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NYT Crossword — May 22, 2025

Thursday’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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1A
2C
3I
4D
5M
6O
7N
8E
9Y
10A
11C
12M
13E
14B
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15A
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16P
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17S
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18D
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19P
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20E
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21S
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24O
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31L
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36A
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38C
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42U
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48R
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51C
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54E
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55U
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56R
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57E
58E
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60Y
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67D
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Across

37 clues
1It burns
5With 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues
10Culmination
14Opposite of 1-Across
15Came to be
16Jackson who won 11 N.B.A. championships as head coach
17*Be brave and proud [Iran]
19Framed item
20A, to a Frankfurter
21"Star Trek" pilot
23French handle?
24*How some medications are taken [Jordan]
27Einstein, notably
29"We're out of the woods"
30Part of many a smartphone upgrade
31Bath room
32Accessory used by Woody in the "Toy Story" movies
34"Who ___?"
35*Luminous meteor [South Africa]
38Brother hood?
41Cardio exercise program
42"That's the pits!"
45Formally picks
48Call again?
50Dumbledore, to Harry Potter
51*Ones on your side [Costa Rica]
52Grp. with a hit remake of Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven"
53Damages seeker
55Most-applied-to college in the U.S.
56Travel around
58See 5-Across
62Where things get heated
63Home that sounds like two letters
641990s Israeli president Weizman
65Square one
66Seeded #1, say
67Film editor ___ Allen

Down

39 clues
1Olympic diver's pride, maybe
2Target as an audience
3Parent's blunt answer to "Why?"
4Hopper of Hollywood
5Support for a tumbler
6His #4 was retired by the N.H.L.'s Bruins
7Clamorous
8Biblical figure seen in the sauna?
9Stentorian sort
10Telegram or CapCut
11See 5-Across
12Study secondarily
13Palladium, e.g.
18National park with a working sled dog kennel
22Name that aptly completes the missing letters in Th_ r_ _n
24Industry in "There Will Be Blood"
25A long way away
26Fresh starts
28"Look what ___!"
30One who deals with a lot of bull?
33Fed. loan group
35Moths do it
36Son of Adam and Eve
37At home
38"True Lies" director James
39Bob Marley song in the Grammy Hall of Fame
40*Ubiquitously [Korea]
42Bring into play
43Gradually found out
44Studs, stags and steers
46Figs.
47Not deviating from
49Moved slowly
51Moved slowly
54Square
57___ user
59Classic car inits.
60"No doubt about it"
61Sr.'s test

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Stats & info

Thursday, May 22, 2025
15×15
Grid size
76
Total entries
34/191
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMay 22, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorDavid J. Kahn
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 39 down
Longest entries
17A*Be brave and proud [Iran]10 ltrs58ASee 5-Across10 ltrs35A*Luminous meteor [South Africa]9 ltrs24A*How some medications are taken [Jordan]8 ltrs51A*Ones on your side [Costa Rica]8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.