NYT Crossword May 17 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday 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 Ryan JudgeEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1L2I3S4T5S6B7I8N9S10O11M12A13N14AGAVE15ANYA16DVICE17KIMSC18ONVENIENCE19EVE20TRAIT21ARI22RED23GIANT24SLIM25E26D27ARO28AR29LO30TATE31F32LYIN33GSOUT34H35RAN36RIDESUP37GHA38STLY39ONEG40ML41K42ASH43GEL44SPIL45LTHE46T47E48A49DI50NO51TEES52RUGS53RAVEN54S55EAT56SALOT57ONETOT58EN59HOTAIR60CCR61MORE62ALONSO63KEY64APEX65TENETS

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMuch mail to Santa5 lettersLISTS
6ARubbish destinations4 lettersBINS
14AMescal source5 lettersAGAVE
15ATip line?9 lettersANYADVICE
20AHair color, e.g.5 lettersTRAIT
21ACards' home3 lettersARI
28ABritish singer ___ Parks4 lettersARLO
31AGoing down, in a way11 lettersFLYINGSOUTH
37AFrightful7 lettersGHASTLY
42ANeutral color3 lettersASH
43AWork well together3 lettersGEL
44A"C'mon, dish it!"11 lettersSPILLTHETEA
49AChicken nugget shape4 lettersDINO
52ACauses of some burns4 lettersRUGS
55AFills up8 lettersEATSALOT
57AScale range8 lettersONETOTEN
59ABlather6 lettersHOTAIR
61AFurther4 lettersMORE
63AMap inset3 lettersKEY
64AEnd of a trail, perhaps4 lettersAPEX
65AThey're accepted at church6 lettersTENETS
DOWN
2D"Enough!"5 lettersIGIVE
3DPrime choice15 lettersSAMEDAYDELIVERY
4DThey're found in dens3 lettersTVS
5DSports and Arts, e.g.8 lettersSECTIONS
6DSomething to take in from a boat11 lettersBANANASPLIT
8DDostoyevsky's denial4 lettersNYET
10DHaving lost interest6 lettersOVERIT
16DTurn (up)4 lettersDIAL
23DComposer Edvard5 lettersGRIEG
24D"Anyway, gonna move on now"11 lettersSOTHATSTHAT
26DNot own4 lettersDENY
29DSchlep3 lettersLUG
31DEnd part of a violin bow4 lettersFROG
33DForrest of film4 lettersGUMP
34DMiscellany4 lettersHASH
41DPart of a cold pack?7 lettersKLEENEX
44DWine valley in the Bay Area6 lettersSONOMA
45DGreen expanse3 lettersLEA
47DOne with an "I" problem?6 lettersEGOIST
50DIt's not gross3 lettersNET
53DSway4 lettersROCK
54D"Enough!"4 lettersSTOP
56DBase of a pump4 lettersSOLE
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