NYT Crossword — May 9, 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
1P
2A
3D
4S
5O
6F
7F
8T
9H
10E
11G
12R
13I
14D
15I
T
O
O
16C
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A
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A
17L
A
N
D
18C
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J
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19A
L
T
20L
U
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21C
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K
E
22F
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Y
23B
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L
24B
25R
26I
E
27H
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28S
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29O
30R
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33P
L
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M
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34O
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35C
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36P
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A
R
37F
R
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38T
R
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D
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39S
P
A
D
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40U
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R
B
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41T
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42S
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M
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43H
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O
44S
45S
46L
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W
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S
49D
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U
50H
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V
E
51A
52H
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57P
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R
58P
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Across
33 cluesDown
39 cluesClick a clue for its own page with the answer and a short explanation.
Stats & info
Friday, May 9, 202515×15
Grid size
72
Total entries
30/195
Black / letter cells
5.4
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Hard
Friday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedMay 9, 2025
DayFriday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorWilla Angel Chen Miller and Erik Agard
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split33 across · 39 down
Longest entries
11DPioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her11 ltrs23DEmotionally complex, in a way11 ltrs5AImpossible to contact by ordinary means10 ltrs16AFeature focused on investigation and resolution10 ltrs18ADownward-facing dog?10 ltrs
Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 30 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.