NYT Crossword November 28 2025 Answers

All 68 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 Jacob McDermottEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2R3A4S5S6C7A8M9I10D11B12E13T14WORK15ETHIC16NAOMI17ISLANDERS18KNOTS19LIE20DEES21RICK22LES23SONS24BENEA25T26H27TRIE28DANDTRUE29PASSCODE30RORY31FAYE32UTA33SOON34TRIO35ARTT36ATUM37VENU38SFLYTRAP39SETTERS40IMRE41A42D43Y44BONO45ATIT46LEE47L48OAFS49HOUSE50WINE51OLLIE52UNDERACTS53BELTS54TEEN55SESH

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
5AHustle4 lettersSCAM
9A"Odds are …"5 lettersIDBET
14ADrive around the office?9 lettersWORKETHIC
17ABahamians and Bahrainis9 lettersISLANDERS
18ASpeedboat's speed5 lettersKNOTS
19AFake account3 lettersLIE
20ADead ends?4 lettersDEES
22APiano études, essentially7 lettersLESSONS
24ANot above7 lettersBENEATH
27ATrusty12 lettersTRIEDANDTRUE
33AComing ___4 lettersSOON
34ASmall band4 lettersTRIO
37APlant eater?12 lettersVENUSFLYTRAP
40APrepared statement?7 lettersIMREADY
45ALocking horns4 lettersATIT
46AGuess alternative3 lettersLEE
47AVegges out5 lettersLOAFS
49ARestaurant sommelier's offering9 lettersHOUSEWINE
52ADoesn't exactly ham it up9 lettersUNDERACTS
53ASings (out)5 lettersBELTS
54AStereotypical eye-roller4 lettersTEEN
55AInformal get-together4 lettersSESH
DOWN
1DWords of affirmation5 lettersIWILL
7DRuns4 lettersAIRS
8DRap figures, for short3 lettersMCS
9DSimilarly6 lettersINKIND
10DFlash mob group, perhaps11 lettersDANCETROUPE
11DDecide where to stay9 lettersBOOKAROOM
13D"Quite so"3 lettersTIS
15DBack in the race?7 lettersENDORSE
23D"Mind your own beeswax!"11 lettersSTAYOUTOFIT
24DIt's not constructive11 lettersBADATTITUDE
25DGame division4 lettersTURN
26D"I saw that!"3 lettersHEY
28DEccentric5 lettersDOTTY
29DColorful capsule that splatters9 lettersPAINTBALL
31DLike samples4 lettersFREE
33DAppetizer7 lettersSTARTER
35D___-Latino4 lettersAFRO
36DFunny Fred7 lettersARMISEN
38DPicks up6 lettersSENSES
42DSome hailstone "souvenirs"5 lettersDENTS
43D"Oof, sounds terrible!"5 lettersYEESH
45DTop-tier4 lettersAONE
47DSoftball question3 lettersLOB
49DHumble dwelling3 lettersHUT
50DServed as3 lettersWAS
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