NYT Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

All 79 clues from the Tuesday 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 Max SchlenkerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2O3T4O5P6I7T8C9H10H11O12P13O14N15ARAL16HOOHA17IDAHO18LADY19FINGER20TECHS21LLAMA22SARA23H24SKEE25PD26F27SIMO28NSAYS29A30R31TISA32N33MEAN34SHEA35KE36T37T38LES39I40D41O42HEAD43LESSHORS44EMAN45YAM46INTOYOU47NARC48M49ACE50SN51ARLED52T53RADEW54I55N56D57SCI58RASH59SMEA60R61MC62R63I64B65EMCE66E67NATU68REHIKE69ABORT70ETUDE71EPEE72TOTES73WOMEN74DEAF

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

ALL CLUES79 CLUES
ACROSS
10AMotorcyclist's invitation5 lettersHOPON
15AAsia's shrinking ___ Sea4 lettersARAL
16ARuckus5 lettersHOOHA
17AWhere Boise is5 lettersIDAHO
18AIt's a piece of cake10 lettersLADYFINGER
20AComputer geeks5 lettersTECHS
22AAlaska politico Palin5 lettersSARAH
24A___-Ball4 lettersSKEE
27AIt's child's play9 lettersSIMONSAYS
29AGlassblower, e.g.7 lettersARTISAN
35AOnes always blowing off steam?7 lettersKETTLES
39AAltar promise3 lettersIDO
42AIt's a no-brainer16 lettersHEADLESSHORSEMAN
45AStarchy tuber3 lettersYAM
46A2016 Ariana Grande love song7 lettersINTOYOU
47ADrug buster4 lettersNARC
48AHeavy, spiked club4 lettersMACE
50ABared one's teeth, say7 lettersSNARLED
52AIt's a breeze9 lettersTRADEWIND
57A___-fi3 lettersSCI
59ALipstick blunder5 lettersSMEAR
65AOscars host, e.g.5 lettersEMCEE
67AIt's a walk in the park10 lettersNATUREHIKE
70APiano exercise5 lettersETUDE
71AFencing blade4 lettersEPEE
72A"OMG, same!"5 lettersTOTES
DOWN
1DEffrontery4 lettersGALL
2DNot in writing, as an exam4 lettersORAL
6DCharged particles4 lettersIONS
7DRoman robes5 lettersTOGAS
8DFrench sweetheart5 lettersCHERI
9DProhibited in Islam5 lettersHARAM
10DChart-topper3 lettersHIT
12DMule or burro10 lettersPACKANIMAL
13D"Fancy seeing you here!"5 lettersOHHEY
23DUndeniable successes8 lettersHOMERUNS
26DMedia misinformation8 lettersFAKENEWS
28DLoch ___ monster4 lettersNESS
31DFigure in a school pep rally10 lettersTEAMMASCOT
37D"___ will be done"3 lettersTHY
38DEnglish facilities4 lettersLOOS
40D"Don't you ___!"4 lettersDARE
43DPet pests4 lettersLICE
44DHaving added nutrients8 lettersENRICHED
49DObey, with "to"6 lettersADHERE
51DApex4 lettersACME
55D"Groovy"5 lettersNEATO
56DUnit of information5 lettersDATUM
62DFully matured4 lettersRIPE
64DComplaint, informally4 lettersBEEF
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