NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 10, 2026
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Clues140
Across74
Down66
TitleCome Full Circle
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Many web banners (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
4A
DNA sample implement (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSWAB→
8A
Grp. that regulates streams (3)
Starts with F, ends with CFCC→
11A
Vape alternative (3)
Starts with C, ends with GCIG→
14A
Apple tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
18A
It might hang during the summer (8)
Starts with S, ends with ESUNSHADE→
20A
"Me, that's ___!" (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
21A
"Well, lah-di-dah!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
22A
Rural skyline feature (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSILO→
23A
U.F.C. fighter (12)
Starts with S, ends with RSPACEINVADER→
25A
Where many large cutlets are seen (8)
Starts with M, ends with LMEGAMALL→
27A
A, as in aviating? (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALFA→
28A
"Little piggies" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOES→
29A
Dadaism, it's said (7)
Starts with A, ends with TANTIART→
31A
Naught (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
32A
Wild cats (21)
Starts with Y, ends with SYOUTHFULINDISCRETIONS→
36A
Animated figure (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTOON→
37A
Extraterrestrial British TV villain that debuted in 1963 (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDALEK→
38A
Laura seen in "Big Little Lies" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDERN→
39A
King ___ (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEAR→
40A
Greatly admires (7)
Starts with R, ends with SREVERES→
42A
Table salt, in a lab (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNACL→
44A
Fan's buzz (5)
Starts with W, ends with RWHIRR→
46A
Restaurant prearrangement, in brief (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRES→
47A
"What's the ___?" (3)
Starts with D, ends with FDIF→
49A
Gaping gap (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCHASM→
52A
Replay reviewer (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
53A
Days in Spain (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDIAS→
55A
A string player plays the strings with it (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBOW→
58A
Try intermittent fasting, perhaps (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
60A
P.G.A. peg (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
61A
Tiler's measurement (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
63A
"The Daily" publisher: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNYT→
64A
Large summer delivery, in past times / N.F.L. linemen, at times (11)
Starts with I, ends with SICEBLOCKERS→
66A
Reddish-purple vegetable (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEET→
67A
Instagram update (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPOST→
68A
Situps tighten them (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
69A
Lifeguard's tubeful / Baby gift bearing the alphabet, maybe (11)
Starts with S, ends with TSUNBLOCKSET→
70A
Game entry (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
71A
Web page (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESITE→
72A
___ Turner, antislavery rebel (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNAT→
73A
Dad, in a euphemism / Naval barrier preventing entering and leaving (11)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDBLOCKADE→
74A
Jaunty greeting (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHIHO→
75A
Big name in deep-dish pizza (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
76A
Letterman rival (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLENO→
77A
Refusals (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
78A
The Almighty (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLORD→
80A
Junkyard guardian's warning (3)
Starts with G, ends with RGRR→
81A
In itself (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPERSE→
83A
Tanner's letters (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
85A
Newsstand item, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMAG→
86A
East Asian fiddles (5)
Starts with E, ends with SERHUS→
88A
Numbskull, in Yiddish (4)
Starts with Y, ends with ZYUTZ→
90A
"Ha! My statement wasn't really true — sue me!" (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSOILIED→
94A
Get ad-libby-dibby while singy-ingy-inging? (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
95A
Apr. 15 experts (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCPAS→
97A
Barely visible, as a star? (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDLIST→
98A
Eagle's grabber (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCLAW→
99A
Chic venue that features great bands (21)
Starts with R, ends with EROCKANDROLLHALLOFFAME→
107A
Hesitant reply (3)
Starts with E, ends with HEHH→
108A
2015 thriller starring Emily Blunt as an F.B.I. agent (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSICARIO→
109A
Midsummer babies (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLEOS→
110A
"___ framed!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIWAS→
111A
They're frequently bcced (8)
Starts with A, ends with MAWAYTEAM→
113A
Ensure that a task is finished … and a hint that might help with finishing this puzzle (12)
Starts with C, ends with PCLOSETHELOOP→
116A
Rx quantity (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOSE→
117A
Theater hit's inits. (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
118A
Babysitter's bane (3)
Starts with I, ends with PIMP→
119A
Gnawable, wearable items that might help with A.D.H.D. (8)
Starts with C, ends with YCHEWELRY→
