NYT Crossword October 29, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Wednesday, October 29, 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 29, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from October 29, 2025 contains 76 total clues—36 across and 40 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	The "R" of REM	RAPID
6A	States	SAYS
10A	Little devil	IMP
13A	Bring down	ABASE
14A	Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw	OREO
15A	"Whatever"	MEH
16A	Dracula's preferred way to eat wings?	RIGHTOFFTHEBAT
19A	"When u coming?"	ETA
20A	Jocular suffix for "most"	EST
21A	First aid stinger	IODINE
22A	Cell centers	NUCLEI
25A	Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes	IBIS
26A	What makes Dracula frantically hop around?	LIGHTONHISFEET
30A	Clickable pic	ICON
31A	Eldest Corleone brother	SONNY
32A	Felt something on your head?	FEDORA
35A	Food fight projectile	PEA
36A	Speedway sponsor	STP
39A	Some unidentified visitors, for short	ETS
40A	Wrap up	END
42A	Well-rounded figure?	SPHERE
44A	Showed sudden interest, in a way	SATUP
46A	Cry of victory	IWIN
47A	When Dracula doesn't feel seen?	UPONREFLECTION
52A	Lead-in to second	NANO
53A	Like Satan, in the Bible	FALLEN
54A	Knob on an electric guitar	TREBLE
57A	A.F.L.-___	CIO
58A	"Despicable Me" antihero	GRU
61A	Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals?	RAISETHESTAKES
64A	Like some jobs	ODD
65A	Well-used pencil, say	STUB
66A	Rains hard?	HAILS
67A	Anti-traffic org.	DEA
68A	Sport whose athletes wear topknots	SUMO
69A	Mythical luster?	SATYR

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Still red, say	RARE
2D	Not much	ABIT
3D	Jupiter and Mars	PAGANGODS
4D	"In a way"	ISH
5D	Pick up on	DETECT
6D	Loosens up	SOFTENS
7D	Response to "Speak!"	ARF
8D	Cold-weather cryptid	YETI
9D	Neighborhood in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"	SOHO
10D	Knock back a few	IMBIBE
11D	Big bully	MEANIE
12D	Aquarium diagnostic	PHTEST
17D	World capital near the 60th parallel	OSLO
18D	Enlighten	EDIFY
23D	"Sorry, that's incorrect"	UHNO
24D	Restaurant chain acronym	IHOP
26D	Word with still or shelf	LIFE
27D	"New Jack City" co-star, 1991	ICET
28D	Spanish name found in "business"	INES
29D	Fastener with an onomatopoeic name	SNAP
33D	Bring up	REAR
34D	Pot grower?	ANTE
36D	What contains a lot of darn stuff?	SEWINGKIT
37D	The "Amigos" of film, e.g.	TRIO
38D	Big name in magic	PENN
41D	Beer brand on "The Simpsons"	DUFF
43D	Feminist sex educator Shere ___	HITE
44D	Pompous people	SNOBS
45D	Non-pharmacological component of a clinical trial	PLACEBO
47D	Pristine, as land	UNTROD
48D	Veterans Day event	PARADE
49D	Lake that's the "thumb" of New York's Finger Lakes	ONEIDA
50D	Certain Ivy Leaguers	ELIS
51D	Rags, e.g.	CLOTHS
55D	What a bargain hunter hopes to pay	LESS
56D	Ides of March rebuke	ETTU
59D	Depend (on)	RELY
60D	Old map inits.	USSR
62D	Sound of a good car engine	HUM
63D	Designation for the Toledo Mud Hens	AAA

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