NYT Crossword October 28 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday 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 Adrianne BaikEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
5APortable speaker?4 lettersSIRI
9AIs behind4 lettersOWES
14ABeginning5 lettersONSET
15AOrbit, e.g.4 lettersPATH
16ALittle guys in striped coats10 lettersZEBRACOLTS
19ABuild-your-own breakfast spot9 lettersOMELETBAR
20ATattoo artist5 lettersINKER
22AChild's living room hideaway8 lettersSOFAFORT
24ALeftover piece7 lettersREMNANT
28ASanta ___, Calif.3 lettersANA
30AVessel with a spout6 lettersTEAPOT
33AHook or Cook: Abbr.4 lettersCAPT
37AAlternative cut to a bob5 lettersPIXIE
39AComedian Margaret3 lettersCHO
40AStyle of a room5 lettersDECOR
42APlea before an impulsive act6 lettersSTOPME
44ASinger Grande, to fans3 lettersARI
45APlop yourself down3 lettersSIT
47AMelodramatic crying7 lettersSOBBING
54AA/C measure3 lettersBTU
55AAdam of "The O.C."5 lettersBRODY
56AReason why9 lettersRATIONALE
61AEight, in Spain4 lettersOCHO
63ATandoori-baked bread4 lettersNAAN
64ABusinesswoman Lauder5 lettersESTEE
66A"Twilight" vampire Cullen4 lettersESME
67AGeneral ___ shrimp4 lettersTSOS
68ARussian denial4 lettersNYET
DOWN
3DBit of spa attire4 lettersROBE
4DMagician of Arthurian legend6 lettersMERLIN
6DCuba y Puerto Rico5 lettersISLAS
7DFashionably old-fashioned5 lettersRETRO
8D"___ a date!"3 lettersITS
9DLike some sandwiches8 lettersOPENFACE
10DSuper-silly sort5 lettersWACKO
11DThin air5 lettersETHER
12DBrief5 lettersSHORT
14DIt may be in the low 90s6 lettersOCTANE
17DMake fizzy6 lettersAERATE
23DThe 2% in 2% milk3 lettersFAT
25DThe dark side4 lettersEVIL
26DLonger than midi4 lettersMAXI
27DDiplomat's skill4 lettersTACT
31DVietnamese soup3 lettersPHO
32D"That was clumsy of me!"4 lettersOOPS
34DSmoothie "superfruit"4 lettersACAI
35DNSFW stuff4 lettersPORN
36DCalc prerequisite4 lettersTRIG
38D"Get me out of here!"8 lettersIMSODONE
40DPerson who's in the red6 lettersDEBTOR
42DGood name for a chef?3 lettersSTU
43DHanging over a baby's crib6 lettersMOBILE
46DVery cold and wet3 lettersICY
49DCertain steak5 lettersTBONE
50DDeep-sea predators5 lettersORCAS
53DManaged5 lettersSAWTO
57DInformal shirts4 lettersTEES
58DWith dexterity4 lettersABLY
59DOre deposit4 lettersLODE
60DOpposite of entrance4 lettersEXIT
62DHot tub nozzle3 lettersJET
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