NYT Crossword October 21 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Tuesday 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 Spencer LeachEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2N3G4L5E6A7F8R9O10N11O12M13ROLEX14SOUP15GIVE16TREAT17TREE18ACES19INFR20AREDC21AMERA22LEGO23CULTS24B25A26SEMEN27T28P29ARTY30LATTE31ORATE32D33O34E35ORES36AMUSE37BOWL38GPA39IDEST40HANES41L42ASERTA43GARENA44S45USHI46SERB47ASHOT48I49N50THEDA51R52K53BUOY54SORE55ACOR56N57RAMS58SOUL59SOLID60ALE61ABEL62SALSA

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AA right one is 90°5 lettersANGLE
6AHairstyle for Questlove4 lettersAFRO
10A___ de plume3 lettersNOM
13ALuxury watch brand5 lettersROLEX
15ADonate4 lettersGIVE
17ARedwood or cottonwood4 lettersTREE
19ADevice for capturing thermal images14 lettersINFRAREDCAMERA
22ALittle locking brick4 lettersLEGO
23ARadical religious groups5 lettersCULTS
30ASpecialty coffee order5 lettersLATTE
31AMake a speech5 lettersORATE
32ABuck's mate3 lettersDOE
35AValuable Minecraft blocks4 lettersORES
36AEntertain5 lettersAMUSE
40ABig name in briefs5 lettersHANES
44AMaki or temaki5 lettersSUSHI
46ABelgrade resident4 lettersSERB
53ABobber in a lake4 lettersBUOY
54APeeved4 lettersSORE
55ANut-brown hue5 lettersACORN
57AHead-butts4 lettersRAMS
59ACone or sphere5 lettersSOLID
60APub order3 lettersALE
62AIt might be picante5 lettersSALSA
DOWN
1DThe "A" of MoMA3 lettersART
2DSeaweed wrap for maki4 lettersNORI
3DSecluded valley4 lettersGLEN
4DSome info sheets8 lettersLEAFLETS
5DRadical7 lettersEXTREME
6DOne doing stellar work?10 lettersASTRONOMER
7DGolfer's warning4 lettersFORE
8DRegretted4 lettersRUED
9DMajor oil cartel, in brief4 lettersOPEC
10D"Bravo!"10 lettersNICELYDONE
11DBlatant5 lettersOVERT
12DFlat-topped landforms5 lettersMESAS
15DFull range5 lettersGAMUT
24DPost to an online journal4 lettersBLOG
25DOrg. for seniors4 lettersAARP
28DNoodle that might be stuffed10 lettersPASTASHELL
29DDined3 lettersATE
33DActor Wilson4 lettersOWEN
34D"Frozen" queen4 lettersELSA
37DSlow-cooked taco filling8 lettersBARBACOA
39D"___ just me, or …?"4 lettersISIT
40DRigorously demanding sort7 lettersHARDASS
42DNautical greetings5 lettersAHOYS
43D"Gosh!"3 lettersGEE
44DPopular hummus brand5 lettersSABRA
45DRun-of-the-mill5 lettersUSUAL
48DRae of "Barbie"4 lettersISSA
50DFactual4 lettersTRUE
52DKardashian matriarch4 lettersKRIS
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