Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Friday, May 1, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Friday, May 1, 2026 features 68 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.7 letters. The longest answer is "COLLEGEROOMMATE".
Total Clues
68
Longest
COLLEGEROOMMATE
Avg Length
5.7
Shortest
ALE
Featured Clue
"Dorm buddy"
15 Letters
COLLEGEROOMMATE
ALLComplete Solution List
Sticks in locks
4OARS
Philosopher who championed simple explanations
5OCCAM
CAT or PET follower
4SCAN
Element between fluorine and sodium
4NEON
Spongy exfoliator
5LOOFA
Body-sculpting procedure, informally
4LIPO
Animals whose Aztec name translates to "turtle-rabbit"
10ARMADILLOS
Talks and talks
4YAPS
Prepare, in military slang
11LOCKANDLOAD
It may be bitter
3ALE
Some winds
5OBOES
Holiday that's also a Hebrew letter
3TET
"WandaVision" co-star Elizabeth ___
5OLSEN
Baguettes, e.g.
4GEMS
Sign of canine contentment
3WAG
Rests on one's laurels
6COASTS
Storybook, say
11MAKEBELIEVE
Announcements before giveaways?
13SPOILERALERTS
Like some romantic resorts
11COUPLESONLY
Voids
6ANNULS
Authorizes
3OKS
Satellite alternative
4AMFM
Retinue
5POSSE
Combat sport, for short
3MMA
Company whose name comes from a term in the board game Go
5ATARI
Word with thou
3ART
A craving for snacks
11THEMUNCHIES
Dutch for "farmer"
4BOER
Eliminates entirely
10ERADICATES
Skulk in the shadows
4LURK
Myosin's partner protein
5ACTIN
Scruff : cat :: ___ : human
4NAPE
Big name in petrol
4ESSO
Angle variable, in math
5THETA
ENE and WSW
4DIRS
Bump's place, idiomatically
6ONALOG
Oxygen-dependent micro-organism
6AEROBE
"Crazy Rich Asians," for one
6ROMCOM
Backstabbers
6SNAKES
Hunters actress Lena
4OLIN
Uncontroversial opinions
9COLDTAKES
Dorm buddy
15COLLEGEROOMMATE
Underway
5AFOOT
Dough in tamales
4MASA
Foxy
3SLY
Plant overseas, perhaps
8CIAASSET
Devices that come with Siri Remotes
8APPLETVS
What a babbler makes
7NOSENSE
Court figs.
3DAS
"Tom ___" (classic folk song that became a #1 hit in 1958)
6DOOLEY
Place to hibernate
4LAIR
Home of Swansea and Wrexham
5WALES
There are approximately 30 trillion of these in the human body
5CELLS
Gluten-free grain
6MILLET
Annual F.D.I.C. requirement
9BANKAUDIT
Deep and full.
8SONOROUS
Lovers of homophones, say
8PUNSTERS
Impressive work
4OPUS
Adjective that's synonymous with its last four letters
7CAPABLE
Convenient
6ATHAND
Tiki bar staple
6MAITAI
What positive news coverage is for business
6FREEPR
Section of a dress shop
6MISSES
Swag
5MERCH
U.N.C.'s athletic org.
3ACC
Part of a race
4HEAT
Project Runway judge Garcia
4NINA
_King Kong_ studio
3RKO