New York Times Crossword May 25 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 25 2026. 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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Jokes (around)41 AcrossReveal answer → Not very spicy45 AcrossReveal answer → Super 8 or Red Roof Inn59 AcrossReveal answer → Paper cut?414 AcrossReveal answer → Big name in laptops415 AcrossReveal answer → Public relations concern516 AcrossReveal answer → Steamy segment in a movie917 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit that makes your lips pucker519 AcrossReveal answer → Tennis skirt feature520 AcrossReveal answer → Lack of light821 AcrossReveal answer → Locale for a plastic flamingo423 AcrossReveal answer → Yoga studio essential326 AcrossReveal answer → De-tension center?327 AcrossReveal answer → Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ million1130 AcrossReveal answer → European ski destination436 AcrossReveal answer → Volcanic spew338 AcrossReveal answer → Sample collected by Ancestry.com639 AcrossReveal answer → Daily Planet reporter Lois440 AcrossReveal answer → Show the ropes541 AcrossReveal answer → "___ sesame!"443 AcrossReveal answer → Comfortable644 AcrossReveal answer → Anguish346 AcrossReveal answer → Manage, as a bar447 AcrossReveal answer → California national park known for its dryness1148 AcrossReveal answer → Pigs' digs351 AcrossReveal answer → Number starting a countdown352 AcrossReveal answer → Sitting on453 AcrossReveal answer → Bring dishonor upon855 AcrossReveal answer → "I'm sleepy" signals560 AcrossReveal answer → Ancient Mexican empire564 AcrossReveal answer → 1980s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across?965 AcrossReveal answer → Back of a car or front of an elephant568 AcrossReveal answer → Orchestral woodwind469 AcrossReveal answer → Place of buzziness?470 AcrossReveal answer → Most watches have three of these571 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese electronics giant472 AcrossReveal answer → An estimated 25% of modern phone calls473 AcrossReveal answer →

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Seaweed in an underwater forest41 DownReveal answer → Revered figure42 DownReveal answer → Go off the deep end?43 DownReveal answer → Incredible bargain54 DownReveal answer → Kraft ___ & Cheese35 DownReveal answer → Lead-in to maker or breaker36 DownReveal answer → Give, but expect back47 DownReveal answer → Experienced during sleep68 DownReveal answer → Frothy drink often served with boba79 DownReveal answer → A ladybug landing on you is considered a good one410 DownReveal answer → Opposite of wild411 DownReveal answer → Alter ___ (other selves)412 DownReveal answer → Camera shop purchase413 DownReveal answer → Adult male deer418 DownReveal answer → A hardened criminal might have a long one822 DownReveal answer → "Yeah, yeah"824 DownReveal answer → Missing part of the Great Sphinx of Giza425 DownReveal answer → Leafy lunch order527 DownReveal answer → Piece of armadillo armor528 DownReveal answer → Common sleep disorder529 DownReveal answer → Item worn over the shoulders531 DownReveal answer → "The ___ thickens ..."432 DownReveal answer → Vocal cords, informally533 DownReveal answer → Happening534 DownReveal answer → Singer Newman with the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me"535 DownReveal answer → Chair or pew437 DownReveal answer → Coke or Pepsi442 DownReveal answer → Gimmicky routines745 DownReveal answer → Dried poblanos used in mole sauce649 DownReveal answer → Toy on a string450 DownReveal answer → Trails554 DownReveal answer → Relaxing soak455 DownReveal answer → Book just after Ezekiel, alphabetically456 DownReveal answer → Flabbergast457 DownReveal answer → Patch up458 DownReveal answer → Drifter in search of work459 DownReveal answer → What to do with egg whites when making meringue461 DownReveal answer → Luminous stellar explosion462 DownReveal answer → Women in ___ (educational advocacy group)463 DownReveal answer → Colossal quantity366 DownReveal answer → "Yoo-hoo!"367 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 25, 2026. 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.