120A
Baa-baa mamas (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEWES→
121A
QB's highlights (3)
Starts with T, ends with STDS→
122A
Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
123A
Gas giant? (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHESS→
124A
Girl in the fam (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
Down
1D
Purity analysis (5)
Starts with A, ends with YASSAY→
2D
Kids' play set brand (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODUPLO→
3D
Messy mix-up (5)
Starts with S, ends with USNAFU→
4D
___/her (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
5D
Pass the time until (7)
Starts with W, ends with RWAITFOR→
6D
"Meek" in "Blessed are the meek," e.g. (6)
Starts with A, ends with NADNOUN→
7D
Slant made with a table saw (5)
Starts with B, ends with LBEVEL→
8D
Abbr. starting an email header (3)
Starts with F, ends with DFWD→
9D
His first star turn was in the 1995 film "Devil in a Blue Dress" (7)
Starts with C, ends with ECHEADLE→
10D
Less freshly funny (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCORNIER→
11D
"Peanuts," e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCOMIC→
12D
"They say …" (6)
Starts with I, ends with DIHEARD→
13D
Begin using sustainable alternatives (7)
Starts with G, ends with NGOGREEN→
14D
Ending with material (3)
Starts with I, ends with MISM→
15D
Instrument with keys (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPIANO→
16D
Daring bet (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALLIN→
17D
Barbies, e.g. (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOLLS→
19D
Disperse, as seeds (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSCATTER→
24D
The Beatles' "Please Please Me" and "A Hard Day's Night," e.g. (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASIDES→
26D
Draw in (7)
Starts with A, ends with TATTRACT→
30D
Audibly expressed dismay (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTSKED→
33D
Squirrel away (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHOARD→
34D
Sat ___ (Brit's GPS) (3)
Starts with N, ends with VNAV→
35D
Length equaling 25.4 millimeters (4)
Starts with I, ends with HINCH→
39D
Bic filler (9)
Starts with L, ends with YLIFESTORY→
40D
Travelers' cases (9)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTSTOPS→
41D
Leafy dish served with an entree (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSIDESALAD→
43D
Arsenic's realm, in years past (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLATENIGHT→
44D
Finalizes (7)
Starts with W, ends with PWRAPSUP→
45D
Leading lady's part (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHEROINE→
46D
Luxury sunglasses (7)
Starts with R, ends with SRAYBANS→
48D
Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe (7)
Starts with F, ends with GFIREDOG→
50D
Transparent, in brief (7)
Starts with S, ends with USEETHRU→
51D
Falling stars (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMETEORS→
54D
Just silly (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
55D
Plains animal in a herd (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBISON→
56D
Prefix meaning "eye" (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOCULO→
57D
Meanders (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWENDS→
59D
Fruity-smelling perfume ingredient (5)
Starts with E, ends with RESTER→
62D
Had a fast break? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
65D
[Three dark squares] (15)
Starts with B, ends with KBLOCKBLOCKBLOCK→
66D
"___, humbug!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with HBAH→
76D
Admit, in a way (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLETPAST→
79D
Late-evening beverage request (5)
Starts with D, ends with FDECAF→
82D
Use a straw (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSUCK→
84D
Travel guide writer Eugene (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFODOR→
85D
Lithium, magnesium and aluminum (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMETALS→
87D
Unedited data set, say (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERAWFILE→
89D
Maximally weird-yet-delightful (7)
Starts with Z, ends with TZANIEST→
91D
Against the law (7)
Starts with I, ends with TILLICIT→
92D
Reply feigning guiltlessness (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELILOLME→
94D
Wades in puddles, say (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSLOSHES→
96D
Digital S.L.R. insert (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSDCARD→
99D
English writer with an apt surname (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREADE→
100D
"Gee whillikers!" (5)
Starts with O, ends with WOHWOW→
101D
Pursue (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECHASE→
102D
Fidel ___, Philippine president in the 1990s (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMOS→
103D
Parasite (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLEECH→
104D
Military deserters, in brief (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAWOLS→
105D
Native New Zealander's language (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMAORI→
106D
Best Play and Best Upset (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESPYS→
112D
"Affirmative!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
114D
Sign up, with "in" (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
115D
Disgusted squeals (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEWS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 10, 2026?+
140 clues: 74 Across and 66 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rachel Fabi and Adam Wagner and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Many web banners (ADS); DNA sample implement (SWAB); Grp. that regulates streams (FCC).
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