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NYT Crossword — May 30, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 72 revealed

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3Y

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6R

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17L

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28O

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55N

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62I

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63O

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Across

33 clues

1Establishment that might host a drag brunch

7Something that's filled with bad words

15Common final score in the Champions League

16Bottleful at a barbecue

17"Hell, yeah!"

18The White Stripes or Deep Purple

20"I am an idiot!"

21Turpentine sources

22"We're leaving soon!"

28Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade

32"The Good Dinosaur" protagonist

35Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g.

37Things checked at checkpoints

40Thrift store transaction

41Prefix with car or hotel

42South Asian wrap

43Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it

46Cabaret performer, e.g.

48Leavened loaf made sans yeast

50Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes

53Oscar-winning Saldaña

57Know someone who knows someone, say

59Dish often served on a skillet

62"Don't worry about me"

63Some nostalgic throwbacks

64Rare treat, maybe?

Down

39 clues

1Shout during a Real Madrid penalty shootout

3Elusive hirsute creature

4Brazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba

5Early investors, in lingo

6Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud

7Topiarist's "canvas"

9Alternative to an ellipsis

10Stock seller's stipulation

12Evan : Welsh :: ___ : Spanish

13Possible side effect of corticosteroids

14Merlot and Shiraz

20Some outcomes from Match.com

23See what someone is saying?

244 is a good one, in brief

25Mother, in Milan

27Star cluster?

29South Asian wraps

30Unlikely to react

31Nail polish brand with a Gossip N’ Spill shade

36Conspiracy theory trope

38Mythical land of untold riches

39"It matters to me"

47Typical floor covering in a washitsu

48Apparently is

49Strikes on the noggin

51Like some orders

52Super Bowl highlight

55Company named for a goddess

56"All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song)

58She's a believer

59Christmas centerpiece

60Something said repeatedly at sea

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Stats & info

Friday, May 30, 2025

15×15

Grid size

72

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 30, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorRafael Musa

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 39 down

Longest entries

37AThings checked at checkpoints15 ltrs 22A"We're leaving soon!"9 ltrs 48ALeavened loaf made sans yeast9 ltrs 4DBrazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba9 ltrs 36DConspiracy theory trope9 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.