NYT Crossword Answers - May 1

By Aidan Deshong and Adam Levav

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  1. 1Schoolroom that serves as a studioARTLAB
  2. 7Original airer of "Doctor Who"BBC
  3. 10CovenantPACT
  4. 14Give a lashingBERATE
  5. 15Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopicALI
  6. 16Son of Zeus and HeraARES
  7. 17Sweetener in some diet sodasSTEVIA
  8. 18*Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originateBASELINE
  9. 20Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short?ORS
  10. 21Light unitLUMEN
  11. 23"Not in the ___!"LEAST
  12. 24*It's "read" as a stern warningRICOTTA
  13. 26*Relative of a snowboardKIMONOS
  14. 28___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)BAHA
  15. 29Old toneSEPIA
  16. 31Is for the people?ARE
  17. 32Daffy Duck speaking featureLISP
  18. 34"I wanna!"LEMME
  19. 37Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesCIRCLESBACK
  20. 41Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)SYRIA
  21. 42Sheet music symbolCLEF
  22. 44Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a rowHAD
  23. 47___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)EPSOM
  24. 50Lead-in to -nauticsAERO
  25. 52*Carve out, in a wayAVENGER
  26. 55*Comedy club fareDUSTPAN
  27. 57Columbus's birthplaceGENOA
  28. 58"___ My Heart in San Francisco"ILEFT
  29. 60Video game character speaking a gibberish languageSIM
  30. 61*Villain's expressionREVILING
  31. 63Like doesFEMALE
  32. 65___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto RicoINES
  33. 66Onetime C.I.A. foeKGB
  34. 67Like government secrets, occasionallyLEAKED
  35. 68Title friend of Marlin in an animated filmDORY
  36. 69Times Square ball drop setting, in briefEST
  37. 70Revered sortsELDERS

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  1. 1Soak upABSORB
  2. 2Outcome of a hung juryRETRIAL
  3. 3"How stylish!"TRESCHIC
  4. 4W.C.LAV
  5. 5Not quite straight upATILT
  6. 6Gorgeous ones, informallyBEAUTS
  7. 7Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"BABE
  8. 8Some comforters for toddlersBLANKIES
  9. 9Modern prefix with normativityCIS
  10. 10Dairy-less dietPALEO
  11. 11Singer GrandeARIANA
  12. 12Turn into stars, say?CENSOR
  13. 13Tswana for "fly"TSETSE
  14. 19West ___ (furniture retailer)ELM
  15. 22Trailblazing astronaut JemisonMAE
  16. 25Refuge from the heatOASIS
  17. 27It's one foot longIAMB
  18. 30Calls for sympathyPLEAS
  19. 33SnoopPRY
  20. 35Big thing in fast food?MAC
  21. 36SplendorECLAT
  22. 38Language that gave us "Saskatchewan"CREE
  23. 39Piercings that might be felt while kissingLIPRINGS
  24. 40MementoKEEPSAKE
  25. 43More delicate and weakFRAILER
  26. 44Who says "You're a wizard, Harry"HAGRID
  27. 45Skin-care brandAVEENO
  28. 46City that lends its name to a style of omeletDENVER
  29. 48Uplifting workODE
  30. 49QuietMUFFLE
  31. 51Popping pills, sayONMEDS
  32. 53Racket-raisingNOISY
  33. 54___ palGAL
  34. 56Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealthSTEEL
  35. 59Community associated with Out magazineLGBT
  36. 62President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informallyIKE
  37. 64CrackpotMAD

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Schoolroom that serves as a studio — Answer: ARTLAB
  2. 7. Original airer of "Doctor Who" — Answer: BBC
  3. 10. Covenant — Answer: PACT
  4. 14. Give a lashing — Answer: BERATE
  5. 15. Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic — Answer: ALI
  6. 16. Son of Zeus and Hera — Answer: ARES
  7. 17. Sweetener in some diet sodas — Answer: STEVIA
  8. 18. *Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate — Answer: BASELINE
  9. 20. Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short? — Answer: ORS
  10. 21. Light unit — Answer: LUMEN
  11. 23. "Not in the ___!" — Answer: LEAST
  12. 24. *It's "read" as a stern warning — Answer: RICOTTA
  13. 26. *Relative of a snowboard — Answer: KIMONOS
  14. 28. ___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording) — Answer: BAHA
  15. 29. Old tone — Answer: SEPIA
  16. 31. Is for the people? — Answer: ARE
  17. 32. Daffy Duck speaking feature — Answer: LISP
  18. 34. "I wanna!" — Answer: LEMME
  19. 37. Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues — Answer: CIRCLESBACK
  20. 41. Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.) — Answer: SYRIA
  21. 42. Sheet music symbol — Answer: CLEF
  22. 44. Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row — Answer: HAD
  23. 47. ___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate) — Answer: EPSOM
  24. 50. Lead-in to -nautics — Answer: AERO
  25. 52. *Carve out, in a way — Answer: AVENGER
  26. 55. *Comedy club fare — Answer: DUSTPAN
  27. 57. Columbus's birthplace — Answer: GENOA
  28. 58. "___ My Heart in San Francisco" — Answer: ILEFT
  29. 60. Video game character speaking a gibberish language — Answer: SIM
  30. 61. *Villain's expression — Answer: REVILING
  31. 63. Like does — Answer: FEMALE
  32. 65. ___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico — Answer: INES
  33. 66. Onetime C.I.A. foe — Answer: KGB
  34. 67. Like government secrets, occasionally — Answer: LEAKED
  35. 68. Title friend of Marlin in an animated film — Answer: DORY
  36. 69. Times Square ball drop setting, in brief — Answer: EST
  37. 70. Revered sorts — Answer: ELDERS

