NYT Crossword Clues for May 4, 2026

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Across Clues

"The ___ is clear!" 5 letters / Daily

COAST Reveal Hide

"Mamma Mia" group 4 letters / Daily

ABBA Reveal Hide

10A

Spaces, as between teeth 4 letters / Daily

GAPS Reveal Hide

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Author Joyce Carol ___ 5 letters / Daily

OATES Reveal Hide

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Devices for keyless entry 4 letters / Daily

FOBS Reveal Hide

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Amo, amas, ___ 4 letters / Daily

AMAT Reveal Hide

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"Sleepless in Seattle" or "Legally Blonde," informally 10 letters / Daily

CHICKFLICK Reveal Hide

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Actress Dunham or Waithe 4 letters / Daily

LENA Reveal Hide

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Call from an ump 3 letters / Daily

OUT Reveal Hide

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Group of connected PCs 3 letters / Daily

LAN Reveal Hide

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Like some columns and bonds 5 letters / Daily

IONIC Reveal Hide

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Methodical way for something to be built 12 letters / Daily

BRICKBYBRICK Reveal Hide

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"This place is fire" 6 letters / Daily

ITSLIT Reveal Hide

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Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men" and "The Wiz" 5 letters / Daily

LUMET Reveal Hide

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Japanese camera giant 5 letters / Daily

NIKON Reveal Hide

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"The Lion King" villain 4 letters / Daily

SCAR Reveal Hide

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Soph., jr. and sr. 3 letters / Daily

YRS Reveal Hide

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Slogan encouraging the use of seatbelts 15 letters / Daily

CLICKITORTICKET Reveal Hide

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Swiss peak 3 letters / Daily

ALP Reveal Hide

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Enormous 4 letters / Daily

HUGE Reveal Hide

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New England state with the slogan "The Way Life Should Be" 5 letters / Daily

MAINE Reveal Hide

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Used, as a chair 5 letters / Daily

SATON Reveal Hide

47A

Shaggy hairstyle 6 letters / Daily

MOPTOP Reveal Hide

48A

Simple game requiring steady hands 12 letters / Daily

PICKUPSTICKS Reveal Hide

52A

Improvise, as a speech 5 letters / Daily

ADLIB Reveal Hide

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When a plane is due, for short 3 letters / Daily

ETA Reveal Hide

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Used to be 3 letters / Daily

WAS Reveal Hide

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College figure 4 letters / Daily

DEAN Reveal Hide

58A

Suddenly feels repulsed by a romantic partner ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across 10 letters / Daily

GETSTHEICK Reveal Hide

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Pole on a sailboat 4 letters / Daily

MAST Reveal Hide

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Tradition for many high school seniors 4 letters / Daily

PROM Reveal Hide

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Fasten, as a ship's rope 5 letters / Daily

BELAY Reveal Hide

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In addition 4 letters / Daily

ALSO Reveal Hide

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Levelheaded 4 letters / Daily

SANE Reveal Hide

67A

"Goodie" on classic radio 5 letters / Daily

OLDIE Reveal Hide

Down Clues

7 Pixar film set in Mexico 4 letters / Daily

COCO Reveal Hide

Third-largest Hawaiian island 4 letters / Daily

OAHU Reveal Hide

Going ___ (fighting) 4 letters / Daily

ATIT Reveal Hide

Part of a min. 3 letters / Daily

SEC Reveal Hide

Chiding sound 3 letters / Daily

TSK Reveal Hide

Insurance company whose mascot is a duck 5 letters / Daily

AFLAC Reveal Hide

Sound effect for a bop on the head 5 letters / Daily

BOINK Reveal Hide

Eng. channel 3 letters / Daily

BBC Reveal Hide

Request 3 letters / Daily

ASK Reveal Hide

10D

Aplenty 6 letters / Daily

GALORE Reveal Hide

11D

Bag of hotel room freebies, say 10 letters / Daily

AMENITYKIT Reveal Hide

12D

Feel a suddenly overwhelming fear 5 letters / Daily

PANIC Reveal Hide

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Serving of pancakes 5 letters / Daily

STACK Reveal Hide

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Move like a fairy 4 letters / Daily

FLIT Reveal Hide

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Tech giant founded in 1911 3 letters / Daily

IBM Reveal Hide

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Voting group 4 letters / Daily

BLOC Reveal Hide

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Skating locale 4 letters / Daily

RINK Reveal Hide

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Play loudly, as from a speaker 5 letters / Daily

BLARE Reveal Hide

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Traditional circular dwelling 4 letters / Daily

YURT Reveal Hide

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Ancient Peruvian 4 letters / Daily

INCA Reveal Hide

28D

Cash drawer 4 letters / Daily

TILL Reveal Hide

29D

Plays hooky 10 letters / Daily

SKIPSCLASS Reveal Hide

32D

Shocks into silence 5 letters / Daily

STUNS Reveal Hide

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Part of a gearwheel 3 letters / Daily

COG Reveal Hide

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Nevada city near Lake Tahoe 4 letters / Daily

RENO Reveal Hide

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Bit of a staircase 4 letters / Daily

STEP Reveal Hide

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Flapjack franchise 4 letters / Daily

IHOP Reveal Hide

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Reassurance after a loud crash, say 4 letters / Daily

IMOK Reveal Hide

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Puts a limit on 4 letters / Daily

CAPS Reveal Hide

45D

Resembling 6 letters / Daily

AKINTO Reveal Hide

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Spot for three men in a nursery rhyme 3 letters / Daily

TUB Reveal Hide

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Exam for a future doc 4 letters / Daily

MCAT Reveal Hide

48D

Culinary personality Lakshmi 5 letters / Daily

PADMA Reveal Hide

49D

Best imaginable 5 letters / Daily

IDEAL Reveal Hide

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Wyoming's Grand ___ National Park 5 letters / Daily

TETON Reveal Hide

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"Hi, you know who this is" 5 letters / Daily

ITSME Reveal Hide

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Undomesticated 4 letters / Daily

WILD Reveal Hide

55D

Smoothie "superfood" 4 letters / Daily

ACAI Reveal Hide

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Scottish terrier breed 4 letters / Daily

SKYE Reveal Hide

58D

Rte. finder 3 letters / Daily

GPS Reveal Hide

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Long time in history 3 letters / Daily

ERA Reveal Hide

60D

Network for "Succession" and "The Wire" 3 letters / Daily

HBO Reveal Hide

61D

Slithery fish 3 letters / Daily

EEL Reveal Hide

201D

Pixar film set in Mexico 4 letters / Daily

COCO Reveal Hide