NYT Crossword May 6 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday 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 James MattinaEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1L2I3E4H5A6M7M8B9R10A11C12E13D14INT15RIGUE16RESALE17BLUEBELL18BATMAN19RADII20CB21D22PEONY23AWE24S25MH26E27VER28ICE29HAIR30P31B32J33O34D35DNUM36BERS37PERU38CROSSPOLLI39NATED40HALT41HOLYTOLEDO42OWL43VISA44OTS45MIST46ARF47A48D49E50M51E52TOO53S54AG55O56CCAM57ENROL58L59SO60CRATIC61AZALEA62PRIMROSE63TOMATO64SAGE65RYE

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADon't believe it3 lettersLIE
4ASoccer great Mia4 lettersHAMM
8APrepared (for)6 lettersBRACED
14AFeature of a spy film8 lettersINTRIGUE
16AScalper's transaction6 lettersRESALE
18ADC good guy6 lettersBATMAN
19AThey're found in a circle5 lettersRADII
20ADispensary inits.3 lettersCBD
23ALeave speechless3 lettersAWE
24ATexter's "I can't even"3 lettersSMH
26AIn perpetuity4 lettersEVER
28AWinter coat?3 lettersICE
29ANarrow margin of victory4 lettersHAIR
33AAll primes except 210 lettersODDNUMBERS
40A"Stop right there!"4 lettersHALT
41A"Great Scott!"10 lettersHOLYTOLEDO
43ACharging option4 lettersVISA
45AAirdrops?4 lettersMIST
46A[I'm a good boy!]3 lettersARF
47ASummer cooler3 lettersADE
53ADip3 lettersSAG
55APhilosopher William of ___5 lettersOCCAM
57ABecome part of a club6 lettersENROLL
59A___ method (type of teaching)8 lettersSOCRATIC
64ALike some advice4 lettersSAGE
65AManhattan liquor3 lettersRYE
DOWN
1DFirst sign of fall5 lettersLIBRA
2DFamily tree addition5 lettersINLAW
4DBlossom in a lei8 lettersHIBISCUS
5DPeriod in history3 lettersAGE
6DBed cover5 lettersMULCH
8DTexter's "just a sec"3 lettersBRB
9DHarvesting machine6 lettersREAPER
10DCousin of edelweiss5 lettersASTER
12DStylish flair4 lettersELAN
13DTurn down4 lettersDENY
15DKing, in Portuguese3 lettersREI
27DAlice, in Wonderland7 lettersVISITOR
28DPart of M.I.T.: Abbr.4 lettersINST
29DVery, slangily5 lettersHELLA
30DPolitician Buttigieg4 lettersPETE
31DPartner of born4 lettersBRED
32DSport with throws4 lettersJUDO
33DSiete + uno4 lettersOCHO
34DCry in a gunfight4 lettersDRAW
35DCutie pie4 lettersDOLL
36DGives a lift6 lettersBOOSTS
37DBesties4 lettersPALS
39D"I'll pass"8 lettersNOTFORME
45DCold, hard cash5 lettersMOOLA
46DAncient marketplace5 lettersAGORA
47DCompany man?5 lettersACTOR
48D"Link" in a botanical chain5 lettersDAISY
49DPlay the host5 lettersEMCEE
50DNitty-gritty4 lettersMEAT
51DAutomaker Ferrari4 lettersENZO
52DAirport transport4 lettersTRAM
54DSome vipers4 lettersASPS
56DViper, e.g.3 lettersCAR
58DLanguage of Vientiane3 lettersLAO
60DSmoke3 lettersCIG
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