NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 5, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 5, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Max SchlenkerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 16×1579 clues

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The Grid

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2O
3T
4O
5P
6I
7T
8C
9H
10H
11O
12P
13O
14N
15A
R
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O
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18L
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21L
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42H
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44E
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45Y
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47N
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48M
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51A
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72T
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Across 37

  1. 1Tried-and-true choice, informally ↗GOTO
  2. 5It's perfect for some musicians ↗PITCH
  3. 10Motorcyclist's invitation ↗HOPON
  4. 15Asia's shrinking ___ Sea ↗ARAL
  5. 16Ruckus ↗HOOHA
  6. 17Where Boise is ↗IDAHO
  7. 18It's a piece of cake ↗LADYFINGER
  8. 20Computer geeks ↗TECHS
  9. 21Source of some South American wool ↗LLAMA
  10. 22Alaska politico Palin ↗SARAH
  11. 24___-Ball ↗SKEE
  12. 25Alternative to a Word doc ↗PDF
  13. 27It's child's play ↗SIMONSAYS
  14. 29Glassblower, e.g. ↗ARTISAN
  15. 33One of three statistical averages ↗MEAN
  16. 34M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009 ↗SHEA
  17. 35Ones always blowing off steam? ↗KETTLES
  18. 39Altar promise ↗IDO
  19. 42It's a no-brainer ↗HEADLESSHORSEMAN
  20. 45Starchy tuber ↗YAM
  21. 462016 Ariana Grande love song ↗INTOYOU
  22. 47Drug buster ↗NARC
  23. 48Heavy, spiked club ↗MACE
  24. 50Bared one's teeth, say ↗SNARLED
  25. 52It's a breeze ↗TRADEWIND
  26. 57___-fi ↗SCI
  27. 58Sudden or impulsive, as a decision ↗RASH
  28. 59Lipstick blunder ↗SMEAR
  29. 61Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich ↗MCRIB
  30. 65Oscars host, e.g. ↗EMCEE
  31. 67It's a walk in the park ↗NATUREHIKE
  32. 69Abandon prematurely, as a mission ↗ABORT
  33. 70Piano exercise ↗ETUDE
  34. 71Fencing blade ↗EPEE
  35. 72"OMG, same!" ↗TOTES
  36. 73About 50.7% of all Americans ↗WOMEN
  37. 74Like typical communicators in sign language ↗DEAF

Down 42

  1. 1Effrontery ↗GALL
  2. 2Not in writing, as an exam ↗ORAL
  3. 3Magician's "Look what I did!" ↗TADA
  4. 4International competition in math, science and other disciplines ↗OLYMPIAD
  5. 5Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I" ↗PHI
  6. 6Charged particles ↗IONS
  7. 7Roman robes ↗TOGAS
  8. 8French sweetheart ↗CHERI
  9. 9Prohibited in Islam ↗HARAM
  10. 10Chart-topper ↗HIT
  11. 11Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights" ↗ODESSA
  12. 12Mule or burro ↗PACKANIMAL
  13. 13"Fancy seeing you here!" ↗OHHEY
  14. 14They may be counted when taking attendance ↗NOSES
  15. 19Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s ↗FADS
  16. 23Undeniable successes ↗HOMERUNS
  17. 26Media misinformation ↗FAKENEWS
  18. 28Loch ___ monster ↗NESS
  19. 29Like a campfire by morning, typically ↗ASHY
  20. 30Flightless bird from South America ↗RHEA
  21. 31Figure in a school pep rally ↗TEAMMASCOT
  22. 32Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college) ↗NEST
  23. 36Chinese general on a menu ↗TSO
  24. 37"___ will be done" ↗THY
  25. 38English facilities ↗LOOS
  26. 40"Don't you ___!" ↗DARE
  27. 41How much 1990s music was issued ↗ONCD
  28. 43Pet pests ↗LICE
  29. 44Having added nutrients ↗ENRICHED
  30. 49Obey, with "to" ↗ADHERE
  31. 51Apex ↗ACME
  32. 52Pay for at a restaurant, say ↗TREAT
  33. 53Title role for Sylvester Stallone ↗RAMBO
  34. 54"This is my first day on the job" ↗IMNEW
  35. 55"Groovy" ↗NEATO
  36. 56Unit of information ↗DATUM
  37. 60Like checking a dating app while you're on a date ↗RUDE
  38. 62Fully matured ↗RIPE
  39. 63Swedish furniture supplier ↗IKEA
  40. 64Complaint, informally ↗BEEF
  41. 66Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief ↗ETS
  42. 68___ Faire (historical event) ↗REN