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NYT Crossword Answers for Sunday, May 11, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Cartridge from the 1980s ATARIGAME 10 Source of the words “galore” and “smithereens” IRISH 15 “Nice!” SWEET 20 Drag-racing venue MOTORPLEX 21 Nature personified MOTHEREARTH 23 “Pinky-swear?” PROMISEME 24 Step on a scale? MUSICALNOTE 25 The Beatles’ “White Album” has four of them SIDES 26 Sphere of influence ORBIT 28 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with “The” NAKEDSUN 29 Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left UNDO 30 Outer layer of the brain CORTEX 32 Inveigle ENTICE 33 Package drop-off sites: Abbr. POS 34 “Council,” in Russian SOVIET 35 “Flower Myth” painter Paul KLEE 36 Takes a bit off the top TRIMS 40 Showed off on an instrument SOLOED 41 Follow closely HEED 42 Note-to-self medium, perhaps POSTIT 43 Beers from Bremen, informally STPAULIS 46 Zingy flavor TANG 47 Way off in the distance FAR 48 Agreeable words IDO 49 Defeated decisively WHIPPED 50 Fish that passes the “mirror test” of self-recognition MANTARAY 52 Salon sound SNIP 53 Poker declaration IRAISE 54 “I’ve Been Everywhere” singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame HANKSNOW 55 Mass agreements AMENS 56 “Whoever did this has it coming!” SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED 59 Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P. SWANN 60 At the end of the day AFTERALL 61 Recently OFLATE 62 “Phooey!” RATS 63 Right of way, say PRIORITY 64 Cornmeal dish at a trattoria POLENTA 65 “I ___ you!” OWE 66 Eternity EON 67 Partner of 74-Across DINE 68 Acted diplomatically MEDIATED 69 Organ above the trachea LARYNX 71 Comic Ali WONG 72 Black out REDACT 73 Big name in the cleaning aisle LYSOL 74 Partner of 67-Across WINE 75 Embody something proudly WEARIT 76 ___ Fring, “Breaking Bad” antagonist GUS 79 Spots for lavalier mics LAPELS 81 Hebrew greeting SHALOM 82 Turn to pulp MASH 83 1999 Maeve Binchy novel TARAROAD 86 Young salmon SMOLT 87 Unit of magnetic flux density GAMMA 88 Spirit with a citrus flavor ORANGEVODKA 90 Head cheese MISTERBIG 93 Minor crime MISDEMEANOR 94 Adding up (to) AMOUNTING 95 Joy on TV BEHAR 96 Button on many appliances START 97 “Network” co-star, 1976 NEDBEATTY
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# Clue Answer 1 Invigorates AMPSUP 2 Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus TORINO 3 Fighting (with) ATODDS 4 Fictional character who says “Here’s to my love!” ROMEO 5 Mechanism that controls a camera’s aperture IRIS 6 Dashboard device, in brief GPS 7 Tavern offering ALE 8 High school reunion topic MEMORIES 9 Spent EXERTED 10 Amalgamate IMMIX 11 Uninteresting game, perhaps ROUT 12 Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe ITS 13 Climbed, as a rope SHINNED 14 Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes HECATE 15 Person on a nominating committee, say SELECTOR 16 Goes nowhere in particular WANDERS 17 Psyche’s partner EROS 18 Accusatory words ETTU 19 “Well ___” THEN 22 Twice-distilled Turkish beverage RAKI 27 Item in a hedge BET 30 Lass COLLEEN 31 Semicircular? OVOID 32 With style ELEGANTLY 34 “Let’s eat!” SOUPSON 35 School with the Golden Flashes KENTSTATE 37 Traveling from place to place ITINERANT 38 Shopgirl in a Paris boutique MIDINETTE 39 Freezes STOPSDEAD 40 Homo ___ neanderthalensis SAPIENS 41 Strong urge HANKERING 42 Cough up PAY 43 Cake with a distinctive swirl SWISSROLL 44 Casual, unserious remark THROWAWAY 45 Spinal cord membranes PIAMATERS 46 Shade akin to pumpkin TANGERINE 47 Court favor in a cringey fashion FAWN 50 Beasts with enormous tusks MASTODONS 51 Shake up ROIL 52 Show warmth to SMILEAT 54 Like recording studio equipment HIFI 55 Plague AFFLICT 57 Take in EARN 58 Archer’s gift GOODAIM 63 Old curse word POX 64 Actor Pascal of “Gladiator II” PEDRO 66 What provides the