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New York Times Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 2 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 64 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#
Extremely ambitious projectsMOONSHOTS9Across1 LifelessFLAT4Across10 BareAUNATUREL9Across14 Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephantRARER5Across15 Handle in a theaterSTAGENAME9Across17 Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ BeardALANA5Across18 Rests (on)HINGES6Across19 Harshest punishment a website can givePERMABAN8Across20 HypnotizedUNDER5Across22 "Don't look!"NOPEEKING9Across23 Walk like a rhinoPLOD4Across24 Follower of box or bumperCAR3Across25 Drops while running, saySWEAT5Across26 ___ Marzano tomatoSAN3Across27 "Alice in Zombieland" author ___ ShowalterGENA4Across28 Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones)HORNS5Across29 Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarlyCOLORWARS9Across30 Soft rockSHALE5Across32 Minty candy brandYORK4Across34 One wrapping up a meal before eating anything?BOA3Across35 When tripled, a response from Hamlet to PoloniusWORDS5Across38 Winning X or OTOE3Across39 Common parade sightBAND4Across40 It's here today, but might be gone tomorrowLATESTFAD9Across41 Rounded up?DOMED5Across43 "Me first ..."ILLSTART8Across44 Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotionRAWBAR6Across45 Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"ELISA5Across46 Sign on a convenience store windowATMINSIDE9Across47 Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dishDONER5Across49 FlipGOBANANAS9Across50 Joins a union?WEDS4Across51 "Moving on ..."SOANYWAYS9Across52

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Composite numbers?MASHUPS7Down1 1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili PeppersOUTINLA7Down2 How an annoying conversation might goONANDON7Down3 Rode, in a wayNAGGED6Down4 Be in a decision-making positionSTEER5Down5 "Mulan" antagonistsHUNS4Down6 "How We Do (Party)" singer RitaORA3Down7 Disappearing ink?TEMPORARYTATTOO15Down8 Be outSLEEP5Down9 Supporting structureFRAMEWORK9Down10 Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’02LALAKERS8Down11 Preceder of Sea or horseARABIAN7Down12 Residents without a titleTENANTS7Down13 BuzzedRANG4Down16 Pass along, onlineRESHARE7Down21 iPod modelNANO4Down23 Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-pianoCELESTA7Down25 Symbols of successGOLDSTARS9Down28 Touched lovinglyCARESSED8Down30 Traditional gift for a fifth anniversaryWOOD4Down31 Put up withSWALLOW7Down32 Call it!HOTLINE7Down33 Little girl, in ItalianBAMBINA7Down35 Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its productONEADAY7Down36 Formal speechADDRESS7Down37 Cutting tool with an archBOWSAW6Down40 Told a taleLIED4Down41 Hand grenades, informallyFRAGS5Down42 "Full House" fatherDANNY5Down43 Film director JohnsonRIAN4Down45 Credential for many a C.E.O.MBA3Down48

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, May 2, 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.