NYT Crossword May 5 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 5 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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Tried-and-true choice, informally
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It's perfect for some musicians
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Motorcyclist's invitation
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Asia's shrinking ___ Sea
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Ruckus
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Where Boise is
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It's a piece of cake
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Computer geeks
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Source of some South American wool
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Alaska politico Palin
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___-Ball
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Alternative to a Word doc
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It's child's play
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Glassblower, e.g.
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One of three statistical averages
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M.L.B. stadium demolished in 2009
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Ones always blowing off steam?
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Altar promise
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It's a no-brainer
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Starchy tuber
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2016 Ariana Grande love song
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Drug buster
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Heavy, spiked club
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Bared one's teeth, say
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It's a breeze
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___-fi
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Sudden or impulsive, as a decision
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Lipstick blunder
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Intermittently offered fast-food pork sandwich
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Oscars host, e.g.
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It's a walk in the park
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Abandon prematurely, as a mission
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Piano exercise
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Fencing blade
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"OMG, same!"
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About 50.7% of all Americans
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Like typical communicators in sign language
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Clues Down (42 total)

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Effrontery
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Not in writing, as an exam
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Magician's "Look what I did!"
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International competition in math, science and other disciplines
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Greek letter that looks like an "O" superimposed with an "I"
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Charged particles
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Roman robes
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French sweetheart
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Prohibited in Islam
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Chart-topper
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Texas setting for 2004's "Friday Night Lights"
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Mule or burro
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"Fancy seeing you here!"
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They may be counted when taking attendance
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Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s
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Undeniable successes
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Media misinformation
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Loch ___ monster
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Like a campfire by morning, typically
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Flightless bird from South America
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Figure in a school pep rally
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Empty ___ (home after the kids go off to college)
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Chinese general on a menu
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"___ will be done"
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English facilities
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"Don't you ___!"
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How much 1990s music was issued
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Pet pests
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Having added nutrients
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Obey, with "to"
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Apex
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Pay for at a restaurant, say
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Title role for Sylvester Stallone
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"This is my first day on the job"
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"Groovy"
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Unit of information
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Like checking a dating app while you're on a date
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Fully matured
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Swedish furniture supplier
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Complaint, informally
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Arrivals in the 2016 thriller "Arrival," in brief
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___ Faire (historical event)
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