Org. with the Knicks and Clippers
Crossword Answer — May 12, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, May 12, 2025
By Christina Iverson
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Cowboy's rope — Answer: LASSO
- 6. Relative of a milkshake — Answer: MALT
- 10. NaCl — Answer: SALT
- 14. Take place — Answer: OCCUR
- 15. Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting — Answer: ELIA
- 16. Falco of "The Sopranos" — Answer: EDIE. Hint: This actress is known for her memorable role in a mob drama and her first name rhymes with 'deed.' 🎭
- 17. Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao — Answer: BRANDYALEXANDER
- 20. "Ready, ___, go!" — Answer: SET
- 21. Serpentine swimmers — Answer: EELS
- 22. Common destination for a field trip — Answer: MUSEUM
- 23. Funeral vessel — Answer: URN
- 24. Contacted using a beeper — Answer: PAGED
- 25. Created, as yarn or a spider web — Answer: SPUN
- 28. 10-12-year-old — Answer: TWEEN
- 31. ___ Francisco — Answer: SAN
- 34. Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane — Answer: CANDYLAND
- 36. Dig (out) — Answer: GOUGE
- 38. "Goodie" on classic radio — Answer: OLDIE
- 39. Food label inits. — Answer: RDA
- 40. "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!" — Answer: ANGER
- 41. Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist — Answer: REEDS
- 42. Move from an acrobat or breakdancer — Answer: HANDSTAND
- 44. Negative conjunction — Answer: NOR. Hint: This word is often used to connect two negative statements together! 🔗
- 45. Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish — Answer: MOTTO
- 46. Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class) — Answer: ARTS
- 47. What a baby's bib might protect a onesie from — Answer: DROOL
- 50. Standout athlete, for short — Answer: MVP
- 52. Free items that come with drinks — Answer: STRAWS
- 54. Black-and-white cookie — Answer: OREO
- 56. What some people confuse with a monkey — Answer: APE
- 59. Scottish archipelago west of Norway — Answer: SHETLANDISLANDS
- 62. What spectacles perch on — Answer: NOSE
- 63. "Oh, uh-huh, sure" — Answer: IBET
- 64. Magicians' cries — Answer: TADAS
- 65. Figure (out) — Answer: SUSS
- 66. Social worker's assignment — Answer: CASE
- 67. Parental authority — Answer: SAYSO
Down
- 1. Arcing tennis shots — Answer: LOBS
- 2. Farmland unit — Answer: ACRE
- 3. Jazz singer's improvised syllables — Answer: SCAT
- 4. What the circle on the Japanese flag represents — Answer: SUN
- 5. "Can I take your ___?" (server's question) — Answer: ORDER
- 6. Brunch or lunch — Answer: MEAL
- 7. "___ well that ends well!" — Answer: ALLS
- 8. Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay" — Answer: LIE
- 9. Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all" — Answer: TAXMAN
- 10. Touch or taste — Answer: SENSE
- 11. Source of extra sweetness — Answer: ADDEDSUGAR
- 12. Stead — Answer: LIEU
- 13. Four years, for a president — Answer: TERM
- 18. 1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand — Answer: YENTL
- 19. Sept. preceder — Answer: AUG
- 23. Loosened, as a knot — Answer: UNDID
- 24. Nitpicker — Answer: PEDANT
- 25. Contempt — Answer: SCORN
- 26. Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers — Answer: PALEO
- 27. Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say — Answer: UNDERDRESS
- 29. Noted painter of soup cans — Answer: WARHOL
- 30. Go until — Answer: ENDAT
- 32. Who might help an author get a book deal — Answer: AGENT
- 33. Stereotypical bookworms — Answer: NERDS
- 35. "Affirmative" — Answer: YES
- 36. What you might "fill 'er up" with — Answer: GAS
- 37. Alternative to bottled — Answer: ONTAP
- 43. Mosque toppers — Answer: DOMES
- 45. Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles) — Answer: MOSAIC
- 48. Gives stars to, say — Answer: RATES
- 49. "Wise" bird — Answer: OWL
- 51. Hybrid Chevys — Answer: VOLTS
- 52. Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief — Answer: SSNS
- 53. "___ shalt not ..." — Answer: THOU
- 54. Poetic tributes — Answer: ODES
- 55. Formal ceremony — Answer: RITE
- 56. Boy's name ... or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across? — Answer: ANDY
- 57. Smartphone predecessors, in brief — Answer: PDAS
- 58. Competitor of Petro-Canada — Answer: ESSO
- 60. Org. with the Knicks and Clippers — Answer: NBA
- 61. Battery for some small toys — Answer: AAA
The answer to “Org. with the Knicks and Clippers” in the New York Times crossword is NBA — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 60-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.
“Org. with the Knicks and Clippers” answer
NBA (3 letters)
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Why the answer is NBA
NBA is the 3-letter solution that fits "Org. with the Knicks and Clippers" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 12, 2025 (60-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Org. with the Knicks and Clippers” 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 12, 2025 (this puzzle) → NBA. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on May 12, 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.
- Scottish archipelago west of Norway → SHETLANDISLANDS
- "Oh, uh-huh, sure" → IBET
- Social worker's assignment → CASE
- Battery for some small toys → AAA
- What spectacles perch on → NOSE
- Competitor of Petro-Canada → ESSO
- Smartphone predecessors, in brief → PDAS
- What some people confuse with a monkey → APE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for May 12, 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 “Org. with the Knicks and Clippers”?
The answer is NBA, a 3-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Org. with the Knicks and Clippers”?
3 letters: NBA.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on May 12, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 60-Down.
Can “Org. with the Knicks and Clippers” 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 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.