NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers May 25, 2026

Complete answer list for the May 25, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Anthony GrubbEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Jokes (around) ↗KIDS
  2. 5Not very spicy ↗MILD
  3. 9Super 8 or Red Roof Inn ↗MOTEL
  4. 14Paper cut? ↗EDIT
  5. 15Big name in laptops ↗ACER
  6. 16Public relations concern ↗IMAGE
  7. 17Steamy segment in a movie ↗LOVESCENE
  8. 19Fruit that makes your lips pucker ↗LEMON
  9. 20Tennis skirt feature ↗PLEAT
  10. 21Lack of light ↗DARKNESS
  11. 23Locale for a plastic flamingo ↗LAWN
  12. 26Yoga studio essential ↗MAT
  13. 27De-tension center? ↗SPA
  14. 30Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ million ↗GHOSTPEPPER
  15. 36European ski destination ↗ALPS
  16. 38Volcanic spew ↗ASH
  17. 39Sample collected by Ancestry.com ↗SALIVA
  18. 40Daily Planet reporter Lois ↗LANE
  19. 41Show the ropes ↗TEACH
  20. 43"___ sesame!" ↗OPEN
  21. 44Comfortable ↗ATEASE
  22. 46Anguish ↗WOE
  23. 47Manage, as a bar ↗TEND
  24. 48California national park known for its dryness ↗DEATHVALLEY
  25. 51Pigs' digs ↗STY
  26. 52Number starting a countdown ↗TEN
  27. 53Sitting on ↗ATOP
  28. 55Bring dishonor upon ↗BESMIRCH
  29. 60"I'm sleepy" signals ↗YAWNS
  30. 64Ancient Mexican empire ↗AZTEC
  31. 651980s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across? ↗HOTHOTHOT
  32. 68Back of a car or front of an elephant ↗TRUNK
  33. 69Orchestral woodwind ↗OBOE
  34. 70Place of buzziness? ↗HIVE
  35. 71Most watches have three of these ↗HANDS
  36. 72Japanese electronics giant ↗SONY
  37. 73An estimated 25% of modern phone calls ↗SPAM

Down 41

  1. 1Seaweed in an underwater forest ↗KELP
  2. 2Revered figure ↗IDOL
  3. 3Go off the deep end? ↗DIVE
  4. 4Incredible bargain ↗STEAL
  5. 5Kraft ___ & Cheese ↗MAC
  6. 6Lead-in to maker or breaker ↗ICE
  7. 7Give, but expect back ↗LEND
  8. 8Experienced during sleep ↗DREAMT
  9. 9Frothy drink often served with boba ↗MILKTEA
  10. 10A ladybug landing on you is considered a good one ↗OMEN
  11. 11Opposite of wild ↗TAME
  12. 12Alter ___ (other selves) ↗EGOS
  13. 13Camera shop purchase ↗LENS
  14. 18Adult male deer ↗STAG
  15. 22A hardened criminal might have a long one ↗RAPSHEET
  16. 24"Yeah, yeah" ↗WHATEVER
  17. 25Missing part of the Great Sphinx of Giza ↗NOSE
  18. 27Leafy lunch order ↗SALAD
  19. 28Piece of armadillo armor ↗PLATE
  20. 29Common sleep disorder ↗APNEA
  21. 31Item worn over the shoulders ↗SHAWL
  22. 32"The ___ thickens ..." ↗PLOT
  23. 33Vocal cords, informally ↗PIPES
  24. 34Happening ↗EVENT
  25. 35Singer Newman with the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me" ↗RANDY
  26. 37Chair or pew ↗SEAT
  27. 42Coke or Pepsi ↗COLA
  28. 45Gimmicky routines ↗SHTICKS
  29. 49Dried poblanos used in mole sauce ↗ANCHOS
  30. 50Toy on a string ↗YOYO
  31. 54Trails ↗PATHS
  32. 55Relaxing soak ↗BATH
  33. 56Book just after Ezekiel, alphabetically ↗EZRA
  34. 57Flabbergast ↗STUN
  35. 58Patch up ↗MEND
  36. 59Drifter in search of work ↗HOBO
  37. 61What to do with egg whites when making meringue ↗WHIP
  38. 62Luminous stellar explosion ↗NOVA
  39. 63Women in ___ (educational advocacy group) ↗STEM
  40. 66Colossal quantity ↗TON
  41. 67"Yoo-hoo!" ↗HEY