Freezes

Crossword Answer — May 11, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, May 11, 2025

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Cartridge from the 1980s
  2. 10Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"
  3. 15"Nice!"
  4. 20Drag-racing venue
  5. 21Nature personified
  6. 23"Pinky-swear?"
  7. 24Step on a scale?
  8. 25The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them
  9. 26Sphere of influence
  10. 281957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"
  11. 29Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left
  12. 30Outer layer of the brain
  13. 32Inveigle
  14. 33Package drop-off sites: Abbr.
  15. 34"Council," in Russian
  16. 35"Flower Myth" painter Paul
  17. 36Takes a bit off the top
  18. 40Showed off on an instrument
  19. 41Follow closely
  20. 42Note-to-self medium, perhaps
  21. 43Beers from Bremen, informally
  22. 46Zingy flavor
  23. 47Way off in the distance
  24. 48Agreeable words
  25. 49Defeated decisively
  26. 50Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition
  27. 52Salon sound
  28. 53Poker declaration
  29. 54"I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame
  30. 55Mass agreements
  31. 56"Whoever did this has it coming!"
  32. 59Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.
  33. 60At the end of the day
  34. 61Recently
  35. 62"Phooey!"
  36. 63Right of way, say
  37. 64Cornmeal dish at a trattoria
  38. 65"I ___ you!"
  39. 66Eternity
  40. 67Partner of 74-Across
  41. 68Acted diplomatically
  42. 69Organ above the trachea
  43. 71Comic Ali
  44. 72Black out
  45. 73Big name in the cleaning aisle
  46. 74Partner of 67-Across
  47. 75Embody something proudly
  48. 76___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist
  49. 79Spots for lavalier mics
  50. 81Hebrew greeting
  51. 82Turn to pulp
  52. 831999 Maeve Binchy novel
  53. 86Young salmon
  54. 87Unit of magnetic flux density
  55. 88Spirit with a citrus flavor
  56. 90Head cheese
  57. 93Minor crime
  58. 94Adding up (to)
  59. 95Joy on TV
  60. 96Button on many appliances
  61. 97"Network" co-star, 1976

