NYT Crossword November 23 2025 Answers (11/23/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for November 23 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword November 23, 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 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 11/23/25, 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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# Clue
1A Departed unceremoniously?
7A Contained
11A Tries to get a rise out of
16A Seeing someone, say
17A "Couldn't agree more!"
18A "Couldn't agree more!"
20A Certain vacation booking in Madrid?
22A Things from a distant land
23A Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins
24A Number of ancient kings in pre-Republic Rome
25A Look for
26A Play one's part?
27A Pants, in slang
28A Billions and billions of boutique items?
34A One may keep a watch on you
36A Honest-to-goodness
37A Programming pioneer Lovelace
38A Snooped (around)
39A Exceed
41A Put out
43A Actress Conn who played Frenchy in "Grease"
44A What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires?
49A Indiana pro athlete
50A Nest egg inits.
51A Nashville-to-Asheville dir.
52A Big name in kitchenware
53A San Francisco's ___ Valley
55A Summer hours in L.A.
56A Tiny stinger
58A "Pretty please?"
60A Bedamn
63A Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia?
67A Cocktails with curaçao
68A #1, say
69A Like the set of single-digit integers
71A Suffix with 75-Down
73A Meeting of the minds?
74A Many a Yeshiva student
75A Kiss ___
76A Olive of old cartoons
77A Little reminders
79A Figure who might say "Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!"?
85A Many a university benefactor, informally
86A Mouth-puckering
87A Sport
88A Observes Ramadan, in a way
90A Sugar suffix
91A One might have a "How's My Driving?" bumper sticker
92A Home of eight of the world's 10 tallest mountains
96A What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping?
101A Bananas
102A Naked ___ jaybird
103A Contrarian in a nursery rhyme
104A Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker
105A Country singer Yearwood
107A Tight fit
109A Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!)
113A Tight formations
114A Parking spot?
115A Stop, to a sailor
116A Sargasso Sea quartet
117A Corner of a diamond
118A Buries
1D Fill with love
2D Love ___
3D Canine frenemy of Garfield
4D Leisurely evening walk
5D Addis Ababa's country: Abbr.
6D German article
7D Mark who portrayed Luke Skywalker
8D It may come with attachments
9D Shepherded
10D Part of what makes you you
11D Ring master?
12D Up, now
13D Cousin of Gomez Addams
14D When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared
15D Made it big
16D Dizzying designs
18D Mind
19D Grovels
20D Police dept. members
21D Do the Wright thing?
25D Big fiasco
29D Jalopy
30D John in the Radio Hall of Fame
31D Indignant retort
32D Like many of Horace's works
33D Float component
35D Strengths
40D Little reminders
42D Metaphorical place of indecision
44D Word with gauge or guitar
45D Standing on the street
46D It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of Horrors
47D Rice-A-___
48D Charge to redeem mutual funds
49D The national fruit of Japan, the kaki, is a variety of it
54D Stare down
57D Japan's largest carrier
58D Some sci-fi film effects, in brief
59D Utterances of disappointment
60D 4x4, for one
61D "Evita" narrator
62D Start of many a Latin American city name
64D Scruffs
65D Goldie who won a 1969 Oscar for "Cactus Flower"
66D Reason to see an ophthalmologist
70D 90° bend
71D Very fast
72D Reminiscent of a certain French author’s work
74D Banana Republic competitor
75D Like some suits
78D Experts in CPR
80D Comically ridiculous
81D Send packing
82D A dirty look
83D Actor Malek of "The Amateur"
84D Approximately 33.8 fluid ounces
89D Mortal mother of Dionysus
91D Lithe
93D Puts forward
94D It may elicit a blessing
95D Advance
97D Tears down
98D Bonanza discoveries
99D Aquatic apex predators
100D Legendary snake exterminator, familiarly
106D Emulate a vagabond
108D Newsroom V.I.P.s
109D Kind of PC port
110D Museum-funding org.
111D Tuna often served tartare
112D Stimpy's cartoon pal

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

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