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NYT Crossword — May 13, 2025

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

39 clues

1Gremlins and Pacers of old autodom

10Includes on an email, in brief

13Jamie of TV's "M*A*S*H"

15Guitarist Clapton

17Ladled party drink

21Voting against

22"You can stop explaining"

24To-do pile's place

26The Midwest states, agriculturally speaking

28Came back from a deficit

31Princess's torment in a classic fairy tale

32___ Speedwagon

33One of a salty septet

34Blanket draping a mountain at dawn

36Oscar winner Spacek

38Cafeteria shout that might provoke the moves at 17-, 26-, 54- and 64-Across?

41Proctor's cue

44Roger Rabbit or Bugs Bunny, e.g.

45Circle section

48In the style of

49Wall St. debut

51Kind of family

54Bone-in cut whose name became an endearment

57Many-headed monster of myth

58Non-mono, say

59"Superberry" of South America

62Voting against

63Personal shopper, e.g.

64Bright yellow creature that moves about 6.5 inches per minute

67Castle defense

68Like noble gases

69Carefree feeling

70Co. behind the "Book Review" podcast

72"Two pools of light, a mirror bright," in generative A.I. poetry

Down

37 clues

2Sites for lots of yachts

3Fall apart, as a cookie

5Skipper, informally

8Series-ending abbr.

9Bring back from a furlough

10Center of a paparazzi swarm

11Lunar landscape features

12"Fresh as a daisy" and "strong as an oak"

16Laser pointer or ball of yarn

18Vehicle that's hailed

23Grind, as one's teeth

25King in Norway's Fairhair dynasty

27It's a choice

29Like Dashboard Confessional's music

30Possible response to "Nuh-uh!"

35West Coast air hub

37European country where the Renaissance started

39How crab legs may be served

40African animal with horns

43Time for a tailgate party

46Court surface at the French Open

47Go on a pub crawl, say

50What exposure therapy may treat

55George ___, M.L.B. player with batting titles in three different decades

60Sagan of astronomy

61Feed the kitty

65"Your point being?"

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Stats & info

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 13, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJoe Rodini

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 37 down

Longest entries

17ALadled party drink10 ltrs 64ABright yellow creature that moves about 6.5 inches per minute10 ltrs 38ACafeteria shout that might provoke the moves at 17-, 26-, 54- and 64-Across?9 ltrs 26AThe Midwest states, agriculturally speaking8 ltrs 54ABone-in cut whose name became an endearment8 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.