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NYT Crossword May 21 2025 Answers

All 74 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.

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ALL CLUES74 CLUES
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1AWord with chocolate or computer4 lettersSee answer ›5AThompson or Stone of 2021's "Cruella"4 lettersSee answer ›9AFragment5 lettersSee answer ›14ASci-fi novel with giant sandworms4 lettersSee answer ›15AHelp for a faltering business4 lettersSee answer ›16AType of hunter-gatherer diet5 lettersSee answer ›17A"Smile for the photo, dude!"9 lettersSee answer ›19AAble to bend smoothly5 lettersSee answer ›20AFragment6 lettersSee answer ›21AMythological instruments of vengeance6 lettersSee answer ›22AContractor's pipe material, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24A"Work on your enunciation, bro!"11 lettersSee answer ›26AOmen7 lettersSee answer ›28ALittle bit of work3 lettersSee answer ›29A"The most beautiful deception of all," per Debussy3 lettersSee answer ›30ATedious work4 lettersSee answer ›31AMuch social media humor5 lettersSee answer ›33A"That is messed up, girl!"13 lettersSee answer ›39A___ and foremost5 lettersSee answer ›40AOrigin crossers4 lettersSee answer ›42AMarshland3 lettersSee answer ›45AOrg. whose officers train at Camp Peary3 lettersSee answer ›46ACause to jump, say7 lettersSee answer ›49A"Protect the quarterback, buddy!"11 lettersSee answer ›52APupil's place3 lettersSee answer ›53ABest way to sing6 lettersSee answer ›54AWhat "sostenuto" means in music6 lettersSee answer ›56ACuba ___ (drink)5 lettersSee answer ›57A"That's unbelievable, love!"9 lettersSee answer ›60ADiarist Nin5 lettersSee answer ›61ALeave out4 lettersSee answer ›62AFinger4 lettersSee answer ›63ASeems to point to5 lettersSee answer ›64A"Damned if ___ …"4 lettersSee answer ›65APut on a schedule4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DAtlanta-based govt. agency3 lettersSee answer ›2D"Come again?"3 lettersSee answer ›3DHow some funds are held8 lettersSee answer ›4DWhat old paint might do4 lettersSee answer ›5DSmallest three-syllable number6 lettersSee answer ›6DTin lizzie6 lettersSee answer ›7DLanguage in which "Kia ora" means "Hello"5 lettersSee answer ›8DDirector Lee3 lettersSee answer ›9DGoes for the expensive option, say8 lettersSee answer ›10DSticky, as a situation5 lettersSee answer ›11DNissan sedan6 lettersSee answer ›12DTry again6 lettersSee answer ›13D"That ___ ring a bell"6 lettersSee answer ›18DOne of two on a record4 lettersSee answer ›21DPhysicist Enrico5 lettersSee answer ›22DAfterthought's afterthought: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›23DPlug-in Chevy4 lettersSee answer ›25DGeese formations4 lettersSee answer ›27DCry near quittin' time4 lettersSee answer ›31DColorado summer hrs.3 lettersSee answer ›32DClassic cookie cutter shape4 lettersSee answer ›34DSomething feigned by Ferris Bueller to get out of school8 lettersSee answer ›35DShoshone, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›36DBiblical birthright barterer4 lettersSee answer ›37DNot from within8 lettersSee answer ›38DDepend (on)4 lettersSee answer ›41D"Get it?"3 lettersSee answer ›42DForensics HQ in Quantico, Va.6 lettersSee answer ›43DCause of some turbulent weather6 lettersSee answer ›44D"That's halfway decent!"6 lettersSee answer ›46DLike a good poker face6 lettersSee answer ›47DLook after6 lettersSee answer ›48DCry of frustration4 lettersSee answer ›50DMarie who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different science fields5 lettersSee answer ›51DEctoplasmic residue5 lettersSee answer ›55DMany ages4 lettersSee answer ›57D"Mind. Blown."3 lettersSee answer ›58DBrooding music genre3 lettersSee answer ›59DSo far3 lettersSee answer ›
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