NYT Crossword October 12 2025 Answers

All 140 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 Michael SchlossbergEdited by Will Shortz“Make No Mistake”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1M2A3P4B5A6D7D8O9G10A11R12M13S14A15R16G17H18ALA19EXHALE20D21BEEP22TORO23MIN24EALLMINE25BARI26SAXES27BAIT28NOTF29ROMCNTRATE30ASCE31T32I33CS34ETS35REINER36ROLO37S38E39AM40MORSELS41F42E43NNELB44ULBS45S46WOON47TREAT48TOWH49OMITMA50Y51C52R53N54WEELA55S56SIE57RITES58AHOY59POLL60S61HEL62WILY63M64E65ASURE66TWICE67C68U69T70ONCE71HYMN72RISK73OSHA74UNIT75B76L77AIR78SLEEK79N80E81S82S83GALI84LEOGAL85I86LEI87DAMUP88INTEL89STAN90D91REMONY92N93O94V95OTES96PHDS97EASE98EVENED99A100DD101ZENKO102A103N104S105WENTFI106FTYF107I108F109TY110FLEA111DREAMCARS112CDIN113G114D115EFEAT116ADES117TRIO118ENDGAME119PTA120DORK121SEAN122YEAHSO123HON

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACommon sight near the entrance of a mall3 lettersMAP

4AWords that might precede "Out, darned Spot!"?6 lettersBADDOG

10AGives some heat, say4 lettersARMS

14ACry of frustration4 lettersARGH

18ALike3 lettersALA

19ABlew out7 lettersEXHALED

21ASound from a horn4 lettersBEEP

22ABull in a Chihuahua shop4 lettersTORO

23ABoast accompanying an evil laugh [120 sec.]11 lettersMINEALLMINE

25ALow-pitched jazz instruments, for short9 lettersBARISAXES

27AAngler's lure4 lettersBAIT

28AWords on a juice carton14 lettersNOTFROMCNTRATE

30AWhat many monks and yogis are8 lettersASCETICS

34A"Project Hail Mary" creatures, in brief3 lettersETS

35ADirector Rob6 lettersREINER

36ALampshade-shaped candy piece4 lettersROLO

37ARock band?4 lettersSEAM

40ATidbits7 lettersMORSELS

41ALicorice-flavored vegetables [32 oz.]11 lettersFENNELBULBS

45AFaint5 lettersSWOON

47A"Please. It's my ___"5 lettersTREAT

48ALetter opener?14 lettersTOWHOMITMAYCRN

54AYoung girl in Scotland9 lettersWEELASSIE

57ARumspringas in Amish communities, e.g.5 lettersRITES

58AGreeting on Talk Like a Pirate Day4 lettersAHOY

59AWord with straw or exit4 lettersPOLL

60AWriter Silverstein4 lettersSHEL

62ALike a certain cartoon coyote, you might say4 lettersWILY

63ACarpenter's adage illustrated four times in this puzzle19 lettersMEASURETWICECUTONCE

71ASong in a book of songs4 lettersHYMN

72AChance4 lettersRISK

73ABiohazard regulator, in brief4 lettersOSHA

74APlatoon or battalion4 lettersUNIT

75A"The Facts of Life" girl5 lettersBLAIR

78AAerodynamic quality9 lettersSLEEKNESS

83AScientist who spent his last years under house arrest [8 qt.]14 lettersGALILEOGALILEI

87APlug, as water5 lettersDAMUP

88ATech giant based in Santa Clara, Calif.5 lettersINTEL

89AObserve the expected formalities11 lettersSTANDREMONY

92ANays7 lettersNOVOTES

96AJob requirements for top research positions, in brief4 lettersPHDS

97AFacility4 lettersEASE

98ALeveled6 lettersEVENED

99APut on3 lettersADD

101ABuddhist riddles8 lettersZENKOANS

105ASplit something equally [24 in.]14 lettersWENTFIFTYFIFTY

110ACreature that can leap more than 150 times its own body length (!)4 lettersFLEA