big picture? ENLARGER 68 Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some MEALTIME 70 Reality TV star Hadid YOLANDA 71 Something sown, per an idiom WILDOAT 72 Macho stereotype REALMAN 74 Goes in and out WEAVES 75 Word before knows or cares WHO 76 Chess opening GAMBIT 77 Dime store? USMINT 78 In need of a haircut, say SHAGGY 80 Limerick, e.g. POEM 81 Tricked out with the latest tech SMART 82 One-named Brazilian soccer star MARTA 83 Body building? TOMB 84 ___ Crown Theater (Chicago landmark) ARIE 85 Acting without thinking RASH 86 Candy brand with a crown logo SKOR 87 See 89-Down GENE 89 87-Down makeup DNA 91 It may be rolled out in the backyard SOD 92 Setting for “The Death of Marat” TUB
NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 10, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Budget CHEAP 6 Unappetizing food GLOP 10 Hard-to-define quality CHARISMA 13 “For ___?” REAL 14 Integrated, as an approach HOLISTIC 15 Apt name for a NASCAR driver? OTTO 16 Sad remark at a carnival ring toss booth IMISSED 17 Pioneer in musical Impressionism, despite rejecting the term DEBUSSY 20 Baby blue, perhaps PEEPER 21 “I’m off!” SOLONG 22 Ribs, e.g. BONES 23 Didn’t make it through the late show, say NODDEDOFF 26 Was outstanding? OWED 27 Wants, and then some HUNGERSFOR 28 Massachusetts’ Cape ___ ANN 29 Some dragonflies DARNERS 30 “I was stuck in traffic,” perhaps LIE 31 They might have a job for you RECRUITERS 33 Where Ferrari is “RACE,” in brief NYSE 34 Sent up the wall DROVENUTS 35 Deep defenses MOATS 36 Comes out with UTTERS 37 Demand MARKET 38 Mediterranean plant named for its brightly colored flowers SUNROSE 40 Committed in front of witnesses SAIDIDO 41 Wine found in “tasting” ASTI 42 Go into overdrive TURNITON 43 Decide not to toss KEEP 44 Museums, galleries, etc. ARTSCENE 45 Trips ERRS 46 Tops BESTS
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# Clue Answer 1 Like American bacon, but not Canadian bacon CRISPED 2 Acts like a scaredy-cat? HISSES 3 Perfume compound ESTER 4 In AMID 5 Donor grp. PAC 6 Bases GROUNDS 7 “Mary Poppins” tune… “With tuppence for paper and strings…” LETSGOFLYAKITE 8 Rolled ___ OATS 9 Devious scheme PLOY 10 Manufactured wooden sheet CHIPBOARD 11 Person who’s entitled? HOMEOWNER 12 First contact ALIENENCOUNTER 17 Team for which Sandy Koufax pitched DODGERS 18 Some pillars of the community ELDERS 19 One side in an 1899–1902 war BOERS 21 Some works of Wordsworth SONNETS 23 Nature’s alternative, in a classic debate NURTURE 24 Shoved down the throat of FOISTEDON 25 Fine-grained rock… FREESTONE 27 George ___, swimming coach HAINES 29 Because of DUETO 32 Some camping excursions RVTRIPS 33 Natives of Scandinavia NORDICS 35 Center of town, on signs MAINST 37 Convenience stores MARTS 38 Benefit SAKE 39 One with a login and password USER 40 “Why not?!” SURE 42 Someone will pay for this TAB
NYT Crossword Answers for Friday, May 9, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Walks softly PADS 5 Impossible to contact by ordinary means OFFTHEGRID 15 “___, sing America” ITOO 16 Feature focused on investigation and resolution CRIMEDRAMA 17 Turf LAND 18 Downward-facing dog? CANISMAJOR 19 ___ text (label for a screen reader) ALT 20 ___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner LUIS 21 Encrust CAKE 22 What might be caught red-handed? FLYBALL 24 Cracker topper BRIE 27 Raise HOIST 28 Popular vacation spot SEASHORE 32 Talks up TOUTS 33 It’s not worth what it seems PLAYMONEY 34 Kick out OUST 35 Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica CHILE 36 Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments PEAR 37 Unfettered flow of goods FREETRADE 39 It might turn up a turnip SPADE 40 Software clients USERBASE 41 Minuscule TEENY 42 “That’s my opinion, too” SAME 43 Components of some makeovers HAIRDOS 45 Boatload SLEW 48 First-rate, in slang BOSS 49 R&B’s ___ Hill DRU 50 “Be kind!” HAVEAHEART 54 First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature TONI 55 What holding one’s thumb up might indicate INEEDARIDE 56 “How could ___?” INOT 57 Cooking byproduct sometimes called “liquid gold” PASTAWATER 58 Rescues, maybe PETS
