NYT Crossword October 26 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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 Gary Larson and Doug PetersonEdited by Will Shortz“Talkin' 'Bout My Generation”

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ALeftover piece of fabric5 lettersSCRAP

6A___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"5 lettersPASTA

11A"Spartacus" or "Gladiator"4 lettersEPIC

15AComic Kaplan4 lettersGABE

19ALike harem pants5 lettersLOOSE

20ALarge spread5 lettersARRAY

21ABob or Helen in "The Incredibles"4 lettersPARR

22AGeorge Orwell's alma mater4 lettersETON

23A"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)11 lettersRIGHTONTIME

25ADrag performer?9 lettersSTREETROD

27AStinging plants7 lettersNETTLES

28AVaudeville offering4 lettersSKIT

30ACall at home6 lettersSTRIKE

31ABanned body builders, slangily5 lettersROIDS

32ARelax on a plane? (Gen X)13 lettersCHILLINTHEAIR

35A___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend3 lettersNED

36ADynamic opening?6 lettersTHERMO

37AOne side of the Bering Strait4 lettersASIA

38AQB stat: Abbr.3 lettersATT

41ADevice in a high-tech farm6 lettersSERVER

43ACandidacy for an entertainment award, informally3 lettersNOM

45A"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"4 lettersOLAF

48AAbruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)12 lettersGHOSTBUSTERS

52AHit the horn4 lettersBEEP

54ASci-fi series with J, K and Zed3 lettersMIB

56ATrade show4 lettersEXPO

57AHoliday celebrated with banh chung3 lettersTET

58A"Superfood" berry4 lettersACAI

60ASmall bite6 lettersNIBBLE

62AN.F.C. South player3 lettersBUC

64ABeatles nickname7 lettersFABFOUR

67AGreed7 lettersAVARICE

68ARecognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)10 lettersSTANLAUREL

71AAwesome after dark? (Gen X)10 lettersFLYBYNIGHT

73AToy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions7 lettersKENDOLL

74AFare at many a shoreline eatery7 lettersSEAFOOD

76ADisco guy on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSTU

77AMoonshiners' needs6 lettersYEASTS

78ATemporary halt, legally4 lettersSTAY

79ADifficulty, to Hamlet3 lettersRUB

81AAromatherapy liquids4 lettersOILS

84ASymbol for fair weather in a forecast3 lettersSUN

85AGreen opening4 lettersHOLE

87AOne assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)12 lettersSNACKCOUNTER

91ATempo4 lettersPACE

93AAntonym and rhyme for "nay"3 lettersYEA

95AAncient Greek tunic6 lettersCHITON

96A"Absolutely!"3 lettersYES

97AProvince bordering Turin4 lettersASTI

99A___-weenie6 lettersTEENIE

102AGrp. that investigates cases?3 lettersTSA

104APromoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)13 lettersSHIPPINGLANES

108APagan religion5 lettersWICCA

110A"The Merchant of Venice" heroine6 lettersPORTIA

111AGarb for an Indian bridesmaid4 lettersSARI

112AMen's accessory organizer7 lettersTIERACK

114ALabor leaders9 lettersUNIONREPS

116ALeave just after the first person? (Boomer)11 lettersSPLITSECOND

120AOlympus ___ (Martian volcano)4 lettersMONS

121AShaving gel additive4 lettersALOE

122AVaulted5 lettersLEAPT

123ALike some undercover detectives5 lettersWIRED

124AHistoric periods4 lettersERAS

125ATakes a load off4 lettersSITS

126AWee5 lettersEENSY

127ALess off-the-wall5 lettersSANER

DOWN

1DPro's camera type3 lettersSLR

2DNumismatist's acquisition4 lettersCOIN

3D"Got it," on a radio5 lettersROGER

4DKutcher of "That ’70s Show"6 lettersASHTON

5DLike the most pedantic pedant8 lettersPETTIEST

6DWindows upgrades, perhaps5 lettersPANES

7DThe "A" in STEAM4 lettersARTS

8DAsian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific3 lettersSRI

9DLaddie's cap3 lettersTAM

10D"Yes, captain!"6 lettersAYESIR

11DLetter before zeta7 lettersEPSILON

12DSinger Page or LaBelle5 lettersPATTI

13DBargain bin abbr.3 lettersIRR

14DTops of waves6 lettersCRESTS

15D"Come off it now!"7 lettersGETREAL

16DCourtyards5 lettersATRIA

17DFirst section of the "Iliad"5 lettersBOOKI

18D2013 title role for Asa Butterfield5 lettersENDER

24DCollector's item?7 lettersOLDDEBT

26DAddis Ababa residents10 lettersETHIOPIANS

29DCarrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine3 lettersKLM

32DJazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"4 lettersCHET

33D"Catch!"4 lettersHERE

34DHandle4 lettersNAME

36DOprah or Ellen6 lettersTVSTAR

38DIndustrial ___3 lettersAGE

39D"Much obliged," in a text3 lettersTHX

40DHead honcho9 lettersTOPBANANA

42DShamefaced6 lettersRUEFUL

44DKimono closer3 lettersOBI

46DThe headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.9 lettersAMBIGUITY

47DRun off with5 lettersFILCH

49DSource of onomatopoeic words6 lettersSOUNDS

50D1990s Indian P.M.3 lettersRAO

51DMark on a freshly polished shoe5 lettersSCUFF

53DCoveter's sin4 lettersENVY

55DSource of some natural dyes and sugars4 lettersBEET

59DThe good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"4 lettersARLO

61DLiverpudlian, e.g.6 lettersBRITON

63DIt holds the line10 lettersCLOTHESPIN

65DMost exceptional4 lettersBEST

66DPests that bug pups5 lettersFLEAS

67DKidnap6 lettersABDUCT

68D"The ___ the limit!"4 lettersSKYS

69DPrepare to drive5 lettersTEEUP

70D"Not to mention …"4 lettersALSO

72DBreed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly6 lettersYORKIE

75DObjectivist author Rand3 lettersAYN

78DGo out with3 lettersSEE

80DDisposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps7 lettersBOOTIES

82DSheltered side3 lettersLEE

83DTypical univ. applicants3 lettersSRS

86D"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)4 lettersLYIN

88DUndesirable marks in high school4 lettersACNE

89DX's, to Aphrodite4 lettersCHIS

90DUses "lefty-loosey" on8 lettersUNSCREWS

92DCommencement ritual7 lettersCAPTOSS

94DBooks with legends7 lettersATLASES

98DSmall crowns6 lettersTIARAS

100DLocation of the malleus, incus and stapes3 lettersEAR

101DMaroon, in a way6 lettersENISLE

103DIts leaves are eaten by giraffes6 lettersACACIA

104DFroth5 lettersSPUME

105DPay tribute to5 lettersHONOR

106DOne of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"5 lettersIRINA

107DSexology subject5 lettersGSPOT

108DPun-filled, say5 lettersWITTY

109D___ squash5 lettersACORN

112DTax code issues4 lettersTIPS

113DOften-skinned body part4 lettersKNEE

115DCountry music's ___ Young Band3 lettersELI

117DHead of production?3 lettersPEE

118DPC connection3 lettersLAN

119DArcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly3 lettersDDR

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