NYT Crossword May 5 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Monday 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 Eric RollfingEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2N3N4O5Y6M7O8T9T10O11P12A13D14LAILA15USHER16RBI17TIMEM18ACHINE19ORS20SLR21OHARE22IMAC23SO24R25ER26ST27ANDS28DENT29I30STSCHAI31R32MOANA33SATON34A35C36AI37STU38M39P40LENS41BARN42S43DEE44RE45CREDI46T47HISTOR48Y49TAMARA50SOSA51D52RICE53UN54C55AP56ME57T58ITO59WEGOWA60Y61BACK62OLD63ASADA64ACHOO65TEE66STRAY67HEARS

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1APester5 lettersANNOY
6AWords to live by5 lettersMOTTO
14AUndefeated boxer Ali5 lettersLAILA
19AHosp. surgery sites3 lettersORS
20ANikon F2, for one3 lettersSLR
22AApple desktop computer4 lettersIMAC
23AMore achy5 lettersSORER
26AFarmers' market setups6 lettersSTANDS
34APurple "superfood"4 lettersACAI
40AThe "L" of 20-Across4 lettersLENS
41AHoedown settings5 lettersBARNS
45AInformation for a loan officer13 lettersCREDITHISTORY
50A"Such a shame!"5 lettersSOSAD
52AChina's most-grown crop4 lettersRICE
56AGot together3 lettersMET
58A"Who am ___ judge?"3 lettersITO
62AUp there in years3 lettersOLD
63ACarne ___ (taqueria option)5 lettersASADA
65AGarment at a merch table3 lettersTEE
66AWander from the group5 lettersSTRAY
67AConsiders, as a court case5 lettersHEARS
DOWN
3DNumbskull6 lettersNIMROD
4DCry at a soccer stadium3 lettersOLE
6DThe "M" of T.M.I.4 lettersMUCH
9DReligious pillars6 lettersTENETS
10DUnrefined metal3 lettersORE
12DSkin scrape8 lettersABRASION
18DMain arteries6 lettersAORTAS
22DAsthmatics' devices8 lettersINHALERS
24D"Jog my memory ..."8 lettersREMINDME
29DQB miscue: Abbr.3 lettersINT
30D___ Arabia5 lettersSAUDI
31DSome hosp. staffers3 lettersRNS
34DAs easy as ___3 lettersABC
38DEnero o abril3 lettersMES
46DMost factual6 lettersTRUEST
47DPlane's parking spot6 lettersHANGAR
51DInterior designer's focus5 lettersDECOR
52DPrison outbreak4 lettersRIOT
55DNot at home4 lettersAWAY
57DSome U.F.C. bout enders4 lettersTKOS
59DOnce existed3 lettersWAS
61DPre-A.D., in dating3 lettersBCE
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