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NYT Crossword October 21 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Spencer LeachEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AA right one is 90°5 lettersSee answer ›6AHairstyle for Questlove4 lettersSee answer ›10A___ de plume3 lettersSee answer ›13ALuxury watch brand5 lettersSee answer ›14AHalf of a classic lunch special4 lettersSee answer ›15ADonate4 lettersSee answer ›16AReward for rolling over, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›17ARedwood or cottonwood4 lettersSee answer ›18ABest starting hand in Texas hold ’em4 lettersSee answer ›19ADevice for capturing thermal images14 lettersSee answer ›22ALittle locking brick4 lettersSee answer ›23ARadical religious groups5 lettersSee answer ›24AWhere you might dance to some underground music?13 lettersSee answer ›30ASpecialty coffee order5 lettersSee answer ›31AMake a speech5 lettersSee answer ›32ABuck's mate3 lettersSee answer ›35AValuable Minecraft blocks4 lettersSee answer ›36AEntertain5 lettersSee answer ›37APostseason college football game4 lettersSee answer ›38AFig. on a college transcript3 lettersSee answer ›39ALatin phrase that's often abbreviated5 lettersSee answer ›40ABig name in briefs5 lettersSee answer ›41AVenue for combatants wearing vests with sensors13 lettersSee answer ›44AMaki or temaki5 lettersSee answer ›46ABelgrade resident4 lettersSee answer ›47AWild guess … or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take?14 lettersSee answer ›53ABobber in a lake4 lettersSee answer ›54APeeved4 lettersSee answer ›55ANut-brown hue5 lettersSee answer ›57AHead-butts4 lettersSee answer ›58A"Summer of ___," Questlove documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival4 lettersSee answer ›59ACone or sphere5 lettersSee answer ›60APub order3 lettersSee answer ›61AThe brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"4 lettersSee answer ›62AIt might be picante5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DThe "A" of MoMA3 lettersSee answer ›2DSeaweed wrap for maki4 lettersSee answer ›3DSecluded valley4 lettersSee answer ›4DSome info sheets8 lettersSee answer ›5DRadical7 lettersSee answer ›6DOne doing stellar work?10 lettersSee answer ›7DGolfer's warning4 lettersSee answer ›8DRegretted4 lettersSee answer ›9DMajor oil cartel, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›10D"Bravo!"10 lettersSee answer ›11DBlatant5 lettersSee answer ›12DFlat-topped landforms5 lettersSee answer ›15DFull range5 lettersSee answer ›20DTinder account datum that can't be edited3 lettersSee answer ›21DThe Hundred ___ Wood (storybook setting)4 lettersSee answer ›24DPost to an online journal4 lettersSee answer ›25DOrg. for seniors4 lettersSee answer ›26DAdvances from third while the pitcher is distracted, say10 lettersSee answer ›27DWhat team-building activities are designed to build5 lettersSee answer ›28DNoodle that might be stuffed10 lettersSee answer ›29DDined3 lettersSee answer ›33DActor Wilson4 lettersSee answer ›34D"Frozen" queen4 lettersSee answer ›36DSuffix with lemon or stock3 lettersSee answer ›37DSlow-cooked taco filling8 lettersSee answer ›39D"___ just me, or …?"4 lettersSee answer ›40DRigorously demanding sort7 lettersSee answer ›42DNautical greetings5 lettersSee answer ›43D"Gosh!"3 lettersSee answer ›44DPopular hummus brand5 lettersSee answer ›45DRun-of-the-mill5 lettersSee answer ›48DRae of "Barbie"4 lettersSee answer ›49DInexperienced gamer, informally4 lettersSee answer ›50DFactual4 lettersSee answer ›51DWhat "maki" means in Japanese4 lettersSee answer ›52DKardashian matriarch4 lettersSee answer ›56DContract enforcing secrecy, for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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