NYT Crossword October 11 2025 Answers (10/11/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for October 11 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword October 11, 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 October 11, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/11/25, 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 Source of great power?
13A Common component of a digital watch, for short
16A It snaps with a tap
17A Symbol for electric flux, in physics
18A One way to grin
19A What might be smelt?
20A Be just right for
21A Fortune
22A Go to the other side
24A Ambitious tactic in bridge
27A Deck deception
29A "My ___!"
30A Food sticker?
31A "___ Deo gloria" (Latin doctrine)
32A What a camper or criminal hopes to leave
34A Curved plumbing piece
35A Car touted for its dual efficiency
37A Serialized and melodramatic, as a show
39A Black Death-era Iberian king dubbed "the Ceremonious"
40A Initial cost of a sort
41A Speechwriter's consideration
42A Put on ___
45A Meet face to face?
47A Spending quantities
49A Like some protective sunglasses, in brief
50A Relaxed sigh
51A "Longest ___ chain," 2019 Guinness feat set by a cancer awareness cause (196,000+ items, 120+ miles)
52A Beam
53A Youngest-ever QB to win multiple N.F.L. M.V.P. awards (by age 27)
58A Music box?
59A What magicians strive to do
60A Past participle of the French "naître"
61A Under lines?
1D Ticks off
2D Taxing times
3D Targeted, as a target
4D East Egg resident in "The Great Gatsby"
5D Buffalo-to-Rochester dir.
6D They see things for what they are
7D Seafood staple of New England
8D Engineer who supposedly found inspiration while tending to a boiling kettle
9D Shorthand for a stance
10D Top choice?
11D Birthplace, as of civilization
12D Big hoppers
13D "Wax" collectible, informally
14D Count out for breakfast?
15D Nutritionist's offering
23D Lollapalooza, for instance
25D Job done on one's hands and feet?
26D Like typical frat boys, informally
27D Johann ___, philosopher who influenced Hegel
28D Words on either side of "for"
30D "Everyone has ___. What's rare is the courage to follow [it] to the dark places where it leads": Erica Jong
33D Move, as a plant
34D Forensic unit's discovery
35D String or integer, in computer science
36D Spot to order a witbier or hefeweizen
37D Very hot and dry
38D What the singer Prince Rogers Nelson famously went by
41D With fewer than 11,000 people, the world's second-least-populous country, after Vatican City
43D Chooses traffic over train, perhaps
44D Lt. ___ Slothrop, main character in Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow"
46D Some spring nursery purchases
47D Sarcastic "That's just great"
48D Dominatrix's practice, for short
50D TV sister of Sansa Stark
54D ___ rule
55D Reaction to something sweet, maybe
56D React to something moving, maybe
57D Formula 1 divisions: 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.

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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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