NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 10, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 10, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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FRIMAY
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SATMAY
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By Katie Hoody
SUNMAY
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By Rachel Fabi and Adam Wagner
MONMAY
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By Joel Woodford
TUEMAY
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By John Ruff

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Across 74

  1. 1Many web banners ↗ADS
  2. 4DNA sample implement ↗SWAB
  3. 8Grp. that regulates streams ↗FCC
  4. 11Vape alternative ↗CIG
  5. 14Apple tablet ↗IPAD
  6. 18It might hang during the summer ↗SUNSHADE
  7. 20"Me, that's ___!" ↗WHO
  8. 21"Well, lah-di-dah!" ↗OHO
  9. 22Rural skyline feature ↗SILO
  10. 23U.F.C. fighter ↗SPACEINVADER
  11. 25Where many large cutlets are seen ↗MEGAMALL
  12. 27A, as in aviating? ↗ALFA
  13. 28"Little piggies" ↗TOES
  14. 29Dadaism, it's said ↗ANTIART
  15. 31Naught ↗NIL
  16. 32Wild cats ↗YOUTHFULINDISCRETIONS
  17. 36Animated figure ↗TOON
  18. 37Extraterrestrial British TV villain that debuted in 1963 ↗DALEK
  19. 38Laura seen in "Big Little Lies" ↗DERN
  20. 39King ___ ↗LEAR
  21. 40Greatly admires ↗REVERES
  22. 42Table salt, in a lab ↗NACL
  23. 44Fan's buzz ↗WHIRR
  24. 46Restaurant prearrangement, in brief ↗RES
  25. 47"What's the ___?" ↗DIF
  26. 49Gaping gap ↗CHASM
  27. 52Replay reviewer ↗REF
  28. 53Days in Spain ↗DIAS
  29. 55A string player plays the strings with it ↗BOW
  30. 58Try intermittent fasting, perhaps ↗DIET
  31. 60P.G.A. peg ↗TEE
  32. 61Tiler's measurement ↗AREA
  33. 63"The Daily" publisher: Abbr. ↗NYT
  34. 64Large summer delivery, in past times / N.F.L. linemen, at times ↗ICEBLOCKERS
  35. 66Reddish-purple vegetable ↗BEET
  36. 67Instagram update ↗POST
  37. 68Situps tighten them ↗ABS
  38. 69Lifeguard's tubeful / Baby gift bearing the alphabet, maybe ↗SUNBLOCKSET
  39. 70Game entry ↗ANTE
  40. 71Web page ↗SITE
  41. 72___ Turner, antislavery rebel ↗NAT
  42. 73Dad, in a euphemism / Naval barrier preventing entering and leaving ↗OLDBLOCKADE
  43. 74Jaunty greeting ↗HIHO
  44. 75Big name in deep-dish pizza ↗UNO
  45. 76Letterman rival ↗LENO
  46. 77Refusals ↗NOS
  47. 78The Almighty ↗LORD
  48. 80Junkyard guardian's warning ↗GRR
  49. 81In itself ↗PERSE
  50. 83Tanner's letters ↗SPF
  51. 85Newsstand item, in brief ↗MAG
  52. 86East Asian fiddles ↗ERHUS
  53. 88Numbskull, in Yiddish ↗YUTZ
  54. 90"Ha! My statement wasn't really true — sue me!" ↗SOILIED
  55. 94Get ad-libby-dibby while singy-ingy-inging? ↗SCAT
  56. 95Apr. 15 experts ↗CPAS
  57. 97Barely visible, as a star? ↗DLIST
  58. 98Eagle's grabber ↗CLAW
  59. 99Chic venue that features great bands ↗ROCKANDROLLHALLOFFAME
  60. 107Hesitant reply ↗EHH
  61. 1082015 thriller starring Emily Blunt as an F.B.I. agent ↗SICARIO
  62. 109Midsummer babies ↗LEOS
  63. 110"___ framed!" ↗IWAS
  64. 111They're frequently bcced ↗AWAYTEAM
  65. 113Ensure that a task is finished … and a hint that might help with finishing this puzzle ↗CLOSETHELOOP
  66. 116Rx quantity ↗DOSE
  67. 117Theater hit's inits. ↗SRO
  68. 118Babysitter's bane ↗IMP
  69. 119Gnawable, wearable items that might help with A.D.H.D. ↗CHEWELRY
  70. 120Baa-baa mamas ↗EWES
  71. 121QB's highlights ↗TDS
  72. 122Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival ↗TET
  73. 123Gas giant? ↗HESS
  74. 124Girl in the fam ↗SIS

