NYT Crossword May 27 2025 Answers (5/27/25)

Our NYT Crossword May 27, 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 27, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/27/25, 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	Puccini heroine who "lived for art, lived for love"
6A	C-shaped shop item
11A	One "B" of B&B
14A	Like the base-8 number system
15A	Thus
16A	Tool for Paul Bunyan
17A	Like a subsidiary with only one parent
19A	One making her entrance into society, in brief
20A	Roaring Twenties or Swinging Sixties
21A	Glam rocks?
22A	Go without food
23A	Changes, as factory equipment
25A	No. crunchers
27A	Swiss and Jarlsberg
32A	Duck-hunting hangout
35A	Region
36A	Before, in poetry
37A	Caaaaaaar, you might say
38A	Happen
40A	Gooey spread
41A	DDT banner
42A	Part of a foot or a viaduct
43A	Showing more false bashfulness
44A	Colorful Hindu celebration
48A	Unhinged
49A	Much mail
53A	Couple's first home?
55A	Lines of communication
58A	Zoo staffer
59A	U.K. : MI6 :: U.S. : ___
60A	Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across
62A	The H in H.M.S., for much of the 20th century
63A	Throw one's hat in the ring
64A	Sum
65A	Extra periods, in brief
66A	Like some desks and divorces
67A	Old West transport
1D	Word after bell or cell
2D	Earthy pigment
3D	Animal with chestnut-and-white fur
4D	Food label abbr.
5D	Hunky-dory
6D	Pick a side, say
7D	Apt rhyme for "rude"
8D	Last monarch of the House of Stuart
9D	"Hand With Reflecting Sphere" artist
10D	Xing user
11D	Acts that are tough, rebellious and cool, in slang
12D	Past partners
13D	Red state?
18D	Holler
22D	Winged species of folklore
24D	"Heavens!"
26D	Small hailstone size
28D	Big boat
29D	Grade of wine
30D	Lake ___, body of water about 120 miles south of London
31D	Crystal gazer
32D	"Ick!"
33D	Poet written about in the Books of Tang
34D	"Tell me"
38D	Frozen, black-and-white Nabisco treat
39D	Adds to an email
40D	Eat quickly, with "down"
42D	Home of the Bills and Patriots, for short
43D	Helps out a friend, purr-haps?
45D	Solar wind particle
46D	"Count on me to do my best"
47D	Suddenly change course
50D	Madonna title role
51D	Adjust the price on
52D	Strunk & White's "The Elements of ___"
53D	Zoom meeting annoyance
54D	Fare
56D	Mtn. range stats
57D	So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen
60D	Line on a skirt
61D	"___ on your life!"

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.