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# Clue Answer 1 Fragrant rice dish PILAF 2 Day and night ATALLHOURS 3 “Must I spell it out further?” DONTYOUSEE 4 Turf SOD 5 Like practices associated with pentacles OCCULT 6 Enfeebled FRAIL 7 Some scuba diving gear FINS 8 “OMG, I didn’t need to know that!” TMI 9 “She’s everything. ___ just Ken” HES 10 Genre heard at many raves, for short EDM 11 Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her GRACEHOPPER 12 Asian royal RAJA 13 “Don’t worry about me” IMOK 14 Have the audacity DARE 20 Colleen LASS 23 Emotionally complex, in a way BITTERSWEET 24 James Baldwin’s “If ___ Street Could Talk” BEALE 25 One-named singer in the 2023 hit “Prada” RAYE 26 What one might subscribe to ISM 28 “I’ll let that ___ …” SLIDE 29 Not to be repeated ONEANDDONE 30 Seeking comment? READYORNOT 31 Title heroine who declares her independence in Jane Eyre EYRE 32 Stir-fry protein option TOFU 33 This, too, shall pass PHASE 35 Squeeze CRAM 38 Not yet final, in brief TBA 39 Number of kings en España named Felipe SEIS 41 Position at a food company TASTER 43 Throng HORDE 44 Boardroom group SUITS 45 Mail SHIP 46 Superboy’s crush LANA 47 Holiday lead-ins EVES 48 Entice BAIT 51 Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990 ADA 52 ___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack) HAW 53 Long period ERA 54 What a boat shouldn’t do TIP
NYT Crossword Answers for Thursday, May 8, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 2022 Jordan Peele horror/sci-fi film NOPE 5 San ___ Bay (estuary near San Francisco) PABLO 10 Noted silver-tongued Olympic gold medalist ALI 13 Coin toss call TAILS 14 Supply EQUIP 15 Generals and such BRASS 16 Quickly put (together) SLAP 17 Tres + tres + tres NUEVE 18 Single ___ (tourney type) ELIM 19 Clarifying words ASIN 20 Kierkegaard, for one DANE 21 Cattle steerers PRODS 22 Worn-down part NUB 24 Fail to understand NOTSEE 26 Section of a curriculum UNIT 28 Broadway star Hagen UTA 30 Musical pitch interval HALFTONE 34 Mayo to mayo, say ANO 35 Writer honored by Oz Park in Chicago BAUM 37 “My Neighbor ___,” 1988 Hayao Miyazaki film TOTORO 38 One not getting enough sleep in Apr., perhaps CPA 39 “Mind your own business!” … or a hint to the four sides of this puzzle BUTTOUT 41 Prefix with meter ODO 42 As a ___ RESULT 44 Prefix with phobia ACRO 45 “I’m Just ___” (2023 Oscar-nominated song) KEN 46 Halting speakers? SENTRIES 48 “Inside Politics” airer CNN 49 Field AREA 50 Like many flowers and prizes ANNUAL 52 Down in the dumps SAD 54 Tasty pastry spread ICING 57 Main ingredient in the Japanese liqueur umeshu PLUM 59 Hats, informally LIDS 62 Nice chunk of dough THOU 63 Garden tool SPADE 64 Kind of arch that resembles the shape of a Hershey’s Kiss OGEE 65 Qualifying races HEATS 66 This might come in a saucer ALIEN 67 Side to take into consideration FACET 68 Actress Goth of 2022’s “X” MIA 69 Supervises TENDS 70 Mustang feature, once TTOP
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# Clue Answer 1 Org. with probes NASA 2 Muddies, as water ROILS 3 Ascetic breakfast selection PLAINTOAST 4 Channel for watching college games ESPNU 5 Turn topsy-turvy UPEND 6 One doing some deep-sea exploration AQUANAUT 7 “Muy ___!” BUENO 8 Resides a long time ago? LIVETH 9 Be down in the dumps MOPE 10 Singer Guthrie ARLO 11 Crisscross pattern PLAID 12 Credos ISMS 15 Lacking, with “of” BEREFT 21 Bike and Bike+, e.g. PELOTONS 23 Like a witch’s cauldron BUBBLING 25 God honored by gladiatorial fights SATURN 26 Mother-of-pearl NACRE 27 How to sign a check INPEN 29 Draw tight TAUTEN 31 Criticized TOOKADIGAT 32 Primate, for humans ORDER 33 Who “can get in the way of what I’m feelin’,” in an Alicia Keys hit NOONE 36 Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card MTA 40 Obstructed, as an opening OCCLUDED 43 God who begat the Titans URANUS 47 Lissome SUPPLE 51 Author ___-René Lesage ALAIN 53 Overhead ALOFT 54 Thing on a docket ITEM 55 Something a waiter may pull out CHAIR 56 I, to Socrates IOTA 58 Sharp set? MENS 60 Interior design DECOR 61 Permeate SEEP 63 Fill fully SATE
