NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 7, 2026
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
ConstructorJohn Guzzetta and Jeff Chen
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Representative Raskin of Maryland (5)
Starts with J, ends with EJAMIE→
6A
Coffee container (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMUG→
9A
One who measures meter by the feet? (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPOET→
13A
Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGAVE→
14A
Exploits (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
16A
Guthrie who wrote "Alice's Restaurant" (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
17A
BAD ___ER MOVE (15)
Starts with C, ends with ECARELESSMISTAKE→
20A
Wine aperitif (3)
Starts with K, ends with RKIR→
21A
Pioneering Philips product of the 1970s, in brief (3)
Starts with V, ends with RVCR→
22A
Does to perfection (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNAILS→
23A
Equipment that attaches to a mask (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSNORKEL→
26A
Locale in the Christmas story (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
27A
___TER (13)
Starts with W, ends with NWINLESSSEASON→
33A
Yeshiva head (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRABBI→
35A
Blanchett of 2025's "Black Bag" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECATE→
36A
Products of oogenesis (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
37A
Admission of defeat (5)
Starts with I, ends with TILOST→
38A
"Eureka!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
39A
Garnish amount (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSPRIG→
41A
Pewter, mostly (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
42A
Pre-calc course (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTRIG→
43A
Minority group in Iraq and Turkey (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKURDS→
44A
P___ANT QUEEN (13)
Starts with A, ends with YAGELESSBEAUTY→
48A
Video game franchise featuring 100+ species of dinosaurs (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
49A
Hoards (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAMASSES→
52A
"C'mon, speak up!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSAYIT→
54A
Prefix with label (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
55A
Unwell (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
56A
___EAVOR (15)
Starts with E, ends with EENDLESSSTRUGGLE→
60A
Tea brand once owned by Starbucks (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTAZO→
61A
Kind of high-fat diet (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKETO→
62A
Prey for a ladybug (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAPHID→
63A
Blow out (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSPEW→
64A
"You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin (3)
Starts with W, ends with RWAR→
65A
___ Park (gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park) (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESTES→
Down
1D
Powerful cards in euchre (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJACKS→
3D
Ingredient in osso buco (10)
Starts with M, ends with EMARROWBONE→
4D
"___ gotta run" (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIVE→
5D
Metaphor for slipperiness (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
6D
Chargers and Challengers (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMUSCLECARS→
7D
Country that boycotted the 1984 Olympics (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSSR→
8D
Something a lapidary cuts (3)
Starts with G, ends with MGEM→
9D
Green film on copper, e.g. (6)
Starts with P, ends with APATINA→
10D
Spoken (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
11D
Animals that bugle (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELKS→
12D
Pedicure target (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETOE→
15D
Gary of "Apollo 13" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESINISE→
18D
Knievel in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVEL→
19D
Sensible (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESANE→
24D
Classic barbecue fare (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIBS→
25D
Intertwined (4)
Starts with K, ends with TKNIT→
28D
Hindi honorific (5)
Starts with S, ends with BSAHIB→
29D
One providing timely delivery? (10)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAGEACTOR→
30D
One's appearance after a difficult journey, say (10)
Starts with S, ends with TSORRYSIGHT→
31D
"Metamorphoses" writer (4)
Starts with O, ends with DOVID→
32D
Bothers, bothers, bothers (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNAGS→
33D
Meter maid in a Beatles hit (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
34D
Sacha Baron Cohen character (4)
Starts with A, ends with GALIG→
39D
Arctic seabird nicknamed "aerial pirate" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASKUA→
40D
Counterparts to calls, in stock lingo (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPUTS→
42D
"For shame!" (6)
Starts with T, ends with KTSKTSK→
45D
Strike down (6)
Starts with L, ends with WLAYLOW→
46D
___ Triangle (coastal section of Pennsylvania) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
47D
Spanish sweetheart (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
50D
Kemper of "The Office" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELLIE→
51D
Toys that may be carried or pulled (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLEDS→
52D
Breeze (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
53D
Woodworking tool (4)
Starts with A, ends with EADZE→
54D
"___ bien" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
56D
Saucer contents, informally (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
57D
Wrap (up) (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSEW→
58D
Nation ruled by six royal families, in brief (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
59D
Driver's guide, for short (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGPS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 7, 2026?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Guzzetta and Jeff Chen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Representative Raskin of Maryland (JAMIE); Coffee container (MUG); One who measures meter by the feet? (POET).
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