NYT Crossword May 22 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday 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 David J. KahnEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2C3I4D5M6O7N8E9Y10A11C12M13E14BASE15AROSE16PHIL17STAN18DTRIAL19PANE20EINE21SUL22U23NOM24ORDIN25A26RY27EM28IGRE29ITSSAFE30TRADEIN31LOO32LAS33SO34ISNT35FIREBR36A37ND38C39O40WL41TAEBO42U43G44H45ANOI46N47TS48RET49ITLE50MENTOR51COLONIES52ELO53SU54ER55UCLA56ROV57E58EVE59R60YTHIN61G62OVEN63TEPEE64EZER65NERD66ONTOP67DEDE

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIt burns4 lettersACID
10ACulmination4 lettersACME
14AOpposite of 1-Across4 lettersBASE
15ACame to be5 lettersAROSE
17A*Be brave and proud [Iran]10 lettersSTANDTRIAL
19AFramed item4 lettersPANE
20AA, to a Frankfurter4 lettersEINE
21A"Star Trek" pilot4 lettersSULU
23AFrench handle?3 lettersNOM
27AEinstein, notably6 lettersEMIGRE
29A"We're out of the woods"7 lettersITSSAFE
31ABath room3 lettersLOO
34A"Who ___?"4 lettersISNT
35A*Luminous meteor [South Africa]9 lettersFIREBRAND
38ABrother hood?4 lettersCOWL
41ACardio exercise program5 lettersTAEBO
42A"That's the pits!"3 lettersUGH
45AFormally picks7 lettersANOINTS
48ACall again?7 lettersRETITLE
50ADumbledore, to Harry Potter6 lettersMENTOR
51A*Ones on your side [Costa Rica]8 lettersCOLONIES
53ADamages seeker4 lettersSUER
56ATravel around4 lettersROVE
58ASee 5-Across10 lettersEVERYTHING
62AWhere things get heated4 lettersOVEN
65ASquare one4 lettersNERD
66ASeeded #1, say5 lettersONTOP
67AFilm editor ___ Allen4 lettersDEDE
DOWN
2DTarget as an audience7 lettersCATERTO
3DParent's blunt answer to "Why?"7 lettersISAIDSO
4DHopper of Hollywood6 lettersDENNIS
5DSupport for a tumbler3 lettersMAT
7DClamorous5 lettersNOISY
9DStentorian sort6 lettersYELLER
10DTelegram or CapCut3 lettersAPP
11DSee 5-Across7 lettersCHANGES
12DStudy secondarily7 lettersMINORIN
13DPalladium, e.g.7 lettersELEMENT
25DA long way away4 lettersAFAR
26DFresh starts6 lettersRESETS
28D"Look what ___!"4 lettersIDID
33DFed. loan group3 lettersSBA
35DMoths do it4 lettersFLIT
36DSon of Adam and Eve4 lettersABEL
37DAt home6 lettersNOTOUT
38D"True Lies" director James7 lettersCAMERON
40D*Ubiquitously [Korea]7 lettersWONOVER
42DBring into play7 lettersUTILIZE
43DGradually found out7 lettersGLEANED
44DStuds, stags and steers3 lettersHES
46DFigs.3 lettersNOS
47DNot deviating from6 lettersTRUETO
49DMoved slowly6 lettersINCHED
51DMoved slowly5 lettersCREPT
54DSquare4 lettersEVEN
57D___ user3 lettersEND
59DClassic car inits.3 lettersREO
60D"No doubt about it"3 lettersYEP
61DSr.'s test3 lettersGRE
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