NYT Crossword May 17 2025 Answers (5/17/25)

Our NYT Crossword May 17, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword May 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/17/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Much mail to Santa
6A	Rubbish destinations
10A	Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha
14A	Mescal source
15A	Tip line?
17A	Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21)
19A	Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day
20A	Hair color, e.g.
21A	Cards' home
22A	The sun, e.g., in about five billion years
24A	Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon
27A	Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally
28A	British singer ___ Parks
30A	Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais
31A	Going down, in a way
35A	Threw one's hat in the ring
36A	Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear
37A	Frightful
39A	Type that's compatible with everyone, in brief
40A	First president of the S.C.L.C.
42A	Neutral color
43A	Work well together
44A	"C'mon, dish it!"
49A	Chicken nugget shape
51A	Stands to practice hitting
52A	Causes of some burns
53A	N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference
55A	Fills up
57A	Scale range
59A	Blather
60A	"Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly
61A	Further
62A	M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53)
63A	Map inset
64A	End of a trail, perhaps
65A	They're accepted at church
1D	Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks
2D	"Enough!"
3D	Prime choice
4D	They're found in dens
5D	Sports and Arts, e.g.
6D	Something to take in from a boat
7D	Outside the typical biological setting
8D	Dostoyevsky's denial
9D	Spanish word on a U.S. map
10D	Having lost interest
11D	Where you might refuel after refueling
12D	Miami is in it, for short
13D	French word that sounds like a vote
16D	Turn (up)
18D	Rita ___, "R.I.P." singer
23D	Composer Edvard
24D	"Anyway, gonna move on now"
25D	Name-dropping abbreviation
26D	Not own
29D	Schlep
31D	End part of a violin bow
32D	What might lead to a row at a party?
33D	Forrest of film
34D	Miscellany
38D	Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove
41D	Part of a cold pack?
44D	Wine valley in the Bay Area
45D	Green expanse
46D	It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana
47D	One with an "I" problem?
48D	Team whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star
50D	It's not gross
53D	Sway
54D	"Enough!"
56D	Base of a pump
58D	"Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem)

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.