NYT Crossword May 14 2025 Answers

All 79 clues from the Wednesday 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 Rebecca Goldstein and Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2W3A4B5C6R7A8B9G10A11S12X13OHNO14HORA15PRGUR16U17MOOD18RINGS19AREPAS20MANIAC21I22AN23EYE24CHA25R26ACTE27R28ARCS29P30A31LE32NON33ALUMNA34EMI35TOOT36H37NOOM38I39REG40RESSIO41N42CURVES43UNHIP44STOOP45ARI46STRI47N48G49ERR50TEAS51DIVIDIN52GLIN53ES54ESE55CUE56BEA57P58A59L60ATR61I62SK63A64L65LELBOWS66LESMIS67REAL68IKEA69REST70SEXT71NEST

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

ALL CLUES79 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADo a spit take?4 lettersSWAB
9ABloating relief brand4 lettersGASX
15ASpin instructor?6 lettersPRGURU
23AStorm center3 lettersEYE
29A___ in comparison4 lettersPALE
32AStarter starter?3 lettersNON
33ABarnard graduate, e.g.6 lettersALUMNA
35ACanine that bites5 lettersTOOTH
43ANot hot or cool5 lettersUNHIP
44ADebase oneself5 lettersSTOOP
49AGo wrong3 lettersERR
50APot leaves?4 lettersTEAS
54ASuffix with legal3 lettersESE
55AStar sign?3 lettersCUE
56A"Come on, help me out"6 lettersBEAPAL
60AExposed6 lettersATRISK
67AGenuine4 lettersREAL
69ABreather4 lettersREST
70ACertain blue note4 lettersSEXT
71AFit snugly (in)4 lettersNEST
DOWN
2D"Hold your horses!"4 lettersWHOA
3DGhost writer?4 lettersANON
4DClose-fitting part of a dress6 lettersBODICE
5DSome Mexican Americans8 lettersCHICANOS
6DActor/director Howard3 lettersRON
8DWord with cable or training5 lettersBASIC
10DTime of one's life3 lettersAGE
11DStarbursts?10 lettersSUPERNOVAE
15DAssembly of experts5 lettersPANEL
16DManipulates4 lettersUSES
18DWhen doubled, zealous3 lettersRAH
22DOne-time connection3 lettersATA
26DNay sayers5 lettersANTIS
28DCherubic archer4 lettersAMOR
30D"Preach!"10 lettersAMENSISTER
31DPlayful poetry10 lettersLIGHTVERSE
35DLukewarm5 lettersTEPID
36DStay there!5 lettersHOTEL
41DSushi seaweed4 lettersNORI
42DMidwestern agricultural swath8 lettersCORNBELT
51D"You're on!"4 lettersDEAL
52DSettings on a bike5 lettersGEARS
53DPrey for an osprey3 lettersEEL
57DGive the finger?4 lettersPOKE
58DFloors4 lettersAWES
61DQuick chats?3 lettersIMS
64DGreta of "Past Lives"3 lettersLEE
65DHardly stringent3 lettersLAX
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