NYT Crossword May 9 2025 Answers (5/9/25)

Our NYT Crossword May 9, 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 9, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/9/25, 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	Walks softly
5A	Impossible to contact by ordinary means
15A	"___, sing America"
16A	Feature focused on investigation and resolution
17A	Turf
18A	Downward-facing dog?
19A	___ text (label for a screen reader)
20A	___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner
21A	Encrust
22A	What might be caught Red-handed?
24A	Cracker topper
27A	Raise
28A	Popular vacation spot
32A	Talks up
33A	It's not worth what it seems
34A	Kick out
35A	Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica
36A	Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments
37A	Unfettered flow of goods
39A	It might turn up a turnip
40A	Software clients
41A	Minuscule
42A	"That's my opinion, too"
43A	Components of some makeovers
45A	Boatload
48A	First-rate, in slang
49A	R&B's ___ Hill
50A	"Be kind!"
54A	First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
55A	What holding one's thumb up might indicate
56A	"How could ___?"
57A	Cooking byproduct sometimes called "liquid gold"
58A	Rescues, maybe
1D	Fragrant rice dish
2D	Day and night
3D	"Must I spell it out further?"
4D	Turf
5D	Like practices associated with pentacles
6D	Enfeebled
7D	Some scuba diving gear
8D	"OMG, I didn't need to know that!"
9D	"She's everything. ___ just Ken" (2023 movie tagline)
10D	Genre heard at many raves, for short
11D	Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her
12D	Asian royal
13D	"Don't worry about me"
14D	Have the audacity
20D	Colleen
23D	Emotionally complex, in a way
24D	James Baldwin's "If ___ Street Could Talk"
25D	One-named singer in the 2023 hit "Prada"
26D	What one might subscribe to
28D	"I'll let that ___ …"
29D	Not to be repeated
30D	Seeking comment?
31D	Title heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you"
32D	Stir-fry protein option
33D	This, too, shall pass
35D	Squeeze
38D	Not yet final, in brief
39D	Number of kings en España named Felipe
41D	Position at a food company
43D	Throng
44D	Boardroom group
45D	Mail
46D	Superboy's crush
47D	Holiday lead-ins
48D	Entice
51D	Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990
52D	___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack)
53D	Long period
54D	What a boat shouldn't do

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.