"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?
Crossword Answer — May 05, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, May 05, 2025
By Eric Rollfing
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Pester — Answer: ANNOY
- 6. Words to live by — Answer: MOTTO
- 11. Legal ___ (writing paper) — Answer: PAD
- 14. Undefeated boxer Ali — Answer: LAILA
- 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets — Answer: USHER
- 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie" — Answer: RBI
- 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g. — Answer: TIMEMACHINE
- 19. Hosp. surgery sites — Answer: ORS
- 20. Nikon F2, for one — Answer: SLR
- 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace — Answer: OHARE
- 22. Apple desktop computer — Answer: IMAC
- 23. More achy — Answer: SORER
- 26. Farmers' market setups — Answer: STANDS
- 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill — Answer: DENTISTSCHAIR
- 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui — Answer: MOANA
- 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information — Answer: SATON
- 34. Purple "superfood" — Answer: ACAI
- 37. What's left after chopping down a tree — Answer: STUMP
- 40. The "L" of 20-Across — Answer: LENS
- 41. Hoedown settings — Answer: BARNS
- 43. Big name in farming equipment — Answer: DEERE
- 45. Information for a loan officer — Answer: CREDITHISTORY
- 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter — Answer: TAMARA
- 50. "Such a shame!" — Answer: SOSAD
- 52. China's most-grown crop — Answer: RICE
- 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste — Answer: UNCAP
- 56. Got together — Answer: MET
- 58. "Who am ___ judge?" — Answer: ITO
- 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? — Answer: WEGOWAYBACK
- 62. Up there in years — Answer: OLD
- 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option) — Answer: ASADA
- 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car — Answer: ACHOO
- 65. Garment at a merch table — Answer: TEE
- 66. Wander from the group — Answer: STRAY
- 67. Considers, as a court case — Answer: HEARS
Down
- 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally — Answer: ALTS
- 2. Nervous people might chew on them — Answer: NAILS
- 3. Numbskull — Answer: NIMROD
- 4. Cry at a soccer stadium — Answer: OLE
- 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving — Answer: YAM
- 6. The "M" of T.M.I. — Answer: MUCH
- 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism? — Answer: OSHA
- 8. Feeling while walking in a desert — Answer: THIRST
- 9. Religious pillars — Answer: TENETS
- 10. Unrefined metal — Answer: ORE
- 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere — Answer: PROMDATE
- 12. Skin scrape — Answer: ABRASION
- 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets) — Answer: DISC
- 18. Main arteries — Answer: AORTAS
- 22. Asthmatics' devices — Answer: INHALERS
- 24. "Jog my memory ..." — Answer: REMINDME
- 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian — Answer: ENO
- 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short — Answer: ACS
- 29. QB miscue: Abbr. — Answer: INT
- 30. ___ Arabia — Answer: SAUDI. Hint: Think of the major desert nation known for its oil wealth! 🌵
- 31. Some hosp. staffers — Answer: RNS
- 34. As easy as ___ — Answer: ABC
- 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner — Answer: CARTITLE
- 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana — Answer: AREACODE
- 38. Enero o abril — Answer: MES
- 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures" — Answer: PETSPA
- 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014 — Answer: SIA
- 44. Australian hopper, for short — Answer: ROO
- 46. Most factual — Answer: TRUEST
- 47. Plane's parking spot — Answer: HANGAR
- 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles — Answer: YAMAHA
- 51. Interior designer's focus — Answer: DECOR
- 52. Prison outbreak — Answer: RIOT
- 54. Final passage of a symphony — Answer: CODA
- 55. Not at home — Answer: AWAY
- 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders — Answer: TKOS
- 59. Once existed — Answer: WAS
- 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout) — Answer: YAH
- 61. Pre-A.D., in dating — Answer: BCE
The answer to “"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?” in the New York Times crossword is WEGOWAYBACK — a 11-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on May 5, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 59-Across. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?” answer
WEGOWAYBACK (11 letters)
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Why the answer is WEGOWAYBACK
WEGOWAYBACK is the 11-letter solution that fits ""I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 5, 2025 (59-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?” 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 before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
May 5, 2025 (this puzzle) → WEGOWAYBACK. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on May 5, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Business that may offer "pawdicures" → PETSPA
- Most factual → TRUEST
- Plane's parking spot → HANGAR
- Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles → YAMAHA
- Interior designer's focus → DECOR
- Final passage of a symphony → CODA
- Not at home → AWAY
- Some U.F.C. bout enders → TKOS
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for May 5, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Monday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?”?
The answer is WEGOWAYBACK, a 11-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 5, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?”?
11 letters: WEGOWAYBACK.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on May 5, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 59-Across.
Can “"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?” 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 5, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.