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NYT Crossword May 20 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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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1ABit or byte4 lettersSee answer ›5ALaundry collectors4 lettersSee answer ›9AGood thing to bring to a competition5 lettersSee answer ›14AComedian Trevor with the memoir "Born a Crime"4 lettersSee answer ›15AGive off4 lettersSee answer ›16ARing-tailed primate5 lettersSee answer ›17AConsistent with party policy9 lettersSee answer ›19ACourt colleague of Kagan and Kavanaugh5 lettersSee answer ›20A"Eye on the ball," "Get under it!," "I got it!," etc.12 lettersSee answer ›22ALike some ground balls6 lettersSee answer ›25ACPR pro3 lettersSee answer ›26AQueen of Olympus4 lettersSee answer ›27APet rescue grp.5 lettersSee answer ›31AMinnesota congresswoman Ilhan4 lettersSee answer ›35AMink, ferret, stoat, etc.11 lettersSee answer ›38AIndiana or Independence, in D.C.3 lettersSee answer ›39ADetroit dud of the 1950s5 lettersSee answer ›40AWall St. debut3 lettersSee answer ›41A"You're just too complimentary!"5 lettersSee answer ›43A4G ___ (letters on a cellphone screen)3 lettersSee answer ›44A"Ta-da," "All done," "There you have it," etc.11 lettersSee answer ›47APoet Byron, for one4 lettersSee answer ›49ALike pound cake5 lettersSee answer ›50ABird whose name sounds like a hip-hop dance move4 lettersSee answer ›51AEmploy3 lettersSee answer ›53ACrafters' knives6 lettersSee answer ›55AYield, Stop, Dead End, etc.12 lettersSee answer ›61ATennis champ Naomi5 lettersSee answer ›62AFreighter9 lettersSee answer ›66AOn the up and up5 lettersSee answer ›67AToo4 lettersSee answer ›68AVibe4 lettersSee answer ›69ACollege V.I.P.s5 lettersSee answer ›70ACryptanalyst Turing4 lettersSee answer ›71AWhat spring may bring4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCard game shout3 lettersSee answer ›2DOui's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›3DResponse to "Who's going?"3 lettersSee answer ›4DAction film climax one might "cut to," in a saying8 lettersSee answer ›5DClosest confidant7 lettersSee answer ›6DApple all-in-one4 lettersSee answer ›7DWalt Whitman's "As the Time Draws ___"4 lettersSee answer ›8DCall repeated in an aerobics class4 lettersSee answer ›9DWake-up call5 lettersSee answer ›10DDessert served with the query "Cono o coppetta?" in Italy6 lettersSee answer ›11DSomme friends4 lettersSee answer ›12DSilence on Zoom4 lettersSee answer ›13DCherubic Greek god4 lettersSee answer ›18D___ Paulo, Brazil3 lettersSee answer ›21DCircle at the top of a stick figure4 lettersSee answer ›22D"Such is life!"6 lettersSee answer ›23DMust6 lettersSee answer ›24DChalk accompanier6 lettersSee answer ›28DConsumers of hogwash5 lettersSee answer ›29DStop by5 lettersSee answer ›30DHybridize5 lettersSee answer ›32DSouvenir for a refrigerator6 lettersSee answer ›33DMoisturizer brand6 lettersSee answer ›34D___ Pieces6 lettersSee answer ›36DFey figure of folklore3 lettersSee answer ›37DKhan who founded Khan Academy3 lettersSee answer ›42DFlinches in response to8 lettersSee answer ›45DBrainstorm4 lettersSee answer ›46DUtah, geometrically speaking7 lettersSee answer ›48DWhat "America runs on," in a franchise slogan6 lettersSee answer ›52DBed supports5 lettersSee answer ›54D"Give it ___"3 lettersSee answer ›55DAuctioned off, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›56D"Oh, OK"4 lettersSee answer ›57DCrazy (about)4 lettersSee answer ›58DMarch Madness org.4 lettersSee answer ›59DChutzpah4 lettersSee answer ›60D___ Major4 lettersSee answer ›63D"What'd you say?"3 lettersSee answer ›64DPublic radio host Glass3 lettersSee answer ›65DWhere to find a kitten's "toe beans"3 lettersSee answer ›
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