NYT Crossword October 20 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Adam AaronsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2P3A4D5A6T7B8A9T10B11D12A13Y14CAFE15MERCI16ARLO17ERRS18BRIDE19ZULU20COOK21IESNCR22EAM23ALE24GREG25OAS26E27S28PED29AL30RO31C32KNROLL33LO34B35NUN36LOO37R38A39VIOL40I41PO42P43SONG44AGE45AC46T47BRO48SUR49F50NTUR51F52EX53T54R55A56HAYAO57AS58KS59RED60SCR61A62TCHNS63NIFF64F65RAT66NIHAO67OVER68LIMO69ALERT70TIRE71UBER72LEAPS73EASE

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AApple tablet4 lettersIPAD
5AFacing the pitcher5 lettersATBAT
14AInformal eatery4 lettersCAFE
15AThanks, in France5 lettersMERCI
16ASinger Guthrie4 lettersARLO
17ASays 2 + 2 = 5, e.g.4 lettersERRS
18AWedding cake figurine5 lettersBRIDE
20AMilkshake flavor made with Oreos13 lettersCOOKIESNCREAM
23AThe "A" of I.P.A.3 lettersALE
28AAccelerator or brake5 lettersPEDAL
33AArcing tennis shot3 lettersLOB
35AMember of a convent3 lettersNUN
36ALavatory, in Liverpool3 lettersLOO
45APlay a part in a play3 lettersACT
47A"My man!"3 lettersBRO
48ATwo-part steakhouse entree9 lettersSURFNTURF
52ABonus5 lettersEXTRA
56AFilmmaker Miyazaki5 lettersHAYAO
57AQuestions4 lettersASKS
59AColor that means "stop"3 lettersRED
60ALike some scented stickers13 lettersSCRATCHNSNIFF
66AMandarin "hello"5 lettersNIHAO
67AHead ___ heels4 lettersOVER
68AChauffeured vehicle4 lettersLIMO
70AMichelin product4 lettersTIRE
71AAlternative to a Lyft4 lettersUBER
72AJumps5 lettersLEAPS
73AMake simpler4 lettersEASE
DOWN
1DWhat covers the North Pole6 lettersICECAP
2DEnd of some sentences6 lettersPAROLE
5DShade of yellow5 lettersAMBER
6DMore abrupt in language6 lettersTERSER
7DHire to the team7 lettersBRINGON
9DStratum4 lettersTIER
10DMarketplace with stalls6 lettersBAZAAR
13DSee 12-Down3 lettersYOU
21DInuit's home5 lettersIGLOO
27DDifficult, tiring work4 lettersSLOG
29DComic actress Wong3 lettersALI
31DUnit of flour3 lettersCUP
32DDoor handle4 lettersKNOB
34DUntuneful trumpet sound4 lettersBLAT
37DLacking much thought4 lettersRASH
38DWater, in Oaxaca4 lettersAGUA
39DAforementioned8 lettersVERYSAME
40DHospital area with IVs3 lettersICU
42DNews media5 lettersPRESS
46DWindpipe7 lettersTRACHEA
50DNeither here ___ there3 lettersNOR
53DFodder for "Jeopardy!"6 lettersTRIVIA
54DAlludes (to)6 lettersREFERS
58DTies that are hard to untie5 lettersKNOTS
61DSuper-uptight4 lettersANAL
62DBit of bathroom décor4 lettersTILE
63DDo, re or mi4 lettersNOTE
65DShort ___ (beef cut)3 lettersRIB
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