NYT Crossword May 5, 2025 Answers
By Eric Rollfing · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 5, 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 Pester 5 6A Words to live by 5 11A Legal ___ (writing paper) 3 14A Undefeated boxer Ali 5 15A Stadium employee who checks your tickets 5 16A Sports figure informally called a "ribbie" 3 17A The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g. 11 19A Hosp. surgery sites 3 20A Nikon F2, for one 3 21A Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace 5 22A Apple desktop computer 4 23A More achy 5 26A Farmers' market setups 6 28A Furniture item that's usually next to a drill 13 32A Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui 5 33A Had but didn't divulge, as information 5 34A Purple "superfood" 4 37A What's left after chopping down a tree 5 40A The "L" of 20-Across 4 41A Hoedown settings 5 43A Big name in farming equipment 5 45A Information for a loan officer 13 49A ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter 6 50A "Such a shame!" 5 52A China's most-grown crop 4 53A Open, as a tube of toothpaste 5 56A Got together 3 58A "Who am ___ judge?" 3 59A "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? 11 62A Up there in years 3 63A Carne ___ (taqueria option) 5 64A Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car 5 65A Garment at a merch table 3 66A Wander from the group 5 67A Considers, as a court case 5Down
1D Secondary social media accounts, informally 4 2D Nervous people might chew on them 5 3D Numbskull 6 4D Cry at a soccer stadium 3 5D Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving 3 6D The "M" of T.M.I. 4 7D Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism? 4 8D Feeling while walking in a desert 6 9D Religious pillars 6 10D Unrefined metal 3 11D Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere 8 12D Skin scrape 8 13D ___ golf (sport with baskets) 4 18D Main arteries 6 22D Asthmatics' devices 8 24D "Jog my memory ..." 8 25D Ambient music pioneer Brian 3 27D Must-haves during heat waves, for short 3 29D QB miscue: Abbr. 3 30D ___ Arabia 5 31D Some hosp. staffers 3 34D As easy as ___ 3 35D Proof of purchase for an auto owner 8 36D 406, for the entire state of Montana 8 38D Enero o abril 3 39D Business that may offer "pawdicures" 6 42D One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014 3 44D Australian hopper, for short 3 46D Most factual 6 47D Plane's parking spot 6 48D Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles 6 51D Interior designer's focus 5 52D Prison outbreak 4 54D Final passage of a symphony 4 55D Not at home 4 57D Some U.F.C. bout enders 4 59D Once existed 3 60D "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout) 3 61D Pre-A.D., in dating 3Frequently Asked Questions
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