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NYT Crossword — May 28, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 75 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Small foresail

12Rare blood type, in brief

15Pixar character who has trouble saying "anemone"

16Philosopher known for paradoxes

17Looked stunned, say

19"Sharp Dressed Man" band

21Understanding

23Two tablets, e.g.

25Sholem ___, author of "Children of Abraham"

27Cause of low vitality

30Something to get the ball rolling

34New Jersey city with a bridge to Staten Island

36Certain Nov. 11 honoree

38Like many a Swiftie

40Part of Caesar's boast

44Eur. alliance

48Anthem that ends "We stand on guard for thee"

52One attending orientation

55Sounded like a brook

57New Haven collegian

58Musical featuring the song depicted by this puzzle's circled letters, familiarly

60"One card left"

6241-Down's "Top Hat" co-star

63It means little in Paris

64Majorcan Mrs.

65Troopers, on a CB radio

66Concorde, e.g., for short

Down

38 clues

1Genre for Count Basie or Charlie Parker

2Name akin to Agnes

4Keep after, say

5Out of the arms of Morpheus, so to speak

6Puff on an e-cig

9Question while pointing

10"That's my cue!"

11Terse admonition

13First words of the day, perhaps

15Last words of the day, perhaps

20Starting place

28___ system (GPS device)

29Symbol on the back of a dollar bill

31F.D.R. program

32Hosp. diagnostic

33Waze suggestion: Abbr.

35Big name in the freezer aisle

36Off-roader, in brief

4162-Across's "Top Hat" co-star

42Related to vision

43International airport serving Tokyo

45Some gym reps

46Actresses Dunne and Ryan

49Some sporty wheels, informally

50Benjamin Franklin's faith

53Mani-pedi material

54Does some electrical work on

59___ Terr., area from 1861 to 1889

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Stats & info

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

15×15

Grid size

75

Total entries

44/181

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 28, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorPeter A. Collins

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 38 down

Longest entries

13DFirst words of the day, perhaps11 ltrs 15DLast words of the day, perhaps11 ltrs 34ANew Jersey city with a bridge to Staten Island7 ltrs 36ACertain Nov. 11 honoree7 ltrs 37ATurned aside7 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 44 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.