NYT Crossword Answers for Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Manly MACHO 6 Extravagant type of fund-raiser GALA 10 Among other things: Abbr. ETC 13 ___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur UTHER 14 “Awesome!!!” EPIC 15 Drawer or door part KNOB 16 Nonviolent protest / A farewell to artist Chagall? PEACEMARCH 18 Theater boxes AMPS 19 Activity that turns an urban area into an obstacle course PARKOUR 20 Contain KEEPIN 22 “Is,” to Livy EST 23 Go with one’s ___ GUT 25 Go by car MOTOR 27 Scientist played by David Bowie in The Prestige TESLA 30 Endure / Display some humorous posters? PUTUPWITH 33 GPS datum ETA 35 Symbol in the Bluetooth logo, for one RUNE 36 ___ mode (fuel efficiency option) ECO 37 Notre Dame team / Asset in a staring contest? FIGHTINGIRISH 41 Downside CON 42 Chops (off) LOPS 43 Sci-fi publisher with a rocky peak logo TOR 44 Figure it out / “Let’s see that dance move where you lie flat by a door!” DOTHEMATH 47 Domain REALM 51 Arrogant walk STRUT 52 For reference, it’s over 21,000 pages, in brief OED 54 Antagonist in Calvin and Hobbes MOE 55 Go over again REREAD 58 Kids’ items in packs of 8 or 168 CRAYONS 61 Shed tears WEPT 62 City that dropped then restored the final letter of its name PITTSBURGH 64 Disclaimer on a secondhand product ASIS 65 Mexican money PESO 66 Slatted case CRATE 67 C.P.A.’s column header, perhaps YTD 68 High light? STAR 69 Missile chambers SILOS
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# Clue Answer 1 Bert or Ernie MUPPET 2 Relaxed ATEASE 3 Many graphics in business presentations CHARTS 4 Mild expletive HECK 5 Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps OREO 6 Get equipped (for) GEARUP 7 The cruelest mo., per T.S. Eliot APR 8 Get ready to seal, as an envelope LICK 9 Feel the pain ACHE 10 Feelings of animosity ENMITIES 11 First-rate TOPNOTCH 12 “Face the Nation” airer CBS 15 Comic strip sound of impact KAPOW 17 Hot chocolate holder MUG 21 One of 16 over the Ming dynasty EMPEROR 24 Seeks help from TURNSTO 26 Pi follower RHO 28 “Ahab’s ___” (Moby-Dick chapter) LEG 29 One who might receive a letter at school ATHLETE 31 Pull (on) TUG 32 Watt or newton UNIT 34 A little bit of everything? ATOM 37 Amenity attached to an airplane seat FOOTREST 38 Courageous INTREPID 39 Hoppy bar choice, for short IPA 40 Wrath IRE 41 Media for old music players CDS 45 Feels the pain HURTS 46 Browbeat HECTOR 48 Unconcerned with right and wrong AMORAL 49 Wish that one could LONGTO 50 Fits well (with) MESHES 53 E.N.T.s, e.g. DRS 56 Galaxy downloads APPS 57 Media ___ (news consumption) DIET 59 Basics ABCS 60 Gagarin in space YURI 61 Path WAY 63 Org. that might have you put your belt on a belt TSA
NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 First Nations group CREE 5 It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid BOOBOO 11 Layered haircut SHAG 15 Harvest REAP 16 Bacall of “How to Marry a Millionaire” LAUREN 17 “A rising ___ lifts all boats” TIDE 18 Orange-colored fruit pastry APRICOTTART 20 Central Plains tribe OTOE 21 Mistake in logical reasoning FALLACY 22 Denny’s competitor IHOP 24 Actress Cicely of “The Help” TYSON 25 “Just do it” and others ADSLOGANS 30 “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” poet GILSCOTTHERON 33 Rhymes over a backing beat RAPS 36 Head-in-the-clouds SPACY 37 City that’s home to the Shitennoji temple OSAKA 38 Words before “believe” or “declare” IDO 