NYT Crossword October 22 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Wednesday 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 Jesse GuzmanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2A3F4E5S6R7I8S9E10G11P12A13BRUTE14IDIN15A16RON17DOSAN18DDONTS19ORG20OUI21SUE22GET23CUTE24ISO25MER26FIREOPAL27LENA28A29BIT30RAILS31J32IBES33POLES34WORLDS35ERIES36MARIE37IPODS38SUITS39SOAP40C41R42A43W44OTTOH45AHN46B47REATH48MARMITE49LEE50PLY51ATE52SEI53ZETH54EDAY55LES56MALES57AMUSE58IDS59MANS60BOOTS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASpots for cozy dates5 lettersCAFES
6ASlope4 lettersRISE
14ABroadway great Menzel5 lettersIDINA
17ASome basic guidelines [2, Spanish]11 lettersDOSANDDONTS
20AParis agreement3 lettersOUI
21ATake to court3 lettersSUE
22AAct smart7 lettersGETCUTE
27A"Girls" creator Dunham4 lettersLENA
28ASlightly4 lettersABIT
30ASome parallel bars5 lettersRAILS
31AAgrees (with)5 lettersJIBES
37ATouches and Shuffles5 lettersIPODS
38ABlack prom rentals5 lettersSUITS
39ABubbly bar4 lettersSOAP
40AIdiomatic sticking point4 lettersCRAW
48AFood spread popular in England7 lettersMARMITE
49ALevi's competitor3 lettersLEE
50AToilet paper thickness3 lettersPLY
52ACarpe diem [16, French]11 lettersSEIZETHEDAY
57AEntertain5 lettersAMUSE
59A___ best friend4 lettersMANS
DOWN
2DMake hot and bothered6 lettersAROUSE
3DKind of cuisine6 lettersFUSION
5DElectroreception, for sharks5 lettersSENSE
6DJaunt on a hay wagon, e.g.4 lettersRIDE
7D"Me!"3 lettersIDO
8D"You got that right!"6 lettersSINGIT
9DKey to search with, maybe5 lettersENTER
10DFans of a band8 lettersGROUPIES
12DWatchful guardians6 lettersANGELS
15DPart of a belt8 lettersASTEROID
18DBuilt to last7 lettersDURABLE
23DGel8 lettersCOALESCE
25DDavid Bowie's astronaut persona8 lettersMAJORTOM
33DCertain sports wager7 lettersPROPBET
35DClean water org.3 lettersEPA
36DShape-shifted7 lettersMUTATED
39DYoung woman, in Australia6 lettersSHEILA
41DOutkast or Eric B. & Rakim6 lettersRAPDUO
42D"Thank God …!"6 lettersATLAST
43D"You're quite right"6 lettersWHYYES
45DPremier squad5 lettersATEAM
47DRecovery phase5 lettersREHAB
49DNot as much4 lettersLESS
53DIn a chill state3 lettersZEN
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