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New York Times Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 79 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 5 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Tried-and-true choice, informally41 AcrossReveal answer → It's perfect for some musicians55 AcrossReveal answer → Motorcyclist's invitation510 AcrossReveal answer → Asia's shrinking ___ Sea415 AcrossReveal answer → Ruckus516 AcrossReveal answer → Where Boise is517 AcrossReveal answer → It's a piece of cake1018 AcrossReveal answer → Computer geeks520 AcrossReveal answer → Source of some South American wool521 AcrossReveal answer → Alaska politico Palin522 AcrossReveal answer → ___-Ball424 AcrossReveal answer → Alternative to a Word doc325 AcrossReveal answer → It's child's play927 AcrossReveal answer → Glassblower, e.g.729 AcrossReveal answer → One of three statistical averages433 AcrossReveal answer → M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009434 AcrossReveal answer → Ones always blowing off steam?735 AcrossReveal answer → Altar promise339 AcrossReveal answer → It's a no-brainer1642 AcrossReveal answer → Starchy tuber345 AcrossReveal answer → 2016 Ariana Grande love song746 AcrossReveal answer → Drug buster447 AcrossReveal answer → Heavy, spiked club448 AcrossReveal answer → Bared one's teeth, say750 AcrossReveal answer → It's a breeze952 AcrossReveal answer → ___-fi357 AcrossReveal answer → Sudden or impulsive, as a decision458 AcrossReveal answer → Lipstick blunder559 AcrossReveal answer → Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich561 AcrossReveal answer → Oscars host, e.g.565 AcrossReveal answer → It's a walk in the park1067 AcrossReveal answer → Abandon prematurely, as a mission569 AcrossReveal answer → Piano exercise570 AcrossReveal answer → Fencing blade471 AcrossReveal answer → "OMG, same!"572 AcrossReveal answer → About 50.7% of all Americans573 AcrossReveal answer → Like typical communicators in sign language474 AcrossReveal answer →

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Effrontery41 DownReveal answer → Not in writing, as an exam42 DownReveal answer → Magician's "Look what I did!"43 DownReveal answer → International competition in math, science and other disciplines84 DownReveal answer → Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I"35 DownReveal answer → Charged particles46 DownReveal answer → Roman robes57 DownReveal answer → French sweetheart58 DownReveal answer → Prohibited in Islam59 DownReveal answer → Chart-topper310 DownReveal answer → Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights"611 DownReveal answer → Mule or burro1012 DownReveal answer → "Fancy seeing you here!"513 DownReveal answer → They may be counted when taking attendance514 DownReveal answer → Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s419 DownReveal answer → Undeniable successes823 DownReveal answer → Media misinformation826 DownReveal answer → Loch ___ monster428 DownReveal answer → Like a campfire by morning, typically429 DownReveal answer → Flightless bird from South America430 DownReveal answer → Figure in a school pep rally1031 DownReveal answer → Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college)432 DownReveal answer → Chinese general on a menu336 DownReveal answer → "___ will be done"337 DownReveal answer → English facilities438 DownReveal answer → "Don't you ___!"440 DownReveal answer → How much 1990s music was issued441 DownReveal answer → Pet pests443 DownReveal answer → Having added nutrients844 DownReveal answer → Obey, with "to"649 DownReveal answer → Apex451 DownReveal answer → Pay for at a restaurant, say552 DownReveal answer → Title role for Sylvester Stallone553 DownReveal answer → "This is my first day on the job"554 DownReveal answer → "Groovy"555 DownReveal answer → Unit of information556 DownReveal answer → Like checking a dating app while you're on a date460 DownReveal answer → Fully matured462 DownReveal answer → Swedish furniture supplier463 DownReveal answer → Complaint, informally464 DownReveal answer → Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief366 DownReveal answer → ___ Faire (historical event)368 DownReveal answer →

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