NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Nov 16, 2025

Complete answer list for the November 16, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 59

  1. 1They're charged for long trips ↗TESLAS
  2. 7Tool with a point ↗AWL
  3. 10No longer in as good a place ↗WORSEOFF
  4. 18Here ↗ONEARTH
  5. 20Early smartphone model of the 2000s ↗TREO
  6. 21Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking ↗OPIUMWAR
  7. 22King's assessment of his son the Crusader? ↗GOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE
  8. 25Parisian possessive ↗ALUI
  9. 26D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking ↗DEA
  10. 27Nickname heard in 8-Down ↗TEX
  11. 28Harder to grasp, in a way ↗EELIER
  12. 29Done deal ↗SALE
  13. 30"Swan Lake" role ↗ODETTE
  14. 32Disney World souvenir ↗CEL
  15. 35Davis of old Hollywood ↗BETTE
  16. 36The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. ↗STRESSOR
  17. 38Radiate ↗EXUDE
  18. 40Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? ↗TOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE
  19. 46"I didn't expect that!" ↗OHGEE
  20. 47Corner key ↗ESC
  21. 48Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" ↗BEN
  22. 49Marine menace ↗ORCA
  23. 51With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? ↗FAREISFOUL
  24. 56Nail salon brand ↗OPI
  25. 58Gal from Israel ↗GADOT
  26. 59Something athletes strive to break ↗TIE
  27. 60Dots on faces ↗PIPS
  28. 61Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st ↗ANE
  29. 62Customarily ↗ASARULE
  30. 64Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? ↗TWOBSORNOTTWOBS
  31. 68Team transports ↗OXCARTS
  32. 71Inserted, as into a printer ↗FED
  33. 72It's over your head ↗ROOF
  34. 73Capture ↗BAG
  35. 76No Mr. Nice Guy ↗MEANY
  36. 77Scratch the surface of, say ↗MAR
  37. 78See 51-Across ↗FOWLISFAIR
  38. 81Fly in the ointment ↗SNAG
  39. 82Weed killer ↗HOE
  40. 84Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. ↗ATL
  41. 86Shake off ↗ELUDE
  42. 87Schnozz, honker or beak? ↗ANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME
  43. 94Broke down ↗CRIED
  44. 95Castle fortifications ↗PARAPETS
  45. 96Leave red-faced ↗ABASH
  46. 100Sign of a smashing success ↗SRO
  47. 101Right-leaning? ↗ITALIC
  48. 102Olympian queen ↗HERA
  49. 106Sunni or Shiite ↗MUSLIM
  50. 108One wearing a striped shirt, informally ↗REF
  51. 110___Arts, school in Santa Clarita ↗CAL
  52. 111Pool equipment ↗CUES
  53. 112Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? ↗BEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH
  54. 118Very quickly ↗INATRICE
  55. 119Getting warm ↗NEAR
  56. 120"The Godfather" weapon ↗GARROTE
  57. 121Movable parts of record players ↗TONEARMS
  58. 122"Might I ___ …" ↗ADD
  59. 123Competes for, as a contract ↗BIDSON

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  1. 1Costume garments made from bedsheets ↗TOGAS
  2. 2___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown ↗ENOLA
  3. 3Hub for K-pop ↗SEOUL
  4. 4Many a casual fitted top ↗LADIESTEE
  5. 5Flood protection? ↗ARK
  6. 6Depot: Abbr. ↗STN
  7. 7Specialized skill ↗ART
  8. 8Wayne's world? ↗WESTERNS
  9. 9Rob of "The West Wing" ↗LOWE
  10. 10Tribulation ↗WOE
  11. 11Get off the fence ↗OPT
  12. 12Like dark green avocados ↗RIPE
  13. 13No-lose situation ↗SUREBET
  14. 14Microphone inventor ___ Berliner ↗EMILE
  15. 15Take full responsibility for something ↗OWNIT
  16. 16Aspect ↗FACET
  17. 17"___ Jacques" ↗FRERE
  18. 19Like some cameras and agendas ↗HIDDEN
  19. 20"Really?" ↗THATSO
  20. 23Honkers ↗GEESE
  21. 24Stand out ↗EXCEL
  22. 30"… ___ quit!" ↗ORI
  23. 31Spa handout ↗TOWEL
  24. 33Formerly with law enforcement, informally ↗EXFBI
  25. 34Garage job ↗LUBE
  26. 37What a detail-oriented person might "dot" ↗THEI
  27. 39Animal house ↗DEN
  28. 40Cuisine with boat noodles ↗THAI
  29. 41No Mr. Nice Guy ↗OGRE
  30. 42Prefix suggesting low cost ↗ECONO
  31. 43Nature calls ↗ROARS
  32. 44Language that's the source of the word "khaki" ↗URDU
  33. 45Earth Day subj. ↗ECOL
  34. 46Many a time ↗OFT
  35. 50Absorbed, as a cost ↗ATE
  36. 52Difficult position ↗SPOT
  37. 53Little untruths ↗FIBS
  38. 54Special ___ ↗OPS
  39. 55Uncle Sam's land, informally ↗USOFA
  40. 57Lead-in to dollar or chemical ↗PETRO
  41. 58Talk at length ↗GAB
  42. 61See 51-Across ↗AND
  43. 62Gone wrong, for short? ↗AWOL
  44. 63L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics ↗SOFI
  45. 64"Scent of a Woman" dance ↗TANGO
  46. 65Twisted ↗WRY
  47. 66Tried for a second term, say ↗RERAN
  48. 67AAA job ↗TOW
  49. 68Meditation sounds ↗OMS
  50. 69TV role for Lucy Lawless ↗XENA
  51. 70James of "Misery" ↗CAAN
  52. 73Author who coined the word "munchkin" ↗BAUM
  53. 74Campaign worker ↗AIDE
  54. 75Coll. senior's test ↗GRE
  55. 77Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" ↗MEYER
  56. 78Parade attraction ↗FLOAT
  57. 79On its way ↗SENT
  58. 80Memorization tool ↗FLASHCARD
  59. 82___ honor (honorific for a judge) ↗HER
  60. 83Eastern ties ↗OBIS
  61. 85Represented ↗TYPIFIED
  62. 88Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 ↗SCHIRRA
  63. 89Find charming ↗ADORE
  64. 90Lost shipment inquiry ↗TRACER
  65. 91"Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. ↗HALAS
  66. 92Final words ↗EPILOG
  67. 93Partner of parks, for short ↗REC
  68. 96Scope ↗AMBIT
  69. 97Spanish for "good" ↗BUENO
  70. 98Dam on the Nile ↗ASWAN
  71. 99List of candidates ↗SLATE
  72. 103Mozart can be seen on some of them ↗EUROS
  73. 104Odd-numbered page ↗RECTO
  74. 105Ghost-faced ↗ASHEN
  75. 107Israeli P.M. before Rabin ↗MEIR
  76. 109Europe's tallest active volcano ↗ETNA
  77. 113Channel for cinephiles ↗TCM
  78. 114"___ All That" (2021 rom-com) ↗HES
  79. 115Family man ↗DAD
  80. 116"Marvy!" ↗FAB
  81. 117Doctor's order, for short ↗MRI