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NYT Crossword — 2026-05-25
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1A
Jokes (around)
4 letters
5A
Not very spicy
4 letters
9A
Super 8 or Red Roof Inn
5 letters
14A
Paper cut?
4 letters
15A
Big name in laptops
4 letters
16A
Public relations concern
5 letters
17A
Steamy segment in a movie
9 letters
19A
Fruit that makes your lips pucker
5 letters
20A
Tennis skirt feature
5 letters
21A
Lack of light
8 letters
23A
Locale for a plastic flamingo
4 letters
26A
Yoga studio essential
3 letters
27A
De-tension center?
3 letters
30A
Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ million
11 letters
36A
European ski destination
4 letters
38A
Volcanic spew
3 letters
39A
Sample collected by Ancestry.com
6 letters
40A
Daily Planet reporter Lois
4 letters
41A
Show the ropes
5 letters
43A
"___ sesame!"
4 letters
44A
Comfortable
6 letters
46A
Anguish
3 letters
47A
Manage, as a bar
4 letters
48A
California national park known for its dryness
11 letters
51A
Pigs' digs
3 letters
52A
Number starting a countdown
3 letters
53A
Sitting on
4 letters
55A
Bring dishonor upon
8 letters
60A
"I'm sleepy" signals
5 letters
64A
Ancient Mexican empire
5 letters
65A
1980s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across?
9 letters
68A
Back of a car or front of an elephant
5 letters
69A
Orchestral woodwind
4 letters
70A
Place of buzziness?
4 letters
71A
Most watches have three of these
5 letters
72A
Japanese electronics giant
4 letters
73A
An estimated 25% of modern phone calls
4 letters