NYT Crossword October 25 2025 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday 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 Byron WaldenEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3M4A5D6A7N8B9P10L11U12S13E14S15IHAVETO16BEHONEST17BIDENPRESIDENCY18START19STOLE20SAL21HUMS22GETTO23HOPE24ONE25DAMES26CARET27TAX28FILER29POISES30ICANT31TALK32B33O34SSES35HINDU36G37O38D39ARCHY40BANDS41ENO42DDAY43SANKA44BASE45MEL46NURSE47PUREE48ORE49GONTER50RITORY51JUNIOREXECUTIVE52OPENBAR53RASSLED

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
8ASome solid marks7 lettersBPLUSES
15A"Here's the hard truth …"15 lettersIHAVETOBEHONEST
17A46 years?15 lettersBIDENPRESIDENCY
18ASudden movement5 lettersSTART
19APinched5 lettersSTOLE
21ARuns superbly4 lettersHUMS
22ABug5 lettersGETTO
27AFinancial reporter?8 lettersTAXFILER
29ABalances6 lettersPOISES
30A"You've called at a bad time"9 lettersICANTTALK
32AHeads6 lettersBOSSES
35AShiva, for example8 lettersHINDUGOD
39ASuffix meaning "rule"5 lettersARCHY
44ACore supporters4 lettersBASE
46AShot-putter?5 lettersNURSE
47ABaba ghanouj, e.g.5 lettersPUREE
51AGreen suit?15 lettersJUNIOREXECUTIVE
52APricey catering option7 lettersOPENBAR
53AScuffled, in dialect7 lettersRASSLED
DOWN
1DSharp blow to the chest7 lettersRIBSHOT
2DStaple in a poke bowl7 lettersAHITUNA
4DMaintains5 lettersAVERS
5DNegative impression4 lettersDENT
7DLongship builders8 lettersNORSEMEN
8DIntoxicates6 lettersBESOTS
10DTreasure hunter's find4 lettersLODE
12DMocap suit components7 lettersSENSORS
13DBreak character?7 lettersESCAPEE
14DSlender hospital tools7 lettersSTYLETS
16DEspecially gratifying, so to speak13 lettersBETTERTHANSEX
22DDone-up dos5 lettersGALAS
23DEastern lines5 lettersHAIKU
25DVery iffy5 lettersDICEY
28DSuspect5 lettersFISHY
31DImproviser at a workbench8 lettersTINKERER
32DCursed vibe7 lettersBADMOJO
33DCall at the plate?7 lettersORDERUP
38DNaïve-looking, in a way7 lettersDOEEYED
44DSeat fillers5 lettersBUTTS
46DGreenhorn, informally4 lettersNOOB
49DCall in a card game3 lettersGIN
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