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NYT Crossword May 11 2025 Answers

All 128 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ACROSS
1ACartridge from the 1980s9 lettersSee answer ›10ASource of the words "galore" and "smithereens"5 lettersSee answer ›15A"Nice!"5 lettersSee answer ›20ADrag-racing venue9 lettersSee answer ›21ANature personified11 lettersSee answer ›23A"Pinky-swear?"9 lettersSee answer ›24AStep on a scale?11 lettersSee answer ›25AThe Beatles' "White Album" has four of them5 lettersSee answer ›26ASphere of influence5 lettersSee answer ›28A1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"8 lettersSee answer ›29ACommand that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left4 lettersSee answer ›30AOuter layer of the brain6 lettersSee answer ›32AInveigle6 lettersSee answer ›33APackage drop-off sites: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›34A"Council," in Russian6 lettersSee answer ›35A"Flower Myth" painter Paul4 lettersSee answer ›36ATakes a bit off the top5 lettersSee answer ›40AShowed off on an instrument6 lettersSee answer ›41AFollow closely4 lettersSee answer ›42ANote-to-self medium, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›43ABeers from Bremen, informally8 lettersSee answer ›46AZingy flavor4 lettersSee answer ›47AWay off in the distance3 lettersSee answer ›48AAgreeable words3 lettersSee answer ›49ADefeated decisively7 lettersSee answer ›50AFish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition8 lettersSee answer ›52ASalon sound4 lettersSee answer ›53APoker declaration6 lettersSee answer ›54A"I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame8 lettersSee answer ›55AMass agreements5 lettersSee answer ›56A"Whoever did this has it coming!"21 lettersSee answer ›59ALynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.5 lettersSee answer ›60AAt the end of the day8 lettersSee answer ›61ARecently6 lettersSee answer ›62A"Phooey!"4 lettersSee answer ›63ARight of way, say8 lettersSee answer ›64ACornmeal dish at a trattoria7 lettersSee answer ›65A"I ___ you!"3 lettersSee answer ›66AEternity3 lettersSee answer ›67APartner of 74-Across4 lettersSee answer ›68AActed diplomatically8 lettersSee answer ›69AOrgan above the trachea6 lettersSee answer ›71AComic Ali4 lettersSee answer ›72ABlack out6 lettersSee answer ›73ABig name in the cleaning aisle5 lettersSee answer ›74APartner of 67-Across4 lettersSee answer ›75AEmbody something proudly6 lettersSee answer ›76A___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist3 lettersSee answer ›79ASpots for lavalier mics6 lettersSee answer ›81AHebrew greeting6 lettersSee answer ›82ATurn to pulp4 lettersSee answer ›83A1999 Maeve Binchy novel8 lettersSee answer ›86AYoung salmon5 lettersSee answer ›87AUnit of magnetic flux density5 lettersSee answer ›88ASpirit with a citrus flavor11 lettersSee answer ›90AHead cheese9 lettersSee answer ›93AMinor crime11 lettersSee answer ›94AAdding up (to)9 lettersSee answer ›95AJoy on TV5 lettersSee answer ›96AButton on many appliances5 lettersSee answer ›97A"Network" co-star, 19769 lettersSee answer ›
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1DInvigorates6 lettersSee answer ›2DHome of the Italian soccer club Juventus6 lettersSee answer ›3DFighting (with)6 lettersSee answer ›4DFictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"5 lettersSee answer ›5DMechanism that controls a camera's aperture4 lettersSee answer ›6DDashboard device, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›7DTavern offering3 lettersSee answer ›8DHigh school reunion topic8 lettersSee answer ›9DSpent7 lettersSee answer ›10DAmalgamate5 lettersSee answer ›11DUninteresting game, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›12DWord with a commonly misapplied apostrophe3 lettersSee answer ›13DClimbed, as a rope7 lettersSee answer ›14DGreek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes6 lettersSee answer ›15DPerson on a nominating committee, say8 lettersSee answer ›16DGoes nowhere in particular7 lettersSee answer ›17DPsyche's partner4 lettersSee answer ›18DAccusatory words4 lettersSee answer ›19D"Well ___"4 lettersSee answer ›22DTwice-distilled Turkish beverage4 lettersSee answer ›27DItem in a hedge3 lettersSee answer ›30DLass7 lettersSee answer ›31DSemicircular?5 lettersSee answer ›32DWith style9 lettersSee answer ›34D"Let's eat!"7 lettersSee answer ›35DSchool whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes9 lettersSee answer ›37DTraveling from place to place9 lettersSee answer ›38DShopgirl in a Paris boutique9 lettersSee answer ›39DFreezes9 lettersSee answer ›40DHomo ___ neanderthalensis7 lettersSee answer ›41DStrong urge9 lettersSee answer ›42DCough up3 lettersSee answer ›43DCake with a distinctive swirl9 lettersSee answer ›44DCasual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark9 lettersSee answer ›45DSpinal cord membranes9 lettersSee answer ›46DShade akin to pumpkin9 lettersSee answer ›47DCourt favor in a cringey fashion4 lettersSee answer ›50DBeasts with enormous tusks9 lettersSee answer ›51DShake up4 lettersSee answer ›52DShow warmth to7 lettersSee answer ›54DLike recording studio equipment4 lettersSee answer ›55DPlague7 lettersSee answer ›57DTake in4 lettersSee answer ›58DArcher's gift7 lettersSee answer ›63DOld curse word3 lettersSee answer ›64DActor Pascal of "Gladiator II"5 lettersSee answer ›66DWhat provides the big picture?8 lettersSee answer ›68DNoon or 6:00 p.m., for some8 lettersSee answer ›70DReality TV star Hadid7 lettersSee answer ›71DSomething sown, per an idiom7 lettersSee answer ›72DMacho stereotype7 lettersSee answer ›74DGoes in and out6 lettersSee answer ›75DWord before knows or cares3 lettersSee answer ›76DChess opening6 lettersSee answer ›77DDime store?6 lettersSee answer ›78DIn need of a haircut, say6 lettersSee answer ›80DLimerick, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›81DTricked out with the latest technology, say5 lettersSee answer ›82DOne-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year5 lettersSee answer ›83DBody building?4 lettersSee answer ›84D___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)4 lettersSee answer ›85DActing without thinking4 lettersSee answer ›86DCandy brand with a crown in its logo4 lettersSee answer ›87DSee 89-Down4 lettersSee answer ›89D87-Down makeup3 lettersSee answer ›91DIt may be rolled out in the backyard3 lettersSee answer ›92DSetting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"3 lettersSee answer ›
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