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New York Times Crossword May 16 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 16 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
One shooting for the stars?SPACESHIP9Across1 Carnival treatTAFFY5Across10 One-stop shopping spotMEGASTORE9Across15 Ancient Greek marketplaceAGORA5Across16 "Words fail me ..."ICANTEVEN9Across17 ___ Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist from St. LuciaDEREK5Across18 The "1" of 3-1-4, sayLOSS4Across19 Stave (off)FEND4Across20 PlaceSITE4Across21 Second sightESP3Across22 Who said "Where id is, there shall ego be"FREUD5Across23 Chase, as some fliesSHAG4Across25 "You bet!"ITIS4Across27 Cry from a captiveLETMEGO7Across29 Pool owner's problemALGAE5Across31 Noted stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-08FUJI4Across34 ___ Unseld, 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P.WES3Across35 Mad scientist's creationDOOMSDAYMACHINE15Across36 Nonprofit grp. founded during W.W. IIUSO3Across40 "Absolutamente!"SISI4Across41 "Roots" surnameKINTE5Across42 Decorative work with bricksLEGOART7Across43 EssentialMUST4Across45 Like some stories and shipsTALL4Across47 It might grab a bite to eatTALON5Across48 Capture … or abandonBAG3Across50 Course finaleTEST4Across53 BiasTILT4Across55 Bursting (with)RIFE4Across56 Superfast puzzle solver, of a sortCUBER5Across57 "Bravo, me!"INAILEDIT9Across58 Like a person getting a massage, usuallyPRONE5Across60 Sarcastic reply when someone quotes "Star Trek"NERDALERT9Across61 Given to fidgetingANTSY5Across62 Big gain with no painEASYMONEY9Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Something said before a clickSMILE5Down1 River through Santa Fe National ForestPECOS5Down2 FlabbergastedAGASP5Down3 W.C.sCANS4Down4 Ballpark fig.EST3Down5 Tennis's GrafSTEFFI6Down6 Remains overhead, sayHOVERS6Down7 She outwitted Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"IRENE5Down8 Aid for a hypnotistPENDULUM8Down9 Wee bitsTADS4Down10 Certain hiring biasAGEISM6Down11 Announcer's call before a potential buzzer beaterFORTHEWIN9Down12 Unsigned athleteFREEAGENT9Down13 Its milk is a source of chhurpi (Nepalese cheese)YAK3Down14 ___ vuDEJA4Down24 "Check it out!"GOSEE5Down26 Soy : Spanish :: ___ : English:IAM3Down27 Actress Thompson of "Selma"TESSA5Down28 Indications of passing timeTICKS5Down30 One whose voice is a muted trombone in "Peanuts"ADULT5Down31 Tough drawLOSEATURN9Down32 It crawls around the webGOOGLEBOT9Down33 "Just so u know ..."FYI3Down34 EarthDIRT4Down37 Radioactive element whose name is derived from the Greek for "unstable"ASTATINE8Down38 Success in a game of BattleshipHIT3Down39 Mary-Kate and AshleyOLSENS6Down44 They may grab a bite to eatMOLARS6Down45 ChaoticUNTIDY6Down46 Top of a schedule, usuallyLINEA5Down49 Only Catholic U.S. president besides J.F.K.BIDEN5Down50 LitAFIRE5Down51 Cultural attraction in L.A., with "the"GETTY5Down52 It's a long shotTREY4Down54 Move, informallyRELO4Down56 Bookkeeper, for shortCPA3Down57 FleeLAM3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, May 16, 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.