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Crossword Answer — May 25, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, May 25, 2025

By Dylan Schiff

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Woodworking byproduct
  2. 8Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards
  3. 13Outkast, for one
  4. 19Angioplasty tube
  5. 20Mammal with a prehensile snout
  6. 21Something to run
  7. 22Like floppy disks and typewriters
  8. 23Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji"
  9. 24Must
  10. 25Melittologist's study
  11. 26Army bosses, informally
  12. 28Exam in which using notes is allowed
  13. 30Inventor's pride
  14. 33"Sorta"
  15. 34"The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel
  16. 35Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig
  17. 36"I'm so frustrated!"
  18. 38Thereabouts
  19. 40Going on to say
  20. 43Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two
  21. 46Escalator part
  22. 50Beheader of Medusa
  23. 52Guaranteed
  24. 53Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue
  25. 5453-Across, reversed
  26. 55Praise highly
  27. 58Gal of Hollywood
  28. 60Groove on
  29. 61Not too shabby
  30. 63Synagogue greeting
  31. 66Cotton and flax, for two
  32. 68Set (down)
  33. 69Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares
  34. 73Snazzily dressed gent
  35. 74Musical sections
  36. 77Wellness product derived from an Australian bird
  37. 78Cappuccino topper
  38. 81Fat stack of cash
  39. 82"Hang loose" sign
  40. 86City destroyed in Genesis
  41. 88Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village
  42. 89"Whatever!"
  43. 91Like the subject of a photograph, ideally
  44. 94Cyclist, e.g.
  45. 96Grandmother's nickname
  46. 97Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat"
  47. 100Has trouble swallowing
  48. 101Roman who opposed Julius Caesar
  49. 103"All right!"
  50. 104Senator's home
  51. 106Battle of Normandy city
  52. 108"Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org.
  53. 110Not breaking, as an actor
  54. 115Lightweight Apple laptop
  55. 117Color-coated candies
  56. 118Healthful smoothie ingredient
  57. 119Slant skyward
  58. 120Brand that merged with BP
  59. 122Compound used to make synthetic rubber
  60. 125Witches
  61. 126Have a night on the town
  62. 127Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison
  63. 128Peckish and peevish
  64. 129Bender
  65. 130Spot of madness, metaphorically

