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NYT Crossword November 16, 2025 Answers
This NYT puzzle from November 16, 2025 contains 140 total clues —59 across and 81 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our NYT crossword archive .
Across Clues
#
Clue
Answer
1A
They're charged for long trips
TESLAS
7A
Tool with a point
AWL
10A
No longer in as good a place
WORSEOFF
18A
Here
ONEARTH
20A
Early smartphone model of the 2000s
TREO
21A
Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking
OPIUMWAR
22A
King's assessment of his son the Crusader?
GOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE
25A
Parisian possessive
ALUI
26A
D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking
DEA
27A
Nickname heard in 8-Down
TEX
28A
Harder to grasp, in a way
EELIER
29A
Done deal
SALE
30A
"Swan Lake" role
ODETTE
32A
Disney World souvenir
CEL
35A
Davis of old Hollywood
BETTE
36A
The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.
STRESSOR
38A
Radiate
EXUDE
40A
Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him?
TOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE
46A
"I didn't expect that!"
OHGEE
47A
Corner key
ESC
48A
Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen"
BEN
49A
Marine menace
ORCA
51A
With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"?
FAREISFOUL
56A
Nail salon brand
OPI
58A
Gal from Israel
GADOT
59A
Something athletes strive to break
TIE
60A
Dots on faces
PIPS
61A
Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st
ANE
62A
Customarily
ASARULE
64A
Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"?
TWOBSORNOTTWOBS
68A
Team transports
OXCARTS
71A
Inserted, as into a printer
FED
72A
It's over your head
ROOF
73A
Capture
BAG
76A
No Mr. Nice Guy
MEANYOGRE
77A
Scratch the surface of, say
MAR
78A
See 51-Across
FOWLISFAIRAND
81A
Fly in the ointment
SNAG
82A
Weed killer
HOE
84A
Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr.
ATL
86A
Shake off
ELUDE
87A
Schnozz, honker or beak?
ANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME
94A
Broke down
CRIED
95A
Castle fortifications
PARAPETS
96A
Leave red-faced
ABASH
100A
Sign of a smashing success
SRO
101A
Right-leaning?
ITALIC
102A
Olympian queen
HERA
106A
Sunni or Shiite
MUSLIM
108A
One wearing a striped shirt, informally
REF
110A
___Arts, school in Santa Clarita
CAL
111A
Pool equipment
CUES
112A
Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day?
BEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH
118A
Very quickly
INATRICE
119A
Getting warm
NEAR
120A
"The Godfather" weapon
GARROTE
121A
Movable parts of record players
TONEARMS
122A
"Might I ___ …"
ADD
123A
Competes for, as a contract
BIDSON
Down Clues
#
Clue
Answer
1D
Costume garments made from bedsheets
TOGAS
2D
___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown
ENOLA
3D
Hub for K-pop
SEOUL
4D
Many a casual fitted top
LADIESTEE
5D
Flood protection?
ARK
6D
Depot: Abbr.
STN
7D
Specialized skill
ART
8D
Wayne's world?
WESTERNS
9D
Rob of "The West Wing"
LOWE
10D
Tribulation
WOE
11D
Get off the fence
OPT
12D
Like dark green avocados
RIPE
13D
No-lose situation
SUREBET
14D
Microphone inventor ___ Berliner
EMILE
15D
Take full responsibility for something
OWNIT
16D
Aspect
FACET
17D
"___ Jacques"
FRERE
19D
Like some cameras and agendas
HIDDEN
20D
"Really?"
THATSO
23D
Honkers
GEESE
24D
Stand out
EXCEL
30D
"… ___ quit!"
ORI
31D
Spa handout
TOWEL
33D
Formerly with law enforcement, informally
EXFBI
34D
Garage job
LUBE
37D
What a detail-oriented person might "dot"
THEI
39D
Animal house
DEN
40D
Cuisine with boat noodles
THAI
41D
No Mr. Nice Guy
MEANYOGRE
42D
Prefix suggesting low cost
ECONO
43D
Nature calls
ROARS
44D
Language that's the source of the word "khaki"
URDU
45D
Earth Day subj.
ECOL
46D
Many a time
OFT
50D
Absorbed, as a cost
ATE
52D
Difficult position
SPOT
53D
Little untruths
FIBS
54D
Special ___
OPS
55D
Uncle Sam's land, informally
USOFA
57D
Lead-in to dollar or chemical
PETRO
58D
Talk at length
GAB
61D
See 51-Across
FOWLISFAIRAND
62D
Gone wrong, for short?
AWOL
63D
L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics
SOFI
64D
"Scent of a Woman" dance
TANGO
65D
Twisted
WRY
66D
Tried for a second term, say
RERAN
67D
AAA job
TOW
68D
Meditation sounds
OMS
69D
TV role for Lucy Lawless
XENA
70D
James of "Misery"
CAAN
73D
Author who coined the word "munchkin"
BAUM
74D
Campaign worker
AIDE
75D
Coll. senior's test
GRE
77D
Selina ___, the veep on "Veep"
MEYER
78D
Parade attraction
FLOAT
79D
On its way
SENT
80D
Memorization tool
FLASHCARD
82D
___ honor (honorific for a judge)
HER
83D
Eastern ties
OBIS
85D
Represented
TYPIFIED
88D
Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7
SCHIRRA
89D
Find charming
ADORE
90D
Lost shipment inquiry
TRACER
91D
"Papa Bear" of the N.F.L.
HALAS
92D
Final words
EPILOG
93D
Partner of parks, for short
REC
96D
Scope
AMBIT
97D
Spanish for "good"
BUENO
98D
Dam on the Nile
ASWAN
99D
List of candidates
SLATE
103D
Mozart can be seen on some of them
EUROS
104D
Odd-numbered page
RECTO
105D
Ghost-faced
ASHEN
107D
Israeli P.M. before Rabin
MEIR
109D
Europe's tallest active volcano
ETNA
113D
Channel for cinephiles
TCM
114D
"___ All That" (2021 rom-com)
HES
115D
Family man
DAD
116D
"Marvy!"
FAB
117D
Doctor's order, for short
MRI
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