "The Wire"3 lettersSee answer ›61Slithery fish3 lettersSee answer ›