New Yorker Crossword May 21 2025 Answers (5/21/25)

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The New Yorker Crossword May 21, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	“The West Wing” creator Sorkin
6A	Like a not very cushy mattress
10A	Knock ’em dead
14A	It’s a small world!
15A	“Finally!”
17A	More than just tickle
18A	Reading material for a fortune-teller?
19A	Fizzy drink
20A	Reasons for some R or X ratings
21A	Spot for a watch
23A	Sound of something landing heavily
24A	Empty a suitcase
27A	Seattle’s ___ Place Market
30A	Possess
32A	Microscopic shape-shifting organism
35A	Africa’s longest river
37A	“Stay right there!”
40A	Picked up a card
41A	Person on one side of a transaction
42A	Beer barrel
43A	Scans performed in a large tube, briefly
45A	Chars a bit
47A	Word before dunk or poetry
50A	Flaws in a fender
52A	Superheroes’ secret identities
56A	Numbered area in an airport terminal
58A	Kept safe
59A	Brings aboard, as a new employee
60A	First offense, so to speak
61A	Served from a 42-Across
62A	“Gotcha”
63A	Fawns’ moms
64A	Annoying
1D	Gets on in years
2D	Permit
3D	Wile E. Coyote’s nemesis
4D	Acquire
5D	French word before a maiden name
6D	Destiny
7D	Wild Alpine goat
8D	Event at which the guest of honor is made fun of
9D	Gardener’s ground cover
10D	Actors’ substitutes for determining lighting and camera movement
11D	The “L” in “S.N.L.”
12D	City that’s home to Iowa State University
13D	Hoped-for R.S.V.P., usually
16D	Get ready for a hole of golf
20D	John who reprised his role of Uncle Jesse on “Fuller House”
22D	Unwanted e-mails or calls
25D	Small bay
26D	Falls (over)
28D	Gets the ball rolling on
29D	Fashion magazine with a palindromic name
30D	Uneven?
31D	Reward for the proverbial early bird
33D	Indonesian island east of Java
34D	Make ___ (atone)
36D	Medical test that measures brain waves: Abbr.
38D	Bread-bag fastener, perhaps
39D	Powerful desire
44D	Smooth and glossy
46D	Check-___ light (dashboard indicator)
48D	Curve-shaped
49D	“Same here!”
51D	T-bone or rib eye, e.g.
52D	Sculpture and painting, for two
53D	Folktales, collectively
54D	Basic unit of heredity
55D	Poetic tributes
57D	Award such as Best Athlete with a Disability
58D	Tire-pressure meas.
59D	Little leap

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