NYT Crossword October 16 2025 Answers (10/16/25)

Our NYT Crossword October 16, 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 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/16/25, 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	"___ Talkin' ’bout Love" (Van Halen song)
5A	*Treat with kindness
10A	Noted works of the Roman poet Horace
14A	Brute
15A	Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader’s sword
16A	Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps
17A	Unchangeable
19A	Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth"
20A	Hungers for
21A	Early Germanic people
23A	Move around the world
24A	*Expensive
26A	Lift
29A	Mardi Gras locale, informally
30A	Ovarian sac contents
31A	Fuddy-duddies
32A	"Still ___" (2022 rap hit)
33A	Meander
34A	High lights?
35A	Practice chiromancy
37A	Disappear, as a trail
40A	"Central Park in the Dark" composer
41A	Music box?
44A	Diviner
45A	Jerry’s uncle on "Seinfeld"
46A	Box a bit
47A	Tonkatsu coating
48A	*Deli device
49A	Bug expert, for short
50A	Invite at the door
52A	Extreme pressure
53A	El ___
55A	Felt tired during the day, say
58A	Words to a betrayer
59A	“The Philosophy of Right” author
60A	Like a computer with a running screensaver
61A	How whiskey might be served … with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues
62A	*Risky endeavor, idiomatically
63A	Onetime resident of the Winter Palace
1D	Bolt
2D	Certain Windows hard drive malfunction
3D	*Conspicuous
4D	Stupid stuff it's fun to know
5D	Level-ending foe
6D	Educated guess: Abbr.
7D	Sgt., e.g.
8D	Like lemon curd
9D	Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names
10D	*Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor
11D	"Copy me"
12D	Runner Down Under
13D	Certain heir
18D	Make in the end
22D	Steady humming sounds
24D	Locale for catfish or carp
25D	What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix
27D	Spanish 101 verb
28D	Whom you might greet with open arms, for short?
30D	Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth"
31D	Prefix with botanist
33D	"Sure … if you say so"
35D	Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly … or a punny title for this puzzle
36D	Profess
37D	Something Lincoln once led, for short
38D	Italian time unit
39D	Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points
41D	*Book addenda
42D	Chicken ___
43D	Thrive
46D	Narrow channel
48D	Derisive look
49D	OB/GYN offering
51D	Crisply shown, as on TV
52D	Wooded valley
53D	Coop
54D	Performed amazingly, in slang
56D	Id's counterpart
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.