NYT Crossword May 3 2025 Answers
All 70 clues from the Saturday 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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1ASource of the line "Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend"10 lettersSee answer ›11ANational Merit Scholarship qualifying exam4 lettersSee answer ›15ANailed10 lettersSee answer ›16A"Nope"4 lettersSee answer ›17A"Can we be real for a second?!"10 lettersSee answer ›18AZippo4 lettersSee answer ›19ABass output4 lettersSee answer ›20ASpicy alternative to a Frito4 lettersSee answer ›21ASmall drama4 lettersSee answer ›22ACountry that is more than 50% desert: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›23AFrenetic bursts of energy in pets, colloquially7 lettersSee answer ›26ACry for help3 lettersSee answer ›27ALöwenbräu product4 lettersSee answer ›28A"Yessiree!"6 lettersSee answer ›30AUbiquitous figure during the holiday season9 lettersSee answer ›35ASubatomic particle that binds quarks together5 lettersSee answer ›36ALike some tournaments5 lettersSee answer ›37ASubj. of some interpretive work3 lettersSee answer ›38AMalarkey5 lettersSee answer ›39AHow some people self-identify5 lettersSee answer ›40A"Whatever"9 lettersSee answer ›42AGets out of the way, as hair6 lettersSee answer ›44A[Get out of my way!]4 lettersSee answer ›45AOnetime union member: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›46ADraw out7 lettersSee answer ›49AEponymous Belgian tourist spot3 lettersSee answer ›52AIntervals4 lettersSee answer ›54ASon of Isaac and Rebekah4 lettersSee answer ›55ACommon tater4 lettersSee answer ›56ATending to get fixated, say4 lettersSee answer ›57AWas way too keyed up, in modern slang10 lettersSee answer ›60ARemoulade base, informally4 lettersSee answer ›61AManchego curado or Asiago d'allevo10 lettersSee answer ›62AComputer programming keyword4 lettersSee answer ›63ADirector and co-star of 2013's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"10 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1D"___ and Estes — The Bestest" (1956 campaign slogan)5 lettersSee answer ›2DWinter airs5 lettersSee answer ›3DPrefix with change5 lettersSee answer ›4DFutz around (with)4 lettersSee answer ›5DFed. agency that investigates arson3 lettersSee answer ›6DHawaiian for "long"3 lettersSee answer ›7D!, in mathematics9 lettersSee answer ›8DTop unit5 lettersSee answer ›9DJapanese energy-healing technique5 lettersSee answer ›10DCalling6 lettersSee answer ›11D"The lowest form of human behavior," per John Oliver4 lettersSee answer ›12DNorth African egg-and-tomato dish9 lettersSee answer ›13DMuseum offering with a headset9 lettersSee answer ›14D"I'm responsible for what happened"9 lettersSee answer ›23DRequest from someone getting dressed7 lettersSee answer ›24DPoetic preposition3 lettersSee answer ›25DShowing exasperation, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›27DRays5 lettersSee answer ›29DPistol brand5 lettersSee answer ›30DTries to talk smoothly, in slang9 lettersSee answer ›31DMade using traditional methods9 lettersSee answer ›32DStakes of some bar bets9 lettersSee answer ›33DFranchise based in Vegas and N.Y., among others3 lettersSee answer ›34DNorwegian hunting dogs9 lettersSee answer ›41DLong spell3 lettersSee answer ›43DPhysical therapy before an operation, familiarly6 lettersSee answer ›47DTribe in "Killers of the Flower Moon"5 lettersSee answer ›48DWeighed down5 lettersSee answer ›49DPitcher's output5 lettersSee answer ›50DBeat5 lettersSee answer ›51DRenata ___, longtime journalist for The New Yorker5 lettersSee answer ›53DBlackthorn berry4 lettersSee answer ›55DPoet Silverstein4 lettersSee answer ›58DMo. when Supreme Court terms begin3 lettersSee answer ›59DHome of the White Sox, for short3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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