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New York Times Crossword May 8 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 8 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
2022 Jordan Peele horror/sci-fi filmNOPE4Across1 San ___ Bay (estuary near San Francisco)PABLO5Across5 Noted silver-tongued Olympic gold medalistALI3Across10 Coin toss callAILS4Across13 SupplyEQUIP5Across14 Generals and suchBRAS4Across15 Quickly put (together)SLAP4Across16 Tres + tres + tresNUEVE5Across17 Single ___ (tourney type)ELIM4Across18 Clarifying wordsASIN4Across19 Kierkegaard, for oneDANE4Across20 Cattle steerersPRODS5Across21 Worn-down partNUB3Across22 Fail to understandNOTSEE6Across24 Section of a curriculumNIT3Across26 Broadway star HagenUTA3Across28 Musical pitch intervalHALFTON7Across30 Mayo to mayo, sayANO3Across34 Writer honored by Oz Park in ChicagoBAUM4Across35 "My Neighbor ___," 1988 Hayao Miyazaki filmTOTORO6Across37 One not getting enough sleep in Apr., perhapsCPA3Across38 "Mind your own business!" ... or a hint to the four sides of this puzzleBUTTOUT7Across39 Prefix with meterODO3Across41 As a ___RESULT6Across42 Prefix with phobiaACRO4Across44 "I'm Just ___" (2023 Oscar-nominated song)KEN3Across45 Halting speakers?ENTRIES7Across46 "Inside Politics" airerCNN3Across48 FieldARE3Across49 Like many flowers and prizesANNUAL6Across50 Down in the dumpsSAD3Across52 Tasty pastry spreadICING5Across54 Main ingredient in the Japanese liqueur umeshuPLUM4Across57 Hats, informallyLIDS4Across59 Nice chunk of doughTHOU4Across62 Garden toolSPADE5Across63 Kind of arch that resembles the shape of a Hershey's KissOGEE4Across64 Qualifying racesEATS4Across65 This might come in a saucerALIEN5Across66 Side to take into considerationFACE4Across67 Actress Goth of 2022's "X"MIA3Across68 SupervisesTENDS5Across69 Mustang feature, onceTTOP4Across70

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Org. with probesNASA4Down1 Muddies, as waterOILS4Down2 Ascetic breakfast selectionPLAINTOAST10Down3 Channel for watching college gamesESPNU5Down4 Turn topsy-turvyPEND4Down5 One doing some deep-sea explorationAQUANAUT8Down6 "Muy ___!"BUENO5Down7 Resides a long time ago?LIVETH6Down8 Be down in the dumpsOPE3Down9 Singer GuthrieARLO4Down10 Crisscross patternLAID4Down11 CredosISMS4Down12 Lacking, with "of"BEREFT6Down15 Bike and Bike+, e.g.PELOTONS8Down21 Like a witch's cauldronBUBBLING8Down23 God honored by gladiatorial fightsSATURN6Down25 Mother-of-pearlNACRE5Down26 How to sign a checkINPEN5Down27 Draw tightTAUTEN6Down29 CriticizedTOOKADIGAT10Down31 Primate, for humansORDER5Down32 Who "can get in the way of what I'm feelin'," in an Alicia Keys hitNOONE5Down33 Letters on an N.Y.C. fare cardMTA3Down36 Obstructed, as an openingOCCLUDED8Down40 God who begat the TitansURANUS6Down43 LissomeSUPPLE6Down47 Author ___-René LesageALAIN5Down51 OverheadALOFT5Down53 Thing on a docketITEM4Down54 Something a waiter may pull outCHAI4Down55 I, to SocratesIOTA4Down56 Sharp set?MENS4Down58 Interior designDECO4Down60 PermeateSEEP4Down61 Fill fullySAT3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, May 8, 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.