NYT Crossword October 19 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 Daniel GrinbergEdited by Will Shortz“Same Difference”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2M3A4S5H6C7L8O9S10E11A12N13E14W15D16N17A18POLKA19S20HANKY21LOVE22BEAD23IRAISE24UNTIE25OPENUPTO26COMPAN27YCARD28COUNTRIES29ENO30BOOKII31ROFL32DSL33DARNS34A35LUM36P37ARTA38K39E40A41P42RIL43CLOSE44T45SYSTEM46LOOML47A48R49GE50WHOO51SH52ENT53APSE54REAL55ME56UPHE57R58E59RAT60OLDSTER61TSA62AC63E64D65MRR66OBOTO67RC68A69PL70AYOFF71S72TAKI73AL74A75AA76CELLS77FLO78ST79EPIN80SHREWD81LUAU82P83J84S85LENA86PE87IDEA88LISTS89BLE90N91DS92EGOI93ST94ODESA95SORORA96L97RUSE98H99A100JIS101OTO102A103JAR104C105RONUT106R107H108O109A110NTIV111ENOM112TRAINDE113LAYS114GAYMECCA115WRENS116GRIMMS117APPEARED118HITIT119YEMENI120RAE121TUTS122OMENS123DENSE

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHuge success5 lettersSMASH
6ASeal, say5 lettersCLOSE
11AFrom the beginning4 lettersANEW
18ALively Bohemian dances6 lettersPOLKAS
21ABit in a hippie's necklace8 lettersLOVEBEAD
23APoker declaration6 lettersIRAISE
24ARemove, as a ribbon5 lettersUNTIE
25AShare confidences with8 lettersOPENUPTO
26ABusiness traveler's convenience11 lettersCOMPANYCARD
28ADivisions on a map9 lettersCOUNTRIES
30ASecond volume6 lettersBOOKII
31A"hahaha im DEAD!"4 lettersROFL
32ABroadband inits.3 lettersDSL
33AFights back tears?5 lettersDARNS
36AIndulge (in)7 lettersPARTAKE
43APlace to hang at home?6 lettersCLOSET
46AHave an ominous presence9 lettersLOOMLARGE
53AArched recess4 lettersAPSE
54APerson I truly am6 lettersREALME
56A"Hey!" from on high6 lettersUPHERE
59AWord with pack or rug3 lettersRAT
60ASenior, informally7 lettersOLDSTER
62AKnocked out of the park4 lettersACED
67AFormer parent of NBC3 lettersRCA
69AEliminators of some teams8 lettersPLAYOFFS
73AIn the vein of3 lettersALA
75ASmallish batteries7 lettersAACELLS
77ARapper ___ Milli3 lettersFLO
78AGet involved6 lettersSTEPIN
80APerceptive6 lettersSHREWD
81AHawaiian shindig4 lettersLUAU
87APursuers of utopian goals9 lettersIDEALISTS
92ASelf-admiring sort6 lettersEGOIST
94AMajor Ukrainian seaport5 lettersODESA
95ASisterly7 lettersSORORAL
97ASneaky plot4 lettersRUSE
98APilgrims in Saudi Arabia5 lettersHAJIS
101AEar-related prefix3 lettersOTO
102ANot fully open4 lettersAJAR
104AHybrid pastry6 lettersCRONUT
106AP, to Pericles3 lettersRHO
112AAnnoyances for ticket holders11 lettersTRAINDELAYS
115ABrown songbirds5 lettersWRENS
116ATale-telling brothers6 lettersGRIMMS
117ATurned up8 lettersAPPEARED
118A"Strike up the band!"5 lettersHITIT
119ANeighbor of a Saudi6 lettersYEMENI
120ANickname for Rachel3 lettersRAE
122AWarning signs5 lettersOMENS
123ATightly packed5 lettersDENSE
DOWN
1DFood enlivener5 lettersSPICE
2DHardly a genius5 lettersMORON
4DSpotify button4 lettersSKIP
5DLoves, loves, loves the occasion8 lettersHASABALL
6DHurls6 lettersCHUCKS
7DFeature of a Hawaiian house5 lettersLANAI
8DBeing prosecuted7 lettersONTRIAL
9DGo downhill fast, say4 lettersSKID
10D___ candy3 lettersEYE
11DChilly5 lettersALOOF
12DOrange juice preference6 lettersNOPULP
14DLost all liquid resources7 lettersWENTDRY
15DRemove hair from8 lettersDEPILATE
17DClamors4 lettersADOS
19DMexicali mister5 lettersSENOR
22DRuptures6 lettersBURSTS
27DOver there, poetically3 lettersYON
28DOpenly reveal one's sexuality7 lettersCOMEOUT
37DN.Y.C. stadium eponym4 lettersASHE
38DDoll of a guy?3 lettersKEN
39DVitals checker, in brief3 lettersEMT
41DGenre for Keith Haring6 lettersPOPART
42DPolitical platforms?6 lettersROSTRA
43DSaxon's foe4 lettersCELT
48DBureaucratic barriers7 lettersREDTAPE
49DFuel source8 lettersGASOLINE
51D"Care to dance?"7 lettersSHALLWE
55DSea, to Seurat3 lettersMER
58DPrefix with sphere3 lettersECO
63DFlow out6 lettersEFFUSE
64DKeys above C's6 lettersDFLATS
66DBlesses3 lettersOKS
70DAlan with six Emmys4 lettersALDA
74DCanniest, for instance7 lettersANAGRAM
81DTops4 lettersLIDS
84DImmune cell variation8 lettersSEROTYPE
86DFlow (out)4 lettersPOUR
88DHung around idly8 lettersLOITERED
90D"Sorry, I'm unavailable!"6 lettersNOTIME
91DTried to convey7 lettersDROVEAT
93DHide7 lettersSECRETE
96DSurgical instrument6 lettersLANCET
98DLifts with a pulley6 lettersHOISTS
100DOverly fault-finding5 lettersJUDGY
105DEntered quickly5 lettersRANIN
107DSongs on Sundays5 lettersHYMNS
109DGelatinous thickener4 lettersAGAR
110D___ Valley4 lettersNAPA
112DDecorative auto upgrade4 lettersTRIM
113DMojito garnish4 lettersLIME
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