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New York Times Crossword May 27 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 27 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 78 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#
Puccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"TOSCA5Across1 C-shaped shop itemCLAMP5Across6 One "B" of B&BBED3Across11 Like the base-8 number systemOCTAL5Across14 ThusHENCE5Across15 Tool for Paul BunyanAXE3Across16 Like a subsidiary with only one parentWHOLLYOWNED11Across17 One making her entrance into society, in briefDEB3Across19 Roaring Twenties or Swinging SixtiesERA3Across20 Glam rocks?GEODES6Across21 Go without foodFAST4Across22 Changes, as factory equipmentRETOOLS7Across23 No. crunchersCPAS4Across25 Swiss and JarlsbergHOLEYCHEESES12Across27 Duck-hunting hangoutBLIND5Across32 RegionAREA4Across35 Before, in poetryERE3Across36 Caaaaaaar, you might sayLIMO4Across37 HappenOCCUR5Across38 Gooey spreadBRIE4Across40 DDT bannerEPA3Across41 Part of a foot or a viaductARCH4Across42 Showing more false bashfulnessCOYER5Across43 Colorful Hindu celebrationHOLIFESTIVAL12Across44 UnhingedLOCO4Across48 Much mailLETTERS7Across49 Couple's first home?EDEN4Across53 Lines of communicationCABLES6Across55 Zoo stafferVET3Across58 U.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___CIA3Across59 Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-AcrossHOLYTRINITY11Across60 The H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th centuryHER3Across62 Throw one's hat in the ringENTER5Across63 SumTOTAL5Across64 Extra periods, in briefOTS3Across65 Like some desks and divorcesMESSY5Across66 Old West transportSTAGE5Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Word after bell or cellTOWER5Down1 Earthy pigmentOCHRE5Down2 Animal with chestnut-and-white furSTOAT5Down3 Food label abbr.CAL3Down4 Hunky-doryALLGOOD7Down5 Pick a side, sayCHOOSE6Down6 Apt rhyme for "rude"LEWD4Down7 Last monarch of the House of StuartANNE4Down8 "Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artistMCESCHER8Down9 Xing userPED3Down10 Acts that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slangBADASSERY9Down11 Past partnersEXES4Down12 Red state?DEBT4Down13 HollerYELL4Down18 Winged species of folkloreFAE3Down22 "Heavens!"OHNO4Down24 Small hailstone sizePEA3Down26 Big boatYACHT5Down28 Grade of wineCRU3Down29 Lake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of LondonERIE4Down30 Crystal gazerSEER4Down31 "Ick!"BLEH4Down32 Poet written about in the Books of TangLIPO4Down33 "Tell me"IMALLEARS9Down34 Frozen, black-and-white Nabisco treatOREOCONE8Down38 Adds to an emailCCS3Down39 Eat quickly, with "down"BOLT4Down40 Home of the Bills and Patriots, for shortAFC3Down42 Helps out a friend, purr-haps?CATSITS7Down43 Solar wind particleION3Down45 "Count on me to do my best"ILLTRY6Down46 Suddenly change courseVEER4Down47 Madonna title roleEVITA5Down50 Adjust the price onRETAG5Down51 Strunk & White's "The Elements of ___"STYLE5Down52 Zoom meeting annoyanceECHO4Down53 FareDIET4Down54 Mtn. range statsALTS4Down56 So long, farewell, auf WiedersehenBYES4Down57 Line on a skirtHEM3Down60 "___ on your life!"NOT3Down61

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, May 27, 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.