NYT Crossword May 11 2025 Answers (5/11/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for May 11 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword May 11, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword May 11, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/11/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Cartridge from the 1980s
10A Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"
15A "Nice!"
20A Drag-racing venue
21A Nature personified
23A "Pinky-swear?"
24A Step on a scale?
25A The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them
26A Sphere of influence
28A 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"
29A Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left
30A Outer layer of the brain
32A Inveigle
33A Package drop-off sites: Abbr.
34A "Council," in Russian
35A "Flower Myth" painter Paul
36A Takes a bit off the top
40A Showed off on an instrument
41A Follow closely
42A Note-to-self medium, perhaps
43A Beers from Bremen, informally
46A Zingy flavor
47A Way off in the distance
48A Agreeable words
49A Defeated decisively
50A Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition
52A Salon sound
53A Poker declaration
54A "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame
55A Mass agreements
56A "Whoever did this has it coming!"
59A Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.
60A At the end of the day
61A Recently
62A "Phooey!"
63A Right of way, say
64A Cornmeal dish at a trattoria
65A "I ___ you!"
66A Eternity
67A Partner of 74-Across
68A Acted diplomatically
69A Organ above the trachea
71A Comic Ali
72A Black out
73A Big name in the cleaning aisle
74A Partner of 67-Across
75A Embody something proudly
76A ___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist
79A Spots for lavalier mics
81A Hebrew greeting
82A Turn to pulp
83A 1999 Maeve Binchy novel
86A Young salmon
87A Unit of magnetic flux density
88A Spirit with a citrus flavor
90A Head cheese
93A Minor crime
94A Adding up (to)
95A Joy on TV
96A Button on many appliances
97A "Network" co-star, 1976
1D Invigorates
2D Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus
3D Fighting (with)
4D Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"
5D Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture
6D Dashboard device, in brief
7D Tavern offering
8D High school reunion topic
9D Spent
10D Amalgamate
11D Uninteresting game, perhaps
12D Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe
13D Climbed, as a rope
14D Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes
15D Person on a nominating committee, say
16D Goes nowhere in particular
17D Psyche's partner
18D Accusatory words
19D "Well ___"
22D Twice-distilled Turkish beverage
27D Item in a hedge
30D Lass
31D Semicircular?
32D With style
34D "Let's eat!"
35D School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes
37D Traveling from place to place
38D Shopgirl in a Paris boutique
39D Freezes
40D Homo ___ neanderthalensis
41D Strong urge
42D Cough up
43D Cake with a distinctive swirl
44D Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark
45D Spinal cord membranes
46D Shade akin to pumpkin
47D Court favor in a cringey fashion
50D Beasts with enormous tusks
51D Shake up
52D Show warmth to
54D Like recording studio equipment
55D Plague
57D Take in
58D Archer's gift
63D Old curse word
64D Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"
66D What provides the big picture?
68D Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some
70D Reality TV star Hadid
71D Something sown, per an idiom
72D Macho stereotype
74D Goes in and out
75D Word before knows or cares
76D Chess opening
77D Dime store?
78D In need of a haircut, say
80D Limerick, e.g.
81D Tricked out with the latest technology, say
82D One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year
83D Body building?
84D ___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)
85D Acting without thinking
86D Candy brand with a crown in its logo
87D See 89-Down
89D 87-Down makeup
91D It may be rolled out in the backyard
92D Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

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