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NYT Crossword — May 5, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

6Words to live by

11Legal ___ (writing paper)

14Undefeated boxer Ali

15Stadium employee who checks your tickets

16Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"

17The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.

19Hosp. surgery sites

20Nikon F2, for one

21Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace

22Apple desktop computer

26Farmers' market setups

28Furniture item that's usually next to a drill

32Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui

33Had but didn't divulge, as information

34Purple "superfood"

37What's left after chopping down a tree

40The "L" of 20-Across

41Hoedown settings

43Big name in farming equipment

45Information for a loan officer

49___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter

50"Such a shame!"

52China's most-grown crop

53Open, as a tube of toothpaste

58"Who am ___ judge?"

59"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?

62Up there in years

63Carne ___ (taqueria option)

64Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car

65Garment at a merch table

66Wander from the group

67Considers, as a court case

Down

39 clues

1Secondary social media accounts, informally

2Nervous people might chew on them

4Cry at a soccer stadium

5Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving

6The "M" of T.M.I.

7Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?

8Feeling while walking in a desert

9Religious pillars

10Unrefined metal

11Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere

13___ golf (sport with baskets)

18Main arteries

22Asthmatics' devices

24"Jog my memory ..."

25Ambient music pioneer Brian

27Must-haves during heat waves, for short

29QB miscue: Abbr.

31Some hosp. staffers

34As easy as ___

35Proof of purchase for an auto owner

36406, for the entire state of Montana

38Enero o abril

39Business that may offer "pawdicures"

42One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014

44Australian hopper, for short

47Plane's parking spot

48Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles

51Interior designer's focus

52Prison outbreak

54Final passage of a symphony

57Some U.F.C. bout enders

60"Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)

61Pre-A.D., in dating

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Stats & info

Monday, May 5, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 5, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEric Rollfing

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 39 down

Longest entries

28AFurniture item that's usually next to a drill13 ltrs 45AInformation for a loan officer13 ltrs 17AThe DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.11 ltrs 59A"I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?11 ltrs 11DCompanion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.