NYT Crossword May 8 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 8 2026.
- 70
- Total Clues
- 34
- Total Across
- 36
- Total Down
Clues Across (34 total)
(1)
Criticizes, in modern lingo
The answer is: hateson
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Unruffled
The answer is: atease
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"Not to worry ..."
The answer is: therenow
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Chichi
The answer is: swanky
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One away from one's duties?
The answer is: taxexile
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French exit
The answer is: sortie
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Hollywood is on it: Abbr.
The answer is: pst
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Secures, in a way
The answer is: moors
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Flubs
The answer is: slips
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Create a crispy crust for, say
The answer is: pansear
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Coolers, for short
The answer is: acs
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"Jeez!"
The answer is: awman
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Touchy topic
The answer is: sorespot
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One of two in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"
The answer is: cherub
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Cartoonist who popularized the Democratic donkey
The answer is: nast
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"Bad hair day" hair
The answer is: mop
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Address no longer than 18 minutes
The answer is: tedtalk
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Prepares for company, maybe
The answer is: neatens
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Networking assets
The answer is: ins
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Second City district, with "the"
The answer is: loop
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Plumbing and welding, e.g.
The answer is: trades
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Really nasty fall?
The answer is: icestorm
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Date unlikely to be on a calendar
The answer is: tryst
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Mammoth's home, for short
The answer is: nhl
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Where to go for a run
The answer is: skiarea
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Peabody-winning journalist Steve
The answer is: kroft
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Many a Chilango
The answer is: senor
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Formula 1 fig.
The answer is: kph
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"I'm this-a way!"
The answer is: yoohoo
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Great depression?
The answer is: sinkhole
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"Would you look at the time?!"
The answer is: imlate
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Scrumdiddlyumptious
The answer is: todiefor
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Like some interests and stocks
The answer is: vested
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Feeds the kitty, say
The answer is: catsits
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Clues Down (36 total)
(1)
It's usually followed by an "s"
The answer is: http
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Indicators of awareness
The answer is: ahas
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Ding thing?
The answer is: text
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Bygone "before"
The answer is: ere
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Books that go into intimate detail?
The answer is: sexmanuals
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It might bring you to tears
The answer is: onion
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"Good riddance"
The answer is: noloss
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Jerk
The answer is: ass
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All slam dunks
The answer is: twos
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Accessory turned down on a cap
The answer is: earlap
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Humor without a traditional punch line
The answer is: anticomedy
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Create ripple effects, in a way
The answer is: skipstones
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Scallops can have hundreds of tiny blue ones
The answer is: eyes
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"It's a date!"
The answer is: wereon
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It's a wrap!
The answer is: saran
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Hairstylist's concern
The answer is: part
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Go back to the beginning
The answer is: reset
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Whence the line "Beware the ides of March" in "Julius Caesar"
The answer is: acti
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Comment from one who's going along
The answer is: wheninrome
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(28)
Where to see fresh coats of white?
The answer is: medschools
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First gear?
The answer is: starterkit
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(32)
Rorschach patterns
The answer is: blots
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"I'm this-a way!"
The answer is: psst
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Goofballs
The answer is: kooks
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(39)
___ Theatre, Atlanta art house named for a fictional estate
The answer is: tara
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White-collar figure
The answer is: priest
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Pointy-topped red-and-green headwear
The answer is: elfhat
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Tuber that's the source of tapioca
The answer is: manioc
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___ Rousey, first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo
The answer is: ronda
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(51)
National capital that's home to Mykhailivska Square
The answer is: kyiv
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(52)
Schlep
The answer is: tote
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___ Annan, former U.N. secretary general
The answer is: kofi
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Something that's hatched
The answer is: plot
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Half of some matching sets
The answer is: hers
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(58)
Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years
The answer is: oed
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"And ___ long gone when ___ next to me" (Taylor Swift lyric)
The answer is: hes
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