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New York Times Crossword May 16 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 72 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 16 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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One shooting for the stars?91 AcrossReveal answer → Carnival treat510 AcrossReveal answer → One-stop shopping spot915 AcrossReveal answer → Ancient Greek marketplace516 AcrossReveal answer → "Words fail me ..."917 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist from St. Lucia518 AcrossReveal answer → The "1" of 3-1-4, say419 AcrossReveal answer → Stave (off)420 AcrossReveal answer → Place421 AcrossReveal answer → Second sight322 AcrossReveal answer → Who said "Where id is, there shall ego be"523 AcrossReveal answer → Chase, as some flies425 AcrossReveal answer → "You bet!"427 AcrossReveal answer → Cry from a captive729 AcrossReveal answer → Pool owner's problem531 AcrossReveal answer → Noted stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-08434 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Unseld, 1969 N.B.A. M.V.P.335 AcrossReveal answer → Mad scientist's creation1536 AcrossReveal answer → Nonprofit grp. founded during W.W. II340 AcrossReveal answer → "Absolutamente!"441 AcrossReveal answer → "Roots" surname542 AcrossReveal answer → Decorative work with bricks743 AcrossReveal answer → Essential445 AcrossReveal answer → Like some stories and ships447 AcrossReveal answer → It might grab a bite to eat548 AcrossReveal answer → Capture … or abandon350 AcrossReveal answer → Course finale453 AcrossReveal answer → Bias455 AcrossReveal answer → Bursting (with)456 AcrossReveal answer → Superfast puzzle solver, of a sort557 AcrossReveal answer → "Bravo, me!"958 AcrossReveal answer → Like a person getting a massage, usually560 AcrossReveal answer → Sarcastic reply when someone quotes "Star Trek"961 AcrossReveal answer → Given to fidgeting562 AcrossReveal answer → Big gain with no pain963 AcrossReveal answer →

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Something said before a click51 DownReveal answer → River through Santa Fe National Forest52 DownReveal answer → Flabbergasted53 DownReveal answer → W.C.s44 DownReveal answer → Ballpark fig.35 DownReveal answer → Tennis's Graf66 DownReveal answer → Remains overhead, say67 DownReveal answer → She outwitted Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"58 DownReveal answer → Aid for a hypnotist89 DownReveal answer → Wee bits410 DownReveal answer → Certain hiring bias611 DownReveal answer → Announcer's call before a potential buzzer beater912 DownReveal answer → Unsigned athlete913 DownReveal answer → Its milk is a source of chhurpi (Nepalese cheese)314 DownReveal answer → ___ vu424 DownReveal answer → "Check it out!"526 DownReveal answer → Soy : Spanish :: ___ : English:327 DownReveal answer → Actress Thompson of "Selma"528 DownReveal answer → Indications of passing time530 DownReveal answer → One whose voice is a muted trombone in "Peanuts"531 DownReveal answer → Tough draw932 DownReveal answer → It crawls around the web933 DownReveal answer → "Just so u know ..."334 DownReveal answer → Earth437 DownReveal answer → Radioactive element whose name is derived from the Greek for "unstable"838 DownReveal answer → Success in a game of Battleship339 DownReveal answer → Mary-Kate and Ashley644 DownReveal answer → They may grab a bite to eat645 DownReveal answer → Chaotic646 DownReveal answer → Top of a schedule, usually549 DownReveal answer → Only Catholic U.S. president besides J.F.K.550 DownReveal answer → Lit551 DownReveal answer → Cultural attraction in L.A., with "the"552 DownReveal answer → It's a long shot454 DownReveal answer → Move, informally456 DownReveal answer → Bookkeeper, for short357 DownReveal answer → Flee359 DownReveal answer →

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