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New York Times Crossword May 26 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 26 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 76 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#
Ran, as colors in the washBLED4Across1 One of four on most molarsCUSP4Across5 FeeCOST4Across9 OverhaulREDO4Across13 Where India and Indonesia areASIA4Across14 Choir memberALTO4Across15 1999 sports drama co-starring Al PacinoANYGIVENSUNDAY14Across16 Fiber-rich fruitsFIGS4Across19 The "p" of r.p.m.PER3Across20 Preps for a sports competitionTRAINS6Across21 Sinusitis docENT3Across22 What the "E" stands for in 22-AcrossEAR3Across23 Born and ___BRED4Across24 1973 marital drama co-starring Elizabeth TaylorASHWEDNESDAY12Across25 T-bone or porterhouseSTEAK5Across30 Unexpected blessingBOON4Across31 Super Mario Bros. consoleNES3Across32 Take care of, as a barTEND4Across35 Firmly declaresAVOWS5Across36 "___ we forget ..."LEST4Across38 Texting tech, in briefSMS3Across39 TLC or ZZ Top, e.g.TRIO4Across40 Around, as in datesCIRCA5Across41 2003 fantasy comedy co-starring Lindsay LohanFREAKYFRIDAY12Across42 Not at homeAWAY4Across45 ___ Raisman, six-time medalist in Olympic gymnasticsALY3Across47 MimicAPE3Across48 Security devicesALARMS6Across49 Point of no return?ACE3Across51 Oft-used plaything on snow daysSLED4Across52 1970s-'80s TV staple ... or a hint to 16-, 25- and 42-AcrossMOVIEOFTHEWEEK14Across53 SubsequentlyTHEN4Across56 Locale of an arch and soleFOOT4Across57 MeanieOGRE4Across58 Actress GilbertSARA4Across59 The Venus de Milo's missing body partsARMS4Across60 Like some fiber-rich cerealsOATY4Across61

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Body part connecting the cerebrum to the spinal cordBRAINSTEM9Down1 Stretches outLENGTHENS9Down2 "Grand" ice cream brandEDYS4Down3 Hound, in two waysDOG3Down4 Stalactite siteCAVERN6Down5 ___ experienceUSER4Down6 Topic for an evangelical preacherSIN3Down7 HistoryPAST4Down8 Melodious yellow birdCANARY6Down9 Tune from way backOLDIE5Down10 Counterpart of sitSTAND5Down11 Santa's bagfulTOYS4Down12 Tablet debut of 2010IPAD4Down17 City-relatedURBAN5Down18 Thanksgiving or Easter spreadsFEASTS6Down19 "A mouse!"EEK3Down23 Bunch of dollar bills, sayWAD3Down26 Kindle download, e.g.EBOOK5Down27 Scatter, as seedsSOW3Down28 MS-___ (early PC platform)DOS3Down29 "Look at this guy spouting useless trivia!"NERDALERT9Down32 Aid for getting out of a computer jamESCAPEKEY9Down33 Didn't goSTAYED6Down34 "What ___ you up to these days?"ARE3Down36 By way ofVIA3Down37 52, in old RomeLII3Down38 "Go ahead, ask"TRYME5Down40 SobCRY3Down41 Hot breakfast bowlfulFARINA6Down42 Billionaires' boatsYACHTS6Down43 Get out of DodgeFLEE4Down44 "Hi," in HiloALOHA5Down45 Show indecisionWAVER5Down46 Quantities: Abbr.AMTS4Down49 Seat with cushionsSOFA4Down50 Chemistry 101 topicATOM4Down51 Gaming company that created Sonic the HedgehogSEGA4Down52 Not againstFOR3Down54 Pursue romanticallyWOO3Down55

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, May 26, 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.