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NYT Crossword May 8 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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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1ACriticizes, in modern lingo7 lettersSee answer ›8AUnruffled6 lettersSee answer ›14A"Not to worry ..."8 lettersSee answer ›16AChichi6 lettersSee answer ›17AOne away from one's duties?8 lettersSee answer ›18AFrench exit6 lettersSee answer ›19AHollywood is on it: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›20ASecures, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›22AFlubs5 lettersSee answer ›23ACreate a crispy crust for, say7 lettersSee answer ›25ACoolers, for short3 lettersSee answer ›26A"Jeez!"5 lettersSee answer ›29ATouchy topic8 lettersSee answer ›31AOne of two in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"6 lettersSee answer ›33ACartoonist who popularized the Democratic donkey4 lettersSee answer ›34A"Bad hair day" hair3 lettersSee answer ›36AAddress no longer than 18 minutes7 lettersSee answer ›38APrepares for company, maybe7 lettersSee answer ›40ANetworking assets3 lettersSee answer ›41ASecond City district, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›43APlumbing and welding, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›44AReally nasty fall?8 lettersSee answer ›47ADate unlikely to be on a calendar5 lettersSee answer ›48AMammoth's home, for short3 lettersSee answer ›49AWhere to go for a run7 lettersSee answer ›51APeabody-winning journalist Steve5 lettersSee answer ›53AMany a Chilango5 lettersSee answer ›54AFormula 1 fig.3 lettersSee answer ›57A"I'm this-a way!"6 lettersSee answer ›59AGreat depression?8 lettersSee answer ›61A"Would you look at the time?!"6 lettersSee answer ›62AScrumdiddlyumptious8 lettersSee answer ›63ALike some interests and stocks6 lettersSee answer ›64AFeeds the kitty, say7 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DIt's usually followed by an "s"4 lettersSee answer ›2DIndicators of awareness4 lettersSee answer ›3DDing thing?4 lettersSee answer ›4DBygone "before"3 lettersSee answer ›5DBooks that go into intimate detail?10 lettersSee answer ›6DIt might bring you to tears5 lettersSee answer ›7D"Good riddance"6 lettersSee answer ›8DJerk3 lettersSee answer ›9DAll slam dunks4 lettersSee answer ›10DAccessory turned down on a cap6 lettersSee answer ›11DHumor without a traditional punch line10 lettersSee answer ›12DCreate ripple effects, in a way10 lettersSee answer ›13DScallops can have hundreds of tiny blue ones4 lettersSee answer ›15D"It's a date!"6 lettersSee answer ›21DIt's a wrap!5 lettersSee answer ›23DHairstylist's concern4 lettersSee answer ›24DGo back to the beginning5 lettersSee answer ›26DWhence the line "Beware the ides of March" in "Julius Caesar"4 lettersSee answer ›27DComment from one who's going along10 lettersSee answer ›28DWhere to see fresh coats of white?10 lettersSee answer ›30DFirst gear?10 lettersSee answer ›32DRorschach patterns5 lettersSee answer ›35D"I'm this-a way!"4 lettersSee answer ›37DGoofballs5 lettersSee answer ›39D___ Theatre, Atlanta art house named for a fictional estate4 lettersSee answer ›42DWhite-collar figure6 lettersSee answer ›45DPointy-topped red-and-green headwear6 lettersSee answer ›46DTuber that's the source of tapioca6 lettersSee answer ›50D___ Rousey, first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo5 lettersSee answer ›51DNational capital that's home to Mykhailivska Square4 lettersSee answer ›52DSchlep4 lettersSee answer ›54D___ Annan, former U.N. secretary general4 lettersSee answer ›55DSomething that's hatched4 lettersSee answer ›56DHalf of some matching sets4 lettersSee answer ›58DWork that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years3 lettersSee answer ›60D"And ___ long gone when ___ next to me" (Taylor Swift lyric)3 lettersSee answer ›
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