NYT Crossword May 20 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Rena CohenEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1U2N3I4T5B6I7N8S9A10G11A12M13E14NOAH15EMIT16LEMUR17ONME18SSAGE19ALITO20CATCHP21HRASES22O23N24EHOP25EMT26HERA27A28S29P30CA31O32M33A34R35WEAS36ELWORD37S38AVE39EDSEL40IPO41A42WGEE43LTE44F45INIS46HLINES47LOR48D49DENSE50NENE51U52SE53X54ACTOS55S56I57GNLA58N59G60UAGE61OSAKA62CARGOS63H64I65P66LEGIT67ALSO68AURA69DEANS70ALAN71THAW

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABit or byte4 lettersUNIT
5ALaundry collectors4 lettersBINS
15AGive off4 lettersEMIT
16ARing-tailed primate5 lettersLEMUR
17AConsistent with party policy9 lettersONMESSAGE
22ALike some ground balls6 lettersONEHOP
25ACPR pro3 lettersEMT
26AQueen of Olympus4 lettersHERA
27APet rescue grp.5 lettersASPCA
35AMink, ferret, stoat, etc.11 lettersWEASELWORDS
39ADetroit dud of the 1950s5 lettersEDSEL
40AWall St. debut3 lettersIPO
47APoet Byron, for one4 lettersLORD
49ALike pound cake5 lettersDENSE
51AEmploy3 lettersUSE
53ACrafters' knives6 lettersXACTOS
55AYield, Stop, Dead End, etc.12 lettersSIGNLANGUAGE
61ATennis champ Naomi5 lettersOSAKA
62AFreighter9 lettersCARGOSHIP
66AOn the up and up5 lettersLEGIT
67AToo4 lettersALSO
68AVibe4 lettersAURA
69ACollege V.I.P.s5 lettersDEANS
70ACryptanalyst Turing4 lettersALAN
71AWhat spring may bring4 lettersTHAW
DOWN
1DCard game shout3 lettersUNO
2DOui's opposite3 lettersNON
5DClosest confidant7 lettersBESTPAL
6DApple all-in-one4 lettersIMAC
9DWake-up call5 lettersALARM
11DSomme friends4 lettersAMIS
12DSilence on Zoom4 lettersMUTE
13DCherubic Greek god4 lettersEROS
18D___ Paulo, Brazil3 lettersSAO
22D"Such is life!"6 lettersOHWELL
23DMust6 lettersNEEDTO
24DChalk accompanier6 lettersERASER
28DConsumers of hogwash5 lettersSWINE
29DStop by5 lettersPOPIN
30DHybridize5 lettersCROSS
32DSouvenir for a refrigerator6 lettersMAGNET
33DMoisturizer brand6 lettersAVEENO
34D___ Pieces6 lettersREESES
36DFey figure of folklore3 lettersELF
42DFlinches in response to8 lettersWINCESAT
45DBrainstorm4 lettersIDEA
46DUtah, geometrically speaking7 lettersHEXAGON
52DBed supports5 lettersSLATS
54D"Give it ___"3 lettersAGO
55DAuctioned off, e.g.4 lettersSOLD
56D"Oh, OK"4 lettersISEE
57DCrazy (about)4 lettersGAGA
58DMarch Madness org.4 lettersNCAA
59DChutzpah4 lettersGALL
60D___ Major4 lettersURSA
63D"What'd you say?"3 lettersHUH
64DPublic radio host Glass3 lettersIRA
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