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NYT Crossword — May 25, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

65 clues

1Woodworking byproduct

8Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards

13Outkast, for one

19Angioplasty tube

20Mammal with a prehensile snout

21Something to run

22Like floppy disks and typewriters

23Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji"

25Melittologist's study

26Army bosses, informally

28Exam in which using notes is allowed

30Inventor's pride

34"The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel

35Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig

36"I'm so frustrated!"

40Going on to say

43Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two

46Escalator part

50Beheader of Medusa

53Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue

5453-Across, reversed

55Praise highly

58Gal of Hollywood

61Not too shabby

63Synagogue greeting

66Cotton and flax, for two

69Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares

73Snazzily dressed gent

74Musical sections

77Wellness product derived from an Australian bird

78Cappuccino topper

81Fat stack of cash

82"Hang loose" sign

86City destroyed in Genesis

88Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village

91Like the subject of a photograph, ideally

94Cyclist, e.g.

96Grandmother's nickname

97Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat"

100Has trouble swallowing

101Roman who opposed Julius Caesar

103"All right!"

104Senator's home

106Battle of Normandy city

108"Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org.

110Not breaking, as an actor

115Lightweight Apple laptop

117Color-coated candies

118Healthful smoothie ingredient

119Slant skyward

120Brand that merged with BP

122Compound used to make synthetic rubber

126Have a night on the town

127Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison

128Peckish and peevish

130Spot of madness, metaphorically

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1Fencing discipline

3"Can I speak to your manager?"

4"Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy)

5All-purpose truck, informally

6Programs to, as a thermostat

7Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off"

9Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen

10Many Dogfish Head brews

11Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties

12ZZ Top and Green Day, for two

13Magritte who painted "The Son of Man"

14Spots for some rockers

15Making hotel reservations in advance

16Certain parents, to their tots

18Baking soda target

19Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs

27GPS suggestions: Abbr.

32"X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin

33"Ain't that the truth!"

37Some tough H.S. classes

39No longer burdened by

40Mammals with prehensile feet

41Showcase at an expo

42Taught by repetition

44"Stay in touch"

45Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer

47Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars

49Parts of a coatrack

51Annual Austin music festival, in brief

56However, in shorthand

57Flat-headed crew driver?

62What spinach leaves and beets can be used as

64Its symbol is omega

65Moves a cursor (over)

67Many an evangelical

70Best place to go in London?

71Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan

74Metaphor for a late bloomer

75"Mi ___ es su ___"

79Nickname alternative to Teddy

80What disbudding prevents the growth of

83Negatively charged particles

84Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville

85Floor covering in many a living room

87Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation"

90Certain social media update

92Loved, loved, loved, with "up"

93Be late in the theater?

95Canine in "Hi and Lois"

98Leathery-skinned hopper

99Unable to progress

102Coatrack, in many a lodge

105What might be given for crying out loud?

106Frank who directed "It Happened One Night"

107Follow, as an impulse

109A few bucks?

112Strand at a chalet, say

113Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool

114Runs out of power

115"___ obliged!"

116Craftsperson's online marketplace

117Tie up, as a boat

121"Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano

123"Well done, torero!"

124Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap

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Stats & info

Sunday, May 25, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

74/367

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 25, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeTravel Bug

ConstructorDylan Schiff

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split65 across · 75 down

Longest entries

3D"Can I speak to your manager?"15 ltrs 67DMany an evangelical15 ltrs 30AInventor's pride14 ltrs 110ANot breaking, as an actor14 ltrs 28AExam in which using notes is allowed11 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 74 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.