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NYT Crossword May 7 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday 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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1ARepresentative Raskin of Maryland5 lettersSee answer ›6ACoffee container3 lettersSee answer ›9AOne who measures meter by the feet?4 lettersSee answer ›13APlant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"5 lettersSee answer ›14AExploits4 lettersSee answer ›16AGuthrie who wrote "Alice's Restaurant"4 lettersSee answer ›17ABAD ___ER MOVE15 lettersSee answer ›20AWine aperitif3 lettersSee answer ›21APioneering Philips product of the 1970s, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›22ADoes to perfection5 lettersSee answer ›23AEquipment that attaches to a mask7 lettersSee answer ›26ALocale in the Christmas story3 lettersSee answer ›27A___TER13 lettersSee answer ›33AYeshiva head5 lettersSee answer ›35ABlanchett of 2025's "Black Bag"4 lettersSee answer ›36AProducts of oogenesis3 lettersSee answer ›37AAdmission of defeat5 lettersSee answer ›38A"Eureka!"3 lettersSee answer ›39AGarnish amount5 lettersSee answer ›41APewter, mostly3 lettersSee answer ›42APre-calc course4 lettersSee answer ›43AMinority group in Iraq and Turkey5 lettersSee answer ›44AP___ANT QUEEN13 lettersSee answer ›48AVideo game franchise featuring 100+ species of dinosaurs3 lettersSee answer ›49AHoards7 lettersSee answer ›52A"C'mon, speak up!"5 lettersSee answer ›54APrefix with label3 lettersSee answer ›55AUnwell3 lettersSee answer ›56A___EAVOR15 lettersSee answer ›60ATea brand once owned by Starbucks4 lettersSee answer ›61AKind of high-fat diet4 lettersSee answer ›62APrey for a ladybug5 lettersSee answer ›63ABlow out4 lettersSee answer ›64A"You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin3 lettersSee answer ›65A___ Park (gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park)5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPowerful cards in euchre5 lettersSee answer ›2DOver5 lettersSee answer ›3DIngredient in osso buco10 lettersSee answer ›4D"___ gotta run"3 lettersSee answer ›5DMetaphor for slipperiness3 lettersSee answer ›6DChargers and Challengers10 lettersSee answer ›7DCountry that boycotted the 1984 Olympics4 lettersSee answer ›8DSomething a lapidary cuts3 lettersSee answer ›9DGreen film on copper, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›10DSpoken4 lettersSee answer ›11DAnimals that bugle4 lettersSee answer ›12DPedicure target3 lettersSee answer ›15DGary of "Apollo 13"6 lettersSee answer ›18DKnievel in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame4 lettersSee answer ›19DSensible4 lettersSee answer ›24DClassic barbecue fare4 lettersSee answer ›25DIntertwined4 lettersSee answer ›28DHindi honorific5 lettersSee answer ›29DOne providing timely delivery?10 lettersSee answer ›30DOne's appearance after a difficult journey, say10 lettersSee answer ›31D"Metamorphoses" writer4 lettersSee answer ›32DBothers, bothers, bothers4 lettersSee answer ›33DMeter maid in a Beatles hit4 lettersSee answer ›34DSacha Baron Cohen character4 lettersSee answer ›39DArctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate"4 lettersSee answer ›40DCounterparts to calls, in stock lingo4 lettersSee answer ›42D"For shame!"6 lettersSee answer ›45DStrike down6 lettersSee answer ›46D___ Triangle (coastal section of Pennsylvania)4 lettersSee answer ›47DSpanish sweetheart4 lettersSee answer ›50DKemper of "The Office"5 lettersSee answer ›51DToys that may be carried or pulled5 lettersSee answer ›52DBreeze4 lettersSee answer ›53DWoodworking tool4 lettersSee answer ›54D"___ bien"4 lettersSee answer ›56DSaucer contents, informally3 lettersSee answer ›57DWrap (up)3 lettersSee answer ›58DNation ruled by six royal families, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›59DDriver's guide, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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