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New York Times Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 5 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 79 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#
Tried-and-true choice, informallyGOTO4Across1 It's perfect for some musiciansPITCH5Across5 Motorcyclist's invitationHOPON5Across10 Asia's shrinking ___ SeaARAL4Across15 RuckusHOOHA5Across16 Where Boise isIDAHO5Across17 It's a piece of cakeLADYFINGER10Across18 Computer geeksTECHS5Across20 Source of some South American woolLLAMA5Across21 Alaska politico PalinSARAH5Across22 ___-BallSKEE4Across24 Alternative to a Word docPDF3Across25 It's child's playSIMONSAYS9Across27 Glassblower, e.g.ARTISAN7Across29 One of three statistical averagesMEAN4Across33 M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009SHEA4Across34 Ones always blowing off steam?KETTLES7Across35 Altar promiseIDO3Across39 It's a no-brainerHEADLESSHORSEMAN16Across42 Starchy tuberYAM3Across45 2016 Ariana Grande love songINTOYOU7Across46 Drug busterNARC4Across47 Heavy, spiked clubMACE4Across48 Bared one's teeth, saySNARLED7Across50 It's a breezeTRADEWIND9Across52 ___-fiSCI3Across57 Sudden or impulsive, as a decisionRASH4Across58 Lipstick blunderSMEAR5Across59 Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwichMCRIB5Across61 Oscars host, e.g.EMCEE5Across65 It's a walk in the parkNATUREHIKE10Across67 Abandon prematurely, as a missionABORT5Across69 Piano exerciseETUDE5Across70 Fencing bladeEPEE4Across71 "OMG, same!"TOTES5Across72 About 50.7% of all AmericansWOMEN5Across73 Like typical communicators in sign languageDEAF4Across74

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EffronteryGALL4Down1 Not in writing, as an examORAL4Down2 Magician's "Look what I did!"TADA4Down3 International competition in math, science and other disciplinesOLYMPIAD8Down4 Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I"PHI3Down5 Charged particlesIONS4Down6 Roman robesTOGAS5Down7 French sweetheartCHERI5Down8 Prohibited in IslamHARAM5Down9 Chart-topperHIT3Down10 Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights"ODESSA6Down11 Mule or burroPACKANIMAL10Down12 "Fancy seeing you here!"OHHEY5Down13 They may be counted when taking attendanceNOSES5Down14 Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970sFADS4Down19 Undeniable successesHOMERUNS8Down23 Media misinformationFAKENEWS8Down26 Loch ___ monsterNESS4Down28 Like a campfire by morning, typicallyASHY4Down29 Flightless bird from South AmericaRHEA4Down30 Figure in a school pep rallyTEAMMASCOT10Down31 Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college)NEST4Down32 Chinese general on a menuTSO3Down36 "___ will be done"THY3Down37 English facilitiesLOOS4Down38 "Don't you ___!"DARE4Down40 How much 1990s music was issuedONCD4Down41 Pet pestsLICE4Down43 Having added nutrientsENRICHED8Down44 Obey, with "to"ADHERE6Down49 ApexACME4Down51 Pay for at a restaurant, sayTREAT5Down52 Title role for Sylvester StalloneRAMBO5Down53 "This is my first day on the job"IMNEW5Down54 "Groovy"NEATO5Down55 Unit of informationDATUM5Down56 Like checking a dating app while you're on a dateRUDE4Down60 Fully maturedRIPE4Down62 Swedish furniture supplierIKEA4Down63 Complaint, informallyBEEF4Down64 Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in briefETS3Down66 ___ Faire (historical event)REN3Down68

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, May 5, 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.