Down

  1. 1Fencing discipline
  2. 2Perplexed
  3. 3"Can I speak to your manager?"
  4. 4"Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy)
  5. 5All-purpose truck, informally
  6. 6Programs to, as a thermostat
  7. 7Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off"
  8. 8Put on
  9. 9Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
  10. 10Many Dogfish Head brews
  11. 11Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties
  12. 12ZZ Top and Green Day, for two
  13. 13Magritte who painted "The Son of Man"
  14. 14Spots for some rockers
  15. 15Making hotel reservations in advance
  16. 16Certain parents, to their tots
  17. 17Loosen
  18. 18Baking soda target
  19. 19Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs
  20. 27GPS suggestions: Abbr.
  21. 29Buzzed
  22. 31Top-notch
  23. 32"X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin
  24. 33"Ain't that the truth!"
  25. 37Some tough H.S. classes
  26. 39No longer burdened by
  27. 40Mammals with prehensile feet
  28. 41Showcase at an expo
  29. 42Taught by repetition
  30. 44"Stay in touch"
  31. 45Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer
  32. 47Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars
  33. 48Qatari ruler
  34. 49Parts of a coatrack
  35. 51Annual Austin music festival, in brief
  36. 56However, in shorthand
  37. 57Flat-headed crew driver?
  38. 59Small row
  39. 62What spinach leaves and beets can be used as
  40. 64Its symbol is omega
  41. 65Moves a cursor (over)
  42. 67Many an evangelical
  43. 70Best place to go in London?
  44. 71Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan
  45. 72Spill (over)
  46. 74Metaphor for a late bloomer
  47. 75"Mi ___ es su ___"
  48. 76T follower
  49. 79Nickname alternative to Teddy
  50. 80What disbudding prevents the growth of
  51. 83Negatively charged particles
  52. 84Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville
  53. 85Floor covering in many a living room
  54. 87Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation"
  55. 90Certain social media update
  56. 92Loved, loved, loved, with "up"
  57. 93Be late in the theater?
  58. 95Canine in "Hi and Lois"
  59. 98Leathery-skinned hopper
  60. 99Unable to progress
  61. 102Coatrack, in many a lodge
  62. 105What might be given for crying out loud?
  63. 106Frank who directed "It Happened One Night"
  64. 107Follow, as an impulse
  65. 109A few bucks?
  66. 111Govt. bond
  67. 112Strand at a chalet, say
  68. 113Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool
  69. 114Runs out of power
  70. 115"___ obliged!"
  71. 116Craftsperson's online marketplace
  72. 117Tie up, as a boat
  73. 121"Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano
  74. 123"Well done, torero!"
  75. 124Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Woodworking byproduct — Answer: SAWDUST
  2. 8. Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards — Answer: SWIFT
  3. 13. Outkast, for one — Answer: RAPDUO
  4. 19. Angioplasty tube — Answer: CATHETER
  5. 20. Mammal with a prehensile snout — Answer: TAPIR
  6. 21. Something to run — Answer: ERRAND
  7. 22. Like floppy disks and typewriters — Answer: OBSOLETE
  8. 23. Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji" — Answer: ATARI
  9. 24. Must — Answer: NEEDTO
  10. 25. Melittologist's study — Answer: BEES
  11. 26. Army bosses, informally — Answer: SARGES
  12. 28. Exam in which using notes is allowed — Answer: OPENBAIR
  13. 30. Inventor's pride — Answer: BRAIARACTER
  14. 33. "Sorta" — Answer: ISH
  15. 34. "The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel — Answer: APSE
  16. 35. Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig — Answer: ROOTLE
  17. 36. "I'm so frustrated!" — Answer: GAH
  18. 38. Thereabouts — Answer: ORSO
  19. 40. Going on to say — Answer: ADDING
  20. 43. Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two — Answer: ESCAPEONI
  21. 46. Escalator part — Answer: STEP
  22. 50. Beheader of Medusa — Answer: PERSEUS
  23. 52. Guaranteed — Answer: ASSURED
  24. 53. Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue — Answer: TIME
  25. 54. 53-Across, reversed — Answer: EMIT
  26. 55. Praise highly — Answer: EXTOL
  27. 58. Gal of Hollywood — Answer: GADOT
  28. 60. Groove on — Answer: DIG
  29. 61. Not too shabby — Answer: SOLID
  30. 63. Synagogue greeting — Answer: SHALOM
  31. 66. Cotton and flax, for two — Answer: FIBERS
  32. 68. Set (down) — Answer: LAY
  33. 69. Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares — Answer: WORMHOLES
  34. 73. Snazzily dressed gent — Answer: FOP
  35. 74. Musical sections — Answer: SCENES
  36. 77. Wellness product derived from an Australian bird — Answer: EMUOIL
  37. 78. Cappuccino topper — Answer: FROTH
  38. 81. Fat stack of cash — Answer: WAD
  39. 82. "Hang loose" sign — Answer: SHAKA
  40. 86. City destroyed in Genesis — Answer: SODOM
  41. 88. Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village — Answer: NOHO
  42. 89. "Whatever!" — Answer: ASIF
  43. 91. Like the subject of a photograph, ideally — Answer: INFRAME
  44. 94. Cyclist, e.g. — Answer: PEDALER
  45. 96. Grandmother's nickname — Answer: NANA
  46. 97. Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat" — Answer: RICETISTS
  47. 100. Has trouble swallowing — Answer: GAGSON
  48. 101. Roman who opposed Julius Caesar — Answer: CATO
  49. 103. "All right!" — Answer: YES
  50. 104. Senator's home — Answer: OTTAWA
  51. 106. Battle of Normandy city — Answer: CAEN
  52. 108. "Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org. — Answer: NSA
  53. 110. Not breaking, as an actor — Answer: STAYINGIILD
  54. 115. Lightweight Apple laptop — Answer: MACBTEST
  55. 117. Color-coated candies — Answer: MANDMS
  56. 118. Healthful smoothie ingredient — Answer: ACAI
  57. 119. Slant skyward — Answer: UPTILT
  58. 120. Brand that merged with BP — Answer: AMOCO
  59. 122. Compound used to make synthetic rubber — Answer: ISOPRENE
  60. 125. Witches — Answer: CRONES
  61. 126. Have a night on the town — Answer: GOOUT
  62. 127. Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison — Answer: EULOGIES
  63. 128. Peckish and peevish — Answer: HANGRY
  64. 129. Bender — Answer: SPREE
  65. 130. Spot of madness, metaphorically — Answer: DEEPEND

