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New York Times Crossword May 12 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 12 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cowboy's ropeLASSO5Across1 Relative of a milkshakeMALT4Across6 NaClSALT4Across10 Take placeOCCUR5Across14 Director Kazan who helped popularize Method actingELIA4Across15 Falco of "The Sopranos"EDIE4Across16 Dessert cocktail with crème de cacaoBRANDYALEXANDER15Across17 "Ready, ___, go!"SET3Across20 Serpentine swimmersEELS4Across21 Common destination for a field tripMUSEUM6Across22 Funeral vesselURN3Across23 Contacted using a beeperPAGED5Across24 Created, as yarn or a spider webSPUN4Across25 10-12-year-oldTWEEN5Across28 ___ FranciscoSAN3Across31 Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop LaneCANDYLAND9Across34 Dig (out)GOUGE5Across36 "Goodie" on classic radioOLDIE5Across38 Food label inits.RDA3Across39 "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!"ANGER5Across40 Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboistREEDS5Across41 Move from an acrobat or breakdancerHANDSTAND9Across42 Negative conjunctionNOR3Across44 Montana is the only U.S. state with one in SpanishMOTTO5Across45 Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class)ARTS4Across46 What a baby's bib might protect a onesie fromDROOL5Across47 Standout athlete, for shortMVP3Across50 Free items that come with drinksSTRAWS6Across52 Black-and-white cookieOREO4Across54 What some people confuse with a monkeyAPE3Across56 Scottish archipelago west of NorwaySHETLANDISLANDS15Across59 What spectacles perch onNOSE4Across62 "Oh, uh-huh, sure"IBET4Across63 Magicians' criesTADAS5Across64 Figure (out)SUSS4Across65 Social worker's assignmentCASE4Across66 Parental authoritySAYSO5Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Arcing tennis shotsLOBS4Down1 Farmland unitACRE4Down2 Jazz singer's improvised syllablesSCAT4Down3 What the circle on the Japanese flag representsSUN3Down4 "Can I take your ___?" (server's question)ORDER5Down5 Brunch or lunchMEAL4Down6 "___ well that ends well!"ALLS4Down7 Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"LIE3Down8 Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all"TAXMAN6Down9 Touch or tasteSENSE5Down10 Source of extra sweetnessADDEDSUGAR10Down11 SteadLIEU4Down12 Four years, for a presidentTERM4Down13 1983 musical starring Barbra StreisandYENTL5Down18 Sept. precederAUG3Down19 Loosened, as a knotUNDID5Down23 NitpickerPEDANT6Down24 ContemptSCORN5Down25 Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherersPALEO5Down26 Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, sayUNDERDRESS10Down27 Noted painter of soup cansWARHOL6Down29 Go untilENDAT5Down30 Who might help an author get a book dealAGENT5Down32 Stereotypical bookwormsNERDS5Down33 "Affirmative"YES3Down35 What you might "fill 'er up" withGAS3Down36 Alternative to bottledONTAP5Down37 Mosque toppersDOMES5Down43 Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles)MOSAIC6Down45 Gives stars to, sayRATES5Down48 "Wise" birdOWL3Down49 Hybrid ChevysVOLTS5Down51 Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in briefSSNS4Down52 "___ shalt not …"THOU4Down53 Poetic tributesODES4Down54 Formal ceremonyRITE4Down55 Boy's name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?ANDY4Down56 Smartphone predecessors, in briefPDAS4Down57 Competitor of Petro-CanadaESSO4Down58 Org. with the Knicks and ClippersNBA3Down60 Battery for some small toysAAA3Down61

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 12, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.