NYT Crossword November 2 2025 Answers

All 117 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 Rafael MusaEdited by Will Shortz“Open-Faced”

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

ALL CLUES117 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACause a mess, as with frying oil8 lettersSPLATTER

9ACreate an intricate series of lies, say8 lettersSPINAWEB

17AOfferings to prospective bicycle buyers9 lettersTESTRIDES

19A"Ben-Hur" or "Lawrence of Arabia"9 lettersEPICDRAMA

20AOr more10 lettersATAMINIMUM

22ALike many public housing projects10 lettersSTATEAIDED

23AComprehends4 lettersGETS

24AWay to manipulate public opinion through fear11 lettersSCARETACTIC

26A"The ___ is done"4 lettersDEED

27ASome ambulance destinations, for short3 lettersERS

28ACeramicists' devices13 lettersPOTTERYWHEELS

30AHog heaven?3 lettersSTY

31AWrong idea15 lettersFALSEIMPRESSION

33AWord with bean or lemon4 lettersCURD

34A___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives"5 lettersSAEED

35ATick off4 lettersMIFF

37APieces of art?7 lettersMOSAICS

40AAllude (to)3 lettersNOD

41AWinter Olympics event7 lettersBOBSLED

44AAgreements where one party takes some heat?9 lettersARMSDEALS

46AOld-time theater item9 lettersMOVIEREEL

48AThey point toward Mecca while salah is performed10 lettersPRAYERMATS

50AEvergreen pointer10 lettersPINENEEDLE

51ASharpen4 lettersHONE

52ANatural process of maturing11 lettersSUNRIPENING

54AAirplane wing feature4 lettersFLAP

55AGirder whose name assumes a serif font5 lettersIBEAM

57APaleolithic-era tools9 lettersSTONEAXES

58AHave spiritual unity (with)5 lettersBEONE

59AFalsify6 lettersDOCTOR

61A___ syndrome (allergic reaction to some bug bites)7 lettersSKEETER

62AActress and model Ali ___6 lettersLARTER

63ALike some pricing strategies6 lettersTIERED

65AAnnual awards whose name is an acronym5 lettersESPYS

66AAffectedly clever6 lettersCUTESY

67AAllude (to)5 lettersREFER

69ASouthwest landform5 lettersBUTTE

70ASmokey Bear spot, e.g., for short3 lettersPSA

73AArea with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more13 lettersSILICONVALLEY

79A[ha ha!]3 lettersLOL

82AReddish-brown color4 lettersRUST

84AOnes skilled in governance11 lettersTECHNOCRATS

85AGram4 lettersNANA

86AReturn analogue5 lettersENTER

88A"You're one to talk!"9 lettersTHATSRICH

89AMumbo jumbo5 lettersHOOEY

90AInstrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed10 lettersFORTEPIANO

92ADrink order at a sushi restaurant10 lettersSAKEBOTTLE

94AWhat might have green rooms?9 lettersECORESORT

95AUnlikely sportsmanship award winner9 lettersSORELOSER

96A___ Lupton, author of the 2010 best seller "Sister"8 lettersROSAMUND

97AQuarter-barrel containers of beer8 lettersPONYKEGS

DOWN

1DTalking ___ (early dating period, in modern lingo)5 lettersSTAGE

2DFizzle (out)5 lettersPETER

3DExams whose analytical reasoning sections were removed in 20245 lettersLSATS

4DPINpoints?4 lettersATMS

5DLead-in to state or Star3 lettersTRI

6DTypically red-coated toy figurines11 lettersTINSOLDIERS

7DOfficial proclamations6 lettersEDICTS

8DTry to produce better offspring from6 lettersREMATE

9DBursts6 lettersSPATES

10DFeels for6 lettersPITIES

11DSport with crampons and carabiners11 lettersICECLIMBING

12DDocument that promises secrecy, for short3 lettersNDA

13DLike the climate in Antarctica4 lettersARID

14DDoes the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, say5 lettersWADES

15DBecome acquainted over Zoom, e.g.5 lettersEMEET

16DVillain5 lettersBADDY

18D"No doubt about it!"6 lettersSUREIS

19DInscribed6 lettersETCHED

21DMythical creature with scales6 lettersMERMAN

22DLost one's temper6 lettersSAWRED

25DLike some donations that anyone can accept5 lettersTYPEO

28DPride celebration6 lettersPARADE

29D"That much is obvious"6 lettersSOISEE

31DChild who refuses to put things away?10 lettersFUSSYEATER

32DFlag thrower10 lettersNFLREFEREE

33DOlympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score8 lettersCOMANECI

36DLivestock facilities regulated by the E.P.A.8 lettersFEEDLOTS

37DTV series starring Rami Malek as a hacktivist7 lettersMRROBOT

38DAbsurdist philosopher born in Algeria5 lettersCAMUS

39DPerspectives6 lettersSLANTS

41DMore difficult to eat, as fish6 lettersBONIER

42DTandoors, e.g.5 lettersOVENS

43DLucy ___, African American slave narrator7 lettersDELANEY

44DGarden pest5 lettersAPHID

45DButterfly, e.g.6 lettersSTROKE

46DCheeky flirts6 lettersMINXES

47DSufferer healed by Jesus5 lettersLEPER

49DUnit circle ratios5 lettersSINES

50DLike some soils high in organic matter5 lettersPEATY

53DSmall protestation4 lettersPEEP

56DSociologist's concern5 lettersMORES

58DEccentric5 lettersBATTY

60DUpdate the equipment in5 lettersREFIT

62DMusical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front5 lettersLUTES

64DErasure8 lettersDELETION

66DPerson idolized by a niche audience8 lettersCULTHERO

68DPhysics Nobelist Feynman7 lettersRICHARD

69DCovert mission, familiarly7 lettersBLACKOP

70DBe partial to6 lettersPREFER

71DShell competitor6 lettersSUNOCO

72DDaikin Park team6 lettersASTROS

74DGregorian ___5 lettersCHANT

75DAware of4 lettersONTO

76DWe, in Portuguese3 lettersNOS

77DBygone devices whose tapes had to be rewound4 lettersVCRS

78DTeatro alla Scala solos5 lettersARIAS

79DAncient philosopher whose name means "old master"6 lettersLAOTSE

80DSupport for the tree pose in yoga6 lettersONELEG

81DStrategy against fickle weather6 lettersLAYERS

83DOne more than 5-Down5 lettersTETRA

85DUnacceptable5 lettersNOTOK

87D___ Kassis, author of "The Arabesque Table"4 lettersREEM

89DHallowed4 lettersHOLY

91DNittany Lions' sch.3 lettersPSU

93DBig ___3 lettersBEN

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