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NYT Crossword November 3, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Monday, November 3, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword November 3, 2025 Answers

NYT Crossword November 3, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from November 3, 2025 contains 78 total clues—37 across and 41 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 Fizzy pop SODA
5A Eve's mate ADAM
9A Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" JAWS
13A "Jurassic Park" beast, for short TREX
14A Yawning, say BORED
16A Land on the Tigris and Euphrates IRAQ
17A *PIN, e.g. ACCESSCODE
19A Restaurant handout MENU
20A Tennis star Osaka NAOMI
21A Pint-size SMALL
23A Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace ADA
24A Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" ART
26A *Stray feline ALLEYCAT
28A Skull CRANIUM
32A AMC's "Better Call ___" SAUL
33A Guffaw, in internet lingo LOL
34A Abruptly call off one's plans BAIL
37A Gooey goody SMORE
40A *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively AMBULANCECHASER
44A Shade of purple MAUVE
45A "I suppose so" YEAH
46A ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin ELI
47A More than a snack MEAL
49A Clairol product HAIRDYE
52A *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface ALCAPONE
56A "As I see it," to texters IMO
57A August birth sign, for the most part LEO
58A Give a talking-to SCOLD
60A Dispense carefully ALLOT
64A Red-hot flow LAVA
66A *Morning waker-upper ALARMCLOCK
68A French "with" AVEC
69A "Gotta run!" LATER
70A Recording studio effect ECHO
71A Gender-specific possessive HERS
72A Word made up of the four main compass points NEWS
73A Aussie critters ROOS

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D Slang for a huge fan STAN
2D Large toothed whale ORCA
3D Roaring Twenties style, informally DECO
4D Guitarist, in slang AXEMAN
5D "Six-pack" muscles ABS
6D Physicians, for short DOCS
7D Enticing scent AROMA
8D Olympics reward MEDAL
9D Singer Morrison of the Doors JIM
10D *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence AREACLOSED
11D Stand-up comic Sykes WANDA
12D Diddly-___ SQUAT
15D Secluded valleys DELLS
18D Apple's digital assistant SIRI
22D Line for Lassie LEASH
25D Oom-pah band instrument TUBA
27D Arizona city or Native American tribe YUMA
28D Happy as a ___ CLAM
29D Egg-shaped tomato ROMA
30D *Record art space ALBUMCOVER
31D Oodles MANY
35D "Rocks," to a bartender ICE
36D Two-time Emmy winner Remini LEAH
38D Depend (on) RELY
39D The "E" of HOMES ERIE
41D Layer of the eye UVEA
42D Emulates a tree frog or ballerina LEAPS
43D Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea) CHAI
48D Not express, as a train LOCAL
50D Apple on a desk, perhaps IMAC
51D Word before derby or coaster ROLLER
52D Koran's Almighty ALLAH
53D Depart LEAVE
54D Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises" NOLAN
55D Thrill ELATE
59D Classic teen sleuth Nancy DREW
61D Nutso LOCO
62D Eight, in Spanish OCHO
63D Some boxing wins, in brief TKOS
65D Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues ACS
67D Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel MRS

The New York Times Crossword has been published since 1942 and is widely considered the gold standard of American crosswords. The puzzle follows a weekly difficulty progression: Monday is the easiest, building up to Saturday's notoriously challenging grid. Sunday features a larger puzzle with Thursday-level difficulty. Edited by Will Shortz since 1993, the NYT crossword has launched countless constructors' careers and remains the most prestigious venue in crossword publishing.

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