What Are the Odds?

By Mark Diehl

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  1. 11Perched onSATATOP
  2. 22In syncATTUNED
  3. 2623-Across, oddly?GIVESADARN
  4. 35A hard jobNOEASYTASK
  5. 4035-Across, oddly?STICKYPADS
  6. 66AbandonedLEFT
  7. 8381-Across, oddly?CHILDSUPPORT
  8. 88___ EdPHYS
  9. 99Conan and othersBARBARIANS
  10. 10399-Across, oddly?THINKPIECE
  11. 118114-Across, oddly?NOTQUITERIGHT
  12. 124More dimwittedOBTUSER

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  1. 17CaressedPETTED
  2. 36ParchedARID
  3. 39"Neato!"KEEN
  4. 54SwearATTEST
  5. 55MimicBELIKE
  6. 97Gave consentACCEDED
  7. 99NogginBEAN
  8. 111Puts onAIRS
  9. 116___ beneNOTA

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. First person, in Austria — Answer: ICH
  2. 4. Pressing activity, for short? — Answer: CPR
  3. 7. Cleared to proceed — Answer: OKED
  4. 11. Perched on — Answer: SATATOP
  5. 18. Place for pigs to wallow — Answer: MUDHOLE
  6. 20. Shawarma wrap — Answer: PITA
  7. 21. "I'm here to learn" — Answer: TEACHME
  8. 22. In sync — Answer: ATTUNED
  9. 23. Moisture barrier supplies — Answer: PLASTICSHEETS
  10. 26. 23-Across, oddly? — Answer: GIVESADARN
  11. 28. Vert. counterpart — Answer: HOR
  12. 29. Geological layers — Answer: STRATA
  13. 30. They got the votes — Answer: INS
  14. 31. Saint Barthélemy, par exemple — Answer: ILE
  15. 32. Sugar suffix — Answer: OSE
  16. 34. Father of Deimos — Answer: ARES
  17. 35. A hard job — Answer: NOEASYTASK
  18. 40. 35-Across, oddly? — Answer: STICKYPADS
  19. 43. Catch in a sting — Answer: ENTRAP
  20. 44. Cleveland-to-Akron dir. — Answer: SSE
  21. 45. Ryder of "Stranger Things" — Answer: WINONA
  22. 46. Office memo starter — Answer: INRE
  23. 48. Leprechaun's land — Answer: ERIN
  24. 50. Conflict-averse — Answer: NODRAMA
  25. 55. Fictional diary writer — Answer: BRIDGETJONES
  26. 60. 55-Across, oddly? — Answer: LOWDIGIT
  27. 61. A as in Austria — Answer: EIN
  28. 62. Lock lips, in London — Answer: SNOG
  29. 63. Drive-___ menu — Answer: THRU
  30. 65. Like the best bets — Answer: SAFEST
  31. 66. Abandoned — Answer: LEFT
  32. 68. Off-center — Answer: AWRY
  33. 70. Time gone by — Answer: YORE
  34. 72. Ending with the name Ann or Nan — Answer: ETTE
  35. 73. "Reason" given in a parental "explanation" — Answer: ISAYSO
  36. 76. Spots for grazing — Answer: LEAS
  37. 78. Pond scum, e.g. — Answer: FILM
  38. 80. Craven behind the camera — Answer: WES
  39. 81. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author — Answer: KENKESEY
  40. 83. 81-Across, oddly? — Answer: CHILDSUPPORT
  41. 87. Political understanding — Answer: ENTENTE
  42. 88. ___ Ed — Answer: PHYS
  43. 89. Book before Nehemiah — Answer: EZRA
  44. 90. Boot camp shout — Answer: TENHUT
  45. 92. Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024 — Answer: ACC
  46. 95. From the heart, in a way — Answer: AORTAL
  47. 99. Conan and others — Answer: BARBARIANS
  48. 103. 99-Across, oddly? — Answer: THINKPIECE
  49. 105. "Essays of ___" (19th-century collection) — Answer: ELIA
  50. 106. Summer hours in N.Y.C. — Answer: EDT
  51. 107. You smelt it! — Answer: ORE
  52. 108. Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re — Answer: ACA
  53. 109. Luxor Temple deity — Answer: AMONRA
  54. 112. Take an ax to — Answer: HEW
  55. 114. Client's sales agent, in brief — Answer: ACCOUNTREP
  56. 118. 114-Across, oddly? — Answer: NOTQUITERIGHT
  57. 121. Unspoken set of rules between dudes — Answer: BROCODE
  58. 122. N next to the gearshift — Answer: NEUTRAL
  59. 123. Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home" — Answer: MAMA
  60. 124. More dimwitted — Answer: OBTUSER
  61. 125. Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain — Answer: DRESSUP
  62. 126. "Glad that's over!" — Answer: PHEW
  63. 127. Spot for charity, say, in brief — Answer: PSA
  64. 128. Newsroom staffers, for short — Answer: EDS

