NYT Crossword May 27 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday 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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1APuccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"5 lettersSee answer ›6AC-shaped shop item5 lettersSee answer ›11AOne "B" of B&B3 lettersSee answer ›14ALike the base-8 number system5 lettersSee answer ›15AThus5 lettersSee answer ›16ATool for Paul Bunyan3 lettersSee answer ›17ALike a subsidiary with only one parent11 lettersSee answer ›19AOne making her entrance into society, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›20ARoaring Twenties or Swinging Sixties3 lettersSee answer ›21AGlam rocks?6 lettersSee answer ›22AGo without food4 lettersSee answer ›23AChanges, as factory equipment7 lettersSee answer ›25ANo. crunchers4 lettersSee answer ›27ASwiss and Jarlsberg12 lettersSee answer ›32ADuck-hunting hangout5 lettersSee answer ›35ARegion4 lettersSee answer ›36ABefore, in poetry3 lettersSee answer ›37ACaaaaaaar, you might say4 lettersSee answer ›38AHappen5 lettersSee answer ›40AGooey spread4 lettersSee answer ›41ADDT banner3 lettersSee answer ›42APart of a foot or a viaduct4 lettersSee answer ›43AShowing more false bashfulness5 lettersSee answer ›44AColorful Hindu celebration12 lettersSee answer ›48AUnhinged4 lettersSee answer ›49AMuch mail7 lettersSee answer ›53ACouple's first home?4 lettersSee answer ›55ALines of communication6 lettersSee answer ›58AZoo staffer3 lettersSee answer ›59AU.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___3 lettersSee answer ›60ACentral Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across11 lettersSee answer ›62AThe H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th century3 lettersSee answer ›63AThrow one's hat in the ring5 lettersSee answer ›64ASum5 lettersSee answer ›65AExtra periods, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›66ALike some desks and divorces5 lettersSee answer ›67AOld West transport5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DWord after bell or cell5 lettersSee answer ›2DEarthy pigment5 lettersSee answer ›3DAnimal with chestnut-and-white fur5 lettersSee answer ›4DFood label abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›5DHunky-dory7 lettersSee answer ›6DPick a side, say6 lettersSee answer ›7DApt rhyme for "rude"4 lettersSee answer ›8DLast monarch of the House of Stuart4 lettersSee answer ›9D"Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artist8 lettersSee answer ›10DXing user3 lettersSee answer ›11DActs that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slang9 lettersSee answer ›12DPast partners4 lettersSee answer ›13DRed state?4 lettersSee answer ›18DHoller4 lettersSee answer ›22DWinged species of folklore3 lettersSee answer ›24D"Heavens!"4 lettersSee answer ›26DSmall hailstone size3 lettersSee answer ›28DBig boat5 lettersSee answer ›29DGrade of wine3 lettersSee answer ›30DLake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of London4 lettersSee answer ›31DCrystal gazer4 lettersSee answer ›32D"Ick!"4 lettersSee answer ›33DPoet written about in the Books of Tang4 lettersSee answer ›34D"Tell me"9 lettersSee answer ›38DFrozen, black-and-white Nabisco treat8 lettersSee answer ›39DAdds to an email3 lettersSee answer ›40DEat quickly, with "down"4 lettersSee answer ›42DHome of the Bills and Patriots, for short3 lettersSee answer ›43DHelps out a friend, purr-haps?7 lettersSee answer ›45DSolar wind particle3 lettersSee answer ›46D"Count on me to do my best"6 lettersSee answer ›47DSuddenly change course4 lettersSee answer ›50DMadonna title role5 lettersSee answer ›51DAdjust the price on5 lettersSee answer ›52DStrunk & White's "The Elements of ___"5 lettersSee answer ›53DZoom meeting annoyance4 lettersSee answer ›54DFare4 lettersSee answer ›56DMtn. range stats4 lettersSee answer ›57DSo long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen4 lettersSee answer ›60DLine on a skirt3 lettersSee answer ›61D"___ on your life!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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