NYT Crossword May 3 2026 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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.

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1I2C3H4C5P6R7O8K9E10D11S12A13T14A15T16O17P18MUD19HOLE20PITA21TEACHME22ATTUNED23PLAS24TICSHEET25S26GIVESAD27ARN28HOR29STRATA30INS31ILE32OS33E34ARES35NOE36A37S38YTAS39K40STIC41K42YPADS43ENTRAP44SSE45WINONA46INR47E48E49RIN50NOD51R52A53M54A55B56R57IDGET58J59ONES60LOWDIGIT61EIN62SNOG63TH64RU65SAFEST66LEF67T68AWR69Y70YOR71E72ETTE73ISAY74S75O76LEA77S78FIL79M80WES81KENKES82EY83CH84ILDSU85P86PORT87ENTENTE88PHYS89EZRA90TEN91HUT92A93C94C95AOR96T97A98L99B100A101R102BARIANS103THI104NKPIECE105ELIA106EDT107ORE108ACA109AMON110R111A112HE113W114ACCO115U116N117TREP118NOTQUI119TERI120GHT121BROCODE122NEUTRAL123MAMA124OBTUSER125DRESSUP126PHEW127PSA128EDS

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

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1AFirst person, in Austria3 lettersICH

4APressing activity, for short?3 lettersCPR

7ACleared to proceed4 lettersOKED

11APerched on7 lettersSATATOP

18APlace for pigs to wallow7 lettersMUDHOLE

20AShawarma wrap4 lettersPITA

21A"I'm here to learn"7 lettersTEACHME

22AIn sync7 lettersATTUNED

23AMoisture barrier supplies13 lettersPLASTICSHEETS

26A23-Across, oddly?10 lettersGIVESADARN

28AVert. counterpart3 lettersHOR

29AGeological layers6 lettersSTRATA

30AThey got the votes3 lettersINS

31ASaint Barthélemy, par exemple3 lettersILE

32ASugar suffix3 lettersOSE

34AFather of Deimos4 lettersARES

35AA hard job10 lettersNOEASYTASK

40A35-Across, oddly?10 lettersSTICKYPADS

43ACatch in a sting6 lettersENTRAP

44ACleveland-to-Akron dir.3 lettersSSE

45ARyder of "Stranger Things"6 lettersWINONA

46AOffice memo starter4 lettersINRE

48ALeprechaun's land4 lettersERIN

50AConflict-averse7 lettersNODRAMA

55AFictional diary writer12 lettersBRIDGETJONES

60A55-Across, oddly?8 lettersLOWDIGIT

61AA as in Austria3 lettersEIN

62ALock lips, in London4 lettersSNOG

63ADrive-___ menu4 lettersTHRU

65ALike the best bets6 lettersSAFEST

66AAbandoned4 lettersLEFT

68AOff-center4 lettersAWRY

70ATime gone by4 lettersYORE

72AEnding with the name Ann or Nan4 lettersETTE

73A"Reason" given in a parental "explanation"6 lettersISAYSO

76ASpots for grazing4 lettersLEAS

78APond scum, e.g.4 lettersFILM

80ACraven behind the camera3 lettersWES

81A"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author8 lettersKENKESEY

83A81-Across, oddly?12 lettersCHILDSUPPORT

87APolitical understanding7 lettersENTENTE

88A___ Ed4 lettersPHYS

89ABook before Nehemiah4 lettersEZRA

90ABoot camp shout6 lettersTENHUT

92AStanford and Cal joined it in 20243 lettersACC

95AFrom the heart, in a way6 lettersAORTAL

99AConan and others10 lettersBARBARIANS

103A99-Across, oddly?10 lettersTHINKPIECE

105A"Essays of ___" (19th-century collection)4 lettersELIA

106ASummer hours in N.Y.C.3 lettersEDT

107AYou smelt it!3 lettersORE

108AInits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re3 lettersACA

109ALuxor Temple deity6 lettersAMONRA

112ATake an ax to3 lettersHEW

114AClient's sales agent, in brief10 lettersACCOUNTREP

118A114-Across, oddly?13 lettersNOTQUITERIGHT

121AUnspoken set of rules between dudes7 lettersBROCODE

122AN next to the gearshift7 lettersNEUTRAL

123AOzzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"4 lettersMAMA

