New York Times Crossword May 15 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 15 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Workplace that often has sawdust41 AcrossReveal answer → Offered up gossip65 AcrossReveal answer → Close one, for short311 AcrossReveal answer → Part of a house that might shade part of a patio414 AcrossReveal answer → African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do615 AcrossReveal answer → Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW316 AcrossReveal answer → Some colorful apparel1317 AcrossReveal answer → Bagel-and-schmear go-with319 AcrossReveal answer → Longtime deodorant brand520 AcrossReveal answer → Crazy about421 AcrossReveal answer → Number on a clothing tag422 AcrossReveal answer → Unnatural sight, in brief323 AcrossReveal answer → Outperforms424 AcrossReveal answer → Certain grain source826 AcrossReveal answer → What might bring down the house?528 AcrossReveal answer → Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry430 AcrossReveal answer → Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball431 AcrossReveal answer → Accessory for a guitar neck432 AcrossReveal answer → Thingamajigs535 AcrossReveal answer → Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across1539 AcrossReveal answer → "In conclusion …"542 AcrossReveal answer → Darn it!443 AcrossReveal answer → Tilt444 AcrossReveal answer → Chimney part445 AcrossReveal answer → Secret rendezvous547 AcrossReveal answer → Old-fashioned homemade cleaner849 AcrossReveal answer → Call for delivery?452 AcrossReveal answer → Org. concerned with nationwide traffic354 AcrossReveal answer → Scent456 AcrossReveal answer → Spoils457 AcrossReveal answer → Hoops great ___ Thomas559 AcrossReveal answer → Cow's chew361 AcrossReveal answer → Des Moines's domain1362 AcrossReveal answer → Word after tell or catch364 AcrossReveal answer → Directs665 AcrossReveal answer → Sphere ... or 4πr^2, for the surface of a sphere466 AcrossReveal answer → Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames367 AcrossReveal answer → Scottish cryptid, informally668 AcrossReveal answer → Any member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!"469 AcrossReveal answer →

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Small, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot51 DownReveal answer → Establishment where things are cut and dried?92 DownReveal answer → Self-satisfied and then some93 DownReveal answer → Spa service, for short44 DownReveal answer → Exhibit in a natural history museum, informally45 DownReveal answer → Cool cat's "Roger that"56 DownReveal answer → Dizzy feeling, with "the"57 DownReveal answer → Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award48 DownReveal answer → Charger in una corrida69 DownReveal answer → Chargers in courts, for short310 DownReveal answer → Prove untrue511 DownReveal answer → Suddenly went still512 DownReveal answer → Like some documents in the pre-internet age513 DownReveal answer → Acknowledge nonverbally518 DownReveal answer → With an air of haughtiness822 DownReveal answer → In days past425 DownReveal answer → Shout in a game of tag527 DownReveal answer → Replaces729 DownReveal answer → Caesar wrap?430 DownReveal answer → ___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron331 DownReveal answer → Lead-in to chamber433 DownReveal answer → Letter before cue334 DownReveal answer → Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman936 DownReveal answer → Carnivore937 DownReveal answer → Fig. written in boxes on a W-9338 DownReveal answer → Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit440 DownReveal answer → Liberal ___441 DownReveal answer → Burning the midnight oil, say646 DownReveal answer → Beast with a horn548 DownReveal answer → In the neighborhood549 DownReveal answer → Small bump650 DownReveal answer → Word after wet, pool or chicken651 DownReveal answer → Slow sorts, in slang552 DownReveal answer → Baby carriers553 DownReveal answer → In the lead555 DownReveal answer → Is behind458 DownReveal answer → Shot in the dark460 DownReveal answer → Sister channel of QVC362 DownReveal answer → Narrow amount to win by463 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.