NYT Crossword Answers 05/23/25

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Across Clues

• 1 Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g. FASTCASUAL
• 11 Hand-held 2000s Sony console, for short PSP
• 14 “The Black Unicorn” poet, 1978 AUDRELORDE
• 15 “Oh, that’s a good one” HAHA
• 16 “Actually, I have good news” ITSYOURLUCKYDAY
• 18 Crush ROUT
• 19 Punt e ___ (vermouth brand) MES
• 20 Tight formation HUDDLE
• 21 Express disapproval, in a way HISS
• 23 Boston University athlete TERRIER
• 24 Expect AWAIT
• 27 Inst. in Athens UGA
• 29 Color akin to camel TAN
• 30 Sucked up KISSEDBUTT
• 33 Class in middle or high school GYM
• 36 Yellowstone traffic stoppers ELK
• 37 Cocktails garnished with mint leaves MOJITOS
• 39 Digitus minimus pedis, for one TOE
• 40 “Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier”: Shak. ELF
• 41 “I’m listening …” TELLMEMORE
• 43 Baboon OAF
• 46 First in command? CEE
• 47 “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny” artist MONET
• 48 Uber-progressives FARLEFT
• 51 Doppelgänger TWIN
• 53 Feeling it more ACHIER
• 54 “Very. Funny.” HAR
• 55 Drudge TOIL
• 59 Something taken by many artists CREATIVELICENSE
• 62 Fish bred by Roman nobles EELS
• 63 What might get you out of a jam? SIDESTREET
• 64 1/48 cup: Abbr. TSP
• 65 What some loggers log KEYSTROKES

Vertical Clues

• 1 Upright FAIR
• 2 Malibu, e.g. AUTO
• 3 Calif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory SDSU
• 4 “Have a taste” TRYTHIS
• 5 Steering committee V.I.P. CEO
• 6 Quinquennial campus visitors, maybe ALUMS
• 7 It hurts when it comes up SORESUBJECT
• 8 Digital addresses URLS
• 9 Secondary residence on a property, for short ADU
• 10 Café add-in LECHE
• 11 Children’s character who wears a duffle coat PADDINGTON
• 12 Cement ingredient SHALE
• 13 One footing the bill PAYER
• 15 Monster slain in one of Hercules’ 12 labors HYDRA
• 17 Author Vonnegut KURT
• 22 Object ITEM
• 23 Little rats TATTLETALES
• 24 Fruit that grows on Jamaican beaches AKEE
• 25 Determination WILL
• 26 Request a hand ASKFORHELP
• 28 Cunning GUILE
• 31 Period DOT
• 32 South Korean golfer Kim TOM
• 34 Days long past YORE
• 35 Convene MEET
• 38 Place for a cabin SEMI
• 42 ___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X MONTERO
• 44 Fugitive’s cover ALIAS
• 45 Units that might be metrical or imperial FEET
• 48 Aspect FACET
• 49 A lot can be made of these ACRES
• 50 Check for pieces, say FRISK
• 52 Watch this space! WRIST
• 54 Actress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called “mother of Wi-Fi” HEDY
• 56 Kid-friendly race length, in brief ONEK
• 57 “Gotcha” ISEE
• 58 Some redos LETS
• 60 Compete (for) VIE
• 61 Middle: Abbr. CTR