Down

  1. 1Invigorates
  2. 2Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus
  3. 3Fighting (with)
  4. 4Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"
  5. 5Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture
  6. 6Dashboard device, in brief
  7. 7Tavern offering
  8. 8High school reunion topic
  9. 9Spent
  10. 10Amalgamate
  11. 11Uninteresting game, perhaps
  12. 12Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe
  13. 13Climbed, as a rope
  14. 14Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes
  15. 15Person on a nominating committee, say
  16. 16Goes nowhere in particular
  17. 17Psyche's partner
  18. 18Accusatory words
  19. 19"Well ___"
  20. 22Twice-distilled Turkish beverage
  21. 27Item in a hedge
  22. 30Lass
  23. 31Semicircular?
  24. 32With style
  25. 34"Let's eat!"
  26. 35School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes
  27. 37Traveling from place to place
  28. 38Shopgirl in a Paris boutique
  29. 39Freezes
  30. 40Homo ___ neanderthalensis
  31. 41Strong urge
  32. 42Cough up
  33. 43Cake with a distinctive swirl
  34. 44Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark
  35. 45Spinal cord membranes
  36. 46Shade akin to pumpkin
  37. 47Court favor in a cringey fashion
  38. 50Beasts with enormous tusks
  39. 51Shake up
  40. 52Show warmth to
  41. 54Like recording studio equipment
  42. 55Plague
  43. 57Take in
  44. 58Archer's gift
  45. 63Old curse word
  46. 64Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"
  47. 66What provides the big picture?
  48. 68Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some
  49. 70Reality TV star Hadid
  50. 71Something sown, per an idiom
  51. 72Macho stereotype
  52. 74Goes in and out
  53. 75Word before knows or cares
  54. 76Chess opening
  55. 77Dime store?
  56. 78In need of a haircut, say
  57. 80Limerick, e.g.
  58. 81Tricked out with the latest technology, say
  59. 82One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year
  60. 83Body building?
  61. 84___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)
  62. 85Acting without thinking
  63. 86Candy brand with a crown in its logo
  64. 87See 89-Down
  65. 8987-Down makeup
  66. 91It may be rolled out in the backyard
  67. 92Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Cartridge from the 1980s — Answer: ATARIGAME
  2. 10. Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens" — Answer: IRISH
  3. 15. "Nice!" — Answer: SWEET
  4. 20. Drag-racing venue — Answer: MOTORPLEX
  5. 21. Nature personified — Answer: MOTHEREARTH
  6. 23. "Pinky-swear?" — Answer: PROMISEME
  7. 24. Step on a scale? — Answer: MUSICALNOTE
  8. 25. The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them — Answer: SIDES
  9. 26. Sphere of influence — Answer: ORBIT
  10. 28. 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The" — Answer: NAKEDSUN
  11. 29. Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left — Answer: UNDO
  12. 30. Outer layer of the brain — Answer: CORTEX
  13. 32. Inveigle — Answer: ENTICE
  14. 33. Package drop-off sites: Abbr. — Answer: POS
  15. 34. "Council," in Russian — Answer: SOVIET
  16. 35. "Flower Myth" painter Paul — Answer: KLEE
  17. 36. Takes a bit off the top — Answer: TRIMS
  18. 40. Showed off on an instrument — Answer: SOLOED
  19. 41. Follow closely — Answer: HEED
  20. 42. Note-to-self medium, perhaps — Answer: POSTIT
  21. 43. Beers from Bremen, informally — Answer: STPAULIS
  22. 46. Zingy flavor — Answer: TANG
  23. 47. Way off in the distance — Answer: FAR
  24. 48. Agreeable words — Answer: IDO
  25. 49. Defeated decisively — Answer: WHIPPED
  26. 50. Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition — Answer: MANTARAY
  27. 52. Salon sound — Answer: SNIP
  28. 53. Poker declaration — Answer: IRAISE
  29. 54. "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame — Answer: HANKSNOW
  30. 55. Mass agreements — Answer: AMENS
  31. 56. "Whoever did this has it coming!" — Answer: SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED
  32. 59. Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P. — Answer: SWANN
  33. 60. At the end of the day — Answer: AFTERALL
  34. 61. Recently — Answer: OFLATE. Hint: Think about a phrase that describes something happening in the not-so-distant past! 🕰️
  35. 62. "Phooey!" — Answer: RATS
  36. 63. Right of way, say — Answer: PRIORITY
  37. 64. Cornmeal dish at a trattoria — Answer: POLENTA
  38. 65. "I ___ you!" — Answer: OWE
  39. 66. Eternity — Answer: EON
  40. 67. Partner of 74-Across — Answer: DINE
  41. 68. Acted diplomatically — Answer: MEDIATED
  42. 69. Organ above the trachea — Answer: LARYNX
  43. 71. Comic Ali — Answer: WONG
  44. 72. Black out — Answer: REDACT
  45. 73. Big name in the cleaning aisle — Answer: LYSOL
  46. 74. Partner of 67-Across — Answer: WINE
  47. 75. Embody something proudly — Answer: WEARIT
  48. 76. ___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist — Answer: GUS
  49. 79. Spots for lavalier mics — Answer: LAPELS
  50. 81. Hebrew greeting — Answer: SHALOM
  51. 82. Turn to pulp — Answer: MASH
  52. 83. 1999 Maeve Binchy novel — Answer: TARAROAD
  53. 86. Young salmon — Answer: SMOLT
  54. 87. Unit of magnetic flux density — Answer: GAMMA
  55. 88. Spirit with a citrus flavor — Answer: ORANGEVODKA
  56. 90. Head cheese — Answer: MISTERBIG
  57. 93. Minor crime — Answer: MISDEMEANOR
  58. 94. Adding up (to) — Answer: AMOUNTING
  59. 95. Joy on TV — Answer: BEHAR
  60. 96. Button on many appliances — Answer: START
  61. 97. "Network" co-star, 1976 — Answer: NEDBEATTY

