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NYT Crossword May 1 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Aidan Deshong and Adam LevavEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASchoolroom that serves as a studio6 lettersSee answer ›7AOriginal airer of "Doctor Who"3 lettersSee answer ›10ACovenant4 lettersSee answer ›14AGive a lashing6 lettersSee answer ›15AWhom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic3 lettersSee answer ›16ASon of Zeus and Hera4 lettersSee answer ›17ASweetener in some diet sodas6 lettersSee answer ›18A*Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate8 lettersSee answer ›20APlaces to carry out some takeout orders, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›21ALight unit5 lettersSee answer ›23A"Not in the ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›24A*It's "read" as a stern warning7 lettersSee answer ›26A*Relative of a snowboard7 lettersSee answer ›28A___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)4 lettersSee answer ›29AOld tone5 lettersSee answer ›31AIs for the people?3 lettersSee answer ›32ADaffy Duck speaking feature4 lettersSee answer ›34A"I wanna!"5 lettersSee answer ›37ABrings up a prior topic … or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues11 lettersSee answer ›41ACountry that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)5 lettersSee answer ›42ASheet music symbol4 lettersSee answer ›44APast-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row3 lettersSee answer ›47A___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)5 lettersSee answer ›50ALead-in to -nautics4 lettersSee answer ›52A*Carve out, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›55A*Comedy club fare7 lettersSee answer ›57AColumbus's birthplace5 lettersSee answer ›58A"___ My Heart in San Francisco"5 lettersSee answer ›60AVideo game character speaking a gibberish language3 lettersSee answer ›61A*Villain's expression8 lettersSee answer ›63ALike does6 lettersSee answer ›65A___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico4 lettersSee answer ›66AOnetime C.I.A. foe3 lettersSee answer ›67ALike government secrets, occasionally6 lettersSee answer ›68ATitle friend of Marlin in an animated film4 lettersSee answer ›69ATimes Square ball drop setting, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›70ARevered sorts6 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSoak up6 lettersSee answer ›2DOutcome of a hung jury7 lettersSee answer ›3D"How stylish!"8 lettersSee answer ›4DW.C.3 lettersSee answer ›5DNot quite straight up5 lettersSee answer ›6DGorgeous ones, informally6 lettersSee answer ›7DFilm based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"4 lettersSee answer ›8DSome comforters for toddlers8 lettersSee answer ›9DModern prefix with normativity3 lettersSee answer ›10DDairy-less diet5 lettersSee answer ›11DSinger Grande6 lettersSee answer ›12DTurn into stars, say?6 lettersSee answer ›13DTswana for "fly"6 lettersSee answer ›19DWest ___ (furniture retailer)3 lettersSee answer ›22DTrailblazing astronaut Jemison3 lettersSee answer ›25DRefuge from the heat5 lettersSee answer ›27DIt's one foot long4 lettersSee answer ›30DCalls for sympathy5 lettersSee answer ›33DSnoop3 lettersSee answer ›35DBig thing in fast food?3 lettersSee answer ›36DSplendor5 lettersSee answer ›38DLanguage that gave us "Saskatchewan"4 lettersSee answer ›39DPiercings that might be felt while kissing8 lettersSee answer ›40DMemento8 lettersSee answer ›43DMore delicate and weak7 lettersSee answer ›44DWho says "You're a wizard, Harry"6 lettersSee answer ›45DSkin-care brand6 lettersSee answer ›46DCity that lends its name to a style of omelet6 lettersSee answer ›48DUplifting work3 lettersSee answer ›49DQuiet6 lettersSee answer ›51DPopping pills, say6 lettersSee answer ›53DRacket-raising5 lettersSee answer ›54D___ pal3 lettersSee answer ›56DSource of Andrew Carnegie's wealth5 lettersSee answer ›59DCommunity associated with Out magazine4 lettersSee answer ›62DPresident posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally3 lettersSee answer ›64DCrackpot3 lettersSee answer ›
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