Down

  1. 1. Fencing discipline — Answer: SABER
  2. 2. Perplexed — Answer: ATSEA
  3. 3. "Can I speak to your manager?" — Answer: WHOSIRISTIAN
  4. 4. "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy) — Answer: DEL
  5. 5. All-purpose truck, informally — Answer: UTE
  6. 6. Programs to, as a thermostat — Answer: SETSAT
  7. 7. Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off" — Answer: TREACLE
  8. 8. Put on — Answer: STAGE
  9. 9. Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen — Answer: WATERGAS
  10. 10. Many Dogfish Head brews — Answer: IPAS
  11. 11. Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties — Answer: FIR
  12. 12. ZZ Top and Green Day, for two — Answer: TRIOS
  13. 13. Magritte who painted "The Son of Man" — Answer: RENE
  14. 14. Spots for some rockers — Answer: ARENAS
  15. 15. Making hotel reservations in advance — Answer: PREBPOST
  16. 16. Certain parents, to their tots — Answer: DADAS
  17. 17. Loosen — Answer: UNTIE
  18. 18. Baking soda target — Answer: ODOR
  19. 19. Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs — Answer: COBB
  20. 27. GPS suggestions: Abbr. — Answer: RTES
  21. 29. Buzzed — Answer: PHONED
  22. 31. Top-notch — Answer: AONE
  23. 32. "X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin — Answer: ROGUE
  24. 33. "Ain't that the truth!" — Answer: IHEUG
  25. 37. Some tough H.S. classes — Answer: APS
  26. 39. No longer burdened by — Answer: RIDOF
  27. 40. Mammals with prehensile feet — Answer: APES
  28. 41. Showcase at an expo — Answer: DEMO
  29. 42. Taught by repetition — Answer: DRILLEDIN
  30. 44. "Stay in touch" — Answer: CALLME
  31. 45. Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer — Answer: ORA
  32. 47. Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars — Answer: TIDEPOOLS
  33. 48. Qatari ruler — Answer: EMIR
  34. 49. Parts of a coatrack — Answer: PEGS
  35. 51. Annual Austin music festival, in brief — Answer: SXSW
  36. 56. However, in shorthand — Answer: THO
  37. 57. Flat-headed crew driver? — Answer: OAR
  38. 59. Small row — Answer: TIFF
  39. 62. What spinach leaves and beets can be used as — Answer: DYES
  40. 64. Its symbol is omega — Answer: OHM
  41. 65. Moves a cursor (over) — Answer: MOUSES
  42. 67. Many an evangelical — Answer: BORNAGAIARGE
  43. 70. Best place to go in London? — Answer: LOO
  44. 71. Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan — Answer: EID
  45. 72. Spill (over) — Answer: SLOP
  46. 74. Metaphor for a late bloomer — Answer: SWAN
  47. 75. "Mi ___ es su ___" — Answer: CASA
  48. 76. T follower — Answer: SHIRT
  49. 79. Nickname alternative to Teddy — Answer: THEO
  50. 80. What disbudding prevents the growth of — Answer: HORN
  51. 83. Negatively charged particles — Answer: ANIONS
  52. 84. Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville — Answer: KFC
  53. 85. Floor covering in many a living room — Answer: AREYA
  54. 87. Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation" — Answer: MEGAN
  55. 90. Certain social media update — Answer: FACEBING
  56. 92. Loved, loved, loved, with "up" — Answer: ATE
  57. 93. Be late in the theater? — Answer: MISSACUE
  58. 95. Canine in "Hi and Lois" — Answer: DAWG
  59. 98. Leathery-skinned hopper — Answer: TOAD
  60. 99. Unable to progress — Answer: STYMIED
  61. 102. Coatrack, in many a lodge — Answer: ANTLER
  62. 105. What might be given for crying out loud? — Answer: TISSUE
  63. 106. Frank who directed "It Happened One Night" — Answer: CAPRA
  64. 107. Follow, as an impulse — Answer: ACTON
  65. 109. A few bucks? — Answer: STAGS
  66. 111. Govt. bond — Answer: TNOTE
  67. 112. Strand at a chalet, say — Answer: ICEIN
  68. 113. Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool — Answer: LANED
  69. 114. Runs out of power — Answer: DIES
  70. 115. "___ obliged!" — Answer: MUCH
  71. 116. Craftsperson's online marketplace — Answer: ETSY
  72. 117. Tie up, as a boat — Answer: MOOR
  73. 121. "Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano — Answer: MOP
  74. 123. "Well done, torero!" — Answer: OLE
  75. 124. Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap — Answer: POP

The answer to “Unable to progress” in the New York Times crossword is STYMIED — a 7-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on May 25, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 99-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.

“Unable to progress” answer

STYMIED (7 letters)

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What is the answer to “Unable to progress”?

The answer is STYMIED, a 7-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 25, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Unable to progress”?

7 letters: STYMIED.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on May 25, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 99-Down.

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