NYT Crossword May 31 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1K2A3R4A5O6K7E8B9A10R11L12A13L14A15ICANRELATE16IDOL17BACKSPLASH18EMIT19OCELOT20IA21M22ISM23SIRE24D25U26NGBE27ETLE28HAS29BOSON30GLOAT31SEWER32ANNA33A34W35AKENS36U37S38STEEL39MALI40ARNIE41ISLE42T43SUGAR44B45F46F47CHESS48BOXER49VAIL50LAY51ART52F53RESNO54EBO55Y56AR57A58BIANSEA59ALOE60TURINGTEST61REPS62ZEITGEISTY

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
15A"Been there!"10 lettersICANRELATE
17AWhat may rise over a range10 lettersBACKSPLASH
18ALet off4 lettersEMIT
19ASpotted cat6 lettersOCELOT
22APlural suffix3 lettersISM
23ABeget4 lettersSIRE
24ASymbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt10 lettersDUNGBEETLE
28AGives birth to3 lettersHAS
30AOverdo a celebration, maybe5 lettersGLOAT
31AUnderline?5 lettersSEWER
33ALeaves the rest?7 lettersAWAKENS
41AMinor key?5 lettersISLET
43AChurro covering5 lettersSUGAR
51ADiscipline3 lettersART
54AMale influencer archetype4 lettersEBOY
60AWhat the "T" in CAPTCHA stands for10 lettersTURINGTEST
61ASet components4 lettersREPS
62ACulturally relevant10 lettersZEITGEISTY
DOWN
1DNix6 lettersKIBOSH
3D500 people?6 lettersRACERS
4D___ sock5 lettersANKLE
5DWords after a guesstimate4 lettersORSO
6DRepressed8 lettersKEPTDOWN
11DFake account3 lettersLIE
12DPass words?8 lettersADMITONE
21DPart of a gig3 lettersMEG
25DExercises4 lettersUSES
27DSend5 lettersELATE
31DHits high in the air5 lettersSKIES
34DNot likely to leave a mark, say8 lettersWASHABLE
35DTwo-person shot8 lettersALLEYOOP
36DPress4 lettersURGE
37DDowning, with "down"8 lettersSNARFING
43D"I couldn't agree more!"6 lettersSOTRUE
44DThey often end on a low note6 lettersBASSES
45DTop-shelf, say6 lettersFINEST
46DAir-filled pool item6 lettersFLOATY
48DToy doll brand since 20015 lettersBRATZ
49DTwenty, in Italian5 lettersVENTI
53DAll the ___4 lettersRAGE
57DR&B singer Lennox3 lettersARI
58D0 or 13 lettersBIT
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