NYT Crossword November 17 2025 Answers (11/17/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for November 17 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword November 17, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle 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 New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword November 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 11/17/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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1A Vegas attraction, with "the"
6A Bitter-smelling
11A Cell signal unit
14A Pleasant smell
15A Heavyweight African animal, informally
16A Application
17A Circle, cone, cube, cylinder, heart, pentagon, star, triangle
19A So-so, in modern slang
20A Scrapes (out), as a living
21A Mental slip-up
22A Univ. degrees for executives
23A Many a prom tuxedo
25A Train track part
27A Airheads, Dots, Fun Dip, Heath, Kit Kat, Life Savers, M&M's, Milk Duds, Nerds, Oh Henry!, Peeps, Pez, Rolo, Skittles, Twix, Twizzlers
33A Growth in a fish tank
36A Steaming mad
37A Girlfriend or boyfriend, informally
38A Gruesome
39A Cooks just the outsides of
40A Nuisance
41A A narcissist has a big one
42A Giving the go-ahead
43A Keto and Paleo, for two
44A Boot, good, loom, moon, pool, rook, woof
47A In one's birthday suit
48A Skeptic's remark
52A Home of a "500" race, familiarly
54A Great ___ National Park (Nevada attraction)
58A Shoe's bottom
59A Play-___
60A Andrew, Ketanji Brown, Mahalia, Reggie, Stonewall
62A Musical Yoko
63A With everything on the line
64A Like a pyramid or sphere
65A Femur and fibula site
66A Not sharp, as a pencil
67A Vulgar
1D Less risky
2D Tot's three-wheeler
3D Comic actor Seth
4D "If you want me to be honest ..."
5D Golfing standard
6D Region
7D Intel product
8D Makes unfair, in a way
9D Receives from a will
10D Nickname for Dorothy
11D Insect that stings
12D Home to Hanoi and Hong Kong
13D Cincinnati team
18D ___ Woods, "Legally Blonde" protagonist
22D Sch. with a T station
24D Amazement
26D Lumberjack's tool
28D Letters before "And on that farm ..."
29D The "T" of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+
30D Platoon V.I.P.
31D Sunrise direction
32D Ping-Pong dividers
33D Like most cheeses with rinds
34D Nike's swoosh, e.g.
35D Punxsutawney Phil, for one
39D Classic arcade game with bull's-eye rings
40D Strongly desires
42D Like a centenarian
43D "For suresies"
45D Purchase
46D Bottle served at a trattoria
49D Exclamation while pulling a rabbit from a hat
50D The King of Rock and Roll
51D Marsh plants
52D Object of adoration
53D Zero
55D Rights advocacy org. since 1920
56D Dermatologist's focus
57D "It ___ that simple ..."
60D Quick punch
61D Foreign policy grp.

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.

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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.

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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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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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