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NYT Crossword May 22 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday 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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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1AIt burns4 lettersSee answer ›5AWith 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues5 lettersSee answer ›10ACulmination4 lettersSee answer ›14AOpposite of 1-Across4 lettersSee answer ›15ACame to be5 lettersSee answer ›16AJackson who won 11 N.B.A. championships as head coach4 lettersSee answer ›17A*Be brave and proud [Iran]10 lettersSee answer ›19AFramed item4 lettersSee answer ›20AA, to a Frankfurter4 lettersSee answer ›21A"Star Trek" pilot4 lettersSee answer ›23AFrench handle?3 lettersSee answer ›24A*How some medications are taken [Jordan]8 lettersSee answer ›27AEinstein, notably6 lettersSee answer ›29A"We're out of the woods"7 lettersSee answer ›30APart of many a smartphone upgrade7 lettersSee answer ›31ABath room3 lettersSee answer ›32AAccessory used by Woody in the "Toy Story" movies5 lettersSee answer ›34A"Who ___?"4 lettersSee answer ›35A*Luminous meteor [South Africa]9 lettersSee answer ›38ABrother hood?4 lettersSee answer ›41ACardio exercise program5 lettersSee answer ›42A"That's the pits!"3 lettersSee answer ›45AFormally picks7 lettersSee answer ›48ACall again?7 lettersSee answer ›50ADumbledore, to Harry Potter6 lettersSee answer ›51A*Ones on your side [Costa Rica]8 lettersSee answer ›52AGrp. with a hit remake of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven"3 lettersSee answer ›53ADamages seeker4 lettersSee answer ›55AMost-applied-to college in the U.S.4 lettersSee answer ›56ATravel around4 lettersSee answer ›58ASee 5-Across10 lettersSee answer ›62AWhere things get heated4 lettersSee answer ›63AHome that sounds like two letters5 lettersSee answer ›64A1990s Israeli president Weizman4 lettersSee answer ›65ASquare one4 lettersSee answer ›66ASeeded #1, say5 lettersSee answer ›67AFilm editor ___ Allen4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DOlympic diver's pride, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›2DTarget as an audience7 lettersSee answer ›3DParent's blunt answer to "Why?"7 lettersSee answer ›4DHopper of Hollywood6 lettersSee answer ›5DSupport for a tumbler3 lettersSee answer ›6DHis #4 was retired by the N.H.L.'s Bruins3 lettersSee answer ›7DClamorous5 lettersSee answer ›8DBiblical figure seen in the sauna?4 lettersSee answer ›9DStentorian sort6 lettersSee answer ›10DTelegram or CapCut3 lettersSee answer ›11DSee 5-Across7 lettersSee answer ›12DStudy secondarily7 lettersSee answer ›13DPalladium, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›18DNational park with a working sled dog kennel6 lettersSee answer ›22DName that aptly completes the missing letters in Th_ r_ _n3 lettersSee answer ›24DIndustry in "There Will Be Blood"3 lettersSee answer ›25DA long way away4 lettersSee answer ›26DFresh starts6 lettersSee answer ›28D"Look what ___!"4 lettersSee answer ›30DOne who deals with a lot of bull?6 lettersSee answer ›33DFed. loan group3 lettersSee answer ›35DMoths do it4 lettersSee answer ›36DSon of Adam and Eve4 lettersSee answer ›37DAt home6 lettersSee answer ›38D"True Lies" director James7 lettersSee answer ›39DBob Marley song in the Grammy Hall of Fame7 lettersSee answer ›40D*Ubiquitously [Korea]7 lettersSee answer ›42DBring into play7 lettersSee answer ›43DGradually found out7 lettersSee answer ›44DStuds, stags and steers3 lettersSee answer ›46DFigs.3 lettersSee answer ›47DNot deviating from6 lettersSee answer ›49DMoved slowly6 lettersSee answer ›51DMoved slowly5 lettersSee answer ›54DSquare4 lettersSee answer ›57D___ user3 lettersSee answer ›59DClassic car inits.3 lettersSee answer ›60D"No doubt about it"3 lettersSee answer ›61DSr.'s test3 lettersSee answer ›
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