Boy’s name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across? NYT Crossword Clue

By Narcissa Kh / May 12, 2025

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Crossword Answer

1 ? A

2 ? N

3 ? D

4 ? Y

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“Project Hail Mary” author Weir, TV's Griffith, Kaufman or Samberg, Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", TV host Cohen, Samberg of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

NYT Crossword May 12 2025 Answers

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1 ? L
2 ? A
3 ? S
4 ? S
5 ? O
6 ? M
7 ? A
8 ? L
9 ? T
10 ? S
11 ? A
12 ? L
13 ? T
14 ? O
? C
? C
? U
? R
15 ? E
? L
? I
? A
16 ? E
? D
? I
? E
17 ? B
? R
? A
? N
? D
18 ? Y
? A
? L
? E
? X
19 ? A
? N
? D
? E
? R
20 ? S
? E
? T
21 ? E
? E
? L
? S
22 ? M
? U
? S
? E
? U
? M
23 ? U
? R
? N
24 ? P
? A
? G
? E
? D
25 ? S
26 ? P
27 ? U
? N
28 ? T
29 ? W
30 ? E
? E
? N
31 ? S
32 ? A
33 ? N
34 ? C
? A
? N
? D
35 ? Y
? L
? A
? N
? D
36 ? G
37 ? O
? U
? G
? E
38 ? O
? L
? D
? I
? E
39 ? R
? D
? A
40 ? A
? N
? G
? E
? R
41 ? R
? E
? E
? D
? S
42 ? H
? A
? N
43 ? D
? S
? T
? A
? N
? D
44 ? N
? O
? R
45 ? M
? O
? T
? T
? O
46 ? A
? R
? T
? S
47 ? D
48 ? R
49 ? O
? O
? L
50 ? M
51 ? V
? P
52 ? S
53 ? T
? R
? A
? W
? S
54 ? O
55 ? R
? E
? O
56 ? A
57 ? P
58 ? E
59 ? S
? H
? E
? T
? L
? A
60 ? N
? D
? I
? S
? L
61 ? A
? N
? D
? S
62 ? N
? O
? S
? E
63 ? I
? B
? E
? T
64 ? T
? A
? D
? A
? S
65 ? S
? U
? S
? S
66 ? C
? A
? S
? E
67 ? S
? A
? Y
? S
? O

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Clue Analysis

The answer to “Boy’s name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?” in the New York Times puzzle May 12 2025 is ANDY. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "Boy's name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?" is ANDY.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on May 12, 2025.

A: “Project Hail Mary” author Weir, TV's Griffith, Kaufman or Samberg, Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", TV host Cohen, Samberg of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

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