New York Times Crossword May 21 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 21 2025, constructed by Ilana Levene and Scott Hogan. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AWord with chocolate or computer›
- 5AThompson or Stone of 2021's "Cruella"›
- 9AFragment›
- 14ASci-fi novel with giant sandworms›
- 15AHelp for a faltering business›
- 16AType of hunter-gatherer diet›
- 17A"Smile for the photo, dude!"›
- 19AAble to bend smoothly›
- 20AFragment›
- 21AMythological instruments of vengeance›
- 22AContractor's pipe material, for short›
- 24A"Work on your enunciation, bro!"›
- 26AOmen›
- 28ALittle bit of work›
- 29A"The most beautiful deception of all," per Debussy›
- 30ATedious work›
- 31AMuch social media humor›
- 33A"That is messed up, girl!"›
- 39A___ and foremost›
- 40AOrigin crossers›
- 42AMarshland›
- 45AOrg. whose officers train at Camp Peary›
- 46ACause to jump, say›
- 49A"Protect the quarterback, buddy!"›
- 52APupil's place›
- 53ABest way to sing›
- 54AWhat "sostenuto" means in music›
- 56ACuba ___ (drink)›
- 57A"That's unbelievable, love!"›
- 60ADiarist Nin›
- 61ALeave out›
- 62AFinger›
- 63ASeems to point to›
- 64A"Damned if ___ …"›
- 65APut on a schedule›
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- 1DAtlanta-based govt. agency›
- 2D"Come again?"›
- 3DHow some funds are held›
- 4DWhat old paint might do›
- 5DSmallest three-syllable number›
- 6DTin lizzie›
- 7DLanguage in which "Kia ora" means "Hello"›
- 8DDirector Lee›
- 9DGoes for the expensive option, say›
- 10DSticky, as a situation›
- 11DNissan sedan›
- 12DTry again›
- 13D"That ___ ring a bell"›
- 18DOne of two on a record›
- 21DPhysicist Enrico›
- 22DAfterthought's afterthought: Abbr.›
- 23DPlug-in Chevy›
- 25DGeese formations›
- 27DCry near quittin' time›
- 31DColorado summer hrs.›
- 32DClassic cookie cutter shape›
- 34DSomething feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school›
- 35DShoshone, e.g.›
- 36DBiblical birthright barterer›
- 37DNot from within›
- 38DDepend (on)›
- 41D"Get it?"›
- 42DForensics HQ in Quantico, Va.›
- 43DCause of some turbulent weather›
- 44D"That's halfway decent!"›
- 46DLike a good poker face›
- 47DLook after›
- 48DCry of frustration›
- 50DMarie who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different science fields›
- 51DEctoplasmic residue›
- 55DMany ages›
- 57D"Mind. Blown."›
- 58DBrooding music genre›
- 59DSo far›
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