NYT Crossword November 21 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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 Joyce KellerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2D3M4I5T6C7R8O9C10M11A12C13S14LEAMI15CHELE16EYRE17MANSPREADS18TOOT19SLY20TOAD21A22TREST23SOFT24FRAIDSO25R26O27CKETS28CIENCE29AVOID30HORAS31B32I33D34GEMS35HELEN36RIRI37ARE38SEEDS39SARAN40H41EARTST42OPPING43E44DIBLES45ABUT46TITLES47GRIT48R49I50B51HAHA52W53HITEN54OISE55INES56HOLESINONE57CART58YEAR59KITTS

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAllow5 lettersADMIT
6ASnappy sort, for short?4 lettersCROC
10ATahoe runners4 lettersMACS
14AFanny Brice portrayer on Broadway10 lettersLEAMICHELE
17ASits legs akimbo, pejoratively10 lettersMANSPREADS
18AHighway attention-getter4 lettersTOOT
19ACalculating3 lettersSLY
21ASettled down6 lettersATREST
23AShakespearean "Hush!"4 lettersSOFT
24A"Sorry to tell ya"7 lettersFRAIDSO
25AWhat "it's not," they say13 lettersROCKETSCIENCE
29AEschew5 lettersAVOID
31AClubs opening, perhaps3 lettersBID
34APrized people4 lettersGEMS
37AModern art?3 lettersARE
38AGerms5 lettersSEEDS
39AThat's a wrap!5 lettersSARAN
40ASuspenseful13 lettersHEARTSTOPPING
43AGrown-up gummies, e.g.7 lettersEDIBLES
45ATouch4 lettersABUT
46AKing and queen6 lettersTITLES
47AStrength of character4 lettersGRIT
48AOne in a cage3 lettersRIB
51AThat's a laugh!4 lettersHAHA
52AInsomniac's aid10 lettersWHITENOISE
56AAces10 lettersHOLESINONE
57ASchlep4 lettersCART
58AAlumni notes datum4 lettersYEAR
59ASt. ___ (vacation spot)5 lettersKITTS
DOWN
1DOld-time charity4 lettersALMS
2DWord with good or raw4 lettersDEAL
3DA host of4 lettersMANY
4DHits up online, in a way3 lettersIMS
5DCrept cautiously7 lettersTIPTOED
6DSome memory aids11 lettersCHEATSHEETS
7D___-a-thon4 lettersREAD
8DSenescent3 lettersOLD
9DIt may bring out the kid in you8 lettersCESAREAN
10DHeight or width, e.g.6 lettersMETRIC
11DSydney Adamu portrayer on "The Bear"10 lettersAYOEDEBIRI
12DPeeved5 lettersCROSS
13DBrief blowup5 lettersSETTO
15D"Tomb Raider" heroine5 lettersCROFT
22DCamel and fawn4 lettersTANS
23DLodge rental4 lettersSKIS
24DBarbecuer's aid11 lettersFIRESTARTER
25DSitarist's composition4 lettersRAGA
26DTotally done with4 lettersOVER
27DFlirtatious10 lettersCOMEHITHER
28DNose woes5 lettersCOLDS
32DAzerbaijan neighbor4 lettersIRAN
35DLead-in to a clarification8 lettersHERESWHY
36DRiveted4 lettersRAPT
38DWord often printed in red4 lettersSALE
39D"Fellow traveler," in Russian7 lettersSPUTNIK
41DCertain marketing deluge6 lettersEBLAST
42DTony's cousins5 lettersOBIES
43DMoral virtue5 lettersETHIC
47D___ monster4 lettersGILA
48DReal hoot4 lettersRIOT
49DAin't proper?4 lettersISNT
53DBreak ground, in a way3 lettersHOE
54DJapanese ogre3 lettersONI
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