NYT Crossword November 20 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday 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 Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2J3S4B5E6A7C8H9S10A11K12S13SOP14ULTRA15ANAL16SKI17NDIVES18ELITE19TECHS20SI21TUATED22SEL23B24ETTERDAYS25POR26AVE27NEB28SNU29B30RID31E32KA33U34A35I36AMBI37ENT38S39TARMAP40TESTS41A42STO43SARA44IT45O46HEY47MOD48D49A50MNED51LIES52FIN53EVAGREEN54JABB55A56BROWS57OD58D59MANOUT60RIRI61NINER62MRT63ALIT64EGADS65BRA

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADuds in bed?3 lettersPJS
4APlace for a castle5 lettersBEACH
13ABread for dipping3 lettersSOP
14AVery, very5 lettersULTRA
15AVery, very particular4 lettersANAL
16ACubing needs9 lettersSKINDIVES
19AComputer pros5 lettersTECHS
20AIn position8 lettersSITUATED
23ATurns on10 lettersBETTERDAYS
25A___ ejemplo3 lettersPOR
26A"Hail," in Latin3 lettersAVE
30AHitchhiker's hope4 lettersRIDE
32ANiihau neighbor5 lettersKAUAI
36AMake, as money7 lettersAMBIENT
38AEnsnare7 lettersSTARMAP
40APuts through the paces5 lettersTESTS
41AOn the topic of4 lettersASTO
43ASpanx founder Blakely4 lettersSARA
46A"Excuse me!"3 lettersHEY
48AFops10 lettersDAMNEDLIES
52ASurfboard stabilizer3 lettersFIN
56AThey may be threaded5 lettersBROWS
63ACame down to earth4 lettersALIT
64A"Jumping Jehoshaphat!"5 lettersEGADS
65ASupporting article?3 lettersBRA
DOWN
1DSubtle attention-getter4 lettersPSST
2D"Guess I'm the dummy"9 lettersJOKESONME
3DDry seasons?9 lettersSPICERUBS
4DSigns of spring4 lettersBUDS
5DYalie3 lettersELI
6DOff-road rover, for short3 lettersATV
7DSporting a tuft of feathers7 lettersCRESTED
8DKnows the solution5 lettersHASIT
10DBaker of R&B5 lettersANITA
11DActress Sagal5 lettersKATEY
17DBlues' grp.3 lettersNHL
18D"I've got the answer!"6 lettersEUREKA
21DAtomic number of neon3 lettersTEN
23DRustic wedding venue4 lettersBARN
25DExam for some sophs.4 lettersPSAT
29DHumor with an edge9 lettersBITINGWIT
31DFirst name in cosmetics5 lettersESTEE
34DNarrator/antagonist in "Hamilton"9 lettersAARONBURR
35DPixel alternative4 lettersIPAD
37DPerfume compounds6 lettersESTERS
42DBash7 lettersSHINDIG
45D"___ to Joy"3 lettersODE
48DMessing around on TV?5 lettersDEBRA
49DMars follower, in Marseille5 lettersAVRIL
50DSource of the word "tiki"5 lettersMAORI
51DSierra ___5 lettersLEONE
52DSummer cooler3 lettersFAN
54DTipping points?4 lettersJARS
55DPalindromic flour4 lettersATTA
58DThe stuff of life3 lettersDNA
59D___ school3 lettersMED
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