NYT Crossword Answers for May 3, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for May 3, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

First person, in Austria View hint and explanation

ICH

Pressing activity, for short? View hint and explanation

CPR

Cleared to proceed View hint and explanation

OKED

11A

Perched on View hint and explanation

SATATOP

18A

Place for pigs to wallow View hint and explanation

MUDHOLE

20A

Shawarma wrap View hint and explanation

PITA

21A

"I'm here to learn" View hint and explanation

TEACHME

22A

In sync View hint and explanation

ATTUNED

23A

Moisture barrier supplies View hint and explanation

PLASTICSHEETS

26A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

GIVESADARN

28A

Vert. counterpart View hint and explanation

HOR

29A

Geological layers View hint and explanation

STRATA

30A

They got the votes View hint and explanation

INS

31A

Saint Barthélemy, par exemple View hint and explanation

ILE

32A

Sugar suffix View hint and explanation

OSE

34A

Father of Deimos View hint and explanation

ARES

35A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

STICKYPADS

40A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

STICKYPADS

43A

Catch in a sting View hint and explanation

ENTRAP

44A

Cleveland-to-Akron dir. View hint and explanation

SSE

45A

Ryder of "Stranger Things" View hint and explanation

WINONA

46A

Office memo starter View hint and explanation

INRE

48A

Leprechaun's land View hint and explanation

ERIN

50A

Conflict-averse View hint and explanation

NODRAMA

55A

Fictional diary writer View hint and explanation

BRIDGETJONES

60A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

LOWDIGIT

61A

A as in Austria View hint and explanation

EIN

62A

Lock lips, in London View hint and explanation

SNOG

63A

Drive-___ menu View hint and explanation

THRU

65A

Like the best bets View hint and explanation

SAFEST

66A

Abandoned View hint and explanation

LEFT

68A

Off-center View hint and explanation

AWRY

70A

Time gone by View hint and explanation

YORE

72A

Ending with the name Ann or Nan View hint and explanation

ETTE

73A

"Reason" given in a parental "explanation" View hint and explanation

ISAYSO

76A

Spots for grazing View hint and explanation

LEAS

78A

Pond scum, e.g. View hint and explanation

FILM

80A

Craven behind the camera View hint and explanation

WES

81A

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author View hint and explanation

KENKESEY

83A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

CHILDSUPPORT

87A

Political understanding View hint and explanation

ENTENTE

88A

___ Ed View hint and explanation

PHYS

89A

Book before Nehemiah View hint and explanation

EZRA

90A

Boot camp shout View hint and explanation

TENHUT

92A

Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024 View hint and explanation

ACC

95A

From the heart, in a way View hint and explanation

AORTAL

99A

Conan and others View hint and explanation

BARBARIANS

103A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

THINKPIECE

105A

"Essays of ___" (19th-century collection) View hint and explanation

ELIA

106A

Summer hours in N.Y.C. View hint and explanation

EDT

107A

You smelt it! View hint and explanation

ORE

108A

Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re View hint and explanation

ACA

109A

Luxor Temple deity View hint and explanation

AMONRA

112A

Take an ax to View hint and explanation

HEW

114A

Client's sales agent, in brief View hint and explanation

ACCOUNTREP

118A

Across, oddly? View hint and explanation

NOTQUITERIGHT

121A

Unspoken set of rules between dudes View hint and explanation

BROCODE

122A

N next to the gearshift View hint and explanation

NEUTRAL

123A

Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home" View hint and explanation

MAMA

124A

More dimwitted View hint and explanation

OBTUSER

125A

Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain View hint and explanation

