New York Times Crossword May 3 2026 Answers

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Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 3 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 138 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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First person, in AustriaICH3Across1 Pressing activity, for short?CPR3Across4 Cleared to proceedOKED4Across7 Perched onSATATOP7Across11 Place for pigs to wallowMUDHOLE7Across18 Shawarma wrapPITA4Across20 "I'm here to learn"TEACHME7Across21 In syncATTUNED7Across22 Moisture barrier suppliesPLASTICSHEETS13Across23 23-Across, oddly?GIVESADARN10Across26 Vert. counterpartHOR3Across28 Geological layersSTRATA6Across29 They got the votesINS3Across30 Saint Barthélemy, par exempleILE3Across31 Sugar suffixOSE3Across32 Father of DeimosARES4Across34 A hard jobNOEASYTASK10Across35 35-Across, oddly?STICKYPADS10Across40 Catch in a stingENTRAP6Across43 Cleveland-to-Akron dir.SSE3Across44 Ryder of "Stranger Things"WINONA6Across45 Office memo starterINRE4Across46 Leprechaun's landERIN4Across48 Conflict-averseNODRAMA7Across50 Fictional diary writerBRIDGETJONES12Across55 55-Across, oddly?LOWDIGIT8Across60 A as in AustriaEIN3Across61 Lock lips, in LondonSNOG4Across62 Drive-___ menuTHRU4Across63 Like the best betsSAFEST6Across65 AbandonedLEFT4Across66 Off-centerAWRY4Across68 Time gone byYORE4Across70 Ending with the name Ann or NanETTE4Across72 "Reason" given in a parental "explanation"ISAYSO6Across73 Spots for grazingLEAS4Across76 Pond scum, e.g.FILM4Across78 Craven behind the cameraWES3Across80 "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" authorKENKESEY8Across81 81-Across, oddly?CHILDSUPPORT12Across83 Political understandingENTENTE7Across87 ___ EdPHYS4Across88 Book before NehemiahEZRA4Across89 Boot camp shoutTENHUT6Across90 Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024ACC3Across92 From the heart, in a wayAORTAL6Across95 Conan and othersBARBARIANS10Across99 99-Across, oddly?THINKPIECE10Across103 "Essays of ___" (19th-century collection)ELIA4Across105 Summer hours in N.Y.C.EDT3Across106 You smelt it!ORE3Across107 Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _reACA3Across108 Luxor Temple deityAMONRA6Across109 Take an ax toHEW3Across112 Client's sales agent, in briefACCOUNTREP10Across114 114-Across, oddly?NOTQUITERIGHT13Across118 Unspoken set of rules between dudesBROCODE7Across121 N next to the gearshiftNEUTRAL7Across122 Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"MAMA4Across123 More dimwittedOBTUSER7Across124 Make more appealing, as something otherwise plainDRESSUP7Across125 "Glad that's over!"PHEW4Across126 Spot for charity, say, in briefPSA3Across127 Newsroom staffers, for shortEDS3Across128

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"Just picture this!"IMAGINE7Down1 Rudely interrupt, as a dance partnerCUTINON7Down2 Man cave fixtureHDTVSET7Down3 Snow jobsCONS4Down4 Heartfelt askPLEA4Down5 Website with an alien logoREDDIT6Down6 Treat badly, in a wayOPPRESS7Down7 Potter's furnaceKILN4Down8 Uber ride info, informallyETA3Down9 Small amount in the kitchenDASH4Down10 Adds with a spoon, saySTIRSIN7Down11 Org. for J. Robert OppenheimerAEC3Down12 U.S.S.R. news sourceTASS4Down13 Zwei quadrupledACHT4Down14 What one might take or beatTHERAP6Down15 World Golf Hall-of-Famer MarkOMEARA6Down16 CaressedPETTED6Down17 Sector of a color wheelHUE3Down19 "Yer darn ___!"TOOTIN6Down24 Pert blurtSASS4Down25 Cry often accompanied by a sighALAS4Down27 Cut-rate, in brand namesECONO5Down33 ParchedARID4Down36 Named namesSANG4Down37 Belgian battle site in W.W. IYPRES5Down38 "Neato!"KEEN4Down39 Sounding like taffeta, saySWISHY6Down40 More than suspectsKNOWS5Down41 When tripled, "You get the picture"YADDA5Down42 Sicilian spewerETNA4Down47 Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr.RET3Down49 Loaded (with)RIFE4Down51 When teething might endAGETWO6Down52 Produce aisle deviceMISTER6Down53 SwearATTEST6Down54 MimicBELIKE6Down55 Chewy chocolate candy brandRIESEN6Down56 One sporting a onesieINFANT6Down57 Loose-cheeked, as a mastiffJOWLY5Down58 Fantastic beastOGRE4Down59 Jarringly sensationalLURID5Down60 "u slay me"ROFL4Down64 Day care chargeTYKE4Down67 Blue blood vessels?YACHTS6Down69 "What ___ can I say?"ELSE4Down71 German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decadesSENTA5Down74 Big name in blendersOSTER5Down75 Reluctant to mingle, saySHY3Down77 Classic elevator tunesMUZAK5Down79 Start of a choosing rhymeEENIE5Down82 "The time ___ hand"ISAT4Down84 Stage itemPROP4Down85 ___-mutuel bettingPARI4Down86 Kick starter?PUNTER6Down88 Didn't go it alone, sayHADHELP7Down91 One of the so-called Five Civilized TribesCHOCTAW7Down93 Magazine fig.CIRC4Down94 Fragrant garden hybridTEAROSE7Down96 Gave consentACCEDED7Down97 The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g.LEAPERS7Down98 NogginBEAN4Down99 Vegan milk sourceALMOND6Down100 Mob scene extraRIOTER6Down101 French financial institutionBANQUE6Down102 Jazz subgenre for Wynton MarsalisNEOBOP6Down104 Daily grindsRUTS4Down110 Puts onAIRS4Down111 Chicken (out)WIMP4Down113 "I'm in such a fix"AHME4Down114 Metro regions, informallyURBS4Down115 ___ beneNOTA4Down116 The Horned Frogs of Ft. WorthTCU3Down117 19th of 24TAU3Down119 "Why, why, why?!"GAH3Down120

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, May 3, 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.