NYT Crossword October 16 2025 Answers

All 78 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 Kareem AyasEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2I3N4T5B6E7N8T9O10O11D12E13S14BOOR15OSCAR16FOMO17SETI18NSTONE19FAUN20CRAVES21GO22THS23ORBIT24P25RY26HOI27S28T29NOLA30ROE31PRUDES32DRE33WEND34AURORA35READP36ALMS37G38O39COLD40IVES41A42M43P44ORACLE45LEO46SPAR47PANKO48SLR49ITPRO50ASK51IN52DURESS53P54ASO55NE56E57DEDANAP58ETTU59HEGEL60IDLE61NEAT62DROLL63TSAR

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
5A*Treat with kindness5 lettersBENTO
14ABrute4 lettersBOOR
17AUnchangeable10 lettersSETINSTONE
20AHungers for6 lettersCRAVES
21AEarly Germanic people5 lettersGOTHS
23AMove around the world5 lettersORBIT
24A*Expensive3 lettersPRY
26ALift5 lettersHOIST
30AOvarian sac contents3 lettersROE
31AFuddy-duddies6 lettersPRUDES
33AMeander4 lettersWEND
34AHigh lights?6 lettersAURORA
35APractice chiromancy9 lettersREADPALMS
37ADisappear, as a trail6 lettersGOCOLD
41AMusic box?3 lettersAMP
44ADiviner6 lettersORACLE
46ABox a bit4 lettersSPAR
47ATonkatsu coating5 lettersPANKO
48A*Deli device3 lettersSLR
49ABug expert, for short5 lettersITPRO
50AInvite at the door5 lettersASKIN
52AExtreme pressure6 lettersDURESS
53AEl ___4 lettersPASO
55AFelt tired during the day, say10 lettersNEEDEDANAP
58AWords to a betrayer4 lettersETTU
DOWN
1DBolt7 lettersABSCOND
3D*Conspicuous7 lettersNOTABLE
4DStupid stuff it's fun to know6 lettersTRIVIA
5DLevel-ending foe4 lettersBOSS
6DEducated guess: Abbr.3 lettersEST
7DSgt., e.g.3 lettersNCO
8DLike lemon curd5 lettersTANGY
11D"Copy me"7 lettersDOASIDO
12DRunner Down Under3 lettersEMU
13DCertain heir3 lettersSON
18DMake in the end3 lettersNET
22DSteady humming sounds6 lettersTHRUMS
27DSpanish 101 verb3 lettersSER
31DPrefix with botanist5 lettersPALEO
33D"Sure … if you say so"6 lettersWELLOK
36DProfess4 lettersAVER
38DItalian time unit3 lettersORA
41D*Book addenda7 lettersAPPENDS
42DChicken ___7 lettersMARSALA
43DThrive7 lettersPROSPER
46DNarrow channel6 lettersSTRAIT
48DDerisive look5 lettersSNEER
49DOB/GYN offering3 lettersIUD
51DCrisply shown, as on TV4 lettersINHD
52DWooded valley4 lettersDELL
53DCoop3 lettersPEN
56DId's counterpart3 lettersEGO
57DThe First State: Abbr.3 lettersDEL
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