NYT Crossword May 15, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Workplace that often has sawdust 4 5A Offered up gossip 6 11A Close one, for short 3 14A Part of a house that might shade part of a patio 4 15A African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do 6 16A Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW 3 17A Some colorful apparel 13 19A Bagel-and-schmear go-with 3 20A Longtime deodorant brand 5 21A Crazy about 4 22A Number on a clothing tag 4 23A Unnatural sight, in brief 3 24A Outperforms 4 26A Certain grain source 8 28A What might bring down the house? 5 30A Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry 4 31A Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball 4 32A Accessory for a guitar neck 4 35A Thingamajigs 5 39A Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across 15 42A "In conclusion …" 5 43A Darn it! 4 44A Tilt 4 45A Chimney part 4 47A Secret rendezvous 5 49A Old-fashioned homemade cleaner 8 52A Call for delivery? 4 54A Org. concerned with nationwide traffic 3 56A Scent 4 57A Spoils 4 59A Hoops great ___ Thomas 5 61A Cow's chew 3 62A Des Moines's domain 13 64A Word after tell or catch 3 65A Directs 6 66A Sphere ... or 4πr^2, for the surface of a sphere 4 67A Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames 3 68A Scottish cryptid, informally 6 69A Any member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!" 4

Down

1D Small, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot 5 2D Establishment where things are cut and dried? 9 3D Self-satisfied and then some 9 4D Spa service, for short 4 5D Exhibit in a natural history museum, informally 4 6D Cool cat's "Roger that" 5 7D Dizzy feeling, with "the" 5 8D Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award 4 9D Charger in una corrida 6 10D Chargers in courts, for short 3 11D Prove untrue 5 12D Suddenly went still 5 13D Like some documents in the pre-internet age 5 18D Acknowledge nonverbally 5 22D With an air of haughtiness 8 25D In days past 4 27D Shout in a game of tag 5 29D Replaces 7 30D Caesar wrap? 4 31D ___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron 3 33D Lead-in to chamber 4 34D Letter before cue 3 36D Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman 9 37D Carnivore 9 38D Fig. written in boxes on a W-9 3 40D Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit 4 41D Liberal ___ 4 46D Burning the midnight oil, say 6 48D Beast with a horn 5 49D In the neighborhood 5 50D Small bump 6 51D Word after wet, pool or chicken 6 52D Slow sorts, in slang 5 53D Baby carriers 5 55D In the lead 5 58D Is behind 4 60D Shot in the dark 4 62D Sister channel of QVC 3 63D Narrow amount to win by 4