New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 05/25/2026. The May 25 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Jokes (around)KIDS
- 5a Not very spicyMILD
- 9a Super 8 or Red Roof InnMOTEL
- 14a Paper cut?EDIT
- 15a Big name in laptopsACER
- 16a Public relations concernIMAGE
- 17a Steamy segment in a movieLOVESCENE
- 19a Fruit that makes your lips puckerLEMON
- 20a Tennis skirt featurePLEAT
- 21a Lack of lightDARKNESS
- 23a Locale for a plastic flamingoLAWN
- 26a Yoga studio essentialMAT
- 27a De-tension center?SPA
- 30a Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ millionGHOSTPEPPER
- 36a European ski destinationALPS
- 38a Volcanic spewASH
- 39a Sample collected by Ancestry.comSALIVA
- 40a Daily Planet reporter LoisLANE
- 41a Show the ropesTEACH
- 43a “___ sesame!”OPEN
- 44a ComfortableATEASE
- 46a AnguishWOE
- 47a Manage, as a barTEND
- 48a California national park known for its drynessDEATHVALLEY
- 51a Pigs’ digsSTY
- 52a Number starting a countdownTEN
- 53a Sitting onATOP
- 55a Bring dishonor uponBESMIRCH
- 60a “I’m sleepy” signalsYAWNS
- 64a Ancient Mexican empireAZTEC
- 65a 1980s hit with the lyric “Me mind on fire, me soul on fire” … or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across?HOTHOTHOT
- 68a Back of a car or front of an elephantTRUNK
- 69a Orchestral woodwindOBOE
- 70a Place of buzziness?HIVE
- 71a Most watches have three of theseHANDS
- 72a Japanese electronics giantSONY
- 73a An estimated 25% of modern phone callsSPAM
- Down
- 1d Seaweed in an underwater forestKELP
- 2d Revered figureIDOL
- 3d Go off the deep end?DIVE
- 4d Incredible bargainSTEAL
- 5d Kraft ___ & CheeseMAC
- 6d Lead-in to maker or breakerICE
- 7d Give, but expect backLEND
- 8d Experienced during sleepDREAMT
- 9d Frothy drink often served with bobaMILKTEA
- 10d A ladybug landing on you is considered a good oneOMEN
- 11d Opposite of wildTAME
- 12d Alter ___ (other selves)EGOS
- 13d Camera shop purchaseLENS
- 18d Adult male deerSTAG
- 22d A hardened criminal might have a long oneRAPSHEET
- 24d “Yeah, yeah”WHATEVER
- 25d Missing part of the Great Sphinx of GizaNOSE
- 27d Leafy lunch orderSALAD
- 28d Piece of armadillo armorPLATE
- 29d Common sleep disorderAPNEA
- 31d Item worn over the shouldersSHAWL
- 32d “The ___ thickens …”PLOT
- 33d Vocal cords, informallyPIPES
- 34d HappeningEVENT
- 35d Singer Newman with the hit “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”RANDY
- 37d Chair or pewSEAT
- 42d Coke or PepsiCOLA
- 45d Gimmicky routinesSHTICKS
- 49d Dried poblanos used in mole sauceANCHOS
- 50d Toy on a stringYOYO
- 54d TrailsPATHS
- 55d Relaxing soakBATH
- 56d Book just after Ezekiel, alphabeticallyEZRA
- 57d FlabbergastSTUN
- 58d Patch upMEND
- 59d Drifter in search of workHOBO
- 61d What to do with egg whites when making meringueWHIP
- 62d Luminous stellar explosionNOVA
- 63d Women in ___ (educational advocacy group)STEM
- 66d Colossal quantityTON
- 67d “Yoo-hoo!”HEY