NYT Crossword May 15 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Simeon SeigelEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1S2H3O4P5D6I7S8H9E10D11B12F13F14EAVE15IMPALA16ERA17TIED18NONOHIRTS19LOX20ARRID21INTO22SIZE23ESP24T25OPS26R27NONOEED28AR29SON30TOTO31ALOU32C33A34PO35IT36E37M38S39DOUB40LENEG41ATIVES42ANDSO43TEAR44LEAN45FL46UE47T48RYST49L50NO51NOOAP52P53USH54DE55A56ODOR57L58OOT59I60SIAH61CUD62HAWKE63NONOTATE64ALL65STEERS66AREA67LEE68NESSIE69BYRD

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES

ACROSS

1AWorkplace that often has sawdust4 lettersSHOP

5AOffered up gossip6 lettersDISHED

11AClose one, for short3 lettersBFF

14APart of a house that might shade part of a patio4 lettersEAVE

15AAfrican creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do6 lettersIMPALA

16AConstitutional change long endorsed by NOW3 lettersERA

17ASome colorful apparel13 lettersTIEDNONOHIRTS

19ABagel-and-schmear go-with3 lettersLOX

20ALongtime deodorant brand5 lettersARRID

21ACrazy about4 lettersINTO

22ANumber on a clothing tag4 lettersSIZE

23AUnnatural sight, in brief3 lettersESP

24AOutperforms4 lettersTOPS

26ACertain grain source8 lettersRNONOEED

28AWhat might bring down the house?5 lettersARSON

30AMale film character played by a female terrier named Terry4 lettersTOTO

31ABrother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball4 lettersALOU

32AAccessory for a guitar neck4 lettersCAPO

35AThingamajigs5 lettersITEMS

39AStatements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across15 lettersDOUBLENEGATIVES

42A"In conclusion …"5 lettersANDSO

43ADarn it!4 lettersTEAR

44ATilt4 lettersLEAN

45AChimney part4 lettersFLUE

47ASecret rendezvous5 lettersTRYST

49AOld-fashioned homemade cleaner8 lettersLNONOOAP

52ACall for delivery?4 lettersPUSH

54AOrg. concerned with nationwide traffic3 lettersDEA

56AScent4 lettersODOR

57ASpoils4 lettersLOOT

59AHoops great ___ Thomas5 lettersISIAH

61ACow's chew3 lettersCUD

62ADes Moines's domain13 lettersHAWKENONOTATE

64AWord after tell or catch3 lettersALL

65ADirects6 lettersSTEERS

66ASphere ... or 4πr^2, for the surface of a sphere4 lettersAREA

67AShortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames3 lettersLEE

68AScottish cryptid, informally6 lettersNESSIE

69AAny member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!"4 lettersBYRD

DOWN

1DSmall, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot5 lettersSETAE

2DEstablishment where things are cut and dried?9 lettersHAIRSALON

3DSelf-satisfied and then some9 lettersOVERPROUD

4DSpa service, for short4 lettersPEDI

5DExhibit in a natural history museum, informally4 lettersDINO

6DCool cat's "Roger that"5 lettersIMHIP

7DDizzy feeling, with "the"5 lettersSPINS

8DEponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award4 lettersHART

9DCharger in una corrida6 lettersELTORO

10DChargers in courts, for short3 lettersDAS

11DProve untrue5 lettersBELIE

12DSuddenly went still5 lettersFROZE

13DLike some documents in the pre-internet age5 lettersFAXED

18DAcknowledge nonverbally5 lettersNODTO

22DWith an air of haughtiness8 lettersSNOOTILY

25DIn days past4 lettersONCE

27DShout in a game of tag5 lettersNOTIT

29DReplaces7 lettersSUBSFOR

30DCaesar wrap?4 lettersTOGA

31D___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron3 lettersADA

33DLead-in to chamber4 lettersANTE

34DLetter before cue3 lettersPEE

36DMark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman9 lettersEVESDIARY

37DCarnivore9 lettersMEATEATER

38DFig. written in boxes on a W-93 lettersSSN

40DWoman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit4 lettersLOLA

41DLiberal ___4 lettersARTS

46DBurning the midnight oil, say6 lettersUPLATE

48DBeast with a horn5 lettersRHINO

49DIn the neighborhood5 lettersLOCAL

50DSmall bump6 lettersNODULE

51DWord after wet, pool or chicken6 lettersNOODLE

52DSlow sorts, in slang5 lettersPOKES

53DBaby carriers5 lettersUTERI

55DIn the lead5 lettersAHEAD

58DIs behind4 lettersOWES

60DShot in the dark4 lettersSTAB

62DSister channel of QVC3 lettersHSN

63DNarrow amount to win by4 lettersNOSE

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