NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers May 25, 2025

Complete answer list for the May 25, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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FRIMAY
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By Kate Hawkins
SATMAY
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By Gene Louise De Vera
SUNMAY
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MONMAY
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TUEMAY
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Across 65

  1. 1Woodworking byproduct ↗SAWDUST
  2. 8Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards ↗SWIFT
  3. 13Outkast, for one ↗RAPDUO
  4. 19Angioplasty tube ↗CATHETER
  5. 20Mammal with a prehensile snout ↗TAPIR
  6. 21Something to run ↗ERRAND
  7. 22Like floppy disks and typewriters ↗OBSOLETE
  8. 23Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji" ↗ATARI
  9. 24Must ↗NEEDTO
  10. 25Melittologist's study ↗BEES
  11. 26Army bosses, informally ↗SARGES
  12. 28Exam in which using notes is allowed ↗OPENBOOKAIR
  13. 30Inventor's pride ↗BRAINCHARACTER
  14. 33"Sorta" ↗ISH
  15. 34"The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel ↗APSE
  16. 35Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig ↗ROOTLE
  17. 36"I'm so frustrated!" ↗GAH
  18. 38Thereabouts ↗ORSO
  19. 40Going on to say ↗ADDING
  20. 43Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two ↗ESCAPEARONI
  21. 46Escalator part ↗STEP
  22. 50Beheader of Medusa ↗PERSEUS
  23. 52Guaranteed ↗ASSURED
  24. 53Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue ↗TIME
  25. 5453-Across, reversed ↗EMIT
  26. 55Praise highly ↗EXTOL
  27. 58Gal of Hollywood ↗GADOT
  28. 60Groove on ↗DIG
  29. 61Not too shabby ↗SOLID
  30. 63Synagogue greeting ↗SHALOM
  31. 66Cotton and flax, for two ↗FIBERS
  32. 68Set (down) ↗LAY
  33. 69Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares ↗WORMHOLES
  34. 73Snazzily dressed gent ↗FOP
  35. 74Musical sections ↗SCENES
  36. 77Wellness product derived from an Australian bird ↗EMUOIL
  37. 78Cappuccino topper ↗FROTH
  38. 81Fat stack of cash ↗WAD
  39. 82"Hang loose" sign ↗SHAKA
  40. 86City destroyed in Genesis ↗SODOM
  41. 88Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village ↗NOHO
  42. 89"Whatever!" ↗ASIF
  43. 91Like the subject of a photograph, ideally ↗INFRAME
  44. 94Cyclist, e.g. ↗PEDALER
  45. 96Grandmother's nickname ↗NANA
  46. 97Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat" ↗RICEARTISTS
  47. 100Has trouble swallowing ↗GAGSON
  48. 101Roman who opposed Julius Caesar ↗CATO
  49. 103"All right!" ↗YES
  50. 104Senator's home ↗OTTAWA
  51. 106Battle of Normandy city ↗CAEN
  52. 108"Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org. ↗NSA
  53. 110Not breaking, as an actor ↗STAYINGINCHILD
  54. 115Lightweight Apple laptop ↗MACBOOKTEST
  55. 117Color-coated candies ↗MANDMS
  56. 118Healthful smoothie ingredient ↗ACAI
  57. 119Slant skyward ↗UPTILT
  58. 120Brand that merged with BP ↗AMOCO
  59. 122Compound used to make synthetic rubber ↗ISOPRENE
  60. 125Witches ↗CRONES
  61. 126Have a night on the town ↗GOOUT
  62. 127Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison ↗EULOGIES
  63. 128Peckish and peevish ↗HANGRY
  64. 129Bender ↗SPREE
  65. 130Spot of madness, metaphorically ↗DEEPEND

