NYT Crossword Clues for May 2, 2026

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Across Clues

Extremely ambitious projects 9 letters / Daily

MOONSHOTS Reveal Hide

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Lifeless 4 letters / Daily

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Bare 9 letters / Daily

AUNATUREL Reveal Hide

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Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant 5 letters / Daily

RARER Reveal Hide

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Handle in a theater 9 letters / Daily

STAGENAME Reveal Hide

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Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard 5 letters / Daily

ALANA Reveal Hide

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Rests (on) 6 letters / Daily

HINGES Reveal Hide

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Harshest punishment a website can give 8 letters / Daily

PERMABAN Reveal Hide

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Hypnotized 5 letters / Daily

UNDER Reveal Hide

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"Don't look!" 9 letters / Daily

NOPEEKING Reveal Hide

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Walk like a rhino 4 letters / Daily

PLOD Reveal Hide

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Follower of box or bumper 3 letters / Daily

CAR Reveal Hide

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Drops while running, say 5 letters / Daily

SWEAT Reveal Hide

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___ Marzano tomato 3 letters / Daily

SAN Reveal Hide

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"Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter 4 letters / Daily

GENA Reveal Hide

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Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones) 5 letters / Daily

HORNS Reveal Hide

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Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly 9 letters / Daily

COLORWARS Reveal Hide

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Soft rock 5 letters / Daily

SHALE Reveal Hide

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Minty candy brand 4 letters / Daily

YORK Reveal Hide

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One wrapping up a meal before eating anything? 3 letters / Daily

BOA Reveal Hide

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When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius 5 letters / Daily

WORDS Reveal Hide

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Winning X or O 3 letters / Daily

TOE Reveal Hide

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Common parade sight 4 letters / Daily

BAND Reveal Hide

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It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow 9 letters / Daily

LATESTFAD Reveal Hide

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Rounded up? 5 letters / Daily

DOMED Reveal Hide

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"Me first ..." 8 letters / Daily

ILLSTART Reveal Hide

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Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion 6 letters / Daily

RAWBAR Reveal Hide

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Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" 5 letters / Daily

ELISA Reveal Hide

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Sign on a convenience store window 9 letters / Daily

ATMINSIDE Reveal Hide

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Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish 5 letters / Daily

DONER Reveal Hide

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Flip 9 letters / Daily

GOBANANAS Reveal Hide

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Joins a union? 4 letters / Daily

WEDS Reveal Hide

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"Moving on ..." 9 letters / Daily

SOANYWAYS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Composite numbers? 7 letters / Daily

MASHUPS Reveal Hide

4 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 letters / Daily

OUTINLA Reveal Hide

How an annoying conversation might go 7 letters / Daily

ONANDON Reveal Hide

Rode, in a way 6 letters / Daily

NAGGED Reveal Hide

Be in a decision-making position 5 letters / Daily

STEER Reveal Hide

"Mulan" antagonists 4 letters / Daily

HUNS Reveal Hide

"How We Do (Party)" singer Rita 3 letters / Daily

ORA Reveal Hide

Disappearing ink? 15 letters / Daily

TEMPORARYTATTOO Reveal Hide

Be out 5 letters / Daily

SLEEP Reveal Hide

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Supporting structure 9 letters / Daily

FRAMEWORK Reveal Hide

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Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to '02 8 letters / Daily

LALAKERS Reveal Hide

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Preceder of Sea or horse 7 letters / Daily

ARABIAN Reveal Hide

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Residents without a title 7 letters / Daily

TENANTS Reveal Hide

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Buzzed 4 letters / Daily

RANG Reveal Hide

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Pass along, online 7 letters / Daily

RESHARE Reveal Hide

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iPod model 4 letters / Daily

NANO Reveal Hide

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Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano 7 letters / Daily

CELESTA Reveal Hide

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Symbols of success 9 letters / Daily

GOLDSTARS Reveal Hide

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Touched lovingly 8 letters / Daily

CARESSED Reveal Hide

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Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary 4 letters / Daily

WOOD Reveal Hide

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Put up with 7 letters / Daily

SWALLOW Reveal Hide

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Call it! 7 letters / Daily

HOTLINE Reveal Hide

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Little girl, in Italian 7 letters / Daily

BAMBINA Reveal Hide

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Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product 7 letters / Daily

ONEADAY Reveal Hide

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Formal speech 7 letters / Daily

ADDRESS Reveal Hide

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Cutting tool with an arch 6 letters / Daily

BOWSAW Reveal Hide

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Told a tale 4 letters / Daily

LIED Reveal Hide

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Hand grenades, informally 5 letters / Daily

FRAGS Reveal Hide

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"Full House" father 5 letters / Daily

DANNY Reveal Hide

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Film director Johnson 4 letters / Daily

RIAN Reveal Hide

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Credential for many a C.E.O. 3 letters / Daily

MBA Reveal Hide

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compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 letters / Daily

OUTINLA Reveal Hide