DRESSUP

126A

"Glad that's over!" View hint and explanation

PHEW

127A

Spot for charity, say, in brief View hint and explanation

PSA

128A

Newsroom staffers, for short View hint and explanation

EDS

Down Answers

"Just picture this!" View hint and explanation

IMAGINE

Rudely interrupt, as a dance partner View hint and explanation

CUTINON

Man cave fixture View hint and explanation

HDTVSET

Snow jobs View hint and explanation

CONS

Heartfelt ask View hint and explanation

PLEA

Website with an alien logo View hint and explanation

Treat badly, in a way View hint and explanation

OPPRESS

Potter's furnace View hint and explanation

KILN

Uber ride info, informally View hint and explanation

ETA

10D

Small amount in the kitchen View hint and explanation

DASH

11D

Adds with a spoon, say View hint and explanation

STIRSIN

12D

Org. for J. Robert Oppenheimer View hint and explanation

AEC

13D

U.S.S.R. news source View hint and explanation

TASS

14D

Zwei quadrupled View hint and explanation

ACHT

15D

What one might take or beat View hint and explanation

THERAP

16D

World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark View hint and explanation

OMEARA

17D

Caressed View hint and explanation

PETTED

19D

Sector of a color wheel View hint and explanation

HUE

24D

"Yer darn ___!" View hint and explanation

TOOTIN

25D

Pert blurt View hint and explanation

SASS

27D

Cry often accompanied by a sigh View hint and explanation

ALAS

33D

Cut-rate, in brand names View hint and explanation

ECONO

36D

Parched View hint and explanation

ARID

37D

Named names View hint and explanation

SANG

38D

Belgian battle site in W.W. I View hint and explanation

YPRES

39D

"Neato!" View hint and explanation

KEEN

40D

Sounding like taffeta, say View hint and explanation

SWISHY

41D

More than suspects View hint and explanation

KNOWS

42D

When tripled, "You get the picture" View hint and explanation

YADDA

47D

Sicilian spewer View hint and explanation

ETNA

49D

Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. View hint and explanation

RET

51D

Loaded (with) View hint and explanation

RIFE

52D

When teething might end View hint and explanation

AGETWO

53D

Produce aisle device View hint and explanation

MISTER

54D

Swear View hint and explanation

ATTEST

55D

Mimic View hint and explanation

BELIKE

56D

Chewy chocolate candy brand View hint and explanation

RIESEN

57D

One sporting a onesie View hint and explanation

INFANT

58D

Loose-cheeked, as a mastiff View hint and explanation

JOWLY

59D

Fantastic beast View hint and explanation

OGRE

60D

Jarringly sensational View hint and explanation

LURID

64D

"u slay me" View hint and explanation

ROFL

67D

Day care charge View hint and explanation

TYKE

69D

Blue blood vessels? View hint and explanation

YACHTS

71D

"What ___ can I say?" View hint and explanation

ELSE

74D

German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades View hint and explanation

SENTA

75D

Big name in blenders View hint and explanation

OSTER

77D

Reluctant to mingle, say View hint and explanation

SHY

79D

Classic elevator tunes View hint and explanation

MUZAK

82D

Start of a choosing rhyme View hint and explanation

EENIE

84D

"The time ___ hand" View hint and explanation

ISAT

85D

Stage item View hint and explanation

PROP

86D

___-mutuel betting View hint and explanation

PARI

88D

Kick starter? View hint and explanation

PUNTER

91D

Didn't go it alone, say View hint and explanation

HADHELP

93D

One of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes View hint and explanation

CHOCTAW

94D

Magazine fig. View hint and explanation

CIRC

96D

Fragrant garden hybrid View hint and explanation

TEAROSE

97D

Gave consent View hint and explanation

ACCEDED

98D

The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g. View hint and explanation

LEAPERS

99D

Noggin View hint and explanation

BEAN

100D

Vegan milk source View hint and explanation

ALMOND

101D

Mob scene extra View hint and explanation

RIOTER

102D

French financial institution View hint and explanation

BANQUE

104D

Jazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis View hint and explanation

NEOBOP

110D

Daily grinds View hint and explanation

RUTS

111D

Puts on View hint and explanation

AIRS

113D

Chicken (out) View hint and explanation

WIMP

114D

"I'm in such a fix" View hint and explanation

AHME

115D

Metro regions, informally View hint and explanation

URBS

116D

___ bene View hint and explanation

NOTA

117D

The Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth View hint and explanation

TCU

119D

th of 24 View hint and explanation

TAU

120D

"Why, why, why?!" View hint and explanation

GAH