NYT Crossword May 22, 2025 Answers
By David J. Kahn · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 22, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A It burns 4 5A With 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues 5 10A Culmination 4 14A Opposite of 1-Across 4 15A Came to be 5 16A Jackson who won 11 N.B.A. championships as head coach 4 17A *Be brave and proud [Iran] 10 19A Framed item 4 20A A, to a Frankfurter 4 21A "Star Trek" pilot 4 23A French handle? 3 24A *How some medications are taken [Jordan] 8 27A Einstein, notably 6 29A "We're out of the woods" 7 30A Part of many a smartphone upgrade 7 31A Bath room 3 32A Accessory used by Woody in the "Toy Story" movies 5 34A "Who ___?" 4 35A *Luminous meteor [South Africa] 9 38A Brother hood? 4 41A Cardio exercise program 5 42A "That's the pits!" 3 45A Formally picks 7 48A Call again? 7 50A Dumbledore, to Harry Potter 6 51A *Ones on your side [Costa Rica] 8 52A Grp. with a hit remake of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" 3 53A Damages seeker 4 55A Most-applied-to college in the U.S. 4 56A Travel around 4 58A See 5-Across 10 62A Where things get heated 4 63A Home that sounds like two letters 5 64A 1990s Israeli president Weizman 4 65A Square one 4 66A Seeded #1, say 5 67A Film editor ___ Allen 4Down
1D Olympic diver's pride, maybe 3 2D Target as an audience 7 3D Parent's blunt answer to "Why?" 7 4D Hopper of Hollywood 6 5D Support for a tumbler 3 6D His #4 was retired by the N.H.L.'s Bruins 3 7D Clamorous 5 8D Biblical figure seen in the sauna? 4 9D Stentorian sort 6 10D Telegram or CapCut 3 11D See 5-Across 7 12D Study secondarily 7 13D Palladium, e.g. 7 18D National park with a working sled dog kennel 6 22D Name that aptly completes the missing letters in Th_ r_ _n 3 24D Industry in "There Will Be Blood" 3 25D A long way away 4 26D Fresh starts 6 28D "Look what ___!" 4 30D One who deals with a lot of bull? 6 33D Fed. loan group 3 35D Moths do it 4 36D Son of Adam and Eve 4 37D At home 6 38D "True Lies" director James 7 39D Bob Marley song in the Grammy Hall of Fame 7 40D *Ubiquitously [Korea] 7 42D Bring into play 7 43D Gradually found out 7 44D Studs, stags and steers 3 46D Figs. 3 47D Not deviating from 6 49D Moved slowly 6 51D Moved slowly 5 54D Square 4 57D ___ user 3 59D Classic car inits. 3 60D "No doubt about it" 3 61D Sr.'s test 3Frequently Asked Questions
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