NYT Crossword Answers for May 8, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for May 8, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

Criticizes, in modern lingo View hint and explanation

HATESON

Unruffled View hint and explanation

ATEASE

14A

"Not to worry ..." View hint and explanation

THERENOW

16A

Chichi View hint and explanation

SWANKY

17A

One away from one's duties? View hint and explanation

TAXEXILE

18A

French exit View hint and explanation

SORTIE

19A

Hollywood is on it: Abbr. View hint and explanation

PST

20A

Secures, in a way View hint and explanation

MOORS

22A

Flubs View hint and explanation

SLIPS

23A

Create a crispy crust for, say View hint and explanation

PANSEAR

25A

Coolers, for short View hint and explanation

ACS

26A

"Jeez!" View hint and explanation

AWMAN

29A

Touchy topic View hint and explanation

SORESPOT

31A

One of two in Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" View hint and explanation

CHERUB

33A

Cartoonist who popularized the Democratic donkey View hint and explanation

NAST

34A

"Bad hair day" hair View hint and explanation

MOP

36A

Address no longer than 18 minutes View hint and explanation

TEDTALK

38A

Prepares for company, maybe View hint and explanation

NEATENS

40A

Networking assets View hint and explanation

INS

41A

Second City district, with "the" View hint and explanation

LOOP

43A

Plumbing and welding, e.g. View hint and explanation

TRADES

44A

Really nasty fall? View hint and explanation

ICESTORM

47A

Date unlikely to be on a calendar View hint and explanation

TRYST

48A

Mammoth's home, for short View hint and explanation

NHL

49A

Where to go for a run View hint and explanation

SKIAREA

51A

Peabody-winning journalist Steve View hint and explanation

KROFT

53A

Many a Chilango View hint and explanation

SENOR

54A

Formula 1 fig. View hint and explanation

KPH

57A

"I'm this-a way!" View hint and explanation

YOOHOO

59A

Great depression? View hint and explanation

SINKHOLE

61A

"Would you look at the time?!" View hint and explanation

IMLATE

62A

Scrumdiddlyumptious View hint and explanation

TODIEFOR

63A

Like some interests and stocks View hint and explanation

VESTED

64A

Feeds the kitty, say View hint and explanation

CATSITS

Down Answers

It's usually followed by an "s" View hint and explanation

HTTP

Indicators of awareness View hint and explanation

AHAS

Ding thing? View hint and explanation

TEXT

Bygone "before" View hint and explanation

ERE

Books that go into intimate detail? View hint and explanation

SEXMANUALS

It might bring you to tears View hint and explanation

ONION

"Good riddance" View hint and explanation

NOLOSS

Jerk View hint and explanation

ASS

All slam dunks View hint and explanation

TWOS

10D

Accessory turned down on a cap View hint and explanation

EARLAP

11D

Humor without a traditional punch line View hint and explanation

ANTICOMEDY

12D

Create ripple effects, in a way View hint and explanation

SKIPSTONES

13D

Scallops can have hundreds of tiny blue ones View hint and explanation

EYES

15D

"It's a date!" View hint and explanation

WEREON

21D

It's a wrap! View hint and explanation

SARAN

23D

Hairstylist's concern View hint and explanation

PART

24D

Go back to the beginning View hint and explanation

RESET

26D

Whence the line "Beware the ides of March" in "Julius Caesar" View hint and explanation

ACTI

27D

Comment from one who's going along View hint and explanation

WHENINROME

28D

Where to see fresh coats of white? View hint and explanation

MEDSCHOOLS

30D

First gear? View hint and explanation

STARTERKIT

32D

Rorschach patterns View hint and explanation

BLOTS

35D

"I'm this-a way!" View hint and explanation

PSST

37D

Goofballs View hint and explanation

KOOKS

39D

___ Theatre, Atlanta art house named for a fictional estate View hint and explanation

TARA

42D

White-collar figure View hint and explanation

PRIEST

45D

Pointy-topped red-and-green headwear View hint and explanation

ELFHAT

46D

Tuber that's the source of tapioca View hint and explanation

MANIOC

50D

___ Rousey, first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo View hint and explanation

RONDA

51D

National capital that's home to Mykhailivska Square View hint and explanation

KYIV

52D

Schlep View hint and explanation

TOTE

54D

___ Annan, former U.N. secretary general View hint and explanation

KOFI

55D

Something that's hatched View hint and explanation

PLOT

56D

Half of some matching sets View hint and explanation

HERS

58D

Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years View hint and explanation

OED

60D

"And ___ long gone when ___ next to me" (Taylor Swift lyric) View hint and explanation

HES