124AMore dimwitted7 lettersOBTUSER

125AMake more appealing, as something otherwise plain7 lettersDRESSUP

126A"Glad that's over!"4 lettersPHEW

127ASpot for charity, say, in brief3 lettersPSA

128ANewsroom staffers, for short3 lettersEDS

DOWN

1D"Just picture this!"7 lettersIMAGINE

2DRudely interrupt, as a dance partner7 lettersCUTINON

3DMan cave fixture7 lettersHDTVSET

4DSnow jobs4 lettersCONS

5DHeartfelt ask4 lettersPLEA

6DWebsite with an alien logo6 lettersREDDIT

7DTreat badly, in a way7 lettersOPPRESS

8DPotter's furnace4 lettersKILN

9DUber ride info, informally3 lettersETA

10DSmall amount in the kitchen4 lettersDASH

11DAdds with a spoon, say7 lettersSTIRSIN

12DOrg. for J. Robert Oppenheimer3 lettersAEC

13DU.S.S.R. news source4 lettersTASS

14DZwei quadrupled4 lettersACHT

15DWhat one might take or beat6 lettersTHERAP

16DWorld Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark6 lettersOMEARA

17DCaressed6 lettersPETTED

19DSector of a color wheel3 lettersHUE

24D"Yer darn ___!"6 lettersTOOTIN

25DPert blurt4 lettersSASS

27DCry often accompanied by a sigh4 lettersALAS

33DCut-rate, in brand names5 lettersECONO

36DParched4 lettersARID

37DNamed names4 lettersSANG

38DBelgian battle site in W.W. I5 lettersYPRES

39D"Neato!"4 lettersKEEN

40DSounding like taffeta, say6 lettersSWISHY

41DMore than suspects5 lettersKNOWS

42DWhen tripled, "You get the picture"5 lettersYADDA

47DSicilian spewer4 lettersETNA

49DPart of A.A.R.P.: Abbr.3 lettersRET

51DLoaded (with)4 lettersRIFE

52DWhen teething might end6 lettersAGETWO

53DProduce aisle device6 lettersMISTER

54DSwear6 lettersATTEST

55DMimic6 lettersBELIKE

56DChewy chocolate candy brand6 lettersRIESEN

57DOne sporting a onesie6 lettersINFANT

58DLoose-cheeked, as a mastiff5 lettersJOWLY

59DFantastic beast4 lettersOGRE

60DJarringly sensational5 lettersLURID

64D"u slay me"4 lettersROFL

67DDay care charge4 lettersTYKE

69DBlue blood vessels?6 lettersYACHTS

71D"What ___ can I say?"4 lettersELSE

74DGerman actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades5 lettersSENTA

75DBig name in blenders5 lettersOSTER

77DReluctant to mingle, say3 lettersSHY

79DClassic elevator tunes5 lettersMUZAK

82DStart of a choosing rhyme5 lettersEENIE

84D"The time ___ hand"4 lettersISAT

85DStage item4 lettersPROP

86D___-mutuel betting4 lettersPARI

88DKick starter?6 lettersPUNTER

91DDidn't go it alone, say7 lettersHADHELP

93DOne of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes7 lettersCHOCTAW

94DMagazine fig.4 lettersCIRC

96DFragrant garden hybrid7 lettersTEAROSE

97DGave consent7 lettersACCEDED

98DThe lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g.7 lettersLEAPERS

99DNoggin4 lettersBEAN

100DVegan milk source6 lettersALMOND

101DMob scene extra6 lettersRIOTER

102DFrench financial institution6 lettersBANQUE

104DJazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis6 lettersNEOBOP

110DDaily grinds4 lettersRUTS

111DPuts on4 lettersAIRS

113DChicken (out)4 lettersWIMP

114D"I'm in such a fix"4 lettersAHME

115DMetro regions, informally4 lettersURBS

116D___ bene4 lettersNOTA

117DThe Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth3 lettersTCU

119D19th of 243 lettersTAU

120D"Why, why, why?!"3 lettersGAH

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