NYT Crossword May 6 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 6 2026.
- 78
- Total Clues
- 37
- Total Across
- 41
- Total Down
Clues Across (37 total)
(1)
Don't believe it
The answer is: lie
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Soccer great Mia
The answer is: hamm
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Prepared (for)
The answer is: braced
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Feature of a spy film
The answer is: intrigue
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Scalper's transaction
The answer is: resale
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(17)
Prairie bloom for which a creamery is named
The answer is: bluebell
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DC good guy
The answer is: batman
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They're found in a circle
The answer is: radii
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Dispensary inits.
The answer is: cbd
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Late spring or early summer bloom
The answer is: peony
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Leave speechless
The answer is: awe
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Texter's "I can't even"
The answer is: smh
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In perpetuity
The answer is: ever
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Winter coat?
The answer is: ice
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Narrow margin of victory
The answer is: hair
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Lunchbox staple, informally
The answer is: pbj
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All primes except 2
The answer is: oddnumbers
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(37)
Country nearest to the Equator without touching it
The answer is: peru
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Hybridized, botanically … or like four pairs of answers in this puzzle (and the circled letters they intersect on)?
The answer is: crosspollinated
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(40)
"Stop right there!"
The answer is: halt
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"Great Scott!"
The answer is: holytoledo
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(42)
Bird adapted for silent flight
The answer is: owl
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Charging option
The answer is: visa
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Deciding periods, in brief
The answer is: ots
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Airdrops?
The answer is: mist
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[I'm a good boy!]
The answer is: arf
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Summer cooler
The answer is: ade
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Movement started by Tarana Burke in 2006
The answer is: metoo
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Dip
The answer is: sag
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Philosopher William of ___
The answer is: occam
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Become part of a club
The answer is: enroll
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___ method (type of teaching)
The answer is: socratic
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Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"
The answer is: azalea
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Flower found along a metaphorical path of ease
The answer is: primrose
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A bad review might merit a rotten one
The answer is: tomato
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(64)
Like some advice
The answer is: sage
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Manhattan liquor
The answer is: rye
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Clues Down (41 total)
(1)
First sign of fall
The answer is: libra
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(2)
Family tree addition
The answer is: inlaw
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One of 12 in a Pulitzer-winning piece by composer/pianist William Bolcom
The answer is: etude
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Blossom in a lei
The answer is: hibiscus
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Period in history
The answer is: age
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Bed cover
The answer is: mulch
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Scary Spice, by another nickname
The answer is: melb
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Texter's "just a sec"
The answer is: brb
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Harvesting machine
The answer is: reaper
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Cousin of edelweiss
The answer is: aster
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Pattern based on nature, for short
The answer is: camo
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Stylish flair
The answer is: elan
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Turn down
The answer is: deny
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King, in Portuguese
The answer is: rei
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First word from a wedding officiant
The answer is: dearly
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Home of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music
The answer is: memphis
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Alice, in Wonderland
The answer is: visitor
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Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.
The answer is: inst
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Very, slangily
The answer is: hella
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Politician Buttigieg
The answer is: pete
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Partner of born
The answer is: bred
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(32)
Sport with throws
The answer is: judo
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Siete + uno
The answer is: ocho
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Cry in a gunfight
The answer is: draw
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Cutie pie
The answer is: doll
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Gives a lift
The answer is: boosts
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Besties
The answer is: pals
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"I'll pass"
The answer is: notforme
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(43)
Flower found at the end of a rainbow?
The answer is: violet
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(45)
Cold, hard cash
The answer is: moola
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Ancient marketplace
The answer is: agora
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Company man?
The answer is: actor
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"Link" in a botanical chain
The answer is: daisy
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Play the host
The answer is: emcee
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(50)
Nitty-gritty
The answer is: meat
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Automaker Ferrari
The answer is: enzo
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Airport transport
The answer is: tram
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Some vipers
The answer is: asps
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Viper, e.g.
The answer is: car
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Language of Vientiane
The answer is: lao
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Smoke
The answer is: cig
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