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NYT Crossword — May 31, 2025

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

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34 clues

1Where one might have a mic and a Michelob

11Edgar Degas's "Miss ___ at the Cirque Fernando"

15"Been there!"

16Member of BTS or Blackpink, e.g.

17What may rise over a range

20Response to "Who's going?"

22Plural suffix

24Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt

28Gives birth to

29Subatomic particle named after an Indian physicist

30Overdo a celebration, maybe

32Count Vronsky's titular lover in a classic Tolstoy novel

33Leaves the rest?

36Eponym of Pittsburgh's tallest building

39Country whose predominant language is Bambara

40___ Grape, Leonardo DiCaprio's role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"

43Churro covering

44Ride-or-die sort, in brief

47Participant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawn

49Ski resort in the White River National Forest

50Chip maker in a 1961 merger

52Most populous California city with a one-word name

54Male influencer archetype

56Where camels can occasionally be seen swimming

59Kind of juice that's high in antioxidants

60What the "T" in CAPTCHA stands for

61Set components

62Culturally relevant

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2Traditional wood for a ukulele

5Words after a guesstimate

7Likely spot for a pipe jam

8Call repeated in a nursery rhyme

9Something found next to a handle

10Bring up to modern standards, say

13Subject of the 2023 TV series "My Adventures With Superman"

14Genre for Soundgarden and Linkin Park

21Part of a gig

26Eur. land with more than 60,000 miles of coast

29Competition with some defining moments?

31Hits high in the air

33Stern question after laying out expectations

34Not likely to leave a mark, say

35Two-person shot

37Downing, with "down"

38Sean Connery or Mick Jagger, e.g.

40Kind of cable in a car, for short

42Rod's employer in "Get Out," in brief

43"I couldn't agree more!"

44They often end on a low note

45Top-shelf, say

46Air-filled pool item

48Toy doll brand since 2001

49Twenty, in Italian

55Wry response to a this-or-that question

57R&B singer Lennox

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Stats & info

Saturday, May 31, 2025

15×15

Grid size

72

Total entries

31/194

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 31, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorAdam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split34 across · 38 down

Longest entries

1AWhere one might have a mic and a Michelob10 ltrs 15A"Been there!"10 ltrs 17AWhat may rise over a range10 ltrs 24ASymbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt10 ltrs 47AParticipant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawn10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 31 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.