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NYT Crossword May 14 2025 Answers

All 79 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES79 CLUES
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1ADo a spit take?4 lettersSee answer ›5ASea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly4 lettersSee answer ›9ABloating relief brand4 lettersSee answer ›13A"I've made a huge mistake!"4 lettersSee answer ›14ADance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs4 lettersSee answer ›15ASpin instructor?6 lettersSee answer ›17AColor-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?9 lettersSee answer ›19AColombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times6 lettersSee answer ›20AHit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack6 lettersSee answer ›21AMan's name that's also a suffix3 lettersSee answer ›23AStorm center3 lettersSee answer ›24AHeroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?13 lettersSee answer ›29A___ in comparison4 lettersSee answer ›32AStarter starter?3 lettersSee answer ›33ABarnard graduate, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›34ALong-running British record label3 lettersSee answer ›35ACanine that bites5 lettersSee answer ›37AActress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"5 lettersSee answer ›39AVisual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?16 lettersSee answer ›43ANot hot or cool5 lettersSee answer ›44ADebase oneself5 lettersSee answer ›45ANickname that omits -anna3 lettersSee answer ›46AWhat might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard6 lettersSee answer ›49AGo wrong3 lettersSee answer ›50APot leaves?4 lettersSee answer ›51ASome painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?13 lettersSee answer ›54ASuffix with legal3 lettersSee answer ›55AStar sign?3 lettersSee answer ›56A"Come on, help me out"6 lettersSee answer ›60AExposed6 lettersSee answer ›63AAwkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?9 lettersSee answer ›66A"I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly6 lettersSee answer ›67AGenuine4 lettersSee answer ›68AWhere to get a shelf off the shelf4 lettersSee answer ›69ABreather4 lettersSee answer ›70ACertain blue note4 lettersSee answer ›71AFit snugly (in)4 lettersSee answer ›
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1D2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Hold your horses!"4 lettersSee answer ›3DGhost writer?4 lettersSee answer ›4DClose-fitting part of a dress6 lettersSee answer ›5DSome Mexican Americans8 lettersSee answer ›6DActor/director Howard3 lettersSee answer ›7DHome to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›8DWord with cable or training5 lettersSee answer ›9DSound from an annoyed samoyed3 lettersSee answer ›10DTime of one's life3 lettersSee answer ›11DStarbursts?10 lettersSee answer ›12DBit of equipment in a dentist's office10 lettersSee answer ›15DAssembly of experts5 lettersSee answer ›16DManipulates4 lettersSee answer ›18DWhen doubled, zealous3 lettersSee answer ›22DOne-time connection3 lettersSee answer ›25DAustralian hoppers, for short4 lettersSee answer ›26DNay sayers5 lettersSee answer ›27DAnticipatory events, collectively5 lettersSee answer ›28DCherubic archer4 lettersSee answer ›29DCountry where potatoes originated4 lettersSee answer ›30D"Preach!"10 lettersSee answer ›31DPlayful poetry10 lettersSee answer ›35DLukewarm5 lettersSee answer ›36DStay there!5 lettersSee answer ›38DEgyptian deity with a reduplicative name4 lettersSee answer ›40DReduplicative nickname in pop music4 lettersSee answer ›41DSushi seaweed4 lettersSee answer ›42DMidwestern agricultural swath8 lettersSee answer ›47DFleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie5 lettersSee answer ›48DCreature that stampeded in "The Lion King"3 lettersSee answer ›50DWhere to place personal items before walking through a scanner6 lettersSee answer ›51D"You're on!"4 lettersSee answer ›52DSettings on a bike5 lettersSee answer ›53DPrey for an osprey3 lettersSee answer ›57DGive the finger?4 lettersSee answer ›58DFloors4 lettersSee answer ›59DExam whose score can't be argued, ironically4 lettersSee answer ›61DQuick chats?3 lettersSee answer ›62D"If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth3 lettersSee answer ›64DGreta of "Past Lives"3 lettersSee answer ›65DHardly stringent3 lettersSee answer ›
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