NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 30, 2025
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Clues72
Across33
Down39
ConstructorRafael Musa
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Establishment that might host a drag brunch (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGAYBAR→
7A
Something that's filled with bad words (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSWEARJAR→
15A
Common final score in the Champions League (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONEONE→
16A
Bottleful at a barbecue (8)
Starts with H, ends with EHOTSAUCE→
17A
"Hell, yeah!" (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLETSGO→
18A
The White Stripes or Deep Purple (8)
Starts with R, ends with DROCKBAND→
19A
Hip (to) (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWISE→
20A
"I am an idiot!" (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDUH→
21A
Turpentine sources (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPINES→
22A
"We're leaving soon!" (9)
Starts with A, ends with DALLABOARD→
25A
Is serious (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMEANSIT→
28A
Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
29A
Go pffft (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDIE→
32A
"The Good Dinosaur" protagonist (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
33A
___ green (3)
Starts with P, ends with APEA→
35A
Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g. (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCIONS→
37A
Things checked at checkpoints (15)
Starts with D, ends with SDRIVERSLICENSES→
40A
Thrift store transaction (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERESALE→
41A
Prefix with car or hotel (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
42A
South Asian wrap (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
43A
Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEDT→
46A
Cabaret performer, e.g. (7)
Starts with A, ends with EARTISTE→
48A
Leavened loaf made sans yeast (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSODABREAD→
50A
Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
53A
Oscar-winning Saldaña (3)
Starts with Z, ends with EZOE→
57A
Know someone who knows someone, say (8)
Starts with H, ends with NHAVEANIN→
59A
Dish often served on a skillet (6)
Starts with F, ends with AFAJITA→
61A
Sure thing (8)
Starts with S, ends with KSLAMDUNK→
62A
"Don't worry about me" (6)
Starts with I, ends with YIMOKAY→
63A
Some nostalgic throwbacks (8)
Starts with O, ends with SOLDSONGS→
64A
Rare treat, maybe? (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERIBEYE→
Down
1D
Shout during a Real Madrid penalty shootout (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGOL→
2D
From the top (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
3D
Elusive hirsute creature (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
4D
Brazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba (9)
Starts with B, ends with ABOSSANOVA→
5D
Early investors, in lingo (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANGELS→
6D
Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
7D
Topiarist's "canvas" (5)
Starts with S, ends with BSHRUB→
8D
"Hell, yeah!" (6)
Starts with W, ends with OWOOHOO→
9D
Alternative to an ellipsis (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
10D
Stock seller's stipulation (8)
Starts with A, ends with EASKPRICE→
11D
Overzealous (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRABID→
12D
Evan : Welsh :: ___ : Spanish (4)
Starts with J, ends with NJUAN→
13D
Possible side effect of corticosteroids (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACNE→
14D
Merlot and Shiraz (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREDS→
20D
Some outcomes from Match.com (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDATES→
23D
See what someone is saying? (7)
Starts with L, ends with DLIPREAD→
24D
4 is a good one, in brief (7)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSCORE→
25D
Mother, in Milan (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMADRE→
26D
Slipped (5)
Starts with E, ends with DERRED→
27D
Star cluster? (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALIST→
29D
South Asian wraps (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOSAS→
30D
Unlikely to react (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINERT→
31D
Nail polish brand with a Gossip N’ Spill shade (5)
Starts with E, ends with EESSIE→
34D
Brown ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
36D
Conspiracy theory trope (9)
Starts with I, ends with BINSIDEJOB→
38D
Mythical land of untold riches (8)
Starts with E, ends with OELDORADO→
39D
"It matters to me" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
45D
Stunning (6)
Starts with D, ends with GDAZING→
47D
Typical floor covering in a washitsu (6)
Starts with T, ends with ITATAMI→
48D
Apparently is (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEEMS→
49D
Strikes on the noggin (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBONKS→
50D
Super-duper (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHSO→
51D
Like some orders (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTALL→
52D
Super Bowl highlight (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTVAD→
55D
Company named for a goddess (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENIKE→
56D
"All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song) (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
58D
She's a believer (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNUN→
59D
Christmas centerpiece (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFIR→
60D
Something said repeatedly at sea (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAYE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 30, 2025?+
72 clues: 33 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Establishment that might host a drag brunch (GAYBAR); Something that's filled with bad words (SWEARJAR); Common final score in the Champions League (ONEONE).
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