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  1. 1. "Just picture this!" — Answer: IMAGINE
  2. 2. Rudely interrupt, as a dance partner — Answer: CUTINON
  3. 3. Man cave fixture — Answer: HDTVSET
  4. 4. Snow jobs — Answer: CONS
  5. 5. Heartfelt ask — Answer: PLEA
  6. 6. Website with an alien logo — Answer: REDDIT
  7. 7. Treat badly, in a way — Answer: OPPRESS
  8. 8. Potter's furnace — Answer: KILN
  9. 9. Uber ride info, informally — Answer: ETA
  10. 10. Small amount in the kitchen — Answer: DASH
  11. 11. Adds with a spoon, say — Answer: STIRSIN
  12. 12. Org. for J. Robert Oppenheimer — Answer: AEC
  13. 13. U.S.S.R. news source — Answer: TASS
  14. 14. Zwei quadrupled — Answer: ACHT
  15. 15. What one might take or beat — Answer: THERAP
  16. 16. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark — Answer: OMEARA
  17. 17. Caressed — Answer: PETTED
  18. 19. Sector of a color wheel — Answer: HUE
  19. 24. "Yer darn ___!" — Answer: TOOTIN
  20. 25. Pert blurt — Answer: SASS
  21. 27. Cry often accompanied by a sigh — Answer: ALAS
  22. 33. Cut-rate, in brand names — Answer: ECONO
  23. 36. Parched — Answer: ARID
  24. 37. Named names — Answer: SANG. Hint: A tattletale may have done this when revealing others’ identities 🤫
  25. 38. Belgian battle site in W.W. I — Answer: YPRES
  26. 39. "Neato!" — Answer: KEEN
  27. 40. Sounding like taffeta, say — Answer: SWISHY
  28. 41. More than suspects — Answer: KNOWS
  29. 42. When tripled, "You get the picture" — Answer: YADDA
  30. 47. Sicilian spewer — Answer: ETNA
  31. 49. Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. — Answer: RET
  32. 51. Loaded (with) — Answer: RIFE
  33. 52. When teething might end — Answer: AGETWO
  34. 53. Produce aisle device — Answer: MISTER
  35. 54. Swear — Answer: ATTEST
  36. 55. Mimic — Answer: BELIKE
  37. 56. Chewy chocolate candy brand — Answer: RIESEN
  38. 57. One sporting a onesie — Answer: INFANT
  39. 58. Loose-cheeked, as a mastiff — Answer: JOWLY
  40. 59. Fantastic beast — Answer: OGRE
  41. 60. Jarringly sensational — Answer: LURID
  42. 64. "u slay me" — Answer: ROFL
  43. 67. Day care charge — Answer: TYKE
  44. 69. Blue blood vessels? — Answer: YACHTS
  45. 71. "What ___ can I say?" — Answer: ELSE. Hint: A polite way to ask what other option remains in the conversation 😊
  46. 74. German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades — Answer: SENTA
  47. 75. Big name in blenders — Answer: OSTER
  48. 77. Reluctant to mingle, say — Answer: SHY
  49. 79. Classic elevator tunes — Answer: MUZAK
  50. 82. Start of a choosing rhyme — Answer: EENIE
  51. 84. "The time ___ hand" — Answer: ISAT
  52. 85. Stage item — Answer: PROP
  53. 86. ___-mutuel betting — Answer: PARI
  54. 88. Kick starter? — Answer: PUNTER
  55. 91. Didn't go it alone, say — Answer: HADHELP
  56. 93. One of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes — Answer: CHOCTAW
  57. 94. Magazine fig. — Answer: CIRC
  58. 96. Fragrant garden hybrid — Answer: TEAROSE
  59. 97. Gave consent — Answer: ACCEDED
  60. 98. The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g. — Answer: LEAPERS
  61. 99. Noggin — Answer: BEAN
  62. 100. Vegan milk source — Answer: ALMOND
  63. 101. Mob scene extra — Answer: RIOTER
  64. 102. French financial institution — Answer: BANQUE
  65. 104. Jazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis — Answer: NEOBOP
  66. 110. Daily grinds — Answer: RUTS
  67. 111. Puts on — Answer: AIRS
  68. 113. Chicken (out) — Answer: WIMP
  69. 114. "I'm in such a fix" — Answer: AHME
  70. 115. Metro regions, informally — Answer: URBS
  71. 116. ___ bene — Answer: NOTA
  72. 117. The Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth — Answer: TCU
  73. 119. 19th of 24 — Answer: TAU
  74. 120. "Why, why, why?!" — Answer: GAH

