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NYT Crossword May 23 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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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1ADining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g.10 lettersSee answer ›11AHand-held 2000s Sony console, for short3 lettersSee answer ›14A"The Black Unicorn" poet, 197810 lettersSee answer ›15A"Oh, that's a good one"4 lettersSee answer ›16A"Actually, I have good news"15 lettersSee answer ›18ACrush4 lettersSee answer ›19APunt e ___ (vermouth brand)3 lettersSee answer ›20ATight formation6 lettersSee answer ›21AExpress disapproval, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›23ABoston University athlete7 lettersSee answer ›24AExpect5 lettersSee answer ›27AInst. in Athens3 lettersSee answer ›29AColor akin to camel3 lettersSee answer ›30ASucked up10 lettersSee answer ›33AClass in middle or high school3 lettersSee answer ›36AYellowstone traffic stoppers3 lettersSee answer ›37ACocktails garnished with mint leaves7 lettersSee answer ›39ADigitus minimus pedis, for one3 lettersSee answer ›40A"Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak.3 lettersSee answer ›41A"I'm listening ..."10 lettersSee answer ›43ABaboon3 lettersSee answer ›46AFirst in command?3 lettersSee answer ›47A"The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artist5 lettersSee answer ›48AUber-progressives7 lettersSee answer ›51ADoppelgänger4 lettersSee answer ›53AFeeling it more6 lettersSee answer ›54A"Very. Funny."3 lettersSee answer ›55ADrudge4 lettersSee answer ›59ASomething taken by many artists15 lettersSee answer ›62AFish bred by Roman nobles4 lettersSee answer ›63AWhat might get you out of a jam?10 lettersSee answer ›64A1/48 cup: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›65AWhat some loggers log10 lettersSee answer ›
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1DUpright4 lettersSee answer ›2DMalibu, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›3DCalif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory4 lettersSee answer ›4D"Have a taste"7 lettersSee answer ›5DSteering committee V.I.P.3 lettersSee answer ›6DQuinquennial campus visitors, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›7DIt hurts when it comes up11 lettersSee answer ›8DDigital addresses4 lettersSee answer ›9DSecondary residence on a property, for short3 lettersSee answer ›10DCafé add-in5 lettersSee answer ›11DChildren's character who wears a duffle coat10 lettersSee answer ›12DCement ingredient5 lettersSee answer ›13DOne footing the bill5 lettersSee answer ›15DMonster slain in one of Hercules' 12 labors5 lettersSee answer ›17DAuthor Vonnegut4 lettersSee answer ›22DObject4 lettersSee answer ›23DLittle rats11 lettersSee answer ›24DFruit that grows on Jamaican beaches4 lettersSee answer ›25DDetermination4 lettersSee answer ›26DRequest a hand10 lettersSee answer ›28DCunning5 lettersSee answer ›31DPeriod3 lettersSee answer ›32DSouth Korean golfer Kim3 lettersSee answer ›34DDays long past4 lettersSee answer ›35DConvene4 lettersSee answer ›38DPlace for a cabin4 lettersSee answer ›42D___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X7 lettersSee answer ›44DFugitive's cover5 lettersSee answer ›45DUnits that might be metrical or imperial4 lettersSee answer ›48DAspect5 lettersSee answer ›49DA lot can be made of these5 lettersSee answer ›50DCheck for pieces, say5 lettersSee answer ›52DWatch this space!5 lettersSee answer ›54DActress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi"4 lettersSee answer ›56DKid-friendly race length, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›57D"Gotcha"4 lettersSee answer ›58DSome redos4 lettersSee answer ›60DCompete (for)3 lettersSee answer ›61DMiddle: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
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