New York Times Crossword May 23 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 23 2025, constructed by Kate Hawkins. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
- 1ADining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g.›
- 11AHand-held 2000s Sony console, for short›
- 14A"The Black Unicorn" poet, 1978›
- 15A"Oh, that's a good one"›
- 16A"Actually, I have good news"›
- 18ACrush›
- 19APunt e ___ (vermouth brand)›
- 20ATight formation›
- 21AExpress disapproval, in a way›
- 23ABoston University athlete›
- 24AExpect›
- 27AInst. in Athens›
- 29AColor akin to camel›
- 30ASucked up›
- 33AClass in middle or high school›
- 36AYellowstone traffic stoppers›
- 37ACocktails garnished with mint leaves›
- 39ADigitus minimus pedis, for one›
- 40A"Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak.›
- 41A"I'm listening ..."›
- 43ABaboon›
- 46AFirst in command?›
- 47A"The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artist›
- 48AUber-progressives›
- 51ADoppelgänger›
- 53AFeeling it more›
- 54A"Very. Funny."›
- 55ADrudge›
- 59ASomething taken by many artists›
- 62AFish bred by Roman nobles›
- 63AWhat might get you out of a jam?›
- 64A1/48 cup: Abbr.›
- 65AWhat some loggers log›
Down
- 1DUpright›
- 2DMalibu, e.g.›
- 3DCalif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory›
- 4D"Have a taste"›
- 5DSteering committee V.I.P.›
- 6DQuinquennial campus visitors, maybe›
- 7DIt hurts when it comes up›
- 8DDigital addresses›
- 9DSecondary residence on a property, for short›
- 10DCafé add-in›
- 11DChildren's character who wears a duffle coat›
- 12DCement ingredient›
- 13DOne footing the bill›
- 15DMonster slain in one of Hercules' 12 labors›
- 17DAuthor Vonnegut›
- 22DObject›
- 23DLittle rats›
- 24DFruit that grows on Jamaican beaches›
- 25DDetermination›
- 26DRequest a hand›
- 28DCunning›
- 31DPeriod›
- 32DSouth Korean golfer Kim›
- 34DDays long past›
- 35DConvene›
- 38DPlace for a cabin›
- 42D___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X›
- 44DFugitive's cover›
- 45DUnits that might be metrical or imperial›
- 48DAspect›
- 49DA lot can be made of these›
- 50DCheck for pieces, say›
- 52DWatch this space!›
- 54DActress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi"›
- 56DKid-friendly race length, in brief›
- 57D"Gotcha"›
- 58DSome redos›
- 60DCompete (for)›
- 61DMiddle: Abbr.›
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