Down 66

  1. 1Purity analysis ↗ASSAY
  2. 2Kids' play set brand ↗DUPLO
  3. 3Messy mix-up ↗SNAFU
  4. 4___/her ↗SHE
  5. 5Pass the time until ↗WAITFOR
  6. 6"Meek" in "Blessed are the meek," e.g. ↗ADNOUN
  7. 7Slant made with a table saw ↗BEVEL
  8. 8Abbr. starting an email header ↗FWD
  9. 9His first star turn was in the 1995 film "Devil in a Blue Dress" ↗CHEADLE
  10. 10Less freshly funny ↗CORNIER
  11. 11"Peanuts," e.g. ↗COMIC
  12. 12"They say …" ↗IHEARD
  13. 13Begin using sustainable alternatives ↗GOGREEN
  14. 14Ending with material ↗ISM
  15. 15Instrument with keys ↗PIANO
  16. 16Daring bet ↗ALLIN
  17. 17Barbies, e.g. ↗DOLLS
  18. 19Disperse, as seeds ↗SCATTER
  19. 24The Beatles' "Please Please Me" and "A Hard Day's Night," e.g. ↗ASIDES
  20. 26Draw in ↗ATTRACT
  21. 30Audibly expressed dismay ↗TSKED
  22. 33Squirrel away ↗HOARD
  23. 34Sat ___ (Brit's GPS) ↗NAV
  24. 35Length equaling 25.4 millimeters ↗INCH
  25. 39Bic filler ↗LIFESTORY
  26. 40Travelers' cases ↗RESTSTOPS
  27. 41Leafy dish served with an entree ↗SIDESALAD
  28. 43Arsenic's realm, in years past ↗LATENIGHT
  29. 44Finalizes ↗WRAPSUP
  30. 45Leading lady's part ↗HEROINE
  31. 46Luxury sunglasses ↗RAYBANS
  32. 48Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe ↗FIREDOG
  33. 50Transparent, in brief ↗SEETHRU
  34. 51Falling stars ↗METEORS
  35. 54Just silly ↗INANE
  36. 55Plains animal in a herd ↗BISON
  37. 56Prefix meaning "eye" ↗OCULO
  38. 57Meanders ↗WENDS
  39. 59Fruity-smelling perfume ingredient ↗ESTER
  40. 62Had a fast break? ↗ATE
  41. 65[Three dark squares] ↗BLOCKBLOCKBLOCK
  42. 66"___, humbug!" ↗BAH
  43. 76Admit, in a way ↗LETPAST
  44. 79Late-evening beverage request ↗DECAF
  45. 82Use a straw ↗SUCK
  46. 84Travel guide writer Eugene ↗FODOR
  47. 85Lithium, magnesium and aluminum ↗METALS
  48. 87Unedited data set, say ↗RAWFILE
  49. 89Maximally weird-yet-delightful ↗ZANIEST
  50. 91Against the law ↗ILLICIT
  51. 92Reply feigning guiltlessness ↗LILOLME
  52. 93Kinda ↗ISH
  53. 94Wades in puddles, say ↗SLOSHES
  54. 96Digital S.L.R. insert ↗SDCARD
  55. 98Dress ↗CLOTHE
  56. 99English writer with an apt surname ↗READE
  57. 100"Gee whillikers!" ↗OHWOW
  58. 101Pursue ↗CHASE
  59. 102Fidel ___, Philippine president in the 1990s ↗RAMOS
  60. 103Parasite ↗LEECH
  61. 104Military deserters, in brief ↗AWOLS
  62. 105Native New Zealander's language ↗MAORI
  63. 106Best Play and Best Upset ↗ESPYS
  64. 112"Affirmative!" ↗YES
  65. 114Sign up, with "in" ↗OPT
  66. 115Disgusted squeals ↗EWS