The Crossword Puzzle Answers for 05/25/2025. The May 25 2025 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 Woodworking byproductSAWDUST
- 8a Most-awarded musician at the American Music AwardsSWIFT
- 13a Outkast, for oneRAPDUO
- 19a Angioplasty tubeCATHETER
- 20a Mammal with a prehensile snoutTAPIR
- 21a Something to runERRAND
- 22a Like floppy disks and typewritersOBSOLETE
- 23a Gaming company whose logo is known as “the Fuji”ATARI
- 24a MustNEEDTO
- 25a Melittologist’s studyBEES
- 26a Army bosses, informallySARGES
- 28a Exam in which using notes is allowedOPENBOOKAIR
- 30a Inventor’s prideBRAINCHARACTER
- 33a “Sorta”ISH
- 34a “The Last Judgment” is found in one in the Sistine ChapelAPSE
- 35a Search around, as a truffle-hunting pigROOTLE
- 36a “I’m so frustrated!”GAH
- 38a ThereaboutsORSO
- 40a Going on to sayADDING
- 43a Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for twoESCAPEARONI
- 46a Escalator partSTEP
- 50a Beheader of MedusaPERSEUS
- 52a GuaranteedASSURED
- 53a Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issueTIME
- 54a 53-Across, reversedEMIT
- 55a Praise highlyEXTOL
- 58a Gal of HollywoodGADOT
- 60a Groove onDIG
- 61a Not too shabbySOLID
- 63a Synagogue greetingSHALOM
- 66a Cotton and flax, for twoFIBERS
- 68a Set (down)LAY
- 69a Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squaresWORMHOLES
- 73a Snazzily dressed gentFOP
- 74a Musical sectionsSCENES
- 77a Wellness product derived from an Australian birdEMUOIL
- 78a Cappuccino topperFROTH
- 81a Fat stack of cashWAD
- 82a “Hang loose” signSHAKA
- 86a City destroyed in GenesisSODOM
- 88a Manhattan neighborhood that’s adjacent to the East VillageNOHO
- 89a “Whatever!”ASIF
- 91a Like the subject of a photograph, ideallyINFRAME
- 94a Cyclist, e.g.PEDALER
- 96a Grandmother’s nicknameNANA
- 97a Brand known as “The San Francisco Treat”RICEARTISTS
- 100a Has trouble swallowingGAGSON
- 101a Roman who opposed Julius CaesarCATO
- 103a “All right!”YES
- 104a Senator’s homeOTTAWA
- 106a Battle of Normandy cityCAEN
- 108a “Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future” org.NSA
- 110a Not breaking, as an actorSTAYINGINCHILD
- 115a Lightweight Apple laptopMACBOOKTEST
- 117a Color-coated candiesMANDMS
- 118a Healthful smoothie ingredientACAI
- 119a Slant skywardUPTILT
- 120a Brand that merged with BPAMOCO
- 122a Compound used to make synthetic rubberISOPRENE
- 125a WitchesCRONES
- 126a Have a night on the townGOOUT
- 127a Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni MorrisonEULOGIES
- 128a Peckish and peevishHANGRY
- 129a BenderSPREE
- 130a Spot of madness, metaphoricallyDEEPEND
- Down
- 1d Fencing disciplineSABER
- 2d PerplexedATSEA
- 3d “Can I speak to your manager?”WHOSINCHRISTIAN
- 4d “Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar” (2021 comedy)DEL
- 5d All-purpose truck, informallyUTE
- 6d Programs to, as a thermostatSETSAT
- 7d Molasses, to a contestant on “The Great British Bake Off”TREACLE
- 8d Put onSTAGE
- 9d Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogenWATERGAS
- 10d Many Dogfish Head brewsIPAS
- 11d Tree with “noble” and “grand” varietiesFIR
- 12d ZZ Top and Green Day, for twoTRIOS
- 13d Magritte who painted “The Son of Man”RENE
- 14d Spots for some rockersARENAS
- 15d Making hotel reservations in advancePREBOOKPOST
- 16d Certain parents, to their totsDADAS
- 17d LoosenUNTIE
- 18d Baking soda targetODOR
- 19d Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggsCOBB
- 27d GPS suggestions: Abbr.RTES
- 29d BuzzedPHONED
- 31d Top-notchAONE
- 32d “X-Men” character portrayed by Anna PaquinROGUE
- 33d “Ain’t that the truth!”IHEARUG
- 37d Some tough H.S. classesAPS
- 39d No longer burdened byRIDOF
- 40d Mammals with prehensile feetAPES
- 41d Showcase at an expoDEMO
- 42d Taught by repetitionDRILLEDIN
- 44d “Stay in touch”CALLME
- 45d Rita ___, “Let You Love Me” singerORA
- 47d Habitats for hermit crabs and sea starsTIDEPOOLS
- 48d Qatari rulerEMIR
- 49d Parts of a coatrackPEGS
- 51d Annual Austin music festival, in briefSXSW
- 56d However, in shorthandTHO
- 57d Flat-headed crew driver?OAR
- 59d Small rowTIFF
- 62d What spinach leaves and beets can be used asDYES
- 64d Its symbol is omegaOHM
- 65d Moves a cursor (over)MOUSES
- 67d Many an evangelicalBORNAGAINCHARGE
- 70d Best place to go in London?LOO
- 71d Holiday that celebrates the end of RamadanEID
- 72d Spill (over)SLOP
- 74d Metaphor for a late bloomerSWAN
- 75d “Mi ___ es su ___”CASA
- 76d T followerSHIRT
- 79d Nickname alternative to TeddyTHEO
- 80d What disbudding prevents the growth ofHORN
- 83d Negatively charged particlesANIONS
- 84d Fast-food chain that’s headquartered in LouisvilleKFC
- 85d Floor covering in many a living roomAREARYA
- 87d Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on “Parks and Recreation”MEGAN
- 90d Certain social media updateFACEBOOKING
- 92d Loved, loved, loved, with “up”ATE
- 93d Be late in the theater?MISSACUE
- 95d Canine in “Hi and Lois”DAWG
- 98d Leathery-skinned hopperTOAD
- 99d Unable to progressSTYMIED
- 102d Coatrack, in many a lodgeANTLER
- 105d What might be given for crying out loud?TISSUE
- 106d Frank who directed “It Happened One Night”CAPRA
- 107d Follow, as an impulseACTON
- 109d A few bucks?STAGS
- 111d Govt. bondTNOTE
- 112d Strand at a chalet, sayICEIN
- 113d Like a bowling alley or Olympic poolLANED
- 114d Runs out of powerDIES
- 115d “___ obliged!”MUCH
- 116d Craftsperson’s online marketplaceETSY
- 117d Tie up, as a boatMOOR
- 121d “Miracle” product from inventor Joy ManganoMOP
- 123d “Well done, torero!”OLE
- 124d Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrapPOP
This is the worst puzzle in a looong time. The answers make no sense.
Terrible. Please, no more puzzles that require several letters in a single box.
Agree; cleaver is one thing, totally random and obtuse is another thing altogether