New York Times Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 64 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 2 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Extremely ambitious projects91 AcrossReveal answer → Lifeless410 AcrossReveal answer → Bare914 AcrossReveal answer → Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant515 AcrossReveal answer → Handle in a theater917 AcrossReveal answer → Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard518 AcrossReveal answer → Rests (on)619 AcrossReveal answer → Harshest punishment a website can give820 AcrossReveal answer → Hypnotized522 AcrossReveal answer → "Don't look!"923 AcrossReveal answer → Walk like a rhino424 AcrossReveal answer → Follower of box or bumper325 AcrossReveal answer → Drops while running, say526 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Marzano tomato327 AcrossReveal answer → "Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter428 AcrossReveal answer → Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones)529 AcrossReveal answer → Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly930 AcrossReveal answer → Soft rock532 AcrossReveal answer → Minty candy brand434 AcrossReveal answer → One wrapping up a meal before eating anything?335 AcrossReveal answer → When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius538 AcrossReveal answer → Winning X or O339 AcrossReveal answer → Common parade sight440 AcrossReveal answer → It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow941 AcrossReveal answer → Rounded up?543 AcrossReveal answer → "Me first ..."844 AcrossReveal answer → Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion645 AcrossReveal answer → Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"546 AcrossReveal answer → Sign on a convenience store window947 AcrossReveal answer → Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish549 AcrossReveal answer → Flip950 AcrossReveal answer → Joins a union?451 AcrossReveal answer → "Moving on ..."952 AcrossReveal answer →

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Composite numbers?71 DownReveal answer → 1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers72 DownReveal answer → How an annoying conversation might go73 DownReveal answer → Rode, in a way64 DownReveal answer → Be in a decision-making position55 DownReveal answer → "Mulan" antagonists46 DownReveal answer → "How We Do (Party)" singer Rita37 DownReveal answer → Disappearing ink?158 DownReveal answer → Be out59 DownReveal answer → Supporting structure910 DownReveal answer → Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’02811 DownReveal answer → Preceder of Sea or horse712 DownReveal answer → Residents without a title713 DownReveal answer → Buzzed416 DownReveal answer → Pass along, online721 DownReveal answer → iPod model423 DownReveal answer → Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano725 DownReveal answer → Symbols of success928 DownReveal answer → Touched lovingly830 DownReveal answer → Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary431 DownReveal answer → Put up with732 DownReveal answer → Call it!733 DownReveal answer → Little girl, in Italian735 DownReveal answer → Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product736 DownReveal answer → Formal speech737 DownReveal answer → Cutting tool with an arch640 DownReveal answer → Told a tale441 DownReveal answer → Hand grenades, informally542 DownReveal answer → "Full House" father543 DownReveal answer → Film director Johnson445 DownReveal answer → Credential for many a C.E.O.348 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.