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NYT Crossword — May 10, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 60 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 60 revealed

1C

2H

3E

4A

5P

6G

7L

8O

9P

10C

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12A

R

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M

A

13R

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A

L

14H

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L

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C

15O

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16I

M

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D

17D

18E

19B

U

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Y

20P

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21S

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L

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G

22B

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23N

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24F

25F

26O

W

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D

27H

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28A

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N

29D

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30L

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C

32R

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33N

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34D

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35M

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36U

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37M

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K

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38S

39U

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A

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41A

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43K

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P

44A

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C

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45E

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46B

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Across

31 clues

6Unappetizing food

10Hard-to-define quality

14Integrated, as an approach

15Apt name for a NASCAR driver?

16Sad remark at a carnival ring toss booth

17Pioneer in musical Impressionism, despite rejecting the term

20Baby blue, perhaps

23Didn't make it through the late show, say

26Was outstanding?

27Wants, and then some

28Massachusetts' Cape ___

29Some dragonflies

30"I was stuck in traffic," perhaps

31They might have a job for you

33Where Ferrari is "RACE," in brief

34Sent up the wall

35Deep defenses

36Comes out with

38Mediterranean plant named for its brightly colored flowers

40Committed in front of witnesses

41Wine found in "tasting"

42Go into overdrive

43Decide not to toss

44Museums, galleries, etc.

Down

29 clues

1Like American bacon, but not Canadian bacon

2Acts like a scaredy-cat?

3Perfume compound

7"Mary Poppins" tune that begins "With tuppence for paper and strings / You can have your own set of wings"

9Devious scheme

10Manufactured wooden sheet

11Person who's entitled?

12First contact

17Team for which Sandy Koufax pitched for all of his 12 M.L.B. seasons

18Some pillars of the community

19One side in an 1899-1902 war

21Some works of Wordsworth

23Nature's alternative, in a classic debate

24Shoved down the throat of

25Fine-grained rock that can be easily cut in any direction

27George ___, voted "Coach of the Century" by the International Swimming Hall of Fame

32Some camping excursions

33Natives of Scandinavia

35Center of town, on signs

37Convenience stores

39One with a login and password

42Someone will pay for this

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Stats & info

Saturday, May 10, 2025

15×15

Grid size

60

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

6.2

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 10, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorShaun Phillips

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split31 across · 29 down

Longest entries

7D"Mary Poppins" tune that begins "With tuppence for paper and strings / You can have your own set of wings"14 ltrs 12DFirst contact14 ltrs 27AWants, and then some10 ltrs 31AThey might have a job for you10 ltrs 23ADidn't make it through the late show, say9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 6.2 letters per entry.