NYT Crossword May 4 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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.

Constructed by Kate SchutzengelEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2O3A4S5T6A7B8B9A10G11A12P13S14OATES15FOBS16AMAT17CHICK18FLICK19LENA20OUT21LAN22IONIC23B24RICK25B26YBRICK27I28T29SLIT30LUMET31NIKON32S33CAR34Y35R36S37CLICK38ITORT39I40CKET41ALP42HUGE43MAINE44S45A46TON47MOPTOP48P49ICKUPS50T51ICKS52ADLIB53ETA54W55A56S57DEAN58G59ETST60H61EICK62MAST63PROM64BELAY65ALSO66SANE67OLDIE

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"The ___ is clear!"5 lettersCOAST
6A"Mamma Mia" group4 lettersABBA
10ASpaces, as between teeth4 lettersGAPS
14AAuthor Joyce Carol ___5 lettersOATES
15ADevices for keyless entry4 lettersFOBS
16AAmo, amas, ___4 lettersAMAT
19AActress Dunham or Waithe4 lettersLENA
20ACall from an ump3 lettersOUT
21AGroup of connected PCs3 lettersLAN
22ALike some columns and bonds5 lettersIONIC
27A"This place is fire"6 lettersITSLIT
31AJapanese camera giant5 lettersNIKON
32A"The Lion King" villain4 lettersSCAR
34ASoph., jr. and sr.3 lettersYRS
37ASlogan encouraging the use of seatbelts15 lettersCLICKITORTICKET
41ASwiss peak3 lettersALP
42AEnormous4 lettersHUGE
44AUsed, as a chair5 lettersSATON
47AShaggy hairstyle6 lettersMOPTOP
48ASimple game requiring steady hands12 lettersPICKUPSTICKS
52AImprovise, as a speech5 lettersADLIB
54AUsed to be3 lettersWAS
57ACollege figure4 lettersDEAN
62APole on a sailboat4 lettersMAST
64AFasten, as a ship's rope5 lettersBELAY
65AIn addition4 lettersALSO
66ALevelheaded4 lettersSANE
67A"Goodie" on classic radio5 lettersOLDIE
DOWN
3DGoing ___ (fighting)4 lettersATIT
4DPart of a min.3 lettersSEC
5DChiding sound3 lettersTSK
8DEng. channel3 lettersBBC
9DRequest3 lettersASK
10DAplenty6 lettersGALORE
11DBag of hotel room freebies, say10 lettersAMENITYKIT
13DServing of pancakes5 lettersSTACK
18DMove like a fairy4 lettersFLIT
23DVoting group4 lettersBLOC
24DSkating locale4 lettersRINK
27DAncient Peruvian4 lettersINCA
28DCash drawer4 lettersTILL
29DPlays hooky10 lettersSKIPSCLASS
32DShocks into silence5 lettersSTUNS
33DPart of a gearwheel3 lettersCOG
36DBit of a staircase4 lettersSTEP
38DFlapjack franchise4 lettersIHOP
40DPuts a limit on4 lettersCAPS
45DResembling6 lettersAKINTO
47DExam for a future doc4 lettersMCAT
49DBest imaginable5 lettersIDEAL
51D"Hi, you know who this is"5 lettersITSME
54DUndomesticated4 lettersWILD
55DSmoothie "superfood"4 lettersACAI
56DScottish terrier breed4 lettersSKYE
58DRte. finder3 lettersGPS
59DLong time in history3 lettersERA
61DSlithery fish3 lettersEEL
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