NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers May 26, 2025

Complete answer list for the May 26, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Ari HalpernEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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The Grid

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Across 37

  1. 1Ran, as colors in the wash ↗BLED
  2. 5One of four on most molars ↗CUSP
  3. 9Fee ↗COST
  4. 13Overhaul ↗REDO
  5. 14Where India and Indonesia are ↗ASIA
  6. 15Choir member ↗ALTO
  7. 161999 sports drama co-starring Al Pacino ↗ANYGIVENSUNDAY
  8. 19Fiber-rich fruits ↗FIGS
  9. 20The "p" of r.p.m. ↗PER
  10. 21Preps for a sports competition ↗TRAINS
  11. 22Sinusitis doc ↗ENT
  12. 23What the "E" stands for in 22-Across ↗EAR
  13. 24Born and ___ ↗BRED
  14. 251973 marital drama co-starring Elizabeth Taylor ↗ASHWEDNESDAY
  15. 30T-bone or porterhouse ↗STEAK
  16. 31Unexpected blessing ↗BOON
  17. 32Super Mario Bros. console ↗NES
  18. 35Take care of, as a bar ↗TEND
  19. 36Firmly declares ↗AVOWS
  20. 38"___ we forget ..." ↗LEST
  21. 39Texting tech, in brief ↗SMS
  22. 40TLC or ZZ Top, e.g. ↗TRIO
  23. 41Around, as in dates ↗CIRCA
  24. 422003 fantasy comedy co-starring Lindsay Lohan ↗FREAKYFRIDAY
  25. 45Not at home ↗AWAY
  26. 47___ Raisman, six-time medalist in Olympic gymnastics ↗ALY
  27. 48Mimic ↗APE
  28. 49Security devices ↗ALARMS
  29. 51Point of no return? ↗ACE
  30. 52Oft-used plaything on snow days ↗SLED
  31. 531970s-'80s TV staple ... or a hint to 16-, 25- and 42-Across ↗MOVIEOFTHEWEEK
  32. 56Subsequently ↗THEN
  33. 57Locale of an arch and sole ↗FOOT
  34. 58Meanie ↗OGRE
  35. 59Actress Gilbert ↗SARA
  36. 60The Venus de Milo's missing body parts ↗ARMS
  37. 61Like some fiber-rich cereals ↗OATY

Down 39

  1. 1Body part connecting the cerebrum to the spinal cord ↗BRAINSTEM
  2. 2Stretches out ↗LENGTHENS
  3. 3"Grand" ice cream brand ↗EDYS
  4. 4Hound, in two ways ↗DOG
  5. 5Stalactite site ↗CAVERN
  6. 6___ experience ↗USER
  7. 7Topic for an evangelical preacher ↗SIN
  8. 8History ↗PAST
  9. 9Melodious yellow bird ↗CANARY
  10. 10Tune from way back ↗OLDIE
  11. 11Counterpart of sit ↗STAND
  12. 12Santa's bagful ↗TOYS
  13. 17Tablet debut of 2010 ↗IPAD
  14. 18City-related ↗URBAN
  15. 19Thanksgiving or Easter spreads ↗FEASTS
  16. 23"A mouse!" ↗EEK
  17. 26Bunch of dollar bills, say ↗WAD
  18. 27Kindle download, e.g. ↗EBOOK
  19. 28Scatter, as seeds ↗SOW
  20. 29MS-___ (early PC platform) ↗DOS
  21. 32"Look at this guy spouting useless trivia!" ↗NERDALERT
  22. 33Aid for getting out of a computer jam ↗ESCAPEKEY
  23. 34Didn't go ↗STAYED
  24. 36"What ___ you up to these days?" ↗ARE
  25. 37By way of ↗VIA
  26. 3852, in old Rome ↗LII
  27. 40"Go ahead, ask" ↗TRYME
  28. 41Sob ↗CRY
  29. 42Hot breakfast bowlful ↗FARINA
  30. 43Billionaires' boats ↗YACHTS
  31. 44Get out of Dodge ↗FLEE
  32. 45"Hi," in Hilo ↗ALOHA
  33. 46Show indecision ↗WAVER
  34. 49Quantities: Abbr. ↗AMTS
  35. 50Seat with cushions ↗SOFA
  36. 51Chemistry 101 topic ↗ATOM
  37. 52Gaming company that created Sonic the Hedgehog ↗SEGA
  38. 54Not against ↗FOR
  39. 55Pursue romantically ↗WOO