NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 6, 2025
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Clues80
Across36
Down44
ConstructorEnrique Henestroza Anguiano
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
First Nations group (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECREE→
5A
It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBOOBOO→
11A
Layered haircut (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSHAG→
15A
Harvest (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREAP→
16A
Bacall of "How to Marry a Millionaire" (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLAUREN→
17A
"A rising ___ lifts all boats" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIDE→
18A
Orange-colored fruit pastry (11)
Starts with A, ends with TAPRICOTTART→
20A
Central Plains tribe (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
21A
Mistake in logical reasoning (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFALLACY→
22A
Denny's competitor (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIHOP→
24A
Actress Cicely of "The Help" (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTYSON→
25A
"Just do it" and others (9)
Starts with A, ends with SADSLOGANS→
30A
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poet (13)
Starts with G, ends with NGILSCOTTHERON→
33A
Rhymes over a backing beat (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAPS→
36A
Head-in-the-clouds (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSPACY→
37A
City that's home to the Shitennoji temple (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOSAKA→
38A
Words before "believe" or "declare" (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
39A
___ generis (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISUI→
40A
More, in Mexico City (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMAS→
42A
Downturn (3)
Starts with D, ends with PDIP→
43A
Easily duped person (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCHUMP→
45A
Michelangelo marble masterpiece (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDAVID→
48A
Samosa tidbits (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEAS→
49A
Dairy product with curds (13)
Starts with C, ends with ECOTTAGECHEESE→
52A
Looks that might send a chill down one's spine (9)
Starts with I, ends with SICYSTARES→
53A
Fruits often poached with cinnamon (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEARS→
57A
"None of it's true!" (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIES→
58A
Disposable coaster at a bar (7)
Starts with B, ends with TBEERMAT→
60A
Ocean, poetically (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIN→
62A
66A
Dad, in Korean (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAPPA→
67A
Though (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALBEIT→
68A
Soccer score (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGOAL→
69A
Member of the South Asian diaspora (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDESI→
70A
They need a push to get started (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPEDALS→
71A
Raison d'___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETRE→
Down
1D
Crossword construction, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCRAFT→
2D
Settle, as a debt (5)
Starts with R, ends with YREPAY→
3D
They outrank viscounts (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARLS→
4D
Literary postscripts (7)
Starts with E, ends with SEPILOGS→
5D
Group that votes together (4)
Starts with B, ends with CBLOC→
6D
Like some ales and health bars (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOATY→
7D
Living life openly, in a way (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOUT→
8D
Garment with cups (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
9D
Opposite of 'neath (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
10D
Betting recklessly at the poker table (6)
Starts with O, ends with TONTILT→
11D
Moe, Larry and Curly (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTOOGES→
12D
Listing of top tunes (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHITPARADE→
13D
Much ___ about nothing (3)
Starts with A, ends with OADO→
14D
"Fancy that!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGEE→
19D
"Will you let me, please?" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICANI→
23D
Snack cakes with swirls (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOHOS→
25D
Obama health law, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with AACA→
26D
"What's up, ___?" (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
27D
Totally hamper (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYMIE→
28D
Finnish telecom giant (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANOKIA→
29D
Kudos at a poetry slam (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNAPS→
31D
Sch. with the cheer "Geaux Tigers!" (3)
Starts with L, ends with ULSU→
32D
Spinner of silk (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSPIDER→
33D
Actress Christina of "Yellowjackets" (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRICCI→
34D
Like some committees (5)
Starts with A, ends with CADHOC→
35D
Desired effect of a plumping gloss (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPOUTYLIPS→
39D
Sudden surge (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPATE→
41D
Summer drink suffix (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
44D
O.T. high point? (7)
Starts with M, ends with IMTSINAI→
46D
Flexible card in blackjack (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
47D
Pre-DVD format (3)
Starts with V, ends with SVHS→
48D
System of hereditary titles and noble ranks (7)
Starts with P, ends with EPEERAGE→
50D
Tank top? (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGASCAP→
51D
Design deet (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSPEC→
54D
"Are too!" response (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAMNOT→
55D
Doppler device (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRADAR→
56D
Fashion sense (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTYLE→
58D
Bring to 212° (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBOIL→
59D
Towering Tolkien creatures (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENTS→
60D
Worked up, say (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMAD→
61D
Chest-beating mammal (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
63D
Copa Mundial shout (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
64D
Still undecided, in brief (3)
Starts with T, ends with DTBD→
65D
Product of the Camellia sinensis plant (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 6, 2025?+
80 clues: 36 Across and 44 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: First Nations group (CREE); It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid (BOOBOO); Layered haircut (SHAG).
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