The answer to “Columbus’s birthplace” in the New York Times puzzle May 1 2025 is GENOA. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
The Answer is GENOA.
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Across
- 1. Schoolroom that serves as a studio
- 7. Original airer of "Doctor Who"
- 10. Covenant
- 14. Give a lashing
- 15. Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic
- 16. Son of Zeus and Hera
- 17. Sweetener in some diet sodas
- 18. *Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate
- 20. Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short?
- 21. Light unit
- 23. "Not in the ___!"
- 24. *It's "read" as a stern warning
- 26. *Relative of a snowboard
- 28. ___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)
- 29. Old tone
- 31. Is for the people?
- 32. Daffy Duck speaking feature
- 34. "I wanna!"
- 37. Brings up a prior topic … or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
- 41. Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)
- 42. Sheet music symbol
- 44. Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row
- 47. ___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)
- 50. Lead-in to -nautics
- 52. *Carve out, in a way
- 55. *Comedy club fare
- 57. Columbus's birthplace
- 58. "___ My Heart in San Francisco"
- 60. Video game character speaking a gibberish language
- 61. *Villain's expression
- 63. Like does
- 65. ___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico
- 66. Onetime C.I.A. foe
- 67. Like government secrets, occasionally
- 68. Title friend of Marlin in an animated film
- 69. Times Square ball drop setting, in brief
- 70. Revered sorts
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- 1. Soak up
- 2. Outcome of a hung jury
- 3. "How stylish!"
- 4. W.C.
- 5. Not quite straight up
- 6. Gorgeous ones, informally
- 7. Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"
- 8. Some comforters for toddlers
- 9. Modern prefix with normativity
- 10. Dairy-less diet
- 11. Singer Grande
- 12. Turn into stars, say?
- 13. Tswana for "fly"
- 19. West ___ (furniture retailer)
- 22. Trailblazing astronaut Jemison
- 25. Refuge from the heat
- 27. It's one foot long
- 30. Calls for sympathy
- 33. Snoop
- 35. Big thing in fast food?
- 36. Splendor
- 38. Language that gave us "Saskatchewan"
- 39. Piercings that might be felt while kissing
- 40. Memento
- 43. More delicate and weak
- 44. Who says "You're a wizard, Harry"
- 45. Skin-care brand
- 46. City that lends its name to a style of omelet
- 48. Uplifting work
- 49. Quiet
- 51. Popping pills, say
- 53. Racket-raising
- 54. ___ pal
- 56. Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth
- 59. Community associated with Out magazine
- 62. President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally
- 64. Crackpot
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Schoolroom that serves as a studio Crossword Clue
- 7A Original airer of “Doctor Who” Crossword Clue
- 10A Covenant Crossword Clue
- 14A Give a lashing Crossword Clue
- 15A Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic Crossword Clue
- 16A Son of Zeus and Hera Crossword Clue
- 17A Sweetener in some diet sodas Crossword Clue
- 18A *Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn’t originate Crossword Clue
- 20A Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short? Crossword Clue
- 21A Light unit Crossword Clue
- 23A “Not in the ___!” Crossword Clue
- 24A *It’s “read” as a stern warning Crossword Clue
- 26A *Relative of a snowboard Crossword Clue
- 28A ___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording) Crossword Clue
- 29A Old tone Crossword Clue
- 31A Is for the people? Crossword Clue
- 32A Daffy Duck speaking feature Crossword Clue
- 34A “I wanna!” Crossword Clue
- 37A Brings up a prior topic … or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues Crossword Clue
- 41A Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world’s first (2500 B.C.) Crossword Clue
- 42A Sheet music symbol Crossword Clue
- 44A Past-tense verb that’s potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row Crossword Clue
- 47A ___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate) Crossword Clue
- 50A Lead-in to -nautics Crossword Clue
- 52A *Carve out, in a way Crossword Clue
- 55A *Comedy club fare Crossword Clue
- 57A Columbus’s birthplace Crossword Clue
- 58A “___ My Heart in San Francisco” Crossword Clue
- 60A Video game character speaking a gibberish language Crossword Clue
- 61A *Villain’s expression Crossword Clue
- 63A Like does Crossword Clue
- 65A ___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico Crossword Clue
- 66A Onetime C.I.A. foe Crossword Clue
- 67A Like government secrets, occasionally Crossword Clue
- 68A Title friend of Marlin in an animated film Crossword Clue
- 69A Times Square ball drop setting, in brief Crossword Clue
- 70A Revered sorts Crossword Clue
- 1D Soak up Crossword Clue
- 2D Outcome of a hung jury Crossword Clue
- 3D “How stylish!” Crossword Clue
- 4D W.C. Crossword Clue
- 5D Not quite straight up Crossword Clue
- 6D Gorgeous ones, informally Crossword Clue
- 7D Film based on the 1983 children’s novel “The Sheep-Pig” Crossword Clue
- 8D Some comforters for toddlers Crossword Clue
- 9D Modern prefix with normativity Crossword Clue
- 10D Dairy-less diet Crossword Clue
- 11D Singer Grande Crossword Clue
- 12D Turn into stars, say? Crossword Clue
- 13D Tswana for “fly” Crossword Clue
- 19D West ___ (furniture retailer) Crossword Clue
- 22D Trailblazing astronaut Jemison Crossword Clue
- 25D Refuge from the heat Crossword Clue
- 27D It’s one foot long Crossword Clue
- 30D Calls for sympathy Crossword Clue
- 33D Snoop Crossword Clue
- 35D Big thing in fast food? Crossword Clue
- 36D Splendor Crossword Clue
- 38D Language that gave us “Saskatchewan” Crossword Clue
- 39D Piercings that might be felt while kissing Crossword Clue
- 40D Memento Crossword Clue
- 43D More delicate and weak Crossword Clue
- 44D Who says “You’re a wizard, Harry” Crossword Clue
- 45D Skin-care brand Crossword Clue
- 46D City that lends its name to a style of omelet Crossword Clue
- 48D Uplifting work Crossword Clue
- 49D Quiet Crossword Clue
- 51D Popping pills, say Crossword Clue
- 53D Racket-raising Crossword Clue
- 54D ___ pal Crossword Clue
- 56D Source of Andrew Carnegie’s wealth Crossword Clue
- 59D Community associated with Out magazine Crossword Clue
- 62D President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally Crossword Clue
- 64D Crackpot Crossword Clue
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