NYT Crossword May 2, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Extremely ambitious projects 9 10A Lifeless 4 14A Bare 9 15A Like the Asian elephant vis-à-vis the African elephant 5 17A Handle in a theater 9 18A Women's Basketball Hall-of-Famer ___ Beard 5 19A Rests (on) 6 20A Harshest punishment a website can give 8 22A Hypnotized 5 23A "Don't look!" 9 24A Walk like a rhino 4 25A Follower of box or bumper 3 26A Drops while running, say 5 27A ___ Marzano tomato 3 28A "Alice in Zombieland" author ___ Showalter 4 29A Giraffes lack them (they have ossicones) 5 30A Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarly 9 32A Soft rock 5 34A Minty candy brand 4 35A One wrapping up a meal before eating anything? 3 38A When tripled, a response from Hamlet to Polonius 5 39A Winning X or O 3 40A Common parade sight 4 41A It's here today, but might be gone tomorrow 9 43A Rounded up? 5 44A "Me first ..." 8 45A Establishment that might have a "buck-a-shuck" promotion 6 46A Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" 5 47A Sign on a convenience store window 9 49A Rotisserie-roasted Turkish dish 5 50A Flip 9 51A Joins a union? 4 52A "Moving on ..." 9

Down

1D Composite numbers? 7 2D 1994 compilation album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 3D How an annoying conversation might go 7 4D Rode, in a way 6 5D Be in a decision-making position 5 6D "Mulan" antagonists 4 7D "How We Do (Party)" singer Rita 3 8D Disappearing ink? 15 9D Be out 5 10D Supporting structure 9 11D Three-peating N.B.A. champs from 2000 to ’02 8 12D Preceder of Sea or horse 7 13D Residents without a title 7 16D Buzzed 4 21D Pass along, online 7 23D iPod model 4 25D Heavenly-sounding instrument also known as a bell-piano 7 28D Symbols of success 9 30D Touched lovingly 8 31D Traditional gift for a fifth anniversary 4 32D Put up with 7 33D Call it! 7 35D Little girl, in Italian 7 36D Brand whose name doubles as instructions for its product 7 37D Formal speech 7 40D Cutting tool with an arch 6 41D Told a tale 4 42D Hand grenades, informally 5 43D "Full House" father 5 45D Film director Johnson 4 48D Credential for many a C.E.O. 3