NYT Crossword October 22 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jesse GuzmanEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1ASpots for cozy dates5 lettersSee answer ›6ASlope4 lettersSee answer ›10AWhat A's and B's are good for3 lettersSee answer ›13APerson with terrible manners5 lettersSee answer ›14ABroadway great Menzel5 lettersSee answer ›16ANickname that's an alternative to Cam3 lettersSee answer ›17ASome basic guidelines [2, Spanish]11 lettersSee answer ›19ANonprofit's domain name ender3 lettersSee answer ›20AParis agreement3 lettersSee answer ›21ATake to court3 lettersSee answer ›22AAct smart7 lettersSee answer ›24AMolecule with a non-unique formula6 lettersSee answer ›26AFluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]8 lettersSee answer ›27A"Girls" creator Dunham4 lettersSee answer ›28ASlightly4 lettersSee answer ›30ASome parallel bars5 lettersSee answer ›31AAgrees (with)5 lettersSee answer ›33ARarely visited places on earth5 lettersSee answer ›34AClimactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?11 lettersSee answer ›36A"Breaking Bad" sister-in-law5 lettersSee answer ›37ATouches and Shuffles5 lettersSee answer ›38ABlack prom rentals5 lettersSee answer ›39ABubbly bar4 lettersSee answer ›40AIdiomatic sticking point4 lettersSee answer ›44AChemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]8 lettersSee answer ›46AIt's controlled in meditation6 lettersSee answer ›48AFood spread popular in England7 lettersSee answer ›49ALevi's competitor3 lettersSee answer ›50AToilet paper thickness3 lettersSee answer ›51A___ out of house and home3 lettersSee answer ›52ACarpe diem [16, French]11 lettersSee answer ›55APicasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon"3 lettersSee answer ›56AA little under half of humanity5 lettersSee answer ›57AEntertain5 lettersSee answer ›58AEstablishes what is, informally3 lettersSee answer ›59A___ best friend4 lettersSee answer ›60ASidekick of Dora the Explorer5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DNatural remedy that's used to treat anxiety6 lettersSee answer ›2DMake hot and bothered6 lettersSee answer ›3DKind of cuisine6 lettersSee answer ›4DTraveler's info, informally3 lettersSee answer ›5DElectroreception, for sharks5 lettersSee answer ›6DJaunt on a hay wagon, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›7D"Me!"3 lettersSee answer ›8D"You got that right!"6 lettersSee answer ›9DKey to search with, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›10DFans of a band8 lettersSee answer ›11DWhirling visual effects in video games7 lettersSee answer ›12DWatchful guardians6 lettersSee answer ›15DPart of a belt8 lettersSee answer ›18DBuilt to last7 lettersSee answer ›23DGel8 lettersSee answer ›25DDavid Bowie's astronaut persona8 lettersSee answer ›26DAtomic reaction co-discovered by 44-Across7 lettersSee answer ›29DWord with flower or feather3 lettersSee answer ›32DExpression such as "Top o' the mornin'"8 lettersSee answer ›33DCertain sports wager7 lettersSee answer ›34DSara Bareilles musical set in a diner8 lettersSee answer ›35DClean water org.3 lettersSee answer ›36DShape-shifted7 lettersSee answer ›38DLanguage on the Horn of Africa6 lettersSee answer ›39DYoung woman, in Australia6 lettersSee answer ›41DOutkast or Eric B. & Rakim6 lettersSee answer ›42D"Thank God …!"6 lettersSee answer ›43D"You're quite right"6 lettersSee answer ›45DPremier squad5 lettersSee answer ›47DRecovery phase5 lettersSee answer ›49DNot as much4 lettersSee answer ›53DIn a chill state3 lettersSee answer ›54DSubculture associated with skinny jeans3 lettersSee answer ›
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