The answer to “Threw one’s hat in the ring” in the New York Times puzzle May 17 2025 is RAN. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
Threw one's hat in the ring Clue Answer
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Across
- 1. Much mail to Santa
- 6. Rubbish destinations
- 10. Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha
- 14. Mescal source
- 15. Tip line?
- 17. Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21)
- 19. Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day
- 20. Hair color, e.g.
- 21. Cards' home
- 22. The sun, e.g., in about five billion years
- 24. Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon
- 27. Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally
- 28. British singer ___ Parks
- 30. Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais
- 31. Going down, in a way
- 35. Threw one's hat in the ring
- 36. Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear
- 37. Frightful
- 39. Type that's compatible with everyone, in brief
- 40. First president of the S.C.L.C.
- 42. Neutral color
- 43. Work well together
- 44. "C'mon, dish it!"
- 49. Chicken nugget shape
- 51. Stands to practice hitting
- 52. Causes of some burns
- 53. N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference
- 55. Fills up
- 57. Scale range
- 59. Blather
- 60. "Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly
- 61. Further
- 62. M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53)
- 63. Map inset
- 64. End of a trail, perhaps
- 65. They're accepted at church
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- 1. Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks
- 2. "Enough!"
- 3. Prime choice
- 4. They're found in dens
- 5. Sports and Arts, e.g.
- 6. Something to take in from a boat
- 7. Outside the typical biological setting
- 8. Dostoyevsky's denial
- 9. Spanish word on a U.S. map
- 10. Having lost interest
- 11. Where you might refuel after refueling
- 12. Miami is in it, for short
- 13. French word that sounds like a vote
- 16. Turn (up)
- 18. Rita ___, "R.I.P." singer
- 23. Composer Edvard
- 24. "Anyway, gonna move on now"
- 25. Name-dropping abbreviation
- 26. Not own
- 29. Schlep
- 31. End part of a violin bow
- 32. What might lead to a row at a party?
- 33. Forrest of film
- 34. Miscellany
- 38. Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove
- 41. Part of a cold pack?
- 44. Wine valley in the Bay Area
- 45. Green expanse
- 46. It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana
- 47. One with an "I" problem?
- 48. Team whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star
- 50. It's not gross
- 53. Sway
- 54. "Enough!"
- 56. Base of a pump
- 58. "Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem)
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Much mail to Santa Crossword Clue
- 6A Rubbish destinations Crossword Clue
- 10A Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha Crossword Clue
- 14A Mescal source Crossword Clue
- 15A Tip line? Crossword Clue
- 17A Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21) Crossword Clue
- 19A Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints’ Day Crossword Clue
- 20A Hair color, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 21A Cards’ home Crossword Clue
- 22A The sun, e.g., in about five billion years Crossword Clue
- 24A Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon Crossword Clue
- 27A Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally Crossword Clue
- 28A British singer ___ Parks Crossword Clue
- 30A Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais Crossword Clue
- 31A Going down, in a way Crossword Clue
- 35A Threw one’s hat in the ring Crossword Clue
- 36A Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear Crossword Clue
- 37A Frightful Crossword Clue
- 39A Type that’s compatible with everyone, in brief Crossword Clue
- 40A First president of the S.C.L.C. Crossword Clue
- 42A Neutral color Crossword Clue
- 43A Work well together Crossword Clue
- 44A “C’mon, dish it!” Crossword Clue
- 49A Chicken nugget shape Crossword Clue
- 51A Stands to practice hitting Crossword Clue
- 52A Causes of some burns Crossword Clue
- 53A N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference Crossword Clue
- 55A Fills up Crossword Clue
- 57A Scale range Crossword Clue
- 59A Blather Crossword Clue
- 60A “Bad Moon Rising” band, familiarly Crossword Clue
- 61A Further Crossword Clue
- 62A M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53) Crossword Clue
- 63A Map inset Crossword Clue
- 64A End of a trail, perhaps Crossword Clue
- 65A They’re accepted at church Crossword Clue
- 1D Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks Crossword Clue
- 3D Prime choice Crossword Clue
- 4D They’re found in dens Crossword Clue
- 5D Sports and Arts, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 6D Something to take in from a boat Crossword Clue
- 7D Outside the typical biological setting Crossword Clue
- 8D Dostoyevsky’s denial Crossword Clue
- 9D Spanish word on a U.S. map Crossword Clue
- 10D Having lost interest Crossword Clue
- 11D Where you might refuel after refueling Crossword Clue
- 12D Miami is in it, for short Crossword Clue
- 13D French word that sounds like a vote Crossword Clue
- 16D Turn (up) Crossword Clue
- 18D Rita ___, “R.I.P.” singer Crossword Clue
- 23D Composer Edvard Crossword Clue
- 24D “Anyway, gonna move on now” Crossword Clue
- 25D Name-dropping abbreviation Crossword Clue
- 26D Not own Crossword Clue
- 29D Schlep Crossword Clue
- 31D End part of a violin bow Crossword Clue
- 32D What might lead to a row at a party? Crossword Clue
- 33D Forrest of film Crossword Clue
- 34D Miscellany Crossword Clue
- 38D Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove Crossword Clue
- 41D Part of a cold pack? Crossword Clue
- 44D Wine valley in the Bay Area Crossword Clue
- 45D Green expanse Crossword Clue
- 46D It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana Crossword Clue
- 47D One with an “I” problem? Crossword Clue
- 48D Team whose logo contains an “H” on top of a star Crossword Clue
- 50D It’s not gross Crossword Clue
- 53D Sway Crossword Clue
- 54D “Enough!” Crossword Clue
- 56D Base of a pump Crossword Clue
- 58D “Ended, ___ it begun” (Emily Dickinson poem) Crossword Clue
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