111ALamborghinis, to some9 lettersDREAMCARS

112AWaving the white flag, so to speak11 lettersCDINGDEFEAT

116ACitrus drinks4 lettersADES

117ARock's Nirvana, for one4 lettersTRIO

118AWhen mating typically occurs7 lettersENDGAME

119AOrg. that collaborates with MADD3 lettersPTA

120AQuirky sort4 lettersDORK

121AJohn, across the pond4 lettersSEAN

122A"Uh, your point is ...?"6 lettersYEAHSO

123ASweets3 lettersHON

DOWN

1DGreen or black African menace5 lettersMAMBA

2DSpider-Man, for one5 lettersALIAS

3DFreak out5 lettersPANIC

4DGood name for an apiarist?3 lettersBEA

5DRocker ___ Rose3 lettersAXL

6DUPS competitor3 lettersDHL

7DSends to Hades5 lettersDAMNS

8DMishmash4 lettersOLIO

9DBloke4 lettersGENT

10DReligious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for "father"5 lettersABBOT

11DChews (out)5 lettersREAMS

12DClassic car that shared its name with a planet, informally4 lettersMERC

13DPostdebate areas9 lettersSPINROOMS

14DSome old game consoles6 lettersATARIS

15D___ Gay, author of "Bad Feminist"6 lettersROXANE

16DFairy tale sibling6 lettersGRETEL

17DDoofuses, north of the border6 lettersHOSERS

20DAbsolutely, in slang3 lettersDEF

24DNever-ending7 lettersETERNAL

26DCPR pressure points6 lettersSTERNA

29DCycle at night?3 lettersREM

31DCore-strengthening Pilates exercises7 lettersTOETAPS

32DBadly3 lettersILL

33DIt's covered in kernels3 lettersCOB

37D___ gin fizz4 lettersSLOE

38D"Charlotte's Web" author's inits.3 lettersEBW

39DWood found in restaurant furniture3 lettersASH

40DSpeck4 lettersMOTE

41DOnline shorthand meaning "Victory!"3 lettersFTW

42DAfore3 lettersERE

43DPreviously known as3 lettersNEE

44DOf help5 lettersUTILE

45D"Turn that frown upside down!"5 lettersSMILE

46DClever sort3 lettersWIT

49DBig name in vacuum cleaners5 lettersORECK

50D[It's time for bed!]4 lettersYAWN

51DSharply dressed4 lettersCHIC

52DPart4 lettersROLE

53DThe Bronx Bombers, on scoreboards3 lettersNYY

55DPittance3 lettersSOU

56DCamera type, for short3 lettersSLR

60DBarista's flourish5 lettersSWIRL

61D___ Eminence3 lettersHIS

63DMouthy bird?4 lettersMYNA

64DName found in "whole milk"4 lettersEMIL

65DPrefix with matter4 lettersANTI

66DOne of many in the book of Job5 lettersTRIAL

67DActor Firth5 lettersCOLIN

68DEmploy3 lettersUSE

69DHot French beverage3 lettersTHE

70D"Resolute" item in the Oval Office7 lettersOAKDESK

71DHold dear, perhaps3 lettersHUG

75DMen who marry later in life9 lettersBENEDICTS

76DRafts4 lettersLOTS

77DRipen3 lettersAGE

78DSettings of many Patrick O'Brian novels4 lettersSEAS

79DRecite7 lettersNAMEOFF

80DMoody music genre3 lettersEMO

81DLight up?3 lettersSUN

82DWorker with a handler3 lettersSPY

84DEasy-listening radio category6 lettersLITEFM

85D"More or less"3 lettersISH

86DBusiness name abbr.3 lettersLTD

90DPoor grade3 lettersDEE

91DTook off3 lettersRAN

92DMan who might be installing a baby gate6 lettersNEWDAD

93DGild the lily, with "it"6 lettersOVERDO

94DFacade6 lettersVENEER

95DNot distracted at work6 lettersONTASK

96DEmail attachment type3 lettersPDF

99DBody parts examined for arrhythmia5 lettersATRIA

100DBig name in vacuum cleaners5 lettersDYSON

101DCompany that owns Words With Friends5 lettersZYNGA

102DA, in Ashkelon5 lettersALEPH

103D"Totally cool!"5 lettersNEATO

104DOld Scratch5 lettersSATAN

106DChow4 lettersFARE

107DPretty cool stuff3 lettersICE

108DBig Apple's bravest, in brief4 lettersFDNY

109DSomething a beach lifeguard monitors4 lettersTIDE

113DCry of frustration3 lettersGAH

114DInsta chats3 lettersDMS

115DFair-hiring inits.3 lettersEEO

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