NYT Crossword October 17 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 Karen SteinbergEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1J2E3S4T5M6O7S8S9W10I11C12C13A14ANNE15ISEE16ECHOS17CHAR18LIXCX19BEAUS20CAUSES21RI22CEWINE23UNSET24BEERDARTS25SCAR26RECRUIT27EEG28TINY29STE30M31DE32BUTS33CHORE34S35SERA36BAER37NU38T39SNO40CAPS41HOPI42S43I44STERACT45COPED46ANECDATA47VOLARE48LUNAR49BR50AINDUMP51ERASE52EDEN53ISAO54METED55DIRE56TEND

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
9A"The Craft"5 lettersWICCA
15AUnderstanding response4 lettersISEE
16AAmazon smart speakers5 lettersECHOS
19ASome suitors5 lettersBEAUS
20ASets in motion6 lettersCAUSES
21ASake, for one8 lettersRICEWINE
23ANot fixed, as a stone5 lettersUNSET
24ADrinking game with projectiles9 lettersBEERDARTS
25ASign of healing4 lettersSCAR
26ANew service member7 lettersRECRUIT
27AMental image, for short?3 lettersEEG
28AFun-size, so to speak4 lettersTINY
29AStalk4 lettersSTEM
31AFirst releases6 lettersDEBUTS
35ALab liquids4 lettersSERA
39ALongtime Nestlé candy brand7 lettersSNOCAPS
42A1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy9 lettersSISTERACT
45ASurvived, so to speak5 lettersCOPED
48A___ month5 lettersLUNAR
51AWipe5 lettersERASE
53AGolfer Aoki4 lettersISAO
54ARationed (out)5 lettersMETED
55ABleak4 lettersDIRE
56AGravitate4 lettersTEND
DOWN
2DImproved8 lettersENHANCED
3DMeaty dog treats "in a blanket"9 lettersSNAUSAGES
4DLess prolix6 lettersTERSER
7DCondition of discretion7 lettersSECRECY
8DMore seductive6 lettersSEXIER
9DOne managing online content9 lettersWEBEDITOR
11DWord with easy or high5 lettersCHAIR
12DMatter5 lettersCOUNT
13DInsufferable sorts5 lettersASSES
18DCourt call3 lettersLET
22DHandles beautifully, in slang7 lettersCRUSHES
24DBills worth 100 buckaroos4 lettersBENS
28DShowed embarrassment, say9 lettersTURNEDRED
32DHoped-for scenario8 lettersBESTCASE
33DAmerica, for one: Abbr.4 lettersCAPT
34DDC figure since 19388 lettersSUPERMAN
38DCertain unit of detergent7 lettersTIDEPOD
41D"Stop the presses!"6 lettersHOLDIT
43DHabituate5 lettersINURE
45DWith, in Spanish3 lettersCON
47DPlant on a pergola4 lettersVINE
50D___ Lingus3 lettersAER
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