NYT Crossword May 17 2025 Answers
All 72 clues from the Saturday 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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1AMuch mail to Santa5 lettersSee answer ›6ARubbish destinations4 lettersSee answer ›10ASultanate that controls the exclave of Madha4 lettersSee answer ›14AMescal source5 lettersSee answer ›15ATip line?9 lettersSee answer ›17ASitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21)15 lettersSee answer ›19AHalloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day3 lettersSee answer ›20AHair color, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›21ACards' home3 lettersSee answer ›22AThe sun, e.g., in about five billion years8 lettersSee answer ›24AHumiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon6 lettersSee answer ›27ALike one preferring platonic relationships, informally3 lettersSee answer ›28ABritish singer ___ Parks4 lettersSee answer ›30AMuseum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais4 lettersSee answer ›31AGoing down, in a way11 lettersSee answer ›35AThrew one's hat in the ring3 lettersSee answer ›36ABecomes uncomfortable, as underwear7 lettersSee answer ›37AFrightful7 lettersSee answer ›39AType that's compatible with everyone, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›40AFirst president of the S.C.L.C.3 lettersSee answer ›42ANeutral color3 lettersSee answer ›43AWork well together3 lettersSee answer ›44A"C'mon, dish it!"11 lettersSee answer ›49AChicken nugget shape4 lettersSee answer ›51AStands to practice hitting4 lettersSee answer ›52ACauses of some burns4 lettersSee answer ›53AN.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference6 lettersSee answer ›55AFills up8 lettersSee answer ›57AScale range8 lettersSee answer ›59ABlather6 lettersSee answer ›60A"Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›61AFurther4 lettersSee answer ›62AM.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53)6 lettersSee answer ›63AMap inset3 lettersSee answer ›64AEnd of a trail, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›65AThey're accepted at church6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DAthlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks5 lettersSee answer ›2D"Enough!"5 lettersSee answer ›3DPrime choice15 lettersSee answer ›4DThey're found in dens3 lettersSee answer ›5DSports and Arts, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›6DSomething to take in from a boat11 lettersSee answer ›7DOutside the typical biological setting7 lettersSee answer ›8DDostoyevsky's denial4 lettersSee answer ›9DSpanish word on a U.S. map3 lettersSee answer ›10DHaving lost interest6 lettersSee answer ›11DWhere you might refuel after refueling8 lettersSee answer ›12DMiami is in it, for short3 lettersSee answer ›13DFrench word that sounds like a vote3 lettersSee answer ›16DTurn (up)4 lettersSee answer ›18DRita ___, "R.I.P." singer3 lettersSee answer ›23DComposer Edvard5 lettersSee answer ›24D"Anyway, gonna move on now"11 lettersSee answer ›25DName-dropping abbreviation4 lettersSee answer ›26DNot own4 lettersSee answer ›29DSchlep3 lettersSee answer ›31DEnd part of a violin bow4 lettersSee answer ›32DWhat might lead to a row at a party?9 lettersSee answer ›33DForrest of film4 lettersSee answer ›34DMiscellany4 lettersSee answer ›38DChain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove8 lettersSee answer ›41DPart of a cold pack?7 lettersSee answer ›44DWine valley in the Bay Area6 lettersSee answer ›45DGreen expanse3 lettersSee answer ›46DIt was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana6 lettersSee answer ›47DOne with an "I" problem?6 lettersSee answer ›48DTeam whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star6 lettersSee answer ›50DIt's not gross3 lettersSee answer ›53DSway4 lettersSee answer ›54D"Enough!"4 lettersSee answer ›56DBase of a pump4 lettersSee answer ›58D"Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem)3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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