NYT Crossword October 31, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Friday, October 31, 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 31, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from October 31, 2025 contains 70 total clues—33 across and 37 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	A large quantity	TONS
5A	Where one may park to see the Super Bowl	SOFA
9A	Boot	EJECT
14A	Humans, gorillas and chimpanzees	GREATAPES
16A	Like a skunk's tail	BUSHY
17A	Hot-weather coolers	ICEWATERS
18A	"Mangia!"	EATUP
19A	It's cool while it's hot	FAD
20A	Funny Fey	TINA
21A	Upset	ENRAGE
22A	Green bay?	LAURELTREE
25A	Emerged (from)	STEMMED
27A	Old-fashioned "w00t!"	HUZZAH
30A	Earth goddess in "Das Rheingold"	ERDA
31A	Overlay	DRAPE
33A	Caroline Kepnes thriller written partly in the second person	YOU
35A	Cookie marketing units	GIRLSCOUTTROOPS
39A	Opposite of the Latin "odi"	AMO
40A	Handled press agents?	IRONS
41A	Stinky ___ ("Toy Story 2" antagonist)	PETE
42A	Web host?	SPIDER
44A	Some diving briefs	SPEEDOS
47A	"We should get out of here"	LETSBOUNCE
49A	Actress/singer Steinfeld	HAILEE
52A	Easily crushed	ACED
53A	Cone ___ (iconic Jean Paul Gaultier undergarment)	BRA
56A	Lineup	ARRAY
57A	Prayerful form of worship	ADORATION
59A	Option at a dealership	LEASE
60A	"See ya!"	IGOTTARUN
61A	Flops	TANKS
62A	Move, informally	RELO
63A	Word with sound or snake	BITE

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Something a workaholic is unlikely to say	TGIF
2D	Predator in a pod	ORCA
3D	Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene	NEEDLEDROP
4D	Caught	SAW
5D	The Onion's output	SATIRE
6D	Provided entrees	OPENEDDOORS
7D	Wild	FERAL
8D	Mother of a hinny	ASS
9D	Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol"	EBENEZER
10D	City across the Rio Grande from El Paso	JUAREZ
11D	"No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish)	ESTA
12D	Repeated cry at a kegger	CHUG
13D	Sort	TYPE
15D	Channing of "Blink Twice"	TATUM
21D	Hit the ceiling	ERUPT
23D	Human rights lawyer Clooney	AMAL
24D	"Wow, pretty sweet!"	THATSSOCOOL
25D	Apt anagram of GAMES minus M	SEGA
26D	Decorates	TRIMS
28D	Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear"	AYOEDEBIRI
29D	Get on (it)	HOPTO
32D	"Hurry!"	RUN
34D	A smartphone has many of these	USES
36D	Suspicious looks	SIDEEYES
37D	Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years)	CRETE
38D	The U.A.E. is in it	OPEC
43D	"Let me check with them"	ILLASK
45D	Port of Spain?	PUERTO
46D	Go up to	ENDAT
48D	Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across	BADGE
49D	Pull up	HALT
50D	Purview	AREA
51D	Founding member of 38-Down	IRAN
54D	Easy triumph	ROUT
55D	British monarch between William and George	ANNE
57D	It's all around us	AIR
58D	Spreadsheet feature	TAB

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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