NYT Crossword Answers for May 28, 2025

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WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — In many aspects of life, I am tech-averse. In the kitchen, I refuse to clutter my counters with single-use appliances like air fryers or waffle irons, and prefer mixing by hand to using a stand mixer. I read physical periodicals instead of their online counterparts, and I’d rather hang in person than chat via text. Crosswords, however, are a different beast, and I have a soft spot for the digital solve.

A pen-and-paper puzzle is all well and good, but how will I know whether I’ve made a mistake? If I’m reduced to pure guesswork on a single square because it’s at the intersection of two clues I don’t know the answers to — a common occurrence for me in today’s crossword, constructed by Peter A. Collins — how can I walk away without having my guess confirmed by a pop-up star and a jazzy riff? That’s like asking me to play Bingo, but not checking my card after I call “Bingo!” I need to know, right there and then, whether I have it or not.

Faced with two — two! — mystery spaces in today’s grid, I ventured guesses for both. I just happened to get them right, which I know only because my computer told me so.

Today’s Theme

It only kind of matters whether you know the [Musical featuring the song depicted by this puzzle’s circled letters, familiarly] at 58A, because the visual humor of the circled letters is enjoyable enough on its own.

That said, a knowledge of FIDDLER, as in “Fiddler on the Roof,” would probably give you more of a chuckle: The song visually depicted by the circled letters is “SUNRISE, SUNSET,” a classic tune from the musical.