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New York Times Crossword May 4 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 4 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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#
"The ___ is clear!"COAST5Across1 "Mamma Mia" groupABBA4Across6 Spaces, as between teethGAPS4Across10 Author Joyce Carol ___OATES5Across14 Devices for keyless entryFOBS4Across15 Amo, amas, ___AMAT4Across16 "Sleepless in Seattle" or "Legally Blonde," informallyCHICKFLICK10Across17 Actress Dunham or WaitheLENA4Across19 Call from an umpOUT3Across20 Group of connected PCsLAN3Across21 Like some columns and bondsIONIC5Across22 Methodical way for something to be builtBRICKBYBRICK12Across23 "This place is fire"ITSLIT6Across27 Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men" and "The Wiz"LUMET5Across30 Japanese camera giantNIKON5Across31 "The Lion King" villainSCAR4Across32 Soph., jr. and sr.YRS3Across34 Slogan encouraging the use of seatbeltsCLICKITORTICKET15Across37 Swiss peakALP3Across41 EnormousHUGE4Across42 New England state with the slogan "The Way Life Should Be"MAINE5Across43 Used, as a chairSATON5Across44 Shaggy hairstyleMOPTOP6Across47 Simple game requiring steady handsPICKUPSTICKS12Across48 Improvise, as a speechADLIB5Across52 When a plane is due, for shortETA3Across53 Used to beWAS3Across54 College figureDEAN4Across57 Suddenly feels repulsed by a romantic partner … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-AcrossGETSTHEICK10Across58 Pole on a sailboatMAST4Across62 Tradition for many high school seniorsPROM4Across63 Fasten, as a ship's ropeBELAY5Across64 In additionALSO4Across65 LevelheadedSANE4Across66 "Goodie" on classic radioOLDIE5Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
2017 Pixar film set in MexicoCOCO4Down1 Third-largest Hawaiian islandOAHU4Down2 Going ___ (fighting)ATIT4Down3 Part of a min.SEC3Down4 Chiding soundTSK3Down5 Insurance company whose mascot is a duckAFLAC5Down6 Sound effect for a bop on the headBOINK5Down7 Eng. channelBBC3Down8 RequestASK3Down9 AplentyGALORE6Down10 Bag of hotel room freebies, sayAMENITYKIT10Down11 Feel a suddenly overwhelming fearPANIC5Down12 Serving of pancakesSTACK5Down13 Move like a fairyFLIT4Down18 Tech giant founded in 1911IBM3Down22 Voting groupBLOC4Down23 Skating localeRINK4Down24 Play loudly, as from a speakerBLARE5Down25 Traditional circular dwellingYURT4Down26 Ancient PeruvianINCA4Down27 Cash drawerTILL4Down28 Plays hookySKIPSCLASS10Down29 Shocks into silenceSTUNS5Down32 Part of a gearwheelCOG3Down33 Nevada city near Lake TahoeRENO4Down35 Bit of a staircaseSTEP4Down36 Flapjack franchiseIHOP4Down38 Reassurance after a loud crash, sayIMOK4Down39 Puts a limit onCAPS4Down40 ResemblingAKINTO6Down45 Spot for three men in a nursery rhymeTUB3Down46 Exam for a future docMCAT4Down47 Culinary personality LakshmiPADMA5Down48 Best imaginableIDEAL5Down49 Wyoming's Grand ___ National ParkTETON5Down50 "Hi, you know who this is"ITSME5Down51 UndomesticatedWILD4Down54 Smoothie "superfood"ACAI4Down55 Scottish terrier breedSKYE4Down56 Rte. finderGPS3Down58 Long time in historyERA3Down59 Network for "Succession" and "The Wire"HBO3Down60 Slithery fishEEL3Down61

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 4, 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.