NYT Crossword May 31 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam Aaronson and Ricky CruzEdited by Will Shortz
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1AWhere one might have a mic and a Michelob10 lettersSee answer ›11AEdgar Degas's "Miss ___ at the Cirque Fernando"4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Been there!"10 lettersSee answer ›16AMember of BTS or Blackpink, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›17AWhat may rise over a range10 lettersSee answer ›18ALet off4 lettersSee answer ›19ASpotted cat6 lettersSee answer ›20AResponse to "Who's going?"3 lettersSee answer ›22APlural suffix3 lettersSee answer ›23ABeget4 lettersSee answer ›24ASymbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt10 lettersSee answer ›28AGives birth to3 lettersSee answer ›29ASubatomic particle named after an Indian physicist5 lettersSee answer ›30AOverdo a celebration, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›31AUnderline?5 lettersSee answer ›32ACount Vronsky's titular lover in a classic Tolstoy novel4 lettersSee answer ›33ALeaves the rest?7 lettersSee answer ›36AEponym of Pittsburgh's tallest building7 lettersSee answer ›39ACountry whose predominant language is Bambara4 lettersSee answer ›40A___ Grape, Leonardo DiCaprio's role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"5 lettersSee answer ›41AMinor key?5 lettersSee answer ›43AChurro covering5 lettersSee answer ›44ARide-or-die sort, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›47AParticipant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawn10 lettersSee answer ›49ASki resort in the White River National Forest4 lettersSee answer ›50AChip maker in a 1961 merger3 lettersSee answer ›51ADiscipline3 lettersSee answer ›52AMost populous California city with a one-word name6 lettersSee answer ›54AMale influencer archetype4 lettersSee answer ›56AWhere camels can occasionally be seen swimming10 lettersSee answer ›59AKind of juice that's high in antioxidants4 lettersSee answer ›60AWhat the "T" in CAPTCHA stands for10 lettersSee answer ›61ASet components4 lettersSee answer ›62ACulturally relevant10 lettersSee answer ›
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1DNix6 lettersSee answer ›2DTraditional wood for a ukulele6 lettersSee answer ›3D500 people?6 lettersSee answer ›4D___ sock5 lettersSee answer ›5DWords after a guesstimate4 lettersSee answer ›6DRepressed8 lettersSee answer ›7DLikely spot for a pipe jam3 lettersSee answer ›8DCall repeated in a nursery rhyme3 lettersSee answer ›9DSomething found next to a handle6 lettersSee answer ›10DBring up to modern standards, say5 lettersSee answer ›11DFake account3 lettersSee answer ›12DPass words?8 lettersSee answer ›13DSubject of the 2023 TV series "My Adventures With Superman"8 lettersSee answer ›14DGenre for Soundgarden and Linkin Park8 lettersSee answer ›21DPart of a gig3 lettersSee answer ›25DExercises4 lettersSee answer ›26DEur. land with more than 60,000 miles of coast3 lettersSee answer ›27DSend5 lettersSee answer ›29DCompetition with some defining moments?3 lettersSee answer ›31DHits high in the air5 lettersSee answer ›33DStern question after laying out expectations8 lettersSee answer ›34DNot likely to leave a mark, say8 lettersSee answer ›35DTwo-person shot8 lettersSee answer ›36DPress4 lettersSee answer ›37DDowning, with "down"8 lettersSee answer ›38DSean Connery or Mick Jagger, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›40DKind of cable in a car, for short3 lettersSee answer ›42DRod's employer in "Get Out," in brief3 lettersSee answer ›43D"I couldn't agree more!"6 lettersSee answer ›44DThey often end on a low note6 lettersSee answer ›45DTop-shelf, say6 lettersSee answer ›46DAir-filled pool item6 lettersSee answer ›48DToy doll brand since 20015 lettersSee answer ›49DTwenty, in Italian5 lettersSee answer ›53DAll the ___4 lettersSee answer ›55DWry response to a this-or-that question3 lettersSee answer ›57DR&B singer Lennox3 lettersSee answer ›58D0 or 13 lettersSee answer ›
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