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New York Times Crossword May 1 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 1 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sticks in locksOARS4Across1 Philosopher who championed simple explanationsOCCAM5Across5 CAT or PET followerSCAN4Across10 Element between fluorine and sodiumNEON4Across14 Spongy exfoliatorLOOFA5Across15 Body-sculpting procedure, informallyLIPO4Across16 Animals whose Aztec name translates to "turtle-rabbit"ARMADILLOS10Across17 Talks and talksYAPS4Across19 Prepare, in military slangLOCKANDLOAD11Across20 It may be bitterALE3Across22 Some windsOBOES5Across23 Holiday that's also a Hebrew letterTET3Across24 "WandaVision" co-star Elizabeth ___OLSEN5Across25 Baguettes, e.g.GEMS4Across27 Sign of canine contentmentWAG3Across28 Rests on one's laurelsCOASTS6Across29 Storybook, sayMAKEBELIEVE11Across30 Announcements before giveaways?SPOILERALERTS13Across32 Like some romantic resortsCOUPLESONLY11Across35 VoidsANNULS6Across36 AuthorizesOKS3Across37 Satellite alternativeAMFM4Across38 RetinuePOSSE5Across42 Combat sport, for shortMMA3Across43 Company whose name comes from a term in the board game GoATARI5Across44 Word with thouART3Across45 A craving for snacksTHEMUNCHIES11Across46 Dutch for "farmer"BOER4Across49 Eliminates entirelyERADICATES10Across51 Skulk in the shadowsLURK4Across52 Myosin's partner proteinACTIN5Across53 Scruff : cat :: ___ : humanNAPE4Across54 Big name in petrolESSO4Across55 Angle variable, in mathTHETA5Across56 ENE and WSWDIRS4Across57

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bump's place, idiomaticallyONALOG6Down1 Oxygen-dependent micro-organismAEROBE6Down2 "Crazy Rich Asians," for oneROMCOM6Down3 BackstabbersSNAKES6Down4 "Hunters" actress LenaOLIN4Down5 Uncontroversial opinionsCOLDTAKES9Down6 Dorm buddyCOLLEGEROOMMATE15Down7 UnderwayAFOOT5Down8 Dough in tamalesMASA4Down9 FoxySLY3Down10 Plant overseas, perhapsCIAASSET8Down11 Devices that come with Siri RemotesAPPLETVS8Down12 What a babbler makesNOSENSE7Down13 Court figs.DAS3Down18 "Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958)DOOLEY6Down21 Place to hibernateLAIR4Down26 Home of Swansea and WrexhamWALES5Down28 There are approximately 30 trillion of these in the human bodyCELLS5Down29 Gluten-free grainMILLET6Down30 Annual F.D.I.C. requirementBANKAUDIT9Down31 Deep and fullSONOROUS8Down32 Lovers of homophones, sayPUNSTERS8Down33 Impressive workOPUS4Down34 Adjective that's synonymous with its last four lettersCAPABLE7Down35 ConvenientATHAND6Down38 Tiki bar stapleMAITAI6Down39 What positive news coverage is for businessFREEPR6Down40 Section of a dress shopMISSES6Down41 SwagMERCH5Down43 U.N.C.'s athletic org.ACC3Down44 Part of a raceHEAT4Down47 "Project Runway" judge GarciaNINA4Down48 "King Kong" studioRKO3Down50

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, May 1, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.