NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 3, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 3, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Mark DiehlEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21138 clues

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FRIMAY
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By Rena Cohen
SATMAY
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2026
By Hannah Slovut-Einertson
SUNMAY
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2026
By Mark Diehl
MONMAY
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2026
By Kate Schutzengel
TUEMAY
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By Max Schlenker

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Across 64

  1. 1First person, in Austria ↗ICH
  2. 4Pressing activity, for short? ↗CPR
  3. 7Cleared to proceed ↗OKED
  4. 11Perched on ↗SATATOP
  5. 18Place for pigs to wallow ↗MUDHOLE
  6. 20Shawarma wrap ↗PITA
  7. 21"I'm here to learn" ↗TEACHME
  8. 22In sync ↗ATTUNED
  9. 23Moisture barrier supplies ↗PLASTICSHEETS
  10. 2623-Across, oddly? ↗GIVESADARN
  11. 28Vert. counterpart ↗HOR
  12. 29Geological layers ↗STRATA
  13. 30They got the votes ↗INS
  14. 31Saint Barthélemy, par exemple ↗ILE
  15. 32Sugar suffix ↗OSE
  16. 34Father of Deimos ↗ARES
  17. 35A hard job ↗NOEASYTASK
  18. 4035-Across, oddly? ↗STICKYPADS
  19. 43Catch in a sting ↗ENTRAP
  20. 44Cleveland-to-Akron dir. ↗SSE
  21. 45Ryder of "Stranger Things" ↗WINONA
  22. 46Office memo starter ↗INRE
  23. 48Leprechaun's land ↗ERIN
  24. 50Conflict-averse ↗NODRAMA
  25. 55Fictional diary writer ↗BRIDGETJONES
  26. 6055-Across, oddly? ↗LOWDIGIT
  27. 61A as in Austria ↗EIN
  28. 62Lock lips, in London ↗SNOG
  29. 63Drive-___ menu ↗THRU
  30. 65Like the best bets ↗SAFEST
  31. 66Abandoned ↗LEFT
  32. 68Off-center ↗AWRY
  33. 70Time gone by ↗YORE
  34. 72Ending with the name Ann or Nan ↗ETTE
  35. 73"Reason" given in a parental "explanation" ↗ISAYSO
  36. 76Spots for grazing ↗LEAS
  37. 78Pond scum, e.g. ↗FILM
  38. 80Craven behind the camera ↗WES
  39. 81"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author ↗KENKESEY
  40. 8381-Across, oddly? ↗CHILDSUPPORT
  41. 87Political understanding ↗ENTENTE
  42. 88___ Ed ↗PHYS
  43. 89Book before Nehemiah ↗EZRA
  44. 90Boot camp shout ↗TENHUT
  45. 92Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024 ↗ACC
  46. 95From the heart, in a way ↗AORTAL
  47. 99Conan and others ↗BARBARIANS
  48. 10399-Across, oddly? ↗THINKPIECE
  49. 105"Essays of ___" (19th-century collection) ↗ELIA
  50. 106Summer hours in N.Y.C. ↗EDT
  51. 107You smelt it! ↗ORE
  52. 108Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re ↗ACA
  53. 109Luxor Temple deity ↗AMONRA
  54. 112Take an ax to ↗HEW
  55. 114Client's sales agent, in brief ↗ACCOUNTREP
  56. 118114-Across, oddly? ↗NOTQUITERIGHT
  57. 121Unspoken set of rules between dudes ↗BROCODE
  58. 122N next to the gearshift ↗NEUTRAL
  59. 123Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home" ↗MAMA
  60. 124More dimwitted ↗OBTUSER
  61. 125Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain ↗DRESSUP
  62. 126"Glad that's over!" ↗PHEW
  63. 127Spot for charity, say, in brief ↗PSA
  64. 128Newsroom staffers, for short ↗EDS

Down 74

  1. 1"Just picture this!" ↗IMAGINE
  2. 2Rudely interrupt, as a dance partner ↗CUTINON
  3. 3Man cave fixture ↗HDTVSET
  4. 4Snow jobs ↗CONS
  5. 5Heartfelt ask ↗PLEA
  6. 6Website with an alien logo ↗REDDIT
  7. 7Treat badly, in a way ↗OPPRESS
  8. 8Potter's furnace ↗KILN
  9. 9Uber ride info, informally ↗ETA
  10. 10Small amount in the kitchen ↗DASH
  11. 11Adds with a spoon, say ↗STIRSIN
  12. 12Org. for J. Robert Oppenheimer ↗AEC
  13. 13U.S.S.R. news source ↗TASS
  14. 14Zwei quadrupled ↗ACHT
  15. 15What one might take or beat ↗THERAP
  16. 16World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark ↗OMEARA
  17. 17Caressed ↗PETTED
  18. 19Sector of a color wheel ↗HUE
  19. 24"Yer darn ___!" ↗TOOTIN
  20. 25Pert blurt ↗SASS
  21. 27Cry often accompanied by a sigh ↗ALAS
  22. 33Cut-rate, in brand names ↗ECONO
  23. 36Parched ↗ARID
  24. 37Named names ↗SANG
  25. 38Belgian battle site in W.W. I ↗YPRES
  26. 39"Neato!" ↗KEEN
  27. 40Sounding like taffeta, say ↗SWISHY
  28. 41More than suspects ↗KNOWS
  29. 42When tripled, "You get the picture" ↗YADDA
  30. 47Sicilian spewer ↗ETNA
  31. 49Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. ↗RET
  32. 51Loaded (with) ↗RIFE
  33. 52When teething might end ↗AGETWO
  34. 53Produce aisle device ↗MISTER
  35. 54Swear ↗ATTEST
  36. 55Mimic ↗BELIKE
  37. 56Chewy chocolate candy brand ↗RIESEN
  38. 57One sporting a onesie ↗INFANT
  39. 58Loose-cheeked, as a mastiff ↗JOWLY
  40. 59Fantastic beast ↗OGRE
  41. 60Jarringly sensational ↗LURID
  42. 64"u slay me" ↗ROFL
  43. 67Day care charge ↗TYKE
  44. 69Blue blood vessels? ↗YACHTS
  45. 71"What ___ can I say?" ↗ELSE
  46. 74German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades ↗SENTA
  47. 75Big name in blenders ↗OSTER
  48. 77Reluctant to mingle, say ↗SHY
  49. 79Classic elevator tunes ↗MUZAK
  50. 82Start of a choosing rhyme ↗EENIE
  51. 84"The time ___ hand" ↗ISAT
  52. 85Stage item ↗PROP
  53. 86___-mutuel betting ↗PARI
  54. 88Kick starter? ↗PUNTER
  55. 91Didn't go it alone, say ↗HADHELP
  56. 93One of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes ↗CHOCTAW
  57. 94Magazine fig. ↗CIRC
  58. 96Fragrant garden hybrid ↗TEAROSE
  59. 97Gave consent ↗ACCEDED
  60. 98The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g. ↗LEAPERS
  61. 99Noggin ↗BEAN
  62. 100Vegan milk source ↗ALMOND
  63. 101Mob scene extra ↗RIOTER
  64. 102French financial institution ↗BANQUE
  65. 104Jazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis ↗NEOBOP
  66. 110Daily grinds ↗RUTS
  67. 111Puts on ↗AIRS
  68. 113Chicken (out) ↗WIMP
  69. 114"I'm in such a fix" ↗AHME
  70. 115Metro regions, informally ↗URBS
  71. 116___ bene ↗NOTA
  72. 117The Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth ↗TCU
  73. 11919th of 24 ↗TAU
  74. 120"Why, why, why?!" ↗GAH