NYT Crossword November 16 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Randolph RossEdited by Will Shortz“Misquoting Shakespeare”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1T2E3S4L5A6S7A8W9L10W11O12R13S14E15O16F17F18ONEART19H20TREO21OPIUMWAR22GOODKNI23GHTSW24EETPRINCE25ALUI26DEA27TEX28EELIER29SALE30ODET31TE32C33E34L35BETTE36S37TRESSOR38EXU39DE40T41OTHINEOWN42ELFBET43R44U45E46OHGEE47ESC48BEN49ORC50A51FAREI52S53F54O55UL56O57PI58GADOT59TIE60PIPS61ANE62A63SARULE64T65WOBSO66RNOT67TWOBS68O69X70CARTS71FED72ROOF73B74A75G76MEANY77MAR78FOWLI79S80FAIR81SNAG82H83OE84A85TL86ELUDE87ANO88SEBY89ANYO90T91H92E93RNAME94CRIED95PARAPETS96A97B98A99SH100SRO101ITALIC102H103E104R105A106MUSLI107M108R109EF110CAL111CUES112BEWARE113T114HETI115DESO116F117MARCH118INATRICE119NEAR120GARROTE121TONEARMS122ADD123BIDSON

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1AThey're charged for long trips6 lettersTESLAS

7ATool with a point3 lettersAWL

10ANo longer in as good a place8 lettersWORSEOFF

18AHere7 lettersONEARTH

20AEarly smartphone model of the 2000s4 lettersTREO

21AConflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking8 lettersOPIUMWAR

22AKing's assessment of his son the Crusader?21 lettersGOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE

25AParisian possessive4 lettersALUI

26AD.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking3 lettersDEA

27ANickname heard in 8-Down3 lettersTEX

28AHarder to grasp, in a way6 lettersEELIER

29ADone deal4 lettersSALE

30A"Swan Lake" role6 lettersODETTE

32ADisney World souvenir3 lettersCEL

35ADavis of old Hollywood5 lettersBETTE

36AThe possibility of losing one's job, e.g.8 lettersSTRESSOR

38ARadiate5 lettersEXUDE

40ASanta's view on loyalty for those who help him?19 lettersTOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE

46A"I didn't expect that!"5 lettersOHGEE

47ACorner key3 lettersESC

48APlatt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen"3 lettersBEN

49AMarine menace4 lettersORCA

51AWith 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"?10 lettersFAREISFOUL

56ANail salon brand3 lettersOPI

58AGal from Israel5 lettersGADOT

59ASomething athletes strive to break3 lettersTIE

60ADots on faces4 lettersPIPS

61AGam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st3 lettersANE

62ACustomarily7 lettersASARULE

64AFrequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"?15 lettersTWOBSORNOTTWOBS

68ATeam transports7 lettersOXCARTS

71AInserted, as into a printer3 lettersFED

72AIt's over your head4 lettersROOF

73ACapture3 lettersBAG

76ANo Mr. Nice Guy5 lettersMEANY

77AScratch the surface of, say3 lettersMAR

78ASee 51-Across10 lettersFOWLISFAIR

81AFly in the ointment4 lettersSNAG

82AWeed killer3 lettersHOE

84AWhere the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr.3 lettersATL

86AShake off5 lettersELUDE

87ASchnozz, honker or beak?19 lettersANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME

94ABroke down5 lettersCRIED

95ACastle fortifications8 lettersPARAPETS

96ALeave red-faced5 lettersABASH

100ASign of a smashing success3 lettersSRO

101ARight-leaning?6 lettersITALIC

102AOlympian queen4 lettersHERA

106ASunni or Shiite6 lettersMUSLIM

108AOne wearing a striped shirt, informally3 lettersREF

110A___Arts, school in Santa Clarita3 lettersCAL

111APool equipment4 lettersCUES

112AWarning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day?21 lettersBEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH

