NYT Crossword November 17 2025 Answers
All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1AVegas attraction, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›6ABitter-smelling5 lettersSee answer ›11ACell signal unit3 lettersSee answer ›14APleasant smell5 lettersSee answer ›15AHeavyweight African animal, informally5 lettersSee answer ›16AApplication3 lettersSee answer ›17ACircle, cone, cube, cylinder, heart, pentagon, star, triangle11 lettersSee answer ›19ASo-so, in modern slang3 lettersSee answer ›20AScrapes (out), as a living4 lettersSee answer ›21AMental slip-up5 lettersSee answer ›22AUniv. degrees for executives4 lettersSee answer ›23AMany a prom tuxedo6 lettersSee answer ›25ATrain track part4 lettersSee answer ›27AAirheads, Dots, Fun Dip, Heath, Kit Kat, Life Savers, M&M's, Milk Duds, Nerds, Oh Henry!, Peeps, Pez, Rolo, Skittles, Twix, Twizzlers12 lettersSee answer ›33AGrowth in a fish tank5 lettersSee answer ›36ASteaming mad5 lettersSee answer ›37AGirlfriend or boyfriend, informally3 lettersSee answer ›38AGruesome4 lettersSee answer ›39ACooks just the outsides of5 lettersSee answer ›40ANuisance4 lettersSee answer ›41AA narcissist has a big one3 lettersSee answer ›42AGiving the go-ahead5 lettersSee answer ›43AKeto and Paleo, for two5 lettersSee answer ›44ABoot, good, loom, moon, pool, rook, woof12 lettersSee answer ›47AIn one's birthday suit4 lettersSee answer ›48ASkeptic's remark6 lettersSee answer ›52AHome of a "500" race, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›54AGreat ___ National Park (Nevada attraction)5 lettersSee answer ›58AShoe's bottom4 lettersSee answer ›59APlay-___3 lettersSee answer ›60AAndrew, Ketanji Brown, Mahalia, Reggie, Stonewall11 lettersSee answer ›62AMusical Yoko3 lettersSee answer ›63AWith everything on the line5 lettersSee answer ›64ALike a pyramid or sphere5 lettersSee answer ›65AFemur and fibula site3 lettersSee answer ›66ANot sharp, as a pencil5 lettersSee answer ›67AVulgar5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DLess risky5 lettersSee answer ›2DTot's three-wheeler5 lettersSee answer ›3DComic actor Seth5 lettersSee answer ›4D"If you want me to be honest ..."8 lettersSee answer ›5DGolfing standard3 lettersSee answer ›6DRegion4 lettersSee answer ›7DIntel product4 lettersSee answer ›8DMakes unfair, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›9DReceives from a will8 lettersSee answer ›10DNickname for Dorothy3 lettersSee answer ›11DInsect that stings9 lettersSee answer ›12DHome to Hanoi and Hong Kong4 lettersSee answer ›13DCincinnati team4 lettersSee answer ›18D___ Woods, "Legally Blonde" protagonist4 lettersSee answer ›22DSch. with a T station3 lettersSee answer ›24DAmazement3 lettersSee answer ›26DLumberjack's tool3 lettersSee answer ›28DLetters before "And on that farm ..."5 lettersSee answer ›29DThe "T" of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+5 lettersSee answer ›30DPlatoon V.I.P.5 lettersSee answer ›31DSunrise direction4 lettersSee answer ›32DPing-Pong dividers4 lettersSee answer ›33DLike most cheeses with rinds4 lettersSee answer ›34DNike's swoosh, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›35DPunxsutawney Phil, for one9 lettersSee answer ›39DClassic arcade game with bull's-eye rings8 lettersSee answer ›40DStrongly desires8 lettersSee answer ›42DLike a centenarian3 lettersSee answer ›43D"For suresies"3 lettersSee answer ›45DPurchase3 lettersSee answer ›46DBottle served at a trattoria4 lettersSee answer ›49DExclamation while pulling a rabbit from a hat5 lettersSee answer ›50DThe King of Rock and Roll5 lettersSee answer ›51DMarsh plants5 lettersSee answer ›52DObject of adoration4 lettersSee answer ›53DZero4 lettersSee answer ›55DRights advocacy org. since 19204 lettersSee answer ›56DDermatologist's focus4 lettersSee answer ›57D"It ___ that simple ..."4 lettersSee answer ›60DQuick punch3 lettersSee answer ›61DForeign policy grp.3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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