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for May 3, 2026

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1First person, in AustriaICH
4Pressing activity, for short?CPR
7Cleared to proceedOKED
11Perched onSATATOP
18Place for pigs to wallowMUDHOLE
20Shawarma wrapPITA
21"I'm here to learn"TEACHME
22In syncATTUNED
23Moisture barrier suppliesPLASTICSHEETS
2623-Across, oddly?GIVESADARN
28Vert. counterpartHOR
29Geological layersSTRATA
30They got the votesINS
31Saint Barthélemy, par exempleILE
32Sugar suffixOSE
34Father of DeimosARES
35A hard jobNOEASYTASK
4035-Across, oddly?STICKYPADS
43Catch in a stingENTRAP
44Cleveland-to-Akron dir.SSE
45Ryder of "Stranger Things"WINONA
46Office memo starterINRE
48Leprechaun's landERIN
50Conflict-averseNODRAMA
55Fictional diary writerBRIDGETJONES
6055-Across, oddly?LOWDIGIT
61A as in AustriaEIN
62Lock lips, in LondonSNOG
63Drive-___ menuTHRU
65Like the best betsSAFEST
66AbandonedLEFT
68Off-centerAWRY
70Time gone byYORE
72Ending with the name Ann or NanETTE
73"Reason" given in a parental "explanation"ISAYSO
76Spots for grazingLEAS
78Pond scum, e.g.FILM
80Craven behind the cameraWES
81"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" authorKENKESEY
8381-Across, oddly?CHILDSUPPORT
87Political understandingENTENTE
88___ EdPHYS
89Book before NehemiahEZRA
90Boot camp shoutTENHUT
92Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024ACC
95From the heart, in a wayAORTAL
99Conan and othersBARBARIANS
10399-Across, oddly?THINKPIECE
105"Essays of ___" (19th-century collection)ELIA
106Summer hours in N.Y.C.EDT
107You smelt it!ORE
108Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _reACA
109Luxor Temple deityAMONRA
112Take an ax toHEW
114Client's sales agent, in briefACCOUNTREP
118114-Across, oddly?NOTQUITERIGHT
121Unspoken set of rules between dudesBROCODE
122N next to the gearshiftNEUTRAL
123Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"MAMA
124More dimwittedOBTUSER
125Make more appealing, as something otherwise plainDRESSUP
126"Glad that's over!"PHEW
127Spot for charity, say, in briefPSA
128Newsroom staffers, for shortEDS

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#ClueAnswer
1"Just picture this!"IMAGINE
2Rudely interrupt, as a dance partnerCUTINON
3Man cave fixtureHDTVSET
4Snow jobsCONS
5Heartfelt askPLEA
6Website with an alien logoREDDIT
7Treat badly, in a wayOPPRESS
8Potter's furnaceKILN
9Uber ride info, informallyETA
10Small amount in the kitchenDASH
11Adds with a spoon, saySTIRSIN
12Org. for J. Robert OppenheimerAEC
13U.S.S.R. news sourceTASS
14Zwei quadrupledACHT
15What one might take or beatTHERAP
16World Golf Hall-of-Famer MarkOMEARA
17CaressedPETTED
19Sector of a color wheelHUE
24"Yer darn ___!"TOOTIN
25Pert blurtSASS
27Cry often accompanied by a sighALAS
33Cut-rate, in brand namesECONO
36ParchedARID
37Named namesSANG
38Belgian battle site in W.W. IYPRES
39"Neato!"KEEN
40Sounding like taffeta, saySWISHY
41More than suspectsKNOWS
42When tripled, "You get the picture"YADDA
47Sicilian spewerETNA
49Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr.RET
51Loaded (with)RIFE
52When teething might endAGETWO
53Produce aisle deviceMISTER
54SwearATTEST
55MimicBELIKE
56Chewy chocolate candy brandRIESEN
57One sporting a onesieINFANT
58Loose-cheeked, as a mastiffJOWLY
59Fantastic beastOGRE
60Jarringly sensationalLURID
64"u slay me"ROFL
67Day care chargeTYKE
69Blue blood vessels?YACHTS
71"What ___ can I say?"ELSE
74German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decadesSENTA
75Big name in blendersOSTER
77Reluctant to mingle, saySHY
79Classic elevator tunesMUZAK
82Start of a choosing rhymeEENIE
84"The time ___ hand"ISAT
85Stage itemPROP
86___-mutuel bettingPARI
88Kick starter?PUNTER
91Didn't go it alone, sayHADHELP
93One of the so-called Five Civilized TribesCHOCTAW
94Magazine fig.CIRC
96Fragrant garden hybridTEAROSE
97Gave consentACCEDED
98The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g.LEAPERS
99NogginBEAN
100Vegan milk sourceALMOND
101Mob scene extraRIOTER
102French financial institutionBANQUE
104Jazz subgenre for Wynton MarsalisNEOBOP
110Daily grindsRUTS
111Puts onAIRS
113Chicken (out)WIMP
114"I'm in such a fix"AHME
115Metro regions, informallyURBS
116___ beneNOTA
117The Horned Frogs of Ft. WorthTCU
11919th of 24TAU
120"Why, why, why?!"GAH

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