The full solution for the NY Times May 17 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Ryan Judge and edited by Will Shortz.
Across Clues
- 1 Much mail to Santa LISTS
- 6 Rubbish destinations BINS
- 10 Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha OMAN
- 14 Mescal source AGAVE
- 15 Tip line? ANYADVICE
- 17 Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21) KIMSCONVENIENCE
- 19 Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints’ Day EVE
- 20 Hair color, e.g. TRAIT
- 21 Cards’ home ARI
- 22 The sun, e.g., in about five billion years REDGIANT
- 24 Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon SLIMED
- 27 Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally ARO
- 28 British singer ___ Parks ARLO
- 30 Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais TATE
- 31 Going down, in a way FLYINGSOUTH
- 35 Threw one’s hat in the ring RAN
- 36 Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear RIDESUP
- 37 Frightful GHASTLY
- 39 Type that’s compatible with everyone, in brief ONEG
- 40 First president of the S.C.L.C. MLK
- 42 Neutral color ASH
- 43 Work well together GEL
- 44 “C’mon, dish it!” SPILLTHETEA
- 49 Chicken nugget shape DINO
- 51 Stands to practice hitting TEES
- 52 Causes of some burns RUGS
- 53 N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference RAVENS
- 55 Fills up EATSALOT
- 57 Scale range ONETOTEN
- 59 Blather HOTAIR
- 60 “Bad Moon Rising” band, familiarly CCR
- 61 Further MORE
- 62 M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53) ALONSO
- 63 Map inset KEY
- 64 End of a trail, perhaps APEX
- 65 They’re accepted at church TENETS
Vertical Clues
- 1 Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks LAKER
- 2 “Enough!” IGIVE
- 3 Prime choice SAMEDAYDELIVERY
- 4 They’re found in dens TVS
- 5 Sports and Arts, e.g. SECTIONS
- 6 Something to take in from a boat BANANASPLIT
- 7 Outside the typical biological setting INVITRO
- 8 Dostoyevsky’s denial NYET
- 9 Spanish word on a U.S. map SAN
- 10 Having lost interest OVERIT
- 11 Where you might refuel after refueling MINIMART
- 12 Miami is in it, for short ACC
- 13 French word that sounds like a vote NEE
- 16 Turn (up) DIAL
- 18 Rita ___, “R.I.P.” singer ORA
- 23 Composer Edvard GRIEG
- 24 “Anyway, gonna move on now” SOTHATSTHAT
- 25 Name-dropping abbreviation ETAL
- 26 Not own DENY
- 29 Schlep LUG
- 31 End part of a violin bow FROG
- 32 What might lead to a row at a party? LINEDANCE
- 33 Forrest of film GUMP
- 34 Miscellany HASH
- 38 Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove SHERATON
- 41 Part of a cold pack? KLEENEX
- 44 Wine valley in the Bay Area SONOMA
- 45 Green expanse LEA
- 46 It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana TULANE
- 47 One with an “I” problem? EGOIST
- 48 Team whose logo contains an “H” on top of a star ASTROS
- 50 It’s not gross NET
- 53 Sway ROCK
- 54 “Enough!” STOP
- 56 Base of a pump SOLE
- 58 “Ended, ___ it begun” (Emily Dickinson poem) ERE
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