Calls for sympathy

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  1. 1Schoolroom that serves as a studio
  2. 7Original airer of "Doctor Who"
  3. 10Covenant
  4. 14Give a lashing
  5. 15Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic
  6. 16Son of Zeus and Hera
  7. 17Sweetener in some diet sodas
  8. 18*Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate
  9. 20Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short?
  10. 21Light unit
  11. 23"Not in the ___!"
  12. 24*It's "read" as a stern warning
  13. 26*Relative of a snowboard
  14. 28___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)
  15. 29Old tone
  16. 31Is for the people?
  17. 32Daffy Duck speaking feature
  18. 34"I wanna!"
  19. 37Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
  20. 41Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)
  21. 42Sheet music symbol
  22. 44Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row
  23. 47___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)
  24. 50Lead-in to -nautics
  25. 52*Carve out, in a way
  26. 55*Comedy club fare
  27. 57Columbus's birthplace
  28. 58"___ My Heart in San Francisco"
  29. 60Video game character speaking a gibberish language
  30. 61*Villain's expression
  31. 63Like does
  32. 65___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico
  33. 66Onetime C.I.A. foe
  34. 67Like government secrets, occasionally
  35. 68Title friend of Marlin in an animated film
  36. 69Times Square ball drop setting, in brief
  37. 70Revered sorts

Down

  1. 1Soak up
  2. 2Outcome of a hung jury
  3. 3"How stylish!"
  4. 4W.C.
  5. 5Not quite straight up
  6. 6Gorgeous ones, informally
  7. 7Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"
  8. 8Some comforters for toddlers
  9. 9Modern prefix with normativity
  10. 10Dairy-less diet
  11. 11Singer Grande
  12. 12Turn into stars, say?
  13. 13Tswana for "fly"
  14. 19West ___ (furniture retailer)
  15. 22Trailblazing astronaut Jemison
  16. 25Refuge from the heat
  17. 27It's one foot long
  18. 30Calls for sympathy
  19. 33Snoop
  20. 35Big thing in fast food?
  21. 36Splendor
  22. 38Language that gave us "Saskatchewan"
  23. 39Piercings that might be felt while kissing
  24. 40Memento
  25. 43More delicate and weak
  26. 44Who says "You're a wizard, Harry"
  27. 45Skin-care brand
  28. 46City that lends its name to a style of omelet
  29. 48Uplifting work
  30. 49Quiet
  31. 51Popping pills, say
  32. 53Racket-raising
  33. 54___ pal
  34. 56Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth
  35. 59Community associated with Out magazine
  36. 62President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally
  37. 64Crackpot

The answer to “Calls for sympathy” in the New York Times crossword is PLEAS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 1, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 30-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Calls for sympathy” answer

PLEAS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PLEAS

PLEAS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Calls for sympathy" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 1, 2025 (30-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLEAS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PLEAS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a request made in an urgent and emotional manner
  • a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply

When else has “Calls for sympathy” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 1, 2025 (most recent) → PLEAS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Calls for sympathy”?

The answer is PLEAS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 1, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Calls for sympathy”?

5 letters: PLEAS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 1, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 30-Down.

Can “Calls for sympathy” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for May 1, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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