NYT Crossword Clues for May 25, 2026

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Across Clues

Jokes (around) 4 letters / Daily

KIDS Reveal Hide

Not very spicy 4 letters / Daily

MILD Reveal Hide

Super 8 or Red Roof Inn 5 letters / Daily

MOTEL Reveal Hide

14A

Paper cut? 4 letters / Daily

EDIT Reveal Hide

15A

Big name in laptops 4 letters / Daily

ACER Reveal Hide

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Public relations concern 5 letters / Daily

IMAGE Reveal Hide

17A

Steamy segment in a movie 9 letters / Daily

LOVESCENE Reveal Hide

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Fruit that makes your lips pucker 5 letters / Daily

LEMON Reveal Hide

20A

Tennis skirt feature 5 letters / Daily

PLEAT Reveal Hide

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Lack of light 8 letters / Daily

DARKNESS Reveal Hide

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Locale for a plastic flamingo 4 letters / Daily

LAWN Reveal Hide

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Yoga studio essential 3 letters / Daily

MAT Reveal Hide

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De-tension center? 3 letters / Daily

SPA Reveal Hide

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Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ million 11 letters / Daily

GHOSTPEPPER Reveal Hide

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European ski destination 4 letters / Daily

ALPS Reveal Hide

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Volcanic spew 3 letters / Daily

ASH Reveal Hide

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Sample collected by Ancestry.com 6 letters / Daily

SALIVA Reveal Hide

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Daily Planet reporter Lois 4 letters / Daily

LANE Reveal Hide

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Show the ropes 5 letters / Daily

TEACH Reveal Hide

43A

"___ sesame!" 4 letters / Daily

OPEN Reveal Hide

44A

Comfortable 6 letters / Daily

ATEASE Reveal Hide

46A

Anguish 3 letters / Daily

WOE Reveal Hide

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Manage, as a bar 4 letters / Daily

TEND Reveal Hide

48A

California national park known for its dryness 11 letters / Daily

DEATHVALLEY Reveal Hide

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Pigs' digs 3 letters / Daily

STY Reveal Hide

52A

Number starting a countdown 3 letters / Daily

TEN Reveal Hide

53A

Sitting on 4 letters / Daily

ATOP Reveal Hide

55A

Bring dishonor upon 8 letters / Daily

BESMIRCH Reveal Hide

60A

"I'm sleepy" signals 5 letters / Daily

YAWNS Reveal Hide

64A

Ancient Mexican empire 5 letters / Daily

AZTEC Reveal Hide

65A

0s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across? 9 letters / Daily

HOTHOTHOT Reveal Hide

68A

Back of a car or front of an elephant 5 letters / Daily

TRUNK Reveal Hide

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Orchestral woodwind 4 letters / Daily

OBOE Reveal Hide

70A

Place of buzziness? 4 letters / Daily

HIVE Reveal Hide

71A

Most watches have three of these 5 letters / Daily

HANDS Reveal Hide

72A

Japanese electronics giant 4 letters / Daily

SONY Reveal Hide

73A

An estimated 25% of modern phone calls 4 letters / Daily

SPAM Reveal Hide

198A

s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across? 9 letters / Daily

HOTHOTHOT Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Seaweed in an underwater forest 4 letters / Daily

KELP Reveal Hide

Revered figure 4 letters / Daily

IDOL Reveal Hide

Go off the deep end? 4 letters / Daily

DIVE Reveal Hide

Incredible bargain 5 letters / Daily

STEAL Reveal Hide

Kraft ___ & Cheese 3 letters / Daily

MAC Reveal Hide

Lead-in to maker or breaker 3 letters / Daily

ICE Reveal Hide

Give, but expect back 4 letters / Daily

LEND Reveal Hide

Experienced during sleep 6 letters / Daily

DREAMT Reveal Hide

Frothy drink often served with boba 7 letters / Daily

MILKTEA Reveal Hide

10D

A ladybug landing on you is considered a good one 4 letters / Daily

OMEN Reveal Hide

11D

Opposite of wild 4 letters / Daily

TAME Reveal Hide

12D

Alter ___ (other selves) 4 letters / Daily

EGOS Reveal Hide

13D

Camera shop purchase 4 letters / Daily

LENS Reveal Hide

18D

Adult male deer 4 letters / Daily

STAG Reveal Hide

22D

A hardened criminal might have a long one 8 letters / Daily

RAPSHEET Reveal Hide

24D

"Yeah, yeah" 8 letters / Daily

WHATEVER Reveal Hide

25D

Missing part of the Great Sphinx of Giza 4 letters / Daily

NOSE Reveal Hide

27D

Leafy lunch order 5 letters / Daily

SALAD Reveal Hide

28D

Piece of armadillo armor 5 letters / Daily

PLATE Reveal Hide

29D

Common sleep disorder 5 letters / Daily

APNEA Reveal Hide

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Item worn over the shoulders 5 letters / Daily

SHAWL Reveal Hide

32D

"The ___ thickens ..." 4 letters / Daily

PLOT Reveal Hide

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Vocal cords, informally 5 letters / Daily

PIPES Reveal Hide

34D

Happening 5 letters / Daily

EVENT Reveal Hide

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Singer Newman with the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me" 5 letters / Daily

RANDY Reveal Hide

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Chair or pew 4 letters / Daily

SEAT Reveal Hide

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Coke or Pepsi 4 letters / Daily

COLA Reveal Hide

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Gimmicky routines 7 letters / Daily

SHTICKS Reveal Hide

49D

Dried poblanos used in mole sauce 6 letters / Daily

ANCHOS Reveal Hide

50D

Toy on a string 4 letters / Daily

YOYO Reveal Hide

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Trails 5 letters / Daily

PATHS Reveal Hide

55D

Relaxing soak 4 letters / Daily

BATH Reveal Hide

56D

Book just after Ezekiel, alphabetically 4 letters / Daily

EZRA Reveal Hide

57D

Flabbergast 4 letters / Daily

STUN Reveal Hide

58D

Patch up 4 letters / Daily

MEND Reveal Hide

59D

Drifter in search of work 4 letters / Daily

HOBO Reveal Hide

61D

What to do with egg whites when making meringue 4 letters / Daily

WHIP Reveal Hide

62D

Luminous stellar explosion 4 letters / Daily

NOVA Reveal Hide

63D

Women in ___ (educational advocacy group) 4 letters / Daily

STEM Reveal Hide

66D

Colossal quantity 3 letters / Daily

TON Reveal Hide

67D

"Yoo-hoo!" 3 letters / Daily

HEY Reveal Hide