39 ___ generis SUI 40 More, in Mexico City MAS 42 Downturn DIP 43 Easily duped person CHUMP 45 Michelangelo marble masterpiece DAVID 48 Samosa tidbits PEAS 49 Dairy product with curds COTTAGECHEESE 52 Looks that might send a chill down one’s spine ICYSTARES 53 Fruits often poached with cinnamon PEARS 57 “None of it’s true!” LIES 58 Disposable coaster at a bar BEERMAT 60 Ocean, poetically MAIN 62 Carnival confection … or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle COTTONCANDY 66 Dad, in Korean APPA 67 Though ALBEIT 68 Soccer score GOAL 69 Member of the South Asian diaspora DESI 70 They need a push to get started PEDALS 71 Raison d’___ ETRE
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# Clue Answer 1 Crossword construction, e.g. CRAFT 2 Settle, as a debt REPAY 3 They outrank viscounts EARLS 4 Literary postscripts EPILOGS 5 Group that votes together BLOC 6 Like some ales and health bars OATY 7 Living life openly, in a way OUT 8 Garment with cups BRA 9 Opposite of ‘neath OER 10 Betting recklessly at the poker table ONTILT 11 Moe, Larry and Curly STOOGES 12 Listing of top tunes HITPARADE 13 Much ___ about nothing ADO 14 “Fancy that!” GEE 19 “Will you let me, please?” CANI 23 Snack cakes with swirls HOHOS 25 Obama health law, for short ACA 26 “What’s up, ___?” DOC 27 Totally hamper STYMIE 28 Finnish telecom giant NOKIA 29 Kudos at a poetry slam SNAPS 31 Sch. with the cheer “Geaux Tigers!” LSU 32 Spinner of silk SPIDER 33 Actress Christina of “Yellowjackets” RICCI 34 Like some committees ADHOC 35 Desired effect of a plumping gloss POUTYLIPS 39 Sudden surge SPATE 41 Summer drink suffix ADE 44 O.T. high point? MTSINAI 46 Flexible card in blackjack ACE 47 Pre-DVD format VHS 48 System of hereditary titles and noble ranks PEERAGE 50 Tank top? GASCAP 51 Design deet SPEC 54 “Are too!” response AMNOT 55 Doppler device RADAR 56 Fashion sense STYLE 58 Bring to 212° BOIL 59 Towering Tolkien creatures ENTS 60 Worked up, say MAD 61 Chest-beating mammal APE 63 Copa Mundial shout OLE 64 Still undecided, in brief TBD 65 Product of the Camellia sinensis plant TEA
NYT Crossword Answers for Monday, May 5, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Pester ANNOY 6 Words to live by MOTTO 11 Legal ___ (writing paper) PAD 14 Undefeated boxer Ali LAILA 15 Stadium employee who checks your tickets USHER 16 Sports figure informally called a “ribbie” RBI 17 The DeLorean in “Back to the Future,” e.g. TIMEMACHINE 19 Hosp. surgery sites ORS 20 Nikon F2, for one SLR 21 Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace OHARE 22 Apple desktop computer IMAC 23 More achy SORER 26 Farmers’ market setups STANDS 28 Furniture item that’s usually next to a drill DENTISTSCHAIR 32 Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui MOANA 33 Had but didn’t divulge, as information SATON 34 Purple “superfood” ACAI 37 What’s left after chopping down a tree STUMP 40 The “L” of 20-Across LENS 41 Hoedown settings BARNS 43 Big name in farming equipment DEERE 45 Information for a loan officer CREDITHISTORY 49 ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter TAMARA 50 “Such a shame!” SOSAD 52 China’s most-grown crop RICE 53 Open, as a tube of toothpaste UNCAP 56 Got together MET 58 “Who am ___ judge?” ITO 59 “I’ve known them forever!”… or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? WEGOWAYBACK 62 Up there in years OLD 63 Carne ___ (taqueria option) ASADA 64 Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car ACHOO 65 Garment at a merch table TEE 66 Wander from the group STRAY 67 Considers, as a court case HEARS
