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New York Times Crossword May 14 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 14 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 79 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#
Do a spit take?SWAB4Across1 Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdlyCRAB4Across5 Bloating relief brandGASX4Across9 "I've made a huge mistake!"OHNO4Across13 Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairsHORA4Across14 Spin instructor?PRGURU6Across15 Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?MOODRINGS9Across17 Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian timesAREPAS6Across19 Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrackMANIAC6Across20 Man's name that's also a suffixIAN3Across21 Storm centerEYE3Across23 Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?CHARACTERARCS13Across24 ___ in comparisonPALE4Across29 Starter starter?NON3Across32 Barnard graduate, e.g.ALUMNA6Across33 Long-running British record labelEMI3Across34 Canine that bitesTOOTH5Across35 Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"NOOMI5Across37 Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?REGRESSIONCURVES16Across39 Not hot or coolUNHIP5Across43 Debase oneselfSTOOP5Across44 Nickname that omits -annaARI3Across45 What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboardSTRING6Across46 Go wrongERR3Across49 Pot leaves?TEAS4Across50 Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?DIVIDINGLINES13Across51 Suffix with legalESE3Across54 Star sign?CUE3Across55 "Come on, help me out"BEAPAL6Across56 ExposedATRISK6Across60 Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?ALLELBOWS9Across63 "I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarlyLESMIS6Across66 GenuineREAL4Across67 Where to get a shelf off the shelfIKEA4Across68 BreatherREST4Across69 Certain blue noteSEXT4Across70 Fit snugly (in)NEST4Across71

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine examSOMM4Down1 "Hold your horses!"WHOA4Down2 Ghost writer?ANON4Down3 Close-fitting part of a dressBODICE6Down4 Some Mexican AmericansCHICANOS8Down5 Actor/director HowardRON3Down6 Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.ARG3Down7 Word with cable or trainingBASIC5Down8 Sound from an annoyed samoyedGRR3Down9 Time of one's lifeAGE3Down10 Starbursts?SUPERNOVAE10Down11 Bit of equipment in a dentist's officeXRAYCAMERA10Down12 Assembly of expertsPANEL5Down15 ManipulatesUSES4Down16 When doubled, zealousRAH3Down18 One-time connectionATA3Down22 Australian hoppers, for shortROOS4Down25 Nay sayersANTIS5Down26 Anticipatory events, collectivelyRUNUP5Down27 Cherubic archerAMOR4Down28 Country where potatoes originatedPERU4Down29 "Preach!"AMENSISTER10Down30 Playful poetryLIGHTVERSE10Down31 LukewarmTEPID5Down35 Stay there!HOTEL5Down36 Egyptian deity with a reduplicative nameISIS4Down38 Reduplicative nickname in pop musicRIRI4Down40 Sushi seaweedNORI4Down41 Midwestern agricultural swathCORNBELT8Down42 Fleetwood Mac vocalist StevieNICKS5Down47 Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"GNU3Down48 Where to place personal items before walking through a scannerTSABIN6Down50 "You're on!"DEAL4Down51 Settings on a bikeGEARS5Down52 Prey for an ospreyEEL3Down53 Give the finger?POKE4Down57 FloorsAWES4Down58 Exam whose score can't be argued, ironicallyLSAT4Down59 Quick chats?IMS3Down61 "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt LongworthSIT3Down62 Greta of "Past Lives"LEE3Down64 Hardly stringentLAX3Down65

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, May 14, 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.