Malaysian state or island

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Across

  1. 1Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
  2. 6"Well, ___ ..." (segue)
  3. 10Grouch
  4. 14Gatsby or Hamlet
  5. 16Dolly of "Hello, Dolly!"
  6. 17Sides of circles?
  7. 18Not settled
  8. 19Seal team?
  9. 20Chloride and oxide, for two
  10. 21Fetes
  11. 23Unchecked
  12. 24___ seeds (ingredients in pickling)
  13. 25"Is that an amazing offer or what?"
  14. 29Titular female Disney character whose name also appears in a Shakespeare play
  15. 30Titular male Shakespeare character whose name also appears in a Disney film
  16. 31X
  17. 34Do something of interest?
  18. 35Like straw baskets
  19. 36Sunfish feature
  20. 37Modern car accessory
  21. 38Literary bird with a one-word vocabulary, apparently
  22. 39Merely watches without saying a word
  23. 40"Yadda, yadda, yadda"
  24. 43More inclined to recline
  25. 44Aerosol output
  26. 45Malaysian state or island
  27. 46Doesn't guzzle
  28. 47Poke bowl delicacy
  29. 50Sikorsky or Stravinsky
  30. 51"To nobody's surprise ..."
  31. 54It's a piece of work
  32. 55Categorize narrowly
  33. 56They might be red or blonde
  34. 57One of 12 on a euro coin
  35. 58Wires, say

Down

  1. 1"You're doing it all wrong!"
  2. 2River next to the Uffizi Gallery
  3. 3Put (down)
  4. 4Impediment to collaboration
  5. 5Barely enough
  6. 6"No need to respond right now"
  7. 7Natural incubators
  8. 8Bit of energy (and of "energy")
  9. 9Makes a snack of
  10. 10Sci-fi remakes?
  11. 11It may have pluses and minuses
  12. 12Lincoln Center's former ___ Fisher Hall
  13. 13Containers at airport security
  14. 15Sing like Perry Como or Mel Tormé
  15. 22Swedish actress Lena
  16. 23Crushed, as a test
  17. 24Concrete example of rotational forces and fluid dynamics?
  18. 25One of two for one
  19. 26Brand that once offered an "Uh-Oh!" variety
  20. 27Best someone, but just barely
  21. 28Transfix
  22. 32A walk in the park?
  23. 33The "kid" in "Here's looking at you, kid"
  24. 35Concerns of the Paycheck Fairness Act
  25. 36Bams, cracks or dots, in mahjong
  26. 38Many a UNESCO site
  27. 39Subsides
  28. 41Much of northern Arkansas
  29. 42Land animal closely related to whales
  30. 43___ tender
  31. 45Shawarma wrap
  32. 46Super Monkey Ball brand
  33. 47Buckets
  34. 48Didn't give way
  35. 49Every month has one
  36. 52Early instruction in canine obedience school
  37. 53Mandy Patinkin's role in "Evita"

The answer to “Malaysian state or island” in the New York Times crossword is PENANG — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 2, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 45-Across. 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.

“Malaysian state or island” answer

PENANG (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PENANG

PENANG is the 6-letter solution that fits "Malaysian state or island" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 2, 2025 (45-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PENANG mean?

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

(noun)

  • an island of Malaysia, situated off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. In 1786 it was ceded to the East India Company as a British colony by the sultan of Kedah. Known as Prince of Wales Island until 1867, it united with Malacca and Singapore in a union of 1826, which in 1867 became the British colony called the Straits Settlements. It joined the federation of Malaya in 1948

When else has “Malaysian state or island” appeared?

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May 2, 2025 (most recent) → PENANG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Malaysian state or island”?

The answer is PENANG, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Malaysian state or island”?

6 letters: PENANG.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 2, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 45-Across.

Can “Malaysian state or island” 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 2, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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