NYT Crossword May 11 2025 Answers

All 128 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Brendan Emmett QuigleyEdited by Will Shortz“Power Grid”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2T3A4R5I6G7A8M9E10I11R12I13S14H15S16W17E18E19T20MOTORPLEX21MOTHE22REARTH23PROMISEME24MUSICALNOTE25SIDES26OR27BIT28NAKEDSUN29UNDO30C31ORTEX32ENTICE33POS34SOVIET35KLEE36TR37I38M39S40SOLOED41HEED42POSTIT43S44T45PAULIS46TANG47FAR48IDO49WHIPPED50MANTA51RAY52SNIP53IRAISE54HANKSNOW55AMENS56SOMEON57EISGETTIN58GFIRED59SWANN60AFTERALL61OFLATE62RATS63PRIORITY64POLENTA65OWE66EON67DINE68MEDIATED69LAR70YNX71WONG72REDACT73LYSOL74WINE75WEARIT76G77U78S79LA80PELS81SHALOM82MASH83T84A85RAROAD86SMOLT87GAMMA88ORANGEVO89DKA90MI91S92TERBIG93MISDEMEANOR94AMOUNTING95BEHAR96START97NEDBEATTY

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES128 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACartridge from the 1980s9 lettersATARIGAME
15A"Nice!"5 lettersSWEET
20ADrag-racing venue9 lettersMOTORPLEX
21ANature personified11 lettersMOTHEREARTH
23A"Pinky-swear?"9 lettersPROMISEME
24AStep on a scale?11 lettersMUSICALNOTE
26ASphere of influence5 lettersORBIT
30AOuter layer of the brain6 lettersCORTEX
32AInveigle6 lettersENTICE
34A"Council," in Russian6 lettersSOVIET
36ATakes a bit off the top5 lettersTRIMS
40AShowed off on an instrument6 lettersSOLOED
41AFollow closely4 lettersHEED
42ANote-to-self medium, perhaps6 lettersPOSTIT
43ABeers from Bremen, informally8 lettersSTPAULIS
46AZingy flavor4 lettersTANG
47AWay off in the distance3 lettersFAR
48AAgreeable words3 lettersIDO
49ADefeated decisively7 lettersWHIPPED
52ASalon sound4 lettersSNIP
53APoker declaration6 lettersIRAISE
55AMass agreements5 lettersAMENS
56A"Whoever did this has it coming!"21 lettersSOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED
60AAt the end of the day8 lettersAFTERALL
61ARecently6 lettersOFLATE
62A"Phooey!"4 lettersRATS
63ARight of way, say8 lettersPRIORITY
64ACornmeal dish at a trattoria7 lettersPOLENTA
65A"I ___ you!"3 lettersOWE
66AEternity3 lettersEON
67APartner of 74-Across4 lettersDINE
68AActed diplomatically8 lettersMEDIATED
69AOrgan above the trachea6 lettersLARYNX
71AComic Ali4 lettersWONG
72ABlack out6 lettersREDACT
74APartner of 67-Across4 lettersWINE
75AEmbody something proudly6 lettersWEARIT
79ASpots for lavalier mics6 lettersLAPELS
81AHebrew greeting6 lettersSHALOM
82ATurn to pulp4 lettersMASH
83A1999 Maeve Binchy novel8 lettersTARAROAD
86AYoung salmon5 lettersSMOLT
88ASpirit with a citrus flavor11 lettersORANGEVODKA
90AHead cheese9 lettersMISTERBIG
93AMinor crime11 lettersMISDEMEANOR
94AAdding up (to)9 lettersAMOUNTING
95AJoy on TV5 lettersBEHAR
96AButton on many appliances5 lettersSTART
97A"Network" co-star, 19769 lettersNEDBEATTY
DOWN
1DInvigorates6 lettersAMPSUP
3DFighting (with)6 lettersATODDS
7DTavern offering3 lettersALE
8DHigh school reunion topic8 lettersMEMORIES
9DSpent7 lettersEXERTED
10DAmalgamate5 lettersIMMIX
13DClimbed, as a rope7 lettersSHINNED
16DGoes nowhere in particular7 lettersWANDERS
17DPsyche's partner4 lettersEROS
18DAccusatory words4 lettersETTU
19D"Well ___"4 lettersTHEN
27DItem in a hedge3 lettersBET
30DLass7 lettersCOLLEEN
31DSemicircular?5 lettersOVOID
32DWith style9 lettersELEGANTLY
34D"Let's eat!"7 lettersSOUPSON
37DTraveling from place to place9 lettersITINERANT
38DShopgirl in a Paris boutique9 lettersMIDINETTE
39DFreezes9 lettersSTOPSDEAD
40DHomo ___ neanderthalensis7 lettersSAPIENS
41DStrong urge9 lettersHANKERING
42DCough up3 lettersPAY
43DCake with a distinctive swirl9 lettersSWISSROLL
45DSpinal cord membranes9 lettersPIAMATERS
46DShade akin to pumpkin9 lettersTANGERINE
50DBeasts with enormous tusks9 lettersMASTODONS
51DShake up4 lettersROIL
52DShow warmth to7 lettersSMILEAT
55DPlague7 lettersAFFLICT
57DTake in4 lettersEARN
58DArcher's gift7 lettersGOODAIM
63DOld curse word3 lettersPOX
66DWhat provides the big picture?8 lettersENLARGER
68DNoon or 6:00 p.m., for some8 lettersMEALTIME
70DReality TV star Hadid7 lettersYOLANDA
71DSomething sown, per an idiom7 lettersWILDOAT
72DMacho stereotype7 lettersREALMAN
74DGoes in and out6 lettersWEAVES
76DChess opening6 lettersGAMBIT
77DDime store?6 lettersUSMINT
78DIn need of a haircut, say6 lettersSHAGGY
80DLimerick, e.g.4 lettersPOEM
83DBody building?4 lettersTOMB
85DActing without thinking4 lettersRASH
87DSee 89-Down4 lettersGENE
89D87-Down makeup3 lettersDNA
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