NYT Crossword May 16, 2025 Answers

Across

1A One shooting for the stars? 9 10A Carnival treat 5 15A One-stop shopping spot 9 16A Ancient Greek marketplace 5 17A "Words fail me ..." 9 18A ___ Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist from St. Lucia 5 19A The "1" of 3-1-4, say 4 20A Stave (off) 4 21A Place 4 22A Second sight 3 23A Who said "Where id is, there shall ego be" 5 25A Chase, as some flies 4 27A "You bet!" 4 29A Cry from a captive 7 31A Pool owner's problem 5 34A Noted stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-08 4 35A ___ Unseld, 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P. 3 36A Mad scientist's creation 15 40A Nonprofit grp. founded during W.W. II 3 41A "Absolutamente!" 4 42A "Roots" surname 5 43A Decorative work with bricks 7 45A Essential 4 47A Like some stories and ships 4 48A It might grab a bite to eat 5 50A Capture … or abandon 3 53A Course finale 4 55A Bias 4 56A Bursting (with) 4 57A Superfast puzzle solver, of a sort 5 58A "Bravo, me!" 9 60A Like a person getting a massage, usually 5 61A Sarcastic reply when someone quotes "Star Trek" 9 62A Given to fidgeting 5 63A Big gain with no pain 9

Down

1D Something said before a click 5 2D River through Santa Fe National Forest 5 3D Flabbergasted 5 4D W.C.s 4 5D Ballpark fig. 3 6D Tennis's Graf 6 7D Remains overhead, say 6 8D She outwitted Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia" 5 9D Aid for a hypnotist 8 10D Wee bits 4 11D Certain hiring bias 6 12D Announcer's call before a potential buzzer beater 9 13D Unsigned athlete 9 14D Its milk is a source of chhurpi (Nepalese cheese) 3 24D ___ vu 4 26D "Check it out!" 5 27D Soy : Spanish :: ___ : English: 3 28D Actress Thompson of "Selma" 5 30D Indications of passing time 5 31D One whose voice is a muted trombone in "Peanuts" 5 32D Tough draw 9 33D It crawls around the web 9 34D "Just so u know ..." 3 37D Earth 4 38D Radioactive element whose name is derived from the Greek for "unstable" 8 39D Success in a game of Battleship 3 44D Mary-Kate and Ashley 6 45D They may grab a bite to eat 6 46D Chaotic 6 49D Top of a schedule, usually 5 50D Only Catholic U.S. president besides J.F.K. 5 51D Lit 5 52D Cultural attraction in L.A., with "the" 5 54D It's a long shot 4 56D Move, informally 4 57D Bookkeeper, for short 3 59D Flee 3