NYT Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 2 2026.

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Clues Across (33 total)

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Extremely ambitious projects
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Lifeless
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Bare
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Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant
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Handle in a theater
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Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard
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Rests (on)
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Harshest punishment a website can give
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Hypnotized
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"Don't look!"
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Walk like a rhino
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Follower of box or bumper
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Drops while running, say
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___ Marzano tomato
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"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter
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Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones)
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Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly
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Soft rock
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Minty candy brand
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One wrapping up a meal before eating anything?
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When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius
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Winning X or O
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Common parade sight
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It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow
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Rounded up?
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"Me first ..."
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Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion
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Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
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Sign on a convenience store window
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Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish
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Flip
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Joins a union?
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"Moving on ..."
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Clues Down (31 total)

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Composite numbers?
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1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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How an annoying conversation might go
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Rode, in a way
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Be in a decision-making position
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"Mulan" antagonists
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"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita
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Disappearing ink?
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Be out
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Supporting structure
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Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’02
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Preceder of Sea or horse
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Residents without a title
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Buzzed
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Pass along, online
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iPod model
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Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano
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Symbols of success
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Touched lovingly
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Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary
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Put up with
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Call it!
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Little girl, in Italian
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Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product
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Formal speech
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Cutting tool with an arch
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Told a tale
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Hand grenades, informally
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"Full House" father
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Film director Johnson
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Credential for many a C.E.O.
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