NYT Crossword May 8, 2025 Answers
By Dan Caprera · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from May 8, 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 2022 Jordan Peele horror/sci-fi film 4 5A San ___ Bay (estuary near San Francisco) 5 10A Noted silver-tongued Olympic gold medalist 3 13A Coin toss call 4 14A Supply 5 15A Generals and such 4 16A Quickly put (together) 4 17A Tres + tres + tres 5 18A Single ___ (tourney type) 4 19A Clarifying words 4 20A Kierkegaard, for one 4 21A Cattle steerers 5 22A Worn-down part 3 24A Fail to understand 6 26A Section of a curriculum 3 28A Broadway star Hagen 3 30A Musical pitch interval 7 34A Mayo to mayo, say 3 35A Writer honored by Oz Park in Chicago 4 37A "My Neighbor ___," 1988 Hayao Miyazaki film 6 38A One not getting enough sleep in Apr., perhaps 3 39A "Mind your own business!" ... or a hint to the four sides of this puzzle 7 41A Prefix with meter 3 42A As a ___ 6 44A Prefix with phobia 4 45A "I'm Just ___" (2023 Oscar-nominated song) 3 46A Halting speakers? 7 48A "Inside Politics" airer 3 49A Field 3 50A Like many flowers and prizes 6 52A Down in the dumps 3 54A Tasty pastry spread 5 57A Main ingredient in the Japanese liqueur umeshu 4 59A Hats, informally 4 62A Nice chunk of dough 4 63A Garden tool 5 64A Kind of arch that resembles the shape of a Hershey's Kiss 4 65A Qualifying races 4 66A This might come in a saucer 5 67A Side to take into consideration 4 68A Actress Goth of 2022's "X" 3 69A Supervises 5 70A Mustang feature, once 4Down
1D Org. with probes 4 2D Muddies, as water 4 3D Ascetic breakfast selection 10 4D Channel for watching college games 5 5D Turn topsy-turvy 4 6D One doing some deep-sea exploration 8 7D "Muy ___!" 5 8D Resides a long time ago? 6 9D Be down in the dumps 3 10D Singer Guthrie 4 11D Crisscross pattern 4 12D Credos 4 15D Lacking, with "of" 6 21D Bike and Bike+, e.g. 8 23D Like a witch's cauldron 8 25D God honored by gladiatorial fights 6 26D Mother-of-pearl 5 27D How to sign a check 5 29D Draw tight 6 31D Criticized 10 32D Primate, for humans 5 33D Who "can get in the way of what I'm feelin'," in an Alicia Keys hit 5 36D Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card 3 40D Obstructed, as an opening 8 43D God who begat the Titans 6 47D Lissome 6 51D Author ___-René Lesage 5 53D Overhead 5 54D Thing on a docket 4 55D Something a waiter may pull out 4 56D I, to Socrates 4 58D Sharp set? 4 60D Interior design 4 61D Permeate 4 63D Fill fully 3Frequently Asked Questions
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