New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/02/2026. The May 02 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Extremely ambitious projectsMOONSHOTS
- 10a LifelessFLAT
- 14a BareAUNATUREL
- 15a Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephantRARER
- 17a Handle in a theaterSTAGENAME
- 18a Women’s Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ BeardALANA
- 19a Rests (on)HINGES
- 20a Harshest punishment a website can givePERMABAN
- 22a HypnotizedUNDER
- 23a “Don’t look!”NOPEEKING
- 24a Walk like a rhinoPLOD
- 25a Follower of box or bumperCAR
- 26a Drops while running, saySWEAT
- 27a ___ Marzano tomatoSAN
- 28a “Alice in Zombieland” author ___ ShowalterGENA
- 29a Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones)HORNS
- 30a Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarlyCOLORWARS
- 32a Soft rockSHALE
- 34a Minty candy brandYORK
- 35a One wrapping up a meal before eating anything?BOA
- 38a When tripled, a response from Hamlet to PoloniusWORDS
- 39a Winning X or OTOE
- 40a Common parade sightBAND
- 41a It’s here today, but might be gone tomorrowLATESTFAD
- 43a Rounded up?DOMED
- 44a “Me first …”ILLSTART
- 45a Establishment that might have a “buck-a-shuck” promotionRAWBAR
- 46a Actress Donovan of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”ELISA
- 47a Sign on a convenience store windowATMINSIDE
- 49a Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dishDONER
- 50a FlipGOBANANAS
- 51a Joins a union?WEDS
- 52a “Moving on …”SOANYWAYS
- Down
- 1d Composite numbers?MASHUPS
- 2d 1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili PeppersOUTINLA
- 3d How an annoying conversation might goONANDON
- 4d Rode, in a wayNAGGED
- 5d Be in a decision-making positionSTEER
- 6d “Mulan” antagonistsHUNS
- 7d “How We Do (Party)” singer RitaORA
- 8d Disappearing ink?TEMPORARYTATTOO
- 9d Be outSLEEP
- 10d Supporting structureFRAMEWORK
- 11d Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ?02LALAKERS
- 12d Preceder of Sea or horseARABIAN
- 13d Residents without a titleTENANTS
- 16d BuzzedRANG
- 21d Pass along, onlineRESHARE
- 23d iPod modelNANO
- 25d Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-pianoCELESTA
- 28d Symbols of successGOLDSTARS
- 30d Touched lovinglyCARESSED
- 31d Traditional gift for a fifth anniversaryWOOD
- 32d Put up withSWALLOW
- 33d Call it!HOTLINE
- 35d Little girl, in ItalianBAMBINA
- 36d Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its productONEADAY
- 37d Formal speechADDRESS
- 40d Cutting tool with an archBOWSAW
- 41d Told a taleLIED
- 42d Hand grenades, informallyFRAGS
- 43d “Full House” fatherDANNY
- 45d Film director JohnsonRIAN
- 48d Credential for many a C.E.O.MBA