NYT Crossword May 24 2025 Answers (5/24/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for May 24 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword May 24, 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 24, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/24/25, 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 Course on behavior, for short
6A Song and dance
16A Lyrical piece
17A Like many jobs for recent grads
18A Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"
20A "That stings!"
21A Becomes inoperable, in a way
22A Sources of wind sounds
23A Neck, in Newcastle
25A Scuttlebutt, these days
26A Said, informally
27A Places for change
29A Magic center, familiarly
30A Certain digital denizen
33A Share the spotlight
34A Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs
36A Pixel-dense, for short
37A Quickly
38A Lousy pair to choose from
39A Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph
41A Guys
42A Esq., often
43A Rock band founded by three sisters
44A "Hey ___!" (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004)
45A Data command
46A Whatever
47A Digital recording pioneer
49A "Yeah, sure"
51A Producers of some waves
53A Letters for the dearly departed
54A Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps
57A "Don't expect that from me"
58A Let up
59A Charges that vary between states
60A Culls, with "out"
1D River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West
2D Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level
3D Incredulous reply to a daring scheme
4D Summer hrs. in Iowa
5D Mary I, to Henry VIII
6D Finds another purpose for
7D Quick start?
8D Old muscle cars
9D "Human Concretion" sculptor
10D Nice thing to hear from one's dining partner
11D Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring
12D Held another session
13D Younger contemporary of Virgil
14D Minus
15D Water-resistant wood
19D Exposed
24D Xi's language
26D "You did ___?!"
28D Shelters from the heat?
29D Brand
30D Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear"
31D Not recommended
32D Eton ___ (traditional English dessert)
33D Smoothie seed
34D A flute might have a short one
35D Place for a camper
37D Implement at a roast
40D Aviation legend
41D Word with air or deep
44D Undoes, in court
45D Manscape, perhaps
46D Proverbial thing to cross, in politics
48D One-sided columns
49D Radius neighbor
50D Direction for a dog
51D Thin rods, in some product names
52D Send flying
54D Magnum and Spade, for short
55D Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre
56D Social media star Addison ___

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

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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