Down

  1. 1. Invigorates — Answer: AMPSUP
  2. 2. Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus — Answer: TORINO
  3. 3. Fighting (with) — Answer: ATODDS
  4. 4. Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick" — Answer: ROMEO
  5. 5. Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture — Answer: IRIS
  6. 6. Dashboard device, in brief — Answer: GPS
  7. 7. Tavern offering — Answer: ALE
  8. 8. High school reunion topic — Answer: MEMORIES
  9. 9. Spent — Answer: EXERTED
  10. 10. Amalgamate — Answer: IMMIX
  11. 11. Uninteresting game, perhaps — Answer: ROUT
  12. 12. Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe — Answer: ITS
  13. 13. Climbed, as a rope — Answer: SHINNED
  14. 14. Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes — Answer: HECATE
  15. 15. Person on a nominating committee, say — Answer: SELECTOR
  16. 16. Goes nowhere in particular — Answer: WANDERS
  17. 17. Psyche's partner — Answer: EROS
  18. 18. Accusatory words — Answer: ETTU
  19. 19. "Well ___" — Answer: THEN
  20. 22. Twice-distilled Turkish beverage — Answer: RAKI
  21. 27. Item in a hedge — Answer: BET
  22. 30. Lass — Answer: COLLEEN
  23. 31. Semicircular? — Answer: OVOID
  24. 32. With style — Answer: ELEGANTLY
  25. 34. "Let's eat!" — Answer: SOUPSON
  26. 35. School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes — Answer: KENTSTATE
  27. 37. Traveling from place to place — Answer: ITINERANT
  28. 38. Shopgirl in a Paris boutique — Answer: MIDINETTE
  29. 39. Freezes — Answer: STOPSDEAD
  30. 40. Homo ___ neanderthalensis — Answer: SAPIENS
  31. 41. Strong urge — Answer: HANKERING
  32. 42. Cough up — Answer: PAY
  33. 43. Cake with a distinctive swirl — Answer: SWISSROLL
  34. 44. Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark — Answer: THROWAWAY
  35. 45. Spinal cord membranes — Answer: PIAMATERS
  36. 46. Shade akin to pumpkin — Answer: TANGERINE
  37. 47. Court favor in a cringey fashion — Answer: FAWN
  38. 50. Beasts with enormous tusks — Answer: MASTODONS
  39. 51. Shake up — Answer: ROIL
  40. 52. Show warmth to — Answer: SMILEAT
  41. 54. Like recording studio equipment — Answer: HIFI
  42. 55. Plague — Answer: AFFLICT
  43. 57. Take in — Answer: EARN
  44. 58. Archer's gift — Answer: GOODAIM
  45. 63. Old curse word — Answer: POX
  46. 64. Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II" — Answer: PEDRO
  47. 66. What provides the big picture? — Answer: ENLARGER
  48. 68. Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some — Answer: MEALTIME
  49. 70. Reality TV star Hadid — Answer: YOLANDA
  50. 71. Something sown, per an idiom — Answer: WILDOAT
  51. 72. Macho stereotype — Answer: REALMAN
  52. 74. Goes in and out — Answer: WEAVES
  53. 75. Word before knows or cares — Answer: WHO
  54. 76. Chess opening — Answer: GAMBIT
  55. 77. Dime store? — Answer: USMINT
  56. 78. In need of a haircut, say — Answer: SHAGGY
  57. 80. Limerick, e.g. — Answer: POEM
  58. 81. Tricked out with the latest technology, say — Answer: SMART
  59. 82. One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year — Answer: MARTA
  60. 83. Body building? — Answer: TOMB
  61. 84. ___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark) — Answer: ARIE
  62. 85. Acting without thinking — Answer: RASH
  63. 86. Candy brand with a crown in its logo — Answer: SKOR
  64. 87. See 89-Down — Answer: GENE
  65. 89. 87-Down makeup — Answer: DNA
  66. 91. It may be rolled out in the backyard — Answer: SOD
  67. 92. Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat" — Answer: TUB

The answer to “Freezes” in the New York Times crossword is STOPSDEAD — a 9-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on May 11, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 39-Down. 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.

“Freezes” answer

STOPSDEAD (9 letters)

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What is the answer to “Freezes”?

The answer is STOPSDEAD, a 9-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 11, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Freezes”?

9 letters: STOPSDEAD.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on May 11, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 39-Down.

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