Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, May 25, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on May 25?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for May 25, 2025
The full solution for the May 25 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, May 25.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for May 25, 2025
Every clue from the May 25 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Woodworking byproduct | SAWDUST |
| 8 | Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards | SWIFT |
| 13 | Outkast, for one | RAPDUO |
| 19 | Angioplasty tube | CATHETER |
| 20 | Mammal with a prehensile snout | TAPIR |
| 21 | Something to run | ERRAND |
| 22 | Like floppy disks and typewriters | OBSOLETE |
| 23 | Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji" | ATARI |
| 24 | Must | NEEDTO |
| 25 | Melittologist's study | BEES |
| 26 | Army bosses, informally | SARGES |
| 28 | Exam in which using notes is allowed | OPENBAIR |
| 30 | Inventor's pride | BRAIARACTER |
| 33 | "Sorta" | ISH |
| 34 | "The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel | APSE |
| 35 | Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig | ROOTLE |
| 36 | "I'm so frustrated!" | GAH |
| 38 | Thereabouts | ORSO |
| 40 | Going on to say | ADDING |
| 43 | Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two | ESCAPEONI |
| 46 | Escalator part | STEP |
| 50 | Beheader of Medusa | PERSEUS |
| 52 | Guaranteed | ASSURED |
| 53 | Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue | TIME |
| 54 | 53-Across, reversed | EMIT |
| 55 | Praise highly | EXTOL |
| 58 | Gal of Hollywood | GADOT |
| 60 | Groove on | DIG |
| 61 | Not too shabby | SOLID |
| 63 | Synagogue greeting | SHALOM |
| 66 | Cotton and flax, for two | FIBERS |
| 68 | Set (down) | LAY |
| 69 | Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares | WORMHOLES |
| 73 | Snazzily dressed gent | FOP |
| 74 | Musical sections | SCENES |
| 77 | Wellness product derived from an Australian bird | EMUOIL |
| 78 | Cappuccino topper | FROTH |
| 81 | Fat stack of cash | WAD |
| 82 | "Hang loose" sign | SHAKA |
| 86 | City destroyed in Genesis | SODOM |
| 88 | Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village | NOHO |
| 89 | "Whatever!" | ASIF |
| 91 | Like the subject of a photograph, ideally | INFRAME |
| 94 | Cyclist, e.g. | PEDALER |
| 96 | Grandmother's nickname | NANA |
| 97 | Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat" | RICETISTS |
| 100 | Has trouble swallowing | GAGSON |
| 101 | Roman who opposed Julius Caesar | CATO |
| 103 | "All right!" | YES |
| 104 | Senator's home | OTTAWA |
| 106 | Battle of Normandy city | CAEN |
| 108 | "Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org. | NSA |
| 110 | Not breaking, as an actor | STAYINGIILD |
| 115 | Lightweight Apple laptop | MACBTEST |
| 117 | Color-coated candies | MANDMS |
| 118 | Healthful smoothie ingredient | ACAI |
| 119 | Slant skyward | UPTILT |
| 120 | Brand that merged with BP | AMOCO |
| 122 | Compound used to make synthetic rubber | ISOPRENE |
| 125 | Witches | CRONES |
| 126 | Have a night on the town | GOOUT |
| 127 | Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison | EULOGIES |
| 128 | Peckish and peevish | HANGRY |
| 129 | Bender | SPREE |
| 130 | Spot of madness, metaphorically | DEEPEND |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Fencing discipline | SABER |
| 2 | Perplexed | ATSEA |
| 3 | "Can I speak to your manager?" | WHOSIRISTIAN |
| 4 | "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy) | DEL |
| 5 | All-purpose truck, informally | UTE |
| 6 | Programs to, as a thermostat | SETSAT |
| 7 | Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off" | TREACLE |
| 8 | Put on | STAGE |
| 9 | Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen | WATERGAS |
| 10 | Many Dogfish Head brews | IPAS |
| 11 | Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties | FIR |
| 12 | ZZ Top and Green Day, for two | TRIOS |
| 13 | Magritte who painted "The Son of Man" | RENE |
| 14 | Spots for some rockers | ARENAS |
| 15 | Making hotel reservations in advance | PREBPOST |
| 16 | Certain parents, to their tots | DADAS |
| 17 | Loosen | UNTIE |
| 18 | Baking soda target | ODOR |
| 19 | Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs | COBB |
| 27 | GPS suggestions: Abbr. | RTES |
| 29 | Buzzed | PHONED |
| 31 | Top-notch | AONE |
| 32 | "X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin | ROGUE |
| 33 | "Ain't that the truth!" | IHEUG |
| 37 | Some tough H.S. classes | APS |
| 39 | No longer burdened by | RIDOF |
| 40 | Mammals with prehensile feet | APES |
| 41 | Showcase at an expo | DEMO |
| 42 | Taught by repetition | DRILLEDIN |
| 44 | "Stay in touch" | CALLME |
| 45 | Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer | ORA |
| 47 | Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars | TIDEPOOLS |
| 48 | Qatari ruler | EMIR |
| 49 | Parts of a coatrack | PEGS |
| 51 | Annual Austin music festival, in brief | SXSW |
| 56 | However, in shorthand | THO |
| 57 | Flat-headed crew driver? | OAR |
| 59 | Small row | TIFF |
| 62 | What spinach leaves and beets can be used as | DYES |
| 64 | Its symbol is omega | OHM |
| 65 | Moves a cursor (over) | MOUSES |
| 67 | Many an evangelical | BORNAGAIARGE |
| 70 | Best place to go in London? | LOO |
| 71 | Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan | EID |
| 72 | Spill (over) | SLOP |
| 74 | Metaphor for a late bloomer | SWAN |
| 75 | "Mi ___ es su ___" | CASA |
| 76 | T follower | SHIRT |
| 79 | Nickname alternative to Teddy | THEO |
| 80 | What disbudding prevents the growth of | HORN |
| 83 | Negatively charged particles | ANIONS |
| 84 | Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville | KFC |
| 85 | Floor covering in many a living room | AREYA |
| 87 | Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation" | MEGAN |
| 90 | Certain social media update | FACEBING |
| 92 | Loved, loved, loved, with "up" | ATE |
| 93 | Be late in the theater? | MISSACUE |
| 95 | Canine in "Hi and Lois" | DAWG |
| 98 | Leathery-skinned hopper | TOAD |
| 99 | Unable to progress | STYMIED |
| 102 | Coatrack, in many a lodge | ANTLER |
| 105 | What might be given for crying out loud? | TISSUE |
| 106 | Frank who directed "It Happened One Night" | CAPRA |
| 107 | Follow, as an impulse | ACTON |
| 109 | A few bucks? | STAGS |
| 111 | Govt. bond | TNOTE |
| 112 | Strand at a chalet, say | ICEIN |
| 113 | Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool | LANED |
| 114 | Runs out of power | DIES |
| 115 | "___ obliged!" | MUCH |
| 116 | Craftsperson's online marketplace | ETSY |
| 117 | Tie up, as a boat | MOOR |
| 121 | "Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano | MOP |
| 123 | "Well done, torero!" | OLE |
| 124 | Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap | POP |
Hints for the May 25 puzzle
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