NYT Crossword hints and answer for May 7, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorTom McCoy
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
6A
Extravagant type of fund-raiser (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGALA→
10A
Among other things: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
13A
___ Pendragon, father of King Arthur (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUTHER→
14A
"Awesome!!!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
15A
Drawer or door part (4)
Starts with K, ends with BKNOB→
16A
Nonviolent protest / A farewell to artist Chagall? / Nonviolent protest (10)
Starts with P, ends with HPEACEMARCH→
18A
Theater boxes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMPS→
19A
Activity that turns an urban area into an obstacle course (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPARKOUR→
20A
Contain (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEPIN→
22A
"Is," to Livy (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
23A
Go with one's ___ (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGUT→
25A
Go by car (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOTOR→
27A
Scientist played by David Bowie in 2006's "The Prestige" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESLA→
30A
Endure / Display some humorous posters? / Endure (9)
Starts with P, ends with HPUTUPWITH→
33A
GPS datum (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
35A
Symbol in the Bluetooth logo, for one (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNE→
36A
___ mode (fuel efficiency option in some cars) (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
37A
Notre Dame team / Asset in a staring contest? / Notre Dame team (13)
Starts with F, ends with HFIGHTINGIRISH→
41A
Downside (3)
Starts with C, ends with NCON→
42A
Chops (off) (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLOPS→
43A
Sci-fi publisher whose logo is a rocky peak (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTOR→
44A
Figure it out / "Let's see that dance move where you lie flat by a door!" / Figure it out (9)
Starts with D, ends with HDOTHEMATH→
47A
Domain (5)
Starts with R, ends with MREALM→
51A
Arrogant walk (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRUT→
52A
For reference, it's over 21,000 pages, in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
54A
Antagonist in "Calvin and Hobbes" (3)
Starts with M, ends with EMOE→
55A
Go over again (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREREAD→
58A
Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168 (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAYONS→
61A
Shed tears (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWEPT→
62A
City that had the final letter of its name removed in 1891, only to be restored in 1911 (10)
Starts with P, ends with HPITTSBURGH→
64A
Disclaimer on a secondhand product (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
65A
Mexican money (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPESO→
66A
Slatted case (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECRATE→
67A
C.P.A.'s column header, perhaps (3)
Starts with Y, ends with DYTD→
68A
High light? (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
69A
Missile chambers (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSILOS→
Down
1D
Bert or Ernie (6)
Starts with M, ends with TMUPPET→
2D
Relaxed (6)
Starts with A, ends with EATEASE→
3D
Many graphics in business presentations (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHARTS→
4D
Mild expletive (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHECK→
5D
Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
6D
Get equipped (for) (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGEARUP→
7D
The cruelest mo., per T.S. Eliot (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAPR→
8D
Get ready to seal, as an envelope (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLICK→
9D
Feel the pain (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
10D
Feelings of animosity (8)
Starts with E, ends with SENMITIES→
11D
First-rate (8)
Starts with T, ends with HTOPNOTCH→
12D
"Face the Nation" airer (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCBS→
15D
Comic strip sound of impact (5)
Starts with K, ends with WKAPOW→
17D
Hot chocolate holder (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMUG→
21D
One of 16 over the course of the Ming dynasty (7)
Starts with E, ends with REMPEROR→
24D
Seeks help from (7)
Starts with T, ends with OTURNSTO→
26D
Pi follower (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
28D
"Ahab's ___" (chapter in "Moby-Dick") (3)
Starts with L, ends with GLEG→
29D
One who might receive a letter at school (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATHLETE→
31D
Pull (on) (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTUG→
32D
Watt or newton (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
34D
A little bit of everything? (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
37D
Amenity attached to an airplane seat (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFOOTREST→
38D
Courageous (8)
Starts with I, ends with DINTREPID→
39D
Hoppy bar choice, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIPA→
41D
Media for old music players (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCDS→
45D
Feels the pain (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHURTS→
46D
Browbeat (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHECTOR→
48D
Unconcerned with right and wrong (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAMORAL→
49D
Wish that one could (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLONGTO→
50D
Fits well (with) (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMESHES→
53D
E.N.T.s, e.g. (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDRS→
56D
Galaxy downloads (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
57D
Media ___ (one's daily news consumption, so to speak) (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDIET→
59D
Basics (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
60D
Gagarin in space (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYURI→
63D
Org. that might have you put your belt on a belt (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for May 7, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Tom McCoy and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Manly (MACHO); Extravagant type of fund-raiser (GALA); Among other things: Abbr. (ETC).
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