NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 2, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 2, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Hannah Slovut-EinertsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1564 clues

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Across 33

  1. 1Extremely ambitious projects ↗MOONSHOTS
  2. 10Lifeless ↗FLAT
  3. 14Bare ↗AUNATUREL
  4. 15Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant ↗RARER
  5. 17Handle in a theater ↗STAGENAME
  6. 18Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard ↗ALANA
  7. 19Rests (on) ↗HINGES
  8. 20Harshest punishment a website can give ↗PERMABAN
  9. 22Hypnotized ↗UNDER
  10. 23"Don't look!" ↗NOPEEKING
  11. 24Walk like a rhino ↗PLOD
  12. 25Follower of box or bumper ↗CAR
  13. 26Drops while running, say ↗SWEAT
  14. 27___ Marzano tomato ↗SAN
  15. 28"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter ↗GENA
  16. 29Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones) ↗HORNS
  17. 30Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly ↗COLORWARS
  18. 32Soft rock ↗SHALE
  19. 34Minty candy brand ↗YORK
  20. 35One wrapping up a meal before eating anything? ↗BOA
  21. 38When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius ↗WORDS
  22. 39Winning X or O ↗TOE
  23. 40Common parade sight ↗BAND
  24. 41It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow ↗LATESTFAD
  25. 43Rounded up? ↗DOMED
  26. 44"Me first ..." ↗ILLSTART
  27. 45Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion ↗RAWBAR
  28. 46Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" ↗ELISA
  29. 47Sign on a convenience store window ↗ATMINSIDE
  30. 49Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish ↗DONER
  31. 50Flip ↗GOBANANAS
  32. 51Joins a union? ↗WEDS
  33. 52"Moving on ..." ↗SOANYWAYS

Down 31

  1. 1Composite numbers? ↗MASHUPS
  2. 21994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers ↗OUTINLA
  3. 3How an annoying conversation might go ↗ONANDON
  4. 4Rode, in a way ↗NAGGED
  5. 5Be in a decision-making position ↗STEER
  6. 6"Mulan" antagonists ↗HUNS
  7. 7"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita ↗ORA
  8. 8Disappearing ink? ↗TEMPORARYTATTOO
  9. 9Be out ↗SLEEP
  10. 10Supporting structure ↗FRAMEWORK
  11. 11Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’02 ↗LALAKERS
  12. 12Preceder of Sea or horse ↗ARABIAN
  13. 13Residents without a title ↗TENANTS
  14. 16Buzzed ↗RANG
  15. 21Pass along, online ↗RESHARE
  16. 23iPod model ↗NANO
  17. 25Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano ↗CELESTA
  18. 28Symbols of success ↗GOLDSTARS
  19. 30Touched lovingly ↗CARESSED
  20. 31Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary ↗WOOD
  21. 32Put up with ↗SWALLOW
  22. 33Call it! ↗HOTLINE
  23. 35Little girl, in Italian ↗BAMBINA
  24. 36Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product ↗ONEADAY
  25. 37Formal speech ↗ADDRESS
  26. 40Cutting tool with an arch ↗BOWSAW
  27. 41Told a tale ↗LIED
  28. 42Hand grenades, informally ↗FRAGS
  29. 43"Full House" father ↗DANNY
  30. 45Film director Johnson ↗RIAN
  31. 48Credential for many a C.E.O. ↗MBA