Our NYT Crossword Hints for October 16, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, October 16, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 10/16/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. "___ Talkin' ’bout Love" (Van Halen song)
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5A. Treat with kindness
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10A. Noted works of the Roman poet Horace
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14A. Brute
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15A. Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader’s sword
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16A. Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps
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17A. Unchangeable
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19A. Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth"
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20A. Hungers (for)
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21A. Early Germanic people
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23A. Move around the world
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24A. Expensive
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26A. Lift
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29A. Mardi Gras locale, informally
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30A. Ovarian sac contents
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31A. Fuddy-duddies
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32A. "Still ___" (2022 rap hit)
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33A. Meander
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34A. High lights?
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35A. Practice chiromancy
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37A. Disappear as a trail
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40A. “Central Park in the Dark” composer
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41A. Music box?
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44A. Diviner
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45A. Jerry's uncle, on "Seinfeld"
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46A. Box a bit
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47A. Tonkatsu coating
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48A. Deli device
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49A. Bug expert, for short
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50A. Invite at the door
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52A. Extreme pressure
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53A. El __
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55A. Felt tired during the day, say
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58A. Words to a betrayer
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59A. “The Philosophy of Right” author
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60A. Like a computer with a running screensaver
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61A. How whiskey might be served … with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues
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62A. *Risky endeavor, idiomatically
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63A. Onetime resident of the Winter Palace
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1D. Bolt
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2D. Certain Windows hard drive malfunction
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3D. Conspicuous
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4D. Stupid stuff it's fun to know
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5D. Level-ending foe
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6D. Educated guess (Abbr.)
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7D. Sgt. e.g.
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8D. Like lemon curd
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9D. Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names
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10D. *Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor
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11D. "Copy me"
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12D. Runner Down Under
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13D. Certain heir
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18D. Make in the end
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22D. Steady humming sounds
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24D. Locale for catfish or carp
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25D. What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix
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27D. Spanish 101 verb
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28D. Whom you might greet with open arms, for short?
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30D. Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth"
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31D. Prefix with botanist
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33D. "Sure ... if you say so"
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35D. Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly … or a punny title for this puzzle
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36D. Profess
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37D. Something Lincoln once led, for short
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38D. Italian time unit
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39D. Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points
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41D. *Book addenda
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42D. Chicken ___
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43D. Thrive
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46D. Narrow channel
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48D. Derisive look
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49D. OB/GYN offering
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51D. Crisply shown, as on TV
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52D. Wooded valley
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53D. Coop
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54D. Performed amazingly, in slang
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56D. Id's counterpart
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57D. The First State: Abbr.
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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