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New York Times Crossword May 23 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 23 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#
Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g.FASTCASUAL10Across1 Hand-held 2000s Sony console, for shortPSP3Across11 "The Black Unicorn" poet, 1978AUDRELORDE10Across14 "Oh, that's a good one"HAHA4Across15 "Actually, I have good news"ITSYOURLUCKYDAY15Across16 CrushROUT4Across18 Punt e ___ (vermouth brand)MES3Across19 Tight formationHUDDLE6Across20 Express disapproval, in a wayHISS4Across21 Boston University athleteTERRIER7Across23 ExpectAWAIT5Across24 Inst. in AthensUGA3Across27 Color akin to camelTAN3Across29 Sucked upKISSEDBUTT10Across30 Class in middle or high schoolGYM3Across33 Yellowstone traffic stoppersELK3Across36 Cocktails garnished with mint leavesMOJITOS7Across37 Digitus minimus pedis, for oneTOE3Across39 "Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak.ELF3Across40 "I'm listening ..."TELLMEMORE10Across41 BaboonOAF3Across43 First in command?CEE3Across46 "The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artistMONET5Across47 Uber-progressivesFARLEFT7Across48 DoppelgängerTWIN4Across51 Feeling it moreACHIER6Across53 "Very. Funny."HAR3Across54 DrudgeTOIL4Across55 Something taken by many artistsCREATIVELICENSE15Across59 Fish bred by Roman noblesEELS4Across62 What might get you out of a jam?SIDESTREET10Across63 1/48 cup: Abbr.TSP3Across64 What some loggers logKEYSTROKES10Across65

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
UprightFAIR4Down1 Malibu, e.g.AUTO4Down2 Calif. school that runs the Mount Laguna ObservatorySDSU4Down3 "Have a taste"TRYTHIS7Down4 Steering committee V.I.P.CEO3Down5 Quinquennial campus visitors, maybeALUMS5Down6 It hurts when it comes upSORESUBJECT11Down7 Digital addressesURLS4Down8 Secondary residence on a property, for shortADU3Down9 Café add-inLECHE5Down10 Children's character who wears a duffle coatPADDINGTON10Down11 Cement ingredientSHALE5Down12 One footing the billPAYER5Down13 Monster slain in one of Hercules' 12 laborsHYDRA5Down15 Author VonnegutKURT4Down17 ObjectITEM4Down22 Little ratsTATTLETALES11Down23 Fruit that grows on Jamaican beachesAKEE4Down24 DeterminationWILL4Down25 Request a handASKFORHELP10Down26 CunningGUILE5Down28 PeriodDOT3Down31 South Korean golfer KimTOM3Down32 Days long pastYORE4Down34 ConveneMEET4Down35 Place for a cabinSEMI4Down38 ___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas XMONTERO7Down42 Fugitive's coverALIAS5Down44 Units that might be metrical or imperialFEET4Down45 AspectFACET5Down48 A lot can be made of theseACRES5Down49 Check for pieces, sayFRISK5Down50 Watch this space!WRIST5Down52 Actress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi"HEDY4Down54 Kid-friendly race length, in briefONEK4Down56 "Gotcha"ISEE4Down57 Some redosLETS4Down58 Compete (for)VIE3Down60 Middle: Abbr.CTR3Down61

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, May 23, 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.