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# Clue Answer 1 Secondary social media accounts, informally ALTS 2 Nervous people might chew on them NAILS 3 Numbskull NIMROD 4 Cry at a soccer stadium OLE 5 Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving YAM 6 The “M” of T.M.I. MUCH 7 Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism? OSHA 8 Feeling while walking in a desert THIRST 9 Religious pillars TENETS 10 Unrefined metal ORE 11 Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere PROMDATE 12 Skin scrape ABRASION 13 ___ golf (sport with baskets) DISC 18 Main arteries AORTAS 22 Asthmatics’ devices INHALERS 24 “Jog my memory …” REMINDME 25 Ambient music pioneer Brian ENO 27 Must-haves during heat waves, for short ACS 29 QB miscue: Abbr. INT 30 ___ Arabia SAUDI 31 Some hosp. staffers RNS 34 As easy as ___ ABC 35 Proof of purchase for an auto owner CARTITLE 36 406, for the entire state of Montana AREACODE 38 Enero o abril MES 39 Business that may offer “pawdicures” PETSPA 42 One-named singer of “Chandelier,” 2014 SIA 44 Australian hopper, for short ROO 46 Most factual TRUEST 47 Plane’s parking spot HANGAR 48 Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles YAMAHA 51 Interior designer’s focus DECOR 52 Prison outbreak RIOT 54 Final passage of a symphony CODA 55 Not at home AWAY 57 Some U.F.C. bout enders TKOS 59 Once existed WAS 60 “Boo-___!” (triumphant shout) YAH 61 Pre-A.D., in dating BCE
NYT Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 3, 2025
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# Clue Answer 1 Source of the line “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend” ANIMALFARM 11 National Merit Scholarship qualifying exam PSAT 15 Nailed DONETOATEE 16 “Nope” UHUH 17 “Can we be real for a second?!” LETSFACEIT 18 Zippo NADA 19 Bass output ALES 20 Spicy alternative to a Frito TAKI 21 Small drama SKIT 22 Country that is more than 50% desert: Abbr. ISR 23 Frenetic bursts of energy in pets, colloquially ZOOMIES 26 Cry for help SOS 27 Löwenbräu product BIER 28 “Yessiree!” RIGHTO 30 Ubiquitous figure during the holiday season SALEPRICE 35 Subatomic particle that binds quarks together GLUON 36 Like some tournaments PROAM 37 Subj. of some interpretive work ASL 38 Malarkey HOKUM 39 How some people self-identify ITSME 40 “Whatever” LIKEICARE 42 Gets out of the way, as hair TIESUP 44 [Get out of my way!] HONK 45 Onetime union member: Abbr. SSR 46 Draw out PROLONG 49 Eponymous Belgian tourist spot SPA 52 Intervals GAPS 54 Son of Isaac and Rebekah ESAU 55 Common tater SPUD 56 Tending to get fixated, say ANAL 57 Was way too keyed up, in modern slang HADNOCHILL 60 Remoulade base, informally MAYO 61 Manchego curado or Asiago d’allevo AGEDCHEESE 62 Computer programming keyword ELSE 63 Director and co-star of 2013’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty BENSTILLER
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# Clue Answer 1 “___ and Estes — The Bestest” (1956 campaign slogan) ADLAI 2 Winter airs NOELS 3 Prefix with change INTER 4 Futz around (with) MESS 5 Fed. agency that investigates arson ATF 6 Hawaiian for “long” LOA 7 !, in mathematics FACTORIAL 8 Top unit ATEAM 9 Japanese energy-healing technique REIKI 10 Calling METIER 11 “The lowest form of human behavior,” per John Oliver PUNS 12 North African egg-and-tomato dish SHAKSHUKA 13 Museum offering with a headset AUDIOTOUR 14 “I’m responsible for what happened” THATSONME 23 Request from someone getting dressed ZIPMEUP 24 Poetic preposition OER 25 Showing exasperation, in a way SIGHING 27 Rays BEAMS 29 Pistol brand GLOCK 30 Tries to talk smoothly, in slang SPITSGAME 31 Made using traditional methods ARTISANAL 32 Stakes of some bar bets LOSERPAYS 33 Franchise based in Vegas and N.Y., among others CSI 34 Norwegian hunting dogs ELKHOUNDS 41 Long spell EON 43 Physical therapy before an operation, familiarly PREHAB 47 Tribe in Killers of the Flower Moon OSAGE 48 Weighed down LADEN 49 Pitcher’s output SPIEL 50 Beat PULSE 51 Renata ___, longtime journalist for The New Yorker ADLER 53 Blackthorn berry SLOE 55 Poet Silverstein SHEL 58 Mo. when Supreme Court terms begin OCT 59 Home of the White Sox, for short CHI