NYT Crossword May 12 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Christina IversonEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1L2A3S4S5O6M7A8L9T10S11A12L13T14OCCUR15ELIA16EDIE17BRAND18YALEX19ANDER20SET21EELS22MUSEUM23URN24PAGED25S26P27UN28T29W30EEN31S32A33N34CAND35YLAND36G37OUGE38OLDIE39RDA40ANGER41REEDS42HAN43DSTAND44NOR45MOTTO46ARTS47D48R49OOL50M51VP52S53TRAWS54O55REO56A57P58E59SHETLA60NDISL61ANDS62NOSE63IBET64TADAS65SUSS66CASE67SAYSO

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACowboy's rope5 lettersLASSO

6ARelative of a milkshake4 lettersMALT

10ANaCl4 lettersSALT

14ATake place5 lettersOCCUR

15ADirector Kazan who helped popularize Method acting4 lettersELIA

16AFalco of "The Sopranos"4 lettersEDIE

17ADessert cocktail with crème de cacao15 lettersBRANDYALEXANDER

20A"Ready, ___, go!"3 lettersSET

21ASerpentine swimmers4 lettersEELS

22ACommon destination for a field trip6 lettersMUSEUM

23AFuneral vessel3 lettersURN

24AContacted using a beeper5 lettersPAGED

25ACreated, as yarn or a spider web4 lettersSPUN

28A10-12-year-old5 lettersTWEEN

31A___ Francisco3 lettersSAN

34AClassic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane9 lettersCANDYLAND

36ADig (out)5 lettersGOUGE

38A"Goodie" on classic radio5 lettersOLDIE

39AFood label inits.3 lettersRDA

40A"Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!"5 lettersANGER

41AOboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist5 lettersREEDS

42AMove from an acrobat or breakdancer9 lettersHANDSTAND

44ANegative conjunction3 lettersNOR

45AMontana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish5 lettersMOTTO

46ADefense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class)4 lettersARTS

47AWhat a baby's bib might protect a onesie from5 lettersDROOL

50AStandout athlete, for short3 lettersMVP

52AFree items that come with drinks6 lettersSTRAWS

54ABlack-and-white cookie4 lettersOREO

56AWhat some people confuse with a monkey3 lettersAPE

59AScottish archipelago west of Norway15 lettersSHETLANDISLANDS

62AWhat spectacles perch on4 lettersNOSE

63A"Oh, uh-huh, sure"4 lettersIBET

64AMagicians' cries5 lettersTADAS

65AFigure (out)4 lettersSUSS

66ASocial worker's assignment4 lettersCASE

67AParental authority5 lettersSAYSO

DOWN

1DArcing tennis shots4 lettersLOBS

2DFarmland unit4 lettersACRE

3DJazz singer's improvised syllables4 lettersSCAT

4DWhat the circle on the Japanese flag represents3 lettersSUN

5D"Can I take your ___?" (server's question)5 lettersORDER

6DBrunch or lunch4 lettersMEAL

7D"___ well that ends well!"4 lettersALLS

8DWord that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"3 lettersLIE

9DBeatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all"6 lettersTAXMAN

10DTouch or taste5 lettersSENSE

11DSource of extra sweetness10 lettersADDEDSUGAR

12DStead4 lettersLIEU

13DFour years, for a president4 lettersTERM

18D1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand5 lettersYENTL

19DSept. preceder3 lettersAUG

23DLoosened, as a knot5 lettersUNDID

24DNitpicker6 lettersPEDANT

25DContempt5 lettersSCORN

26DKind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers5 lettersPALEO

27DShow up to a gala in a T-shirt, say10 lettersUNDERDRESS

29DNoted painter of soup cans6 lettersWARHOL

30DGo until5 lettersENDAT

32DWho might help an author get a book deal5 lettersAGENT

33DStereotypical bookworms5 lettersNERDS

35D"Affirmative"3 lettersYES

36DWhat you might "fill 'er up" with3 lettersGAS

37DAlternative to bottled5 lettersONTAP

43DMosque toppers5 lettersDOMES

45DArt with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles)6 lettersMOSAIC

48DGives stars to, say5 lettersRATES

49D"Wise" bird3 lettersOWL

51DHybrid Chevys5 lettersVOLTS

52DStrings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief4 lettersSSNS

53D"___ shalt not …"4 lettersTHOU

54DPoetic tributes4 lettersODES

55DFormal ceremony4 lettersRITE

56DBoy's name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?4 lettersANDY

57DSmartphone predecessors, in brief4 lettersPDAS

58DCompetitor of Petro-Canada4 lettersESSO

60DOrg. with the Knicks and Clippers3 lettersNBA

61DBattery for some small toys3 lettersAAA

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