118AVery quickly8 lettersINATRICE

119AGetting warm4 lettersNEAR

120A"The Godfather" weapon7 lettersGARROTE

121AMovable parts of record players8 lettersTONEARMS

122A"Might I ___ …"3 lettersADD

123ACompetes for, as a contract6 lettersBIDSON

DOWN

1DCostume garments made from bedsheets5 lettersTOGAS

2D___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown5 lettersENOLA

3DHub for K-pop5 lettersSEOUL

4DMany a casual fitted top9 lettersLADIESTEE

5DFlood protection?3 lettersARK

6DDepot: Abbr.3 lettersSTN

7DSpecialized skill3 lettersART

8DWayne's world?8 lettersWESTERNS

9DRob of "The West Wing"4 lettersLOWE

10DTribulation3 lettersWOE

11DGet off the fence3 lettersOPT

12DLike dark green avocados4 lettersRIPE

13DNo-lose situation7 lettersSUREBET

14DMicrophone inventor ___ Berliner5 lettersEMILE

15DTake full responsibility for something5 lettersOWNIT

16DAspect5 lettersFACET

17D"___ Jacques"5 lettersFRERE

19DLike some cameras and agendas6 lettersHIDDEN

20D"Really?"6 lettersTHATSO

23DHonkers5 lettersGEESE

24DStand out5 lettersEXCEL

30D"… ___ quit!"3 lettersORI

31DSpa handout5 lettersTOWEL

33DFormerly with law enforcement, informally5 lettersEXFBI

34DGarage job4 lettersLUBE

37DWhat a detail-oriented person might "dot"4 lettersTHEI

39DAnimal house3 lettersDEN

40DCuisine with boat noodles4 lettersTHAI

41DNo Mr. Nice Guy4 lettersOGRE

42DPrefix suggesting low cost5 lettersECONO

43DNature calls5 lettersROARS

44DLanguage that's the source of the word "khaki"4 lettersURDU

45DEarth Day subj.4 lettersECOL

46DMany a time3 lettersOFT

50DAbsorbed, as a cost3 lettersATE

52DDifficult position4 lettersSPOT

53DLittle untruths4 lettersFIBS

54DSpecial ___3 lettersOPS

55DUncle Sam's land, informally5 lettersUSOFA

57DLead-in to dollar or chemical5 lettersPETRO

58DTalk at length3 lettersGAB

61DSee 51-Across3 lettersAND

62DGone wrong, for short?4 lettersAWOL

63DL.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics4 lettersSOFI

64D"Scent of a Woman" dance5 lettersTANGO

65DTwisted3 lettersWRY

66DTried for a second term, say5 lettersRERAN

67DAAA job3 lettersTOW

68DMeditation sounds3 lettersOMS

69DTV role for Lucy Lawless4 lettersXENA

70DJames of "Misery"4 lettersCAAN

73DAuthor who coined the word "munchkin"4 lettersBAUM

74DCampaign worker4 lettersAIDE

75DColl. senior's test3 lettersGRE

77DSelina ___, the veep on "Veep"5 lettersMEYER

78DParade attraction5 lettersFLOAT

79DOn its way4 lettersSENT

80DMemorization tool9 lettersFLASHCARD

82D___ honor (honorific for a judge)3 lettersHER

83DEastern ties4 lettersOBIS

85DRepresented8 lettersTYPIFIED

88DWally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 77 lettersSCHIRRA

89DFind charming5 lettersADORE

90DLost shipment inquiry6 lettersTRACER

91D"Papa Bear" of the N.F.L.5 lettersHALAS

92DFinal words6 lettersEPILOG

93DPartner of parks, for short3 lettersREC

96DScope5 lettersAMBIT

97DSpanish for "good"5 lettersBUENO

98DDam on the Nile5 lettersASWAN

99DList of candidates5 lettersSLATE

103DMozart can be seen on some of them5 lettersEUROS

104DOdd-numbered page5 lettersRECTO

105DGhost-faced5 lettersASHEN

107DIsraeli P.M. before Rabin4 lettersMEIR

109DEurope's tallest active volcano4 lettersETNA

113DChannel for cinephiles3 lettersTCM

114D"___ All That" (2021 rom-com)3 lettersHES

115DFamily man3 lettersDAD

116D"Marvy!"3 lettersFAB

117DDoctor's order, for short3 lettersMRI

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