NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 5, 2025
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
ConstructorEric Rollfing
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Pester (5)
Starts with A, ends with YANNOY→
6A
Words to live by (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMOTTO→
11A
Legal ___ (writing paper) (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPAD→
14A
Undefeated boxer Ali (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALAILA→
15A
Stadium employee who checks your tickets (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUSHER→
16A
Sports figure informally called a "ribbie" (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
17A
The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g. (11)
Starts with T, ends with ETIMEMACHINE→
19A
Hosp. surgery sites (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
20A
Nikon F2, for one (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
21A
Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHARE→
22A
Apple desktop computer (4)
Starts with I, ends with CIMAC→
23A
More achy (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSORER→
26A
Farmers' market setups (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTANDS→
28A
Furniture item that's usually next to a drill (13)
Starts with D, ends with RDENTISTSCHAIR→
32A
Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
33A
Had but didn't divulge, as information (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATON→
34A
Purple "superfood" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
37A
What's left after chopping down a tree (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTUMP→
40A
The "L" of 20-Across (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLENS→
41A
Hoedown settings (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBARNS→
43A
Big name in farming equipment (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDEERE→
45A
Information for a loan officer (13)
Starts with C, ends with YCREDITHISTORY→
49A
___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATAMARA→
50A
"Such a shame!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSOSAD→
52A
China's most-grown crop (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERICE→
53A
Open, as a tube of toothpaste (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNCAP→
56A
Got together (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMET→
58A
"Who am ___ judge?" (3)
Starts with I, ends with OITO→
59A
"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? (11)
Starts with W, ends with KWEGOWAYBACK→
62A
Up there in years (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
63A
Carne ___ (taqueria option) (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASADA→
64A
Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car (5)
Starts with A, ends with OACHOO→
65A
Garment at a merch table (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
66A
Wander from the group (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSTRAY→
67A
Considers, as a court case (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEARS→
Down
1D
Secondary social media accounts, informally (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALTS→
2D
Nervous people might chew on them (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNAILS→
3D
Numbskull (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNIMROD→
4D
Cry at a soccer stadium (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
5D
Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYAM→
6D
The "M" of T.M.I. (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMUCH→
7D
Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism? (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOSHA→
8D
Feeling while walking in a desert (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTHIRST→
9D
Religious pillars (6)
Starts with T, ends with STENETS→
10D
Unrefined metal (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
11D
Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPROMDATE→
12D
Skin scrape (8)
Starts with A, ends with NABRASION→
13D
___ golf (sport with baskets) (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
18D
Main arteries (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAORTAS→
22D
Asthmatics' devices (8)
Starts with I, ends with SINHALERS→
24D
"Jog my memory ..." (8)
Starts with R, ends with EREMINDME→
25D
Ambient music pioneer Brian (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
27D
Must-haves during heat waves, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with SACS→
29D
QB miscue: Abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with TINT→
30D
___ Arabia (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISAUDI→
31D
Some hosp. staffers (3)
Starts with R, ends with SRNS→
34D
As easy as ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
35D
Proof of purchase for an auto owner (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECARTITLE→
36D
406, for the entire state of Montana (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAREACODE→
38D
Enero o abril (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMES→
39D
Business that may offer "pawdicures" (6)
Starts with P, ends with APETSPA→
42D
One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014 (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASIA→
44D
Australian hopper, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
46D
Most factual (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUEST→
47D
Plane's parking spot (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHANGAR→
48D
Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles (6)
Starts with Y, ends with AYAMAHA→
51D
Interior designer's focus (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDECOR→
52D
Prison outbreak (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
54D
Final passage of a symphony (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACODA→
55D
Not at home (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
57D
Some U.F.C. bout enders (4)
Starts with T, ends with STKOS→
59D
Once existed (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
60D
"Boo-___!" (triumphant shout) (3)
Starts with Y, ends with HYAH→
61D
Pre-A.D., in dating (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBCE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 5, 2025?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Eric Rollfing and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Pester (ANNOY); Words to live by (MOTTO); Legal ___ (writing paper) (PAD).
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