NYT Crossword October 23 2025 Answers (10/23/25)

Our NYT Crossword October 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 October 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/23/25, 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	Areas of development
6A	Punch-in-the-stomach sounds
10A	Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids
14A	Helvetica-like typeface
15A	Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript
16A	International footwear retailer based in Quebec
17A	Stealthiest of stealthy warriors
19A	Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World"
20A	Reporters often carry them
21A	Relaxed
23A	"Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper
24A	Words of denial
26A	"___ Just Not That Into You"
27A	Activist Brockovich
29A	Case opener
33A	Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in
36A	End of a municipal address?
37A	1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based
40A	Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft
42A	Composers' rights org.
43A	Difference between a B and a C, perhaps
45A	Star of NBC's "The Blacklist"
47A	TV's warrior princess
50A	"Done!," in geometry class
51A	Brief moments, in brief
54A	___ Hashana
56A	Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie
59A	Cook outside?
61A	River through Kazakhstan
62A	Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid?
64A	Little more than
65A	Ingredient in some mouthwashes
66A	Clay being of Jewish folklore
67A	Troubadour, e.g.
68A	Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman"
69A	Wheel connectors
1D	"Should we?," informally
2D	A.L. East athlete
3D	Money maker
4D	Peninsula south of California, colloquially
5D	It's an affront
6D	One-up
7D	Worst-possible Amazon rating
8D	Prez on a U.S. coin
9D	Slugger Sammy
10D	Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023
11D	"You've overstayed your welcome"
12D	Figures on DraftKings or FanDuel
13D	Put forward
18D	___ Nicolas, remotest of California's Channel Islands
22D	Set of notches in a dictionary
25D	Classic Camaros
28D	"Didn't mean to offend you"
30D	Best ever, informally
31D	Neither's partner
32D	Common fixtures over fireplaces
34D	Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr.
35D	Accounts
37D	Prez two decades after 8-Down
38D	"I'll answer all your questions" session, online
39D	Site of a huge annual crowd
41D	High place to view a high art
44D	Paintings on plaster
46D	Bit of food for a hamster
48D	Some
49D	___ Simpson, musical sister of Jessica
52D	Certain salad veggies
53D	Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short
55D	Command posts
56D	Checkers move
57D	Product with a Cakesters variety
58D	Said angrily
60D	Lou ___, "Mambo No. 5" singer
63D	Speck in la Seine

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.