NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 25, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across65
Down75
TitleTravel Bug
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Woodworking byproduct (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSAWDUST→
8A
Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWIFT→
13A
Outkast, for one (6)
Starts with R, ends with ORAPDUO→
19A
Angioplasty tube (8)
Starts with C, ends with RCATHETER→
20A
Mammal with a prehensile snout (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTAPIR→
21A
Something to run (6)
Starts with E, ends with DERRAND→
22A
Like floppy disks and typewriters (8)
Starts with O, ends with EOBSOLETE→
23A
Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
25A
Melittologist's study (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEES→
26A
Army bosses, informally (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSARGES→
28A
Exam in which using notes is allowed (11)
Starts with O, ends with ROPENBOOKAIR→
30A
Inventor's pride (14)
Starts with B, ends with RBRAINCHARACTER→
33A
"Sorta" (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
34A
"The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
35A
Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig (6)
Starts with R, ends with EROOTLE→
36A
"I'm so frustrated!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with HGAH→
38A
Thereabouts (4)
Starts with O, ends with OORSO→
40A
Going on to say (6)
Starts with A, ends with GADDING→
43A
Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two (11)
Starts with E, ends with IESCAPEARONI→
46A
Escalator part (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
50A
Beheader of Medusa (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPERSEUS→
52A
Guaranteed (7)
Starts with A, ends with DASSURED→
53A
Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIME→
54A
53-Across, reversed (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
55A
Praise highly (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEXTOL→
58A
Gal of Hollywood (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGADOT→
60A
Groove on (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
61A
Not too shabby (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSOLID→
63A
Synagogue greeting (6)
Starts with S, ends with MSHALOM→
66A
Cotton and flax, for two (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFIBERS→
68A
Set (down) (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLAY→
69A
Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares (9)
Starts with W, ends with SWORMHOLES→
73A
Snazzily dressed gent (3)
Starts with F, ends with PFOP→
74A
Musical sections (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSCENES→
77A
Wellness product derived from an Australian bird (6)
Starts with E, ends with LEMUOIL→
78A
Cappuccino topper (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFROTH→
81A
Fat stack of cash (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWAD→
82A
"Hang loose" sign (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASHAKA→
86A
City destroyed in Genesis (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSODOM→
88A
Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOHO→
89A
"Whatever!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
91A
Like the subject of a photograph, ideally (7)
Starts with I, ends with EINFRAME→
94A
Cyclist, e.g. (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPEDALER→
96A
Grandmother's nickname (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
97A
Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat" (11)
Starts with R, ends with SRICEARTISTS→
100A
Has trouble swallowing (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGAGSON→
101A
Roman who opposed Julius Caesar (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCATO→
103A
"All right!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
104A
Senator's home (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOTTAWA→
106A
Battle of Normandy city (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAEN→
108A
"Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
110A
Not breaking, as an actor (14)
Starts with S, ends with DSTAYINGINCHILD→
115A
Lightweight Apple laptop (11)
Starts with M, ends with TMACBOOKTEST→
117A
Color-coated candies (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMANDMS→
118A
Healthful smoothie ingredient (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
119A
Slant skyward (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUPTILT→
120A
Brand that merged with BP (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMOCO→
122A
Compound used to make synthetic rubber (8)
Starts with I, ends with EISOPRENE→
125A
Witches (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCRONES→
126A
Have a night on the town (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGOOUT→
127A
Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEULOGIES→
128A
Peckish and peevish (6)
Starts with H, ends with YHANGRY→
129A
Bender (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPREE→
130A
Spot of madness, metaphorically (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDEEPEND→
Down
1D
Fencing discipline (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSABER→
2D
Perplexed (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATSEA→
3D
"Can I speak to your manager?" (15)
Starts with W, ends with NWHOSINCHRISTIAN→
4D
"Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy) (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDEL→
5D
All-purpose truck, informally (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
6D
Programs to, as a thermostat (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSETSAT→
7D
Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off" (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETREACLE→
8D
