NYT Crossword May 8 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Rafael Musa and Geoffrey SchorkopfEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2A3T4E5S6O7N8A9T10E11A12S13E14THERENO15W16SWANKY17TAXEXILE18SORTIE19PST20MOOR21S22SLIPS23PANSEA24R25ACS26A27W28MAN29SORE30SPOT31CHERU32B33NAST34MO35P36TEDTAL37K38NEA39TENS40INS41LOO42P43TRADES44IC45ESTOR46M47TRYST48NHL49SKIA50REA51KROF52T53SENOR54K55P56H57YOOHO58O59SINK60HOLE61IMLATE62TODIEFOR63VESTED64CATSITS

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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACriticizes, in modern lingo7 lettersHATESON
8AUnruffled6 lettersATEASE
14A"Not to worry ..."8 lettersTHERENOW
16AChichi6 lettersSWANKY
17AOne away from one's duties?8 lettersTAXEXILE
18AFrench exit6 lettersSORTIE
20ASecures, in a way5 lettersMOORS
22AFlubs5 lettersSLIPS
23ACreate a crispy crust for, say7 lettersPANSEAR
25ACoolers, for short3 lettersACS
26A"Jeez!"5 lettersAWMAN
29ATouchy topic8 lettersSORESPOT
34A"Bad hair day" hair3 lettersMOP
38APrepares for company, maybe7 lettersNEATENS
40ANetworking assets3 lettersINS
43APlumbing and welding, e.g.6 lettersTRADES
44AReally nasty fall?8 lettersICESTORM
49AWhere to go for a run7 lettersSKIAREA
53AMany a Chilango5 lettersSENOR
54AFormula 1 fig.3 lettersKPH
57A"I'm this-a way!"6 lettersYOOHOO
59AGreat depression?8 lettersSINKHOLE
62AScrumdiddlyumptious8 lettersTODIEFOR
64AFeeds the kitty, say7 lettersCATSITS
DOWN
2DIndicators of awareness4 lettersAHAS
3DDing thing?4 lettersTEXT
4DBygone "before"3 lettersERE
5DBooks that go into intimate detail?10 lettersSEXMANUALS
6DIt might bring you to tears5 lettersONION
7D"Good riddance"6 lettersNOLOSS
8DJerk3 lettersASS
9DAll slam dunks4 lettersTWOS
12DCreate ripple effects, in a way10 lettersSKIPSTONES
15D"It's a date!"6 lettersWEREON
21DIt's a wrap!5 lettersSARAN
23DHairstylist's concern4 lettersPART
24DGo back to the beginning5 lettersRESET
27DComment from one who's going along10 lettersWHENINROME
28DWhere to see fresh coats of white?10 lettersMEDSCHOOLS
30DFirst gear?10 lettersSTARTERKIT
32DRorschach patterns5 lettersBLOTS
35D"I'm this-a way!"4 lettersPSST
37DGoofballs5 lettersKOOKS
42DWhite-collar figure6 lettersPRIEST
52DSchlep4 lettersTOTE
55DSomething that's hatched4 lettersPLOT
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