NYT Crossword May 23, 2025 Answers
By Kate Hawkins · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 23, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
Across
1A Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g. 10 11A Hand-held 2000s Sony console, for short 3 14A "The Black Unicorn" poet, 1978 10 15A "Oh, that's a good one" 4 16A "Actually, I have good news" 15 18A Crush 4 19A Punt e ___ (vermouth brand) 3 20A Tight formation 6 21A Express disapproval, in a way 4 23A Boston University athlete 7 24A Expect 5 27A Inst. in Athens 3 29A Color akin to camel 3 30A Sucked up 10 33A Class in middle or high school 3 36A Yellowstone traffic stoppers 3 37A Cocktails garnished with mint leaves 7 39A Digitus minimus pedis, for one 3 40A "Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak. 3 41A "I'm listening ..." 10 43A Baboon 3 46A First in command? 3 47A "The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artist 5 48A Uber-progressives 7 51A Doppelgänger 4 53A Feeling it more 6 54A "Very. Funny." 3 55A Drudge 4 59A Something taken by many artists 15 62A Fish bred by Roman nobles 4 63A What might get you out of a jam? 10 64A 1/48 cup: Abbr. 3 65A What some loggers log 10Down
1D Upright 4 2D Malibu, e.g. 4 3D Calif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory 4 4D "Have a taste" 7 5D Steering committee V.I.P. 3 6D Quinquennial campus visitors, maybe 5 7D It hurts when it comes up 11 8D Digital addresses 4 9D Secondary residence on a property, for short 3 10D Café add-in 5 11D Children's character who wears a duffle coat 10 12D Cement ingredient 5 13D One footing the bill 5 15D Monster slain in one of Hercules' 12 labors 5 17D Author Vonnegut 4 22D Object 4 23D Little rats 11 24D Fruit that grows on Jamaican beaches 4 25D Determination 4 26D Request a hand 10 28D Cunning 5 31D Period 3 32D South Korean golfer Kim 3 34D Days long past 4 35D Convene 4 38D Place for a cabin 4 42D ___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X 7 44D Fugitive's cover 5 45D Units that might be metrical or imperial 4 48D Aspect 5 49D A lot can be made of these 5 50D Check for pieces, say 5 52D Watch this space! 5 54D Actress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi" 4 56D Kid-friendly race length, in brief 4 57D "Gotcha" 4 58D Some redos 4 60D Compete (for) 3 61D Middle: Abbr. 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the May 23, 2025 NYT Crossword?
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