Put on (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTAGE→
9D
Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWATERGAS→
10D
Many Dogfish Head brews (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIPAS→
11D
Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFIR→
12D
ZZ Top and Green Day, for two (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRIOS→
13D
Magritte who painted "The Son of Man" (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
14D
Spots for some rockers (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARENAS→
15D
Making hotel reservations in advance (11)
Starts with P, ends with TPREBOOKPOST→
16D
Certain parents, to their tots (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDADAS→
17D
Loosen (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNTIE→
18D
Baking soda target (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
19D
Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOBB→
27D
GPS suggestions: Abbr. (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRTES→
29D
Buzzed (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPHONED→
31D
Top-notch (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
32D
"X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROGUE→
33D
"Ain't that the truth!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with GIHEARUG→
37D
Some tough H.S. classes (3)
Starts with A, ends with SAPS→
39D
No longer burdened by (5)
Starts with R, ends with FRIDOF→
40D
Mammals with prehensile feet (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
41D
Showcase at an expo (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
42D
Taught by repetition (9)
Starts with D, ends with NDRILLEDIN→
44D
"Stay in touch" (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECALLME→
45D
Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
47D
Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars (9)
Starts with T, ends with STIDEPOOLS→
48D
Qatari ruler (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
49D
Parts of a coatrack (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEGS→
51D
Annual Austin music festival, in brief (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSXSW→
56D
However, in shorthand (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
57D
Flat-headed crew driver? (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROAR→
59D
Small row (4)
Starts with T, ends with FTIFF→
62D
What spinach leaves and beets can be used as (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDYES→
64D
Its symbol is omega (3)
Starts with O, ends with MOHM→
65D
Moves a cursor (over) (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMOUSES→
67D
Many an evangelical (15)
Starts with B, ends with EBORNAGAINCHARGE→
70D
Best place to go in London? (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLOO→
71D
Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEID→
72D
Spill (over) (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLOP→
74D
Metaphor for a late bloomer (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
75D
"Mi ___ es su ___" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
76D
T follower (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSHIRT→
79D
Nickname alternative to Teddy (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTHEO→
80D
What disbudding prevents the growth of (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
83D
Negatively charged particles (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANIONS→
84D
Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville (3)
Starts with K, ends with CKFC→
85D
Floor covering in many a living room (7)
Starts with A, ends with AAREARYA→
87D
Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation" (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMEGAN→
90D
Certain social media update (11)
Starts with F, ends with GFACEBOOKING→
92D
Loved, loved, loved, with "up" (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
93D
Be late in the theater? (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMISSACUE→
95D
Canine in "Hi and Lois" (4)
Starts with D, ends with GDAWG→
98D
Leathery-skinned hopper (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOAD→
99D
Unable to progress (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTYMIED→
102D
Coatrack, in many a lodge (6)
Starts with A, ends with RANTLER→
105D
What might be given for crying out loud? (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETISSUE→
106D
Frank who directed "It Happened One Night" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACAPRA→
107D
Follow, as an impulse (5)
Starts with A, ends with NACTON→
109D
A few bucks? (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSTAGS→
111D
Govt. bond (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETNOTE→
112D
Strand at a chalet, say (5)
Starts with I, ends with NICEIN→
113D
Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLANED→
114D
Runs out of power (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDIES→
115D
"___ obliged!" (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMUCH→
116D
Craftsperson's online marketplace (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
117D
Tie up, as a boat (4)
Starts with M, ends with RMOOR→
121D
"Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano (3)
Starts with M, ends with PMOP→
123D
"Well done, torero!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
124D
Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPOP→
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140 clues: 65 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Dylan Schiff and edited by Will Shortz.
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For example: Woodworking byproduct (SAWDUST); Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards (SWIFT); Outkast, for one (RAPDUO).
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