NYT Crossword October 21 2025 Answers (10/21/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for October 21 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword October 21, 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 21, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/21/25, 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 A right one is 90°
6A Hairstyle for Questlove
10A ___ de plume
13A Luxury watch brand
14A Half of a classic lunch special
15A Donate
16A Reward for rolling over, perhaps
17A Redwood or cottonwood
18A Best starting hand in Texas hold ’em
19A Device for capturing thermal images
22A Little locking brick
23A Radical religious groups
24A Where you might dance to some underground music?
30A Specialty coffee order
31A Make a speech
32A Buck's mate
35A Valuable Minecraft blocks
36A Entertain
37A Postseason college football game
38A Fig. on a college transcript
39A Latin phrase that's often abbreviated
40A Big name in briefs
41A Venue for combatants wearing vests with sensors
44A Maki or temaki
46A Belgrade resident
47A Wild guess … or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take?
53A Bobber in a lake
54A Peeved
55A Nut-brown hue
57A Head-butts
58A "Summer of ___," Questlove documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
59A Cone or sphere
60A Pub order
61A The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"
62A It might be picante
1D The "A" of MoMA
2D Seaweed wrap for maki
3D Secluded valley
4D Some info sheets
5D Radical
6D One doing stellar work?
7D Golfer's warning
8D Regretted
9D Major oil cartel, in brief
10D "Bravo!"
11D Blatant
12D Flat-topped landforms
15D Full range
20D Tinder account datum that can't be edited
21D The Hundred ___ Wood (storybook setting)
24D Post to an online journal
25D Org. for seniors
26D Advances from third while the pitcher is distracted, say
27D What team-building activities are designed to build
28D Noodle that might be stuffed
29D Dined
33D Actor Wilson
34D "Frozen" queen
36D Suffix with lemon or stock
37D Slow-cooked taco filling
39D "___ just me, or …?"
40D Rigorously demanding sort
42D Nautical greetings
43D "Gosh!"
44D Popular hummus brand
45D Run-of-the-mill
48D Rae of "Barbie"
49D Inexperienced gamer, informally
50D Factual
51D What "maki" means in Japanese
52D Kardashian matriarch
56D Contract enforcing secrecy, for short

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.

Christine Mielke

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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