Down 75

  1. 1Fencing discipline ↗SABER
  2. 2Perplexed ↗ATSEA
  3. 3"Can I speak to your manager?" ↗WHOSINCHRISTIAN
  4. 4"Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy) ↗DEL
  5. 5All-purpose truck, informally ↗UTE
  6. 6Programs to, as a thermostat ↗SETSAT
  7. 7Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off" ↗TREACLE
  8. 8Put on ↗STAGE
  9. 9Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen ↗WATERGAS
  10. 10Many Dogfish Head brews ↗IPAS
  11. 11Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties ↗FIR
  12. 12ZZ Top and Green Day, for two ↗TRIOS
  13. 13Magritte who painted "The Son of Man" ↗RENE
  14. 14Spots for some rockers ↗ARENAS
  15. 15Making hotel reservations in advance ↗PREBOOKPOST
  16. 16Certain parents, to their tots ↗DADAS
  17. 17Loosen ↗UNTIE
  18. 18Baking soda target ↗ODOR
  19. 19Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs ↗COBB
  20. 27GPS suggestions: Abbr. ↗RTES
  21. 29Buzzed ↗PHONED
  22. 31Top-notch ↗AONE
  23. 32"X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin ↗ROGUE
  24. 33"Ain't that the truth!" ↗IHEARUG
  25. 37Some tough H.S. classes ↗APS
  26. 39No longer burdened by ↗RIDOF
  27. 40Mammals with prehensile feet ↗APES
  28. 41Showcase at an expo ↗DEMO
  29. 42Taught by repetition ↗DRILLEDIN
  30. 44"Stay in touch" ↗CALLME
  31. 45Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer ↗ORA
  32. 47Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars ↗TIDEPOOLS
  33. 48Qatari ruler ↗EMIR
  34. 49Parts of a coatrack ↗PEGS
  35. 51Annual Austin music festival, in brief ↗SXSW
  36. 56However, in shorthand ↗THO
  37. 57Flat-headed crew driver? ↗OAR
  38. 59Small row ↗TIFF
  39. 62What spinach leaves and beets can be used as ↗DYES
  40. 64Its symbol is omega ↗OHM
  41. 65Moves a cursor (over) ↗MOUSES
  42. 67Many an evangelical ↗BORNAGAINCHARGE
  43. 70Best place to go in London? ↗LOO
  44. 71Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan ↗EID
  45. 72Spill (over) ↗SLOP
  46. 74Metaphor for a late bloomer ↗SWAN
  47. 75"Mi ___ es su ___" ↗CASA
  48. 76T follower ↗SHIRT
  49. 79Nickname alternative to Teddy ↗THEO
  50. 80What disbudding prevents the growth of ↗HORN
  51. 83Negatively charged particles ↗ANIONS
  52. 84Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville ↗KFC
  53. 85Floor covering in many a living room ↗AREARYA
  54. 87Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation" ↗MEGAN
  55. 90Certain social media update ↗FACEBOOKING
  56. 92Loved, loved, loved, with "up" ↗ATE
  57. 93Be late in the theater? ↗MISSACUE
  58. 95Canine in "Hi and Lois" ↗DAWG
  59. 98Leathery-skinned hopper ↗TOAD
  60. 99Unable to progress ↗STYMIED
  61. 102Coatrack, in many a lodge ↗ANTLER
  62. 105What might be given for crying out loud? ↗TISSUE
  63. 106Frank who directed "It Happened One Night" ↗CAPRA
  64. 107Follow, as an impulse ↗ACTON
  65. 109A few bucks? ↗STAGS
  66. 111Govt. bond ↗TNOTE
  67. 112Strand at a chalet, say ↗ICEIN
  68. 113Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool ↗LANED
  69. 114Runs out of power ↗DIES
  70. 115"___ obliged!" ↗MUCH
  71. 116Craftsperson's online marketplace ↗ETSY
  72. 117Tie up, as a boat ↗MOOR
  73. 121"Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano ↗MOP
  74. 123"Well done, torero!" ↗OLE
  75. 124Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap ↗POP