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New York Times Crossword May 6 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 6 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Don't believe itLIE3Across1 Soccer great MiaHAMM4Across4 Prepared (for)BRACED6Across8 Feature of a spy filmINTRIGUE8Across14 Scalper's transactionRESALE6Across16 Prairie bloom for which a creamery is namedBLUEBELL8Across17 DC good guyBATMAN6Across18 They're found in a circleRADII5Across19 Dispensary inits.CBD3Across20 Late spring or early summer bloomPEONY5Across22 Leave speechlessAWE3Across23 Texter's "I can't even"SMH3Across24 In perpetuityEVER4Across26 Winter coat?ICE3Across28 Narrow margin of victoryHAIR4Across29 Lunchbox staple, informallyPBJ3Across30 All primes except 2ODDNUMBERS10Across33 Country nearest to the Equator without touching itPERU4Across37 Hybridized, botanically … or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?CROSSPOLLINATED15Across38 "Stop right there!"HALT4Across40 "Great Scott!"HOLYTOLEDO10Across41 Bird adapted for silent flightOWL3Across42 Charging optionVISA4Across43 Deciding periods, in briefOTS3Across44 Airdrops?MIST4Across45 [I'm a good boy!]ARF3Across46 Summer coolerADE3Across47 Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006METOO5Across50 DipSAG3Across53 Philosopher William of ___OCCAM5Across55 Become part of a clubENROLL6Across57 ___ method (type of teaching)SOCRATIC8Across59 Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"AZALEA6Across61 Flower found along a metaphorical path of easePRIMROSE8Across62 A bad review might merit a rotten oneTOMATO6Across63 Like some adviceSAGE4Across64 Manhattan liquorRYE3Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
First sign of fallLIBRA5Down1 Family tree additionINLAW5Down2 One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William BolcomETUDE5Down3 Blossom in a leiHIBISCUS8Down4 Period in historyAGE3Down5 Bed coverMULCH5Down6 Scary Spice, by another nicknameMELB4Down7 Texter's "just a sec"BRB3Down8 Harvesting machineREAPER6Down9 Cousin of edelweissASTER5Down10 Pattern based on nature, for shortCAMO4Down11 Stylish flairELAN4Down12 Turn downDENY4Down13 King, in PortugueseREI3Down15 First word from a wedding officiantDEARLY6Down21 Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul MusicMEMPHIS7Down25 Alice, in WonderlandVISITOR7Down27 Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.INST4Down28 Very, slangilyHELLA5Down29 Politician ButtigiegPETE4Down30 Partner of bornBRED4Down31 Sport with throwsJUDO4Down32 Siete + unoOCHO4Down33 Cry in a gunfightDRAW4Down34 Cutie pieDOLL4Down35 Gives a liftBOOSTS6Down36 BestiesPALS4Down37 "I'll pass"NOTFORME8Down39 Flower found at the end of a rainbow?VIOLET6Down43 Cold, hard cashMOOLA5Down45 Ancient marketplaceAGORA5Down46 Company man?ACTOR5Down47 "Link" in a botanical chainDAISY5Down48 Play the hostEMCEE5Down49 Nitty-grittyMEAT4Down50 Automaker FerrariENZO4Down51 Airport transportTRAM4Down52 Some vipersASPS4Down54 Viper, e.g.CAR3Down56 Language of VientianeLAO3Down58 SmokeCIG3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, May 6, 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.