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New York Times Crossword May 6 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 80 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 6 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 80 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#
First Nations groupCREE4Across1 It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-AidBOOBOO6Across5 Layered haircutSHAG4Across11 HarvestREAP4Across15 Bacall of "How to Marry a Millionaire"LAUREN6Across16 "A rising ___ lifts all boats"TIDE4Across17 Orange-colored fruit pastryAPRICOTTART11Across18 Central Plains tribeOTOE4Across20 Mistake in logical reasoningFALLACY7Across21 Denny's competitorIHOP4Across22 Actress Cicely of "The Help"TYSON5Across24 "Just do it" and othersADSLOGANS9Across25 "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poetGILSCOTTHERON13Across30 Rhymes over a backing beatRAPS4Across33 Head-in-the-cloudsSPACY5Across36 City that's home to the Shitennoji templeOSAKA5Across37 Words before "believe" or "declare"IDO3Across38 ___ generisSUI3Across39 More, in Mexico CityMAS3Across40 DownturnDIP3Across42 Easily duped personCHUMP5Across43 Michelangelo marble masterpieceDAVID5Across45 Samosa tidbitsPEAS4Across48 Dairy product with curdsCOTTAGECHEESE13Across49 Looks that might send a chill down one's spineICYSTARES9Across52 Fruits often poached with cinnamonPEARS5Across53 "None of it's true!"LIES4Across57 Disposable coaster at a barBEERMAT7Across58 Ocean, poeticallyMAIN4Across60 Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzleCOTTONCANDY11Across62 Dad, in KoreanAPPA4Across66 ThoughALBEIT6Across67 Soccer scoreGOAL4Across68 Member of the South Asian diasporaDESI4Across69 They need a push to get startedPEDALS6Across70 Raison d'___ETRE4Across71

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Crossword construction, e.g.CRAFT5Down1 Settle, as a debtREPAY5Down2 They outrank viscountsEARLS5Down3 Literary postscriptsEPILOGS7Down4 Group that votes togetherBLOC4Down5 Like some ales and health barsOATY4Down6 Living life openly, in a wayOUT3Down7 Garment with cupsBRA3Down8 Opposite of 'neathOER3Down9 Betting recklessly at the poker tableONTILT6Down10 Moe, Larry and CurlySTOOGES7Down11 Listing of top tunesHITPARADE9Down12 Much ___ about nothingADO3Down13 "Fancy that!"GEE3Down14 "Will you let me, please?"CANI4Down19 Snack cakes with swirlsHOHOS5Down23 Obama health law, for shortACA3Down25 "What's up, ___?"DOC3Down26 Totally hamperSTYMIE6Down27 Finnish telecom giantNOKIA5Down28 Kudos at a poetry slamSNAPS5Down29 Sch. with the cheer "Geaux Tigers!"LSU3Down31 Spinner of silkSPIDER6Down32 Actress Christina of "Yellowjackets"RICCI5Down33 Like some committeesADHOC5Down34 Desired effect of a plumping glossPOUTYLIPS9Down35 Sudden surgeSPATE5Down39 Summer drink suffixADE3Down41 O.T. high point?MTSINAI7Down44 Flexible card in blackjackACE3Down46 Pre-DVD formatVHS3Down47 System of hereditary titles and noble ranksPEERAGE7Down48 Tank top?GASCAP6Down50 Design deetSPEC4Down51 "Are too!" responseAMNOT5Down54 Doppler deviceRADAR5Down55 Fashion senseSTYLE5Down56 Bring to 212°BOIL4Down58 Towering Tolkien creaturesENTS4Down59 Worked up, sayMAD3Down60 Chest-beating mammalAPE3Down61 Copa Mundial shoutOLE3Down63 Still undecided, in briefTBD3Down64 Product of the Camellia sinensis plantTEA3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, May 6, 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.