NYT Crossword — May 2, 2026
Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 64 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 64 revealed
1M
2O
3O
4N
5S
6H
7O
8T
9S
10F
11L
12A
13T
14A
U
N
A
T
U
R
E
L
15R
A
R
E
16R
17S
T
A
G
E
N
A
M
E
18A
L
A
N
A
19H
I
N
G
E
S
20P
E
21R
M
A
B
A
N
22U
N
D
E
R
23N
O
P
E
E
K
I
N
G
24P
L
O
D
25C
A
R
26S
W
E
A
T
27S
A
N
28G
E
N
A
29H
O
R
N
S
30C
O
L
O
R
31W
A
R
S
32S
33H
A
L
E
34Y
O
R
K
35B
36O
37A
38W
O
R
D
S
39T
O
E
40B
A
N
D
41L
A
T
E
S
T
42F
A
D
43D
O
M
E
D
44I
L
L
S
T
A
R
T
45R
A
W
B
A
R
46E
L
I
S
A
47A
T
48M
I
N
S
I
D
E
49D
O
N
E
R
50G
O
B
A
N
A
N
A
S
51W
E
D
S
52S
O
A
N
Y
W
A
Y
S
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Stats & info
Saturday, May 2, 202615×15
Grid size
64
Total entries
30/195
Black / letter cells
6.1
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMay 2, 2026
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorHannah Slovut-Einertson
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split33 across · 31 down
Longest entries
8DDisappearing ink?15 ltrs1AExtremely ambitious projects9 ltrs14ABare9 ltrs17AHandle in a theater9 ltrs23A"Don't look!"9 ltrs
Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 30 black squares and averages 6.1 letters per entry.