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NYT Crossword May 19 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Kiran PandeyEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOccasion for pampering6 lettersSee answer ›7ALike a baby's bottom4 lettersSee answer ›11ATaxi3 lettersSee answer ›14AThe "T" of B.L.T.6 lettersSee answer ›15AQueen of the Nile, informally4 lettersSee answer ›16AMiley Cyrus's "Party in the ___"3 lettersSee answer ›17ACasual dining chain with unlimited breadsticks11 lettersSee answer ›19ATake a load off, say3 lettersSee answer ›20AShake, as a dog's tail3 lettersSee answer ›21AMost-desired group of invitees5 lettersSee answer ›22AHome to Zion National Park4 lettersSee answer ›23ACapital of Italia4 lettersSee answer ›26ACaller of balls and strikes3 lettersSee answer ›27A"... or that's what I think, anyway," online3 lettersSee answer ›28AEvent whose symbol is five interlocking rings12 lettersSee answer ›33ADiscontinued Apple program for organizing images6 lettersSee answer ›36AMake a digital image of4 lettersSee answer ›37ARace of mythical beings, in fantasy fiction3 lettersSee answer ›38AMusical genre for D'Angelo and Erykah Badu7 lettersSee answer ›40ASome R-rated material7 lettersSee answer ›42ANumber of amendments in the Bill of Rights3 lettersSee answer ›43AJacket closer that's not a button4 lettersSee answer ›45A"We hold these ___ to be self-evident"6 lettersSee answer ›46ATheater binoculars12 lettersSee answer ›49ANumber of faces on a cube3 lettersSee answer ›50ACraftsmanship3 lettersSee answer ›51ASilverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"4 lettersSee answer ›54APresident's "no"4 lettersSee answer ›56AGlimmer5 lettersSee answer ›58AGovt. rule3 lettersSee answer ›60A"Red" or "Reputation," for Taylor Swift3 lettersSee answer ›61AStarting point for Tropicana or Florida's Natural juice11 lettersSee answer ›64ATease3 lettersSee answer ›65ADryer fuzz4 lettersSee answer ›66AWord before name or voyage6 lettersSee answer ›67ABuzzer near a flower3 lettersSee answer ›68AOdds and ___4 lettersSee answer ›69A"Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across6 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPlace in an overhead compartment4 lettersSee answer ›2DFrom the Arctic5 lettersSee answer ›3DCompadre5 lettersSee answer ›4D___ Pilkey, author/illustrator who created Captain Underpants3 lettersSee answer ›5DChowed down3 lettersSee answer ›6DMeditation method4 lettersSee answer ›7DPinches pennies, say7 lettersSee answer ›8DAlternative to Axe or Brut8 lettersSee answer ›9DPoetical units4 lettersSee answer ›10DColossal amount3 lettersSee answer ›11DPersonalized in sizing9 lettersSee answer ›12DHome of China and India4 lettersSee answer ›13DRelaxing soak4 lettersSee answer ›18DFormer student, for short4 lettersSee answer ›22DThurman of "Pulp Fiction"3 lettersSee answer ›24DCow sounds4 lettersSee answer ›25DWoodwind in a jazz band7 lettersSee answer ›27DPays no heed to7 lettersSee answer ›29DCalves, kittens and cubs5 lettersSee answer ›30DGrocery conveyances5 lettersSee answer ›31DPer person4 lettersSee answer ›32DSail the seven ___4 lettersSee answer ›33DA fan of4 lettersSee answer ›34D"Not another ___ out of you!"4 lettersSee answer ›35DNickname for Lincoln9 lettersSee answer ›39DFilm incorrectly announced as Best Picture before "Moonlight"8 lettersSee answer ›41DPatootie4 lettersSee answer ›44DMom and dad7 lettersSee answer ›47DCarnaval city3 lettersSee answer ›48DKind of party for men only4 lettersSee answer ›52DWear away, as soil5 lettersSee answer ›53DFlood embankment5 lettersSee answer ›54DWhat often follows a noun4 lettersSee answer ›55DPennsylvania city on a Great Lake4 lettersSee answer ›56DEar-to-ear expression4 lettersSee answer ›57DOffice missive4 lettersSee answer ›59DCohort that grew up with the internet4 lettersSee answer ›61DCry at a bullfight3 lettersSee answer ›62D"Argh!"3 lettersSee answer ›63DFix, as an outcome3 lettersSee answer ›
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