NYT Crossword May 25, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Jokes (around) 4 5A Not very spicy 4 9A Super 8 or Red Roof Inn 5 14A Paper cut? 4 15A Big name in laptops 4 16A Public relations concern 5 17A Steamy segment in a movie 9 19A Fruit that makes your lips pucker 5 20A Tennis skirt feature 5 21A Lack of light 8 23A Locale for a plastic flamingo 4 26A Yoga studio essential 3 27A De-tension center? 3 30A Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ million 11 36A European ski destination 4 38A Volcanic spew 3 39A Sample collected by Ancestry.com 6 40A Daily Planet reporter Lois 4 41A Show the ropes 5 43A "___ sesame!" 4 44A Comfortable 6 46A Anguish 3 47A Manage, as a bar 4 48A California national park known for its dryness 11 51A Pigs' digs 3 52A Number starting a countdown 3 53A Sitting on 4 55A Bring dishonor upon 8 60A "I'm sleepy" signals 5 64A Ancient Mexican empire 5 65A 1980s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across? 9 68A Back of a car or front of an elephant 5 69A Orchestral woodwind 4 70A Place of buzziness? 4 71A Most watches have three of these 5 72A Japanese electronics giant 4 73A An estimated 25% of modern phone calls 4

Down

1D Seaweed in an underwater forest 4 2D Revered figure 4 3D Go off the deep end? 4 4D Incredible bargain 5 5D Kraft ___ & Cheese 3 6D Lead-in to maker or breaker 3 7D Give, but expect back 4 8D Experienced during sleep 6 9D Frothy drink often served with boba 7 10D A ladybug landing on you is considered a good one 4 11D Opposite of wild 4 12D Alter ___ (other selves) 4 13D Camera shop purchase 4 18D Adult male deer 4 22D A hardened criminal might have a long one 8 24D "Yeah, yeah" 8 25D Missing part of the Great Sphinx of Giza 4 27D Leafy lunch order 5 28D Piece of armadillo armor 5 29D Common sleep disorder 5 31D Item worn over the shoulders 5 32D "The ___ thickens ..." 4 33D Vocal cords, informally 5 34D Happening 5 35D Singer Newman with the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me" 5 37D Chair or pew 4 42D Coke or Pepsi 4 45D Gimmicky routines 7 49D Dried poblanos used in mole sauce 6 50D Toy on a string 4 54D Trails 5 55D Relaxing soak 4 56D Book just after Ezekiel, alphabetically 4 57D Flabbergast 4 58D Patch up 4 59D Drifter in search of work 4 61D What to do with egg whites when making meringue 4 62D Luminous stellar explosion 4 63D Women in ___ (educational advocacy group) 4 66D Colossal quantity 3 67D "Yoo-hoo!" 3