NYT Crossword May 19 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 Kiran PandeyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2P3A4D5A6Y7S8O9F10T11C12A13B14TOMATO15CLEO16USA17OLIVEG18ARDEN19SIT20WAG21ALIST22UTAH23RO24M25A26UMP27IMO28OL29YMPI30CGAM31E32S33I34P35HOTO36SCAN37FAE38NEOSOU39L40ERO41TICA42TEN43SNA44P45TRUTHS46OPE47RAGLA48SSES49SIX50ART51SH52E53L54V55ETO56GLEA57M58RE59G60ERA61ORANGE62G63ROVE64RIB65LINT66MAIDEN67BEE68ENDS69OHGEEZ

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOccasion for pampering6 lettersSPADAY
7ALike a baby's bottom4 lettersSOFT
11ATaxi3 lettersCAB
14AThe "T" of B.L.T.6 lettersTOMATO
19ATake a load off, say3 lettersSIT
20AShake, as a dog's tail3 lettersWAG
23ACapital of Italia4 lettersROMA
36AMake a digital image of4 lettersSCAN
40ASome R-rated material7 lettersEROTICA
46ATheater binoculars12 lettersOPERAGLASSES
50ACraftsmanship3 lettersART
54APresident's "no"4 lettersVETO
56AGlimmer5 lettersGLEAM
58AGovt. rule3 lettersREG
64ATease3 lettersRIB
65ADryer fuzz4 lettersLINT
66AWord before name or voyage6 lettersMAIDEN
67ABuzzer near a flower3 lettersBEE
68AOdds and ___4 lettersENDS
DOWN
2DFrom the Arctic5 lettersPOLAR
3DCompadre5 lettersAMIGO
5DChowed down3 lettersATE
6DMeditation method4 lettersYOGA
7DPinches pennies, say7 lettersSCRIMPS
8DAlternative to Axe or Brut8 lettersOLDSPICE
9DPoetical units4 lettersFEET
10DColossal amount3 lettersTON
11DPersonalized in sizing9 lettersCUSTOMFIT
12DHome of China and India4 lettersASIA
13DRelaxing soak4 lettersBATH
18DFormer student, for short4 lettersALUM
24DCow sounds4 lettersMOOS
25DWoodwind in a jazz band7 lettersALTOSAX
27DPays no heed to7 lettersIGNORES
29DCalves, kittens and cubs5 lettersYOUNG
30DGrocery conveyances5 lettersCARTS
31DPer person4 lettersEACH
32DSail the seven ___4 lettersSEAS
33DA fan of4 lettersINTO
35DNickname for Lincoln9 lettersHONESTABE
41DPatootie4 lettersTUSH
44DMom and dad7 lettersPARENTS
47DCarnaval city3 lettersRIO
52DWear away, as soil5 lettersERODE
53DFlood embankment5 lettersLEVEE
54DWhat often follows a noun4 lettersVERB
56DEar-to-ear expression4 lettersGRIN
57DOffice missive4 lettersMEMO
61DCry at a bullfight3 lettersOLE
62D"Argh!"3 lettersGAH
63DFix, as an outcome3 lettersRIG
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