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NYT Crossword May 6 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADon't believe it3 lettersSee answer ›4ASoccer great Mia4 lettersSee answer ›8APrepared (for)6 lettersSee answer ›14AFeature of a spy film8 lettersSee answer ›16AScalper's transaction6 lettersSee answer ›17APrairie bloom for which a creamery is named8 lettersSee answer ›18ADC good guy6 lettersSee answer ›19AThey're found in a circle5 lettersSee answer ›20ADispensary inits.3 lettersSee answer ›22ALate spring or early summer bloom5 lettersSee answer ›23ALeave speechless3 lettersSee answer ›24ATexter's "I can't even"3 lettersSee answer ›26AIn perpetuity4 lettersSee answer ›28AWinter coat?3 lettersSee answer ›29ANarrow margin of victory4 lettersSee answer ›30ALunchbox staple, informally3 lettersSee answer ›33AAll primes except 210 lettersSee answer ›37ACountry nearest to the Equator without touching it4 lettersSee answer ›38AHybridized, botanically … or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?15 lettersSee answer ›40A"Stop right there!"4 lettersSee answer ›41A"Great Scott!"10 lettersSee answer ›42ABird adapted for silent flight3 lettersSee answer ›43ACharging option4 lettersSee answer ›44ADeciding periods, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›45AAirdrops?4 lettersSee answer ›46A[I'm a good boy!]3 lettersSee answer ›47ASummer cooler3 lettersSee answer ›50AMovement started by Tarana Burke in 20065 lettersSee answer ›53ADip3 lettersSee answer ›55APhilosopher William of ___5 lettersSee answer ›57ABecome part of a club6 lettersSee answer ›59A___ method (type of teaching)8 lettersSee answer ›61ABloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"6 lettersSee answer ›62AFlower found along a metaphorical path of ease8 lettersSee answer ›63AA bad review might merit a rotten one6 lettersSee answer ›64ALike some advice4 lettersSee answer ›65AManhattan liquor3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DFirst sign of fall5 lettersSee answer ›2DFamily tree addition5 lettersSee answer ›3DOne of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom5 lettersSee answer ›4DBlossom in a lei8 lettersSee answer ›5DPeriod in history3 lettersSee answer ›6DBed cover5 lettersSee answer ›7DScary Spice, by another nickname4 lettersSee answer ›8DTexter's "just a sec"3 lettersSee answer ›9DHarvesting machine6 lettersSee answer ›10DCousin of edelweiss5 lettersSee answer ›11DPattern based on nature, for short4 lettersSee answer ›12DStylish flair4 lettersSee answer ›13DTurn down4 lettersSee answer ›15DKing, in Portuguese3 lettersSee answer ›21DFirst word from a wedding officiant6 lettersSee answer ›25DHome of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music7 lettersSee answer ›27DAlice, in Wonderland7 lettersSee answer ›28DPart of M.I.T.: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›29DVery, slangily5 lettersSee answer ›30DPolitician Buttigieg4 lettersSee answer ›31DPartner of born4 lettersSee answer ›32DSport with throws4 lettersSee answer ›33DSiete + uno4 lettersSee answer ›34DCry in a gunfight4 lettersSee answer ›35DCutie pie4 lettersSee answer ›36DGives a lift6 lettersSee answer ›37DBesties4 lettersSee answer ›39D"I'll pass"8 lettersSee answer ›43DFlower found at the end of a rainbow?6 lettersSee answer ›45DCold, hard cash5 lettersSee answer ›46DAncient marketplace5 lettersSee answer ›47DCompany man?5 lettersSee answer ›48D"Link" in a botanical chain5 lettersSee answer ›49DPlay the host5 lettersSee answer ›50DNitty-gritty4 lettersSee answer ›51DAutomaker Ferrari4 lettersSee answer ›52DAirport transport4 lettersSee answer ›54DSome vipers4 lettersSee answer ›56DViper, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›58DLanguage of Vientiane3 lettersSee answer ›60DSmoke3 lettersSee answer ›
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