New York Times Crossword May 16 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 16 2025, constructed by August Lee-Kovach. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AOne shooting for the stars?›
- 10ACarnival treat›
- 15AOne-stop shopping spot›
- 16AAncient Greek marketplace›
- 17A"Words fail me ..."›
- 18A___ Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist from St. Lucia›
- 19AThe "1" of 3-1-4, say›
- 20AStave (off)›
- 21APlace›
- 22ASecond sight›
- 23AWho said "Where id is, there shall ego be"›
- 25AChase, as some flies›
- 27A"You bet!"›
- 29ACry from a captive›
- 31APool owner's problem›
- 34ANoted stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-08›
- 35A___ Unseld, 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P.›
- 36AMad scientist's creation›
- 40ANonprofit grp. founded during W.W. II›
- 41A"Absolutamente!"›
- 42A"Roots" surname›
- 43ADecorative work with bricks›
- 45AEssential›
- 47ALike some stories and ships›
- 48AIt might grab a bite to eat›
- 50ACapture … or abandon›
- 53ACourse finale›
- 55ABias›
- 56ABursting (with)›
- 57ASuperfast puzzle solver, of a sort›
- 58A"Bravo, me!"›
- 60ALike a person getting a massage, usually›
- 61ASarcastic reply when someone quotes "Star Trek"›
- 62AGiven to fidgeting›
- 63ABig gain with no pain›
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- 1DSomething said before a click›
- 2DRiver through Santa Fe National Forest›
- 3DFlabbergasted›
- 4DW.C.s›
- 5DBallpark fig.›
- 6DTennis's Graf›
- 7DRemains overhead, say›
- 8DShe outwitted Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"›
- 9DAid for a hypnotist›
- 10DWee bits›
- 11DCertain hiring bias›
- 12DAnnouncer's call before a potential buzzer beater›
- 13DUnsigned athlete›
- 14DIts milk is a source of chhurpi (Nepalese cheese)›
- 24D___ vu›
- 26D"Check it out!"›
- 27DSoy : Spanish :: ___ : English:›
- 28DActress Thompson of "Selma"›
- 30DIndications of passing time›
- 31DOne whose voice is a muted trombone in "Peanuts"›
- 32DTough draw›
- 33DIt crawls around the web›
- 34D"Just so u know ..."›
- 37DEarth›
- 38DRadioactive element whose name is derived from the Greek for "unstable"›
- 39DSuccess in a game of Battleship›
- 44DMary-Kate and Ashley›
- 45DThey may grab a bite to eat›
- 46DChaotic›
- 49DTop of a schedule, usually›
- 50DOnly Catholic U.S. president besides J.F.K.›
- 51DLit›
- 52DCultural attraction in L.A., with "the"›
- 54DIt's a long shot›
- 56DMove, informally›
- 57DBookkeeper, for short›
- 59DFlee›
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