The answer to “One-sided columns” in the New York Times puzzle May 24 2025 is OPEDS. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
One-sided columns Clue Answer
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Across
- 1. Course on behavior, for short
- 6. Song and dance
- 16. Lyrical piece
- 17. Like many jobs for recent grads
- 18. Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"
- 20. "That stings!"
- 21. Becomes inoperable, in a way
- 22. Sources of wind sounds
- 23. Neck, in Newcastle
- 25. Scuttlebutt, these days
- 26. Said, informally
- 27. Places for change
- 29. Magic center, familiarly
- 30. Certain digital denizen
- 33. Share the spotlight
- 34. Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs
- 36. Pixel-dense, for short
- 37. Quickly
- 38. Lousy pair to choose from
- 39. Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph
- 41. Guys
- 42. Esq., often
- 43. Rock band founded by three sisters
- 44. "Hey ___!" (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004)
- 45. Data command
- 46. Whatever
- 47. Digital recording pioneer
- 49. "Yeah, sure"
- 51. Producers of some waves
- 53. Letters for the dearly departed
- 54. Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps
- 57. "Don't expect that from me"
- 58. Let up
- 59. Charges that vary between states
- 60. Culls, with "out"
Down
- 1. River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West
- 2. Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level
- 3. Incredulous reply to a daring scheme
- 4. Summer hrs. in Iowa
- 5. Mary I, to Henry VIII
- 6. Finds another purpose for
- 7. Quick start?
- 8. Old muscle cars
- 9. "Human Concretion" sculptor
- 10. Nice thing to hear from one's dining partner
- 11. Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring
- 12. Held another session
- 13. Younger contemporary of Virgil
- 14. Minus
- 15. Water-resistant wood
- 19. Exposed
- 24. Xi's language
- 26. "You did ___?!"
- 28. Shelters from the heat?
- 29. Brand
- 30. Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear"
- 31. Not recommended
- 32. Eton ___ (traditional English dessert)
- 33. Smoothie seed
- 34. A flute might have a short one
- 35. Place for a camper
- 37. Implement at a roast
- 40. Aviation legend
- 41. Word with air or deep
- 44. Undoes, in court
- 45. Manscape, perhaps
- 46. Proverbial thing to cross, in politics
- 48. One-sided columns
- 49. Radius neighbor
- 50. Direction for a dog
- 51. Thin rods, in some product names
- 52. Send flying
- 54. Magnum and Spade, for short
- 55. Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre
- 56. Social media star Addison ___
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Course on behavior, for short Crossword Clue
- 6A Song and dance Crossword Clue
- 16A Lyrical piece Crossword Clue
- 17A Like many jobs for recent grads Crossword Clue
- 18A Feeling described as “hoping for the best, but fearing the worst” Crossword Clue
- 20A “That stings!” Crossword Clue
- 21A Becomes inoperable, in a way Crossword Clue
- 22A Sources of wind sounds Crossword Clue
- 23A Neck, in Newcastle Crossword Clue
- 25A Scuttlebutt, these days Crossword Clue
- 26A Said, informally Crossword Clue
- 27A Places for change Crossword Clue
- 29A Magic center, familiarly Crossword Clue
- 30A Certain digital denizen Crossword Clue
- 33A Share the spotlight Crossword Clue
- 34A Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs Crossword Clue
- 36A Pixel-dense, for short Crossword Clue
- 37A Quickly Crossword Clue
- 38A Lousy pair to choose from Crossword Clue
- 39A Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph Crossword Clue
- 41A Guys Crossword Clue
- 42A Esq., often Crossword Clue
- 43A Rock band founded by three sisters Crossword Clue
- 44A “Hey ___!” (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004) Crossword Clue
- 45A Data command Crossword Clue
- 47A Digital recording pioneer Crossword Clue
- 49A “Yeah, sure” Crossword Clue
- 51A Producers of some waves Crossword Clue
- 53A Letters for the dearly departed Crossword Clue
- 54A Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps Crossword Clue
- 57A “Don’t expect that from me” Crossword Clue
- 58A Let up Crossword Clue
- 59A Charges that vary between states Crossword Clue
- 60A Culls, with “out” Crossword Clue
- 1D River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West Crossword Clue
- 2D Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level Crossword Clue
- 3D Incredulous reply to a daring scheme Crossword Clue
- 4D Summer hrs. in Iowa Crossword Clue
- 5D Mary I, to Henry VIII Crossword Clue
- 6D Finds another purpose for Crossword Clue
- 7D Quick start? Crossword Clue
- 8D Old muscle cars Crossword Clue
- 9D “Human Concretion” sculptor Crossword Clue
- 10D Nice thing to hear from one’s dining partner Crossword Clue
- 11D Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring Crossword Clue
- 12D Held another session Crossword Clue
- 13D Younger contemporary of Virgil Crossword Clue
- 14D Minus Crossword Clue
- 15D Water-resistant wood Crossword Clue
- 19D Exposed Crossword Clue
- 24D Xi’s language Crossword Clue
- 26D “You did ___?!” Crossword Clue
- 28D Shelters from the heat? Crossword Clue
- 29D Brand Crossword Clue
- 30D Classic poem with the lines “Leaving behind nights of terror and fear … Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear” Crossword Clue
- 31D Not recommended Crossword Clue
- 32D Eton ___ (traditional English dessert) Crossword Clue
- 33D Smoothie seed Crossword Clue
- 34D A flute might have a short one Crossword Clue
- 35D Place for a camper Crossword Clue
- 37D Implement at a roast Crossword Clue
- 40D Aviation legend Crossword Clue
- 41D Word with air or deep Crossword Clue
- 44D Undoes, in court Crossword Clue
- 45D Manscape, perhaps Crossword Clue
- 46D Proverbial thing to cross, in politics Crossword Clue
- 48D One-sided columns Crossword Clue
- 49D Radius neighbor Crossword Clue
- 50D Direction for a dog Crossword Clue
- 51D Thin rods, in some product names Crossword Clue
- 52D Send flying Crossword Clue
- 54D Magnum and Spade, for short Crossword Clue
- 55D Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre Crossword Clue
- 56D Social media star Addison ___ Crossword Clue
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