NYT Crossword October 27, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Monday, October 27, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword October 27, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from October 27, 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	Prepare, as samosas	FRY
4A	National park in Alberta	BANFF
9A	Partner of Clark in exploration	LEWIS
14A	Olympic gymnast Sunisa	LEE
15A	Ad that's handed out on the street	FLIER
16A	Put in one's two cents	OPINE
17A	___ and downs	UPS
18A	Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically	FALLEQUINOX
20A	Swampy areas	FENS
22A	"In ___ of gifts ..."	LIEU
23A	Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble	TEN
24A	Application that might be put on with a spray mop	FLOORWAX
27A	You love, in Latin	AMAS
29A	French king	ROI
30A	Useful gadget for international travelers	ADAPTER
33A	"The most amazing part is ..."	BESTOFALL
38A	___ Island (smallest U.S. state)	RHODE
39A	Openly gay	OUT
40A	Browser that competes with Chrome	FIREFOX
42A	I.C.U. staffers	RNS
43A	Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g.	TRAIT
45A	N.B.A. team in southern Florida	MIAMIHEAT
47A	Miseries	SORROWS
49A	Pretty ___ picture	ASA
50A	Taken-back auto	REPO
51A	Location of many gold reserves	FORTKNOX
56A	Weightlifting unit	REP
57A	Mom on "Family Guy"	LOIS
59A	First-class	AONE
60A	Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across	SIDEEFFECTS
64A	Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz"	TIN
65A	Indian or Pakistani	ASIAN
66A	Bowling scoresheet unit	FRAME
67A	"Green" prefix	ECO
68A	Slow, musically	LENTO
69A	Damascus's land	SYRIA
70A	Lion's lair	DEN

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Stuff of little substance	FLUFF
2D	What matching ends of magnets do	REPEL
3D	Like 20 Questions questions	YESNO
4D	Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief	BFF
5D	In the manner of	ALA
6D	Nabisco wafer brand	NILLA
7D	Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter	FELIX
8D	On the house	FREE
9D	Baseball's Gehrig	LOU
10D	Words set in stone?	EPITAPH
11D	Establishment with red, white and rosé options	WINESTORE
12D	Knowing, as a secret	INON
13D	"___ sells" (advertising catchphrase)	SEX
19D	Campus courtyard	QUAD
21D	Arrange from newest to oldest, say	SORT
25D	Santa's landing spot	ROOFTOP
26D	Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines	WIFI
28D	Believer in communism achieved through class struggle	MARXIST
30D	___ Romeo (sports car)	ALFA
31D	Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay	EDNA
32D	Breather	REST
33D	Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo	BOTS
34D	Continental cash	EURO
35D	Headed the cast of	STARREDIN
36D	Weapons	ARMS
37D	Luau garland	LEI
41D	Ilhan of Congress	OMAR
44D	"This cannot be stressed enough ..."	IREPEAT
46D	Maori dance with rhythmic chanting	HAKA
48D	"The Three Little Pigs" antagonist	WOLF
51D	Full of passion	FIERY
52D	One of seven won by "Oppenheimer"	OSCAR
53D	Famous	NOTED
54D	In the cooler	ONICE
55D	Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter	XENON
56D	What yeast makes dough do	RISE
58D	Send-___ (farewells)	OFFS
60D	Seasoning for una margarita	SAL
61D	Ambient music composer Brian	ENO
62D	"I wish I could unhear everything you just said!"	TMI
63D	Mermaid's milieu	SEA

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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