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  1. 1. Soak up — Answer: ABSORB. Hint: Take in liquid or information, as a sponge or attentive listener might. 🧽
  2. 2. Outcome of a hung jury — Answer: RETRIAL
  3. 3. "How stylish!" — Answer: TRESCHIC
  4. 4. W.C. — Answer: LAV
  5. 5. Not quite straight up — Answer: ATILT
  6. 6. Gorgeous ones, informally — Answer: BEAUTS
  7. 7. Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig" — Answer: BABE
  8. 8. Some comforters for toddlers — Answer: BLANKIES
  9. 9. Modern prefix with normativity — Answer: CIS
  10. 10. Dairy-less diet — Answer: PALEO
  11. 11. Singer Grande — Answer: ARIANA. Hint: Think of the pop superstar behind “Thank U, Next.” 🎤
  12. 12. Turn into stars, say? — Answer: CENSOR
  13. 13. Tswana for "fly" — Answer: TSETSE
  14. 19. West ___ (furniture retailer) — Answer: ELM
  15. 22. Trailblazing astronaut Jemison — Answer: MAE
  16. 25. Refuge from the heat — Answer: OASIS
  17. 27. It's one foot long — Answer: IAMB
  18. 30. Calls for sympathy — Answer: PLEAS
  19. 33. Snoop — Answer: PRY. Hint: To poke into someone else’s business. 👀
  20. 35. Big thing in fast food? — Answer: MAC
  21. 36. Splendor — Answer: ECLAT
  22. 38. Language that gave us "Saskatchewan" — Answer: CREE
  23. 39. Piercings that might be felt while kissing — Answer: LIPRINGS
  24. 40. Memento — Answer: KEEPSAKE
  25. 43. More delicate and weak — Answer: FRAILER
  26. 44. Who says "You're a wizard, Harry" — Answer: HAGRID
  27. 45. Skin-care brand — Answer: AVEENO
  28. 46. City that lends its name to a style of omelet — Answer: DENVER
  29. 48. Uplifting work — Answer: ODE
  30. 49. Quiet — Answer: MUFFLE
  31. 51. Popping pills, say — Answer: ONMEDS
  32. 53. Racket-raising — Answer: NOISY
  33. 54. ___ pal — Answer: GAL. Hint: Think of a word often used to refer to a female friend! 👩‍❤️‍👩
  34. 56. Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth — Answer: STEEL
  35. 59. Community associated with Out magazine — Answer: LGBT
  36. 62. President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally — Answer: IKE
  37. 64. Crackpot — Answer: MAD

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Every clue from the May 1 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Schoolroom that serves as a studioARTLAB
7Original airer of "Doctor Who"BBC
10CovenantPACT
14Give a lashingBERATE
15Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopicALI
16Son of Zeus and HeraARES
17Sweetener in some diet sodasSTEVIA
18*Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originateBASELINE
20Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short?ORS
21Light unitLUMEN
23"Not in the ___!"LEAST
24*It's "read" as a stern warningRICOTTA
26*Relative of a snowboardKIMONOS
28___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)BAHA
29Old toneSEPIA
31Is for the people?ARE
32Daffy Duck speaking featureLISP
34"I wanna!"LEMME
37Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesCIRCLESBACK
41Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)SYRIA
42Sheet music symbolCLEF
44Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a rowHAD
47___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)EPSOM
50Lead-in to -nauticsAERO
52*Carve out, in a wayAVENGER
55*Comedy club fareDUSTPAN
57Columbus's birthplaceGENOA
58"___ My Heart in San Francisco"ILEFT
60Video game character speaking a gibberish languageSIM
61*Villain's expressionREVILING
63Like doesFEMALE
65___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto RicoINES
66Onetime C.I.A. foeKGB
67Like government secrets, occasionallyLEAKED
68Title friend of Marlin in an animated filmDORY
69Times Square ball drop setting, in briefEST
70Revered sortsELDERS

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#ClueAnswer
1Soak upABSORB
2Outcome of a hung juryRETRIAL
3"How stylish!"TRESCHIC
4W.C.LAV
5Not quite straight upATILT
6Gorgeous ones, informallyBEAUTS
7Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"BABE
8Some comforters for toddlersBLANKIES
9Modern prefix with normativityCIS
10Dairy-less dietPALEO
11Singer GrandeARIANA
12Turn into stars, say?CENSOR
13Tswana for "fly"TSETSE
19West ___ (furniture retailer)ELM
22Trailblazing astronaut JemisonMAE
25Refuge from the heatOASIS
27It's one foot longIAMB
30Calls for sympathyPLEAS
33SnoopPRY
35Big thing in fast food?MAC
36SplendorECLAT
38Language that gave us "Saskatchewan"CREE
39Piercings that might be felt while kissingLIPRINGS
40MementoKEEPSAKE
43More delicate and weakFRAILER
44Who says "You're a wizard, Harry"HAGRID
45Skin-care brandAVEENO
46City that lends its name to a style of omeletDENVER
48Uplifting workODE
49QuietMUFFLE
51Popping pills, sayONMEDS
53Racket-raisingNOISY
54___ palGAL
56Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealthSTEEL
59Community associated with Out magazineLGBT
62President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informallyIKE
64CrackpotMAD

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