NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Nov 22, 2025

Complete answer list for the November 22, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Blake SloneckerEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1572 clues

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The Grid

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Across 36

  1. 1One of 843 in New York's 50-Across ↗ACRE
  2. 5Sprinkle with oil, say ↗BLESS
  3. 10Sister's commitments ↗VOWS
  4. 14Foreign exchange? ↗QUIDPROQUO
  5. 16Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" ↗ELIA
  6. 17End of a set, in mathematics ↗UPPERBOUND
  7. 18Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States" ↗ZINN
  8. 19Eagle pose, for one ↗ASANA
  9. 20Smooths ↗SANDS
  10. 22Loll ↗VEG
  11. 23Boos ↗SWEETIEPIES
  12. 26Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge ↗RFK
  13. 29Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier ↗NINE
  14. 30Poked ↗NUDGED
  15. 32Stony ↗COLD
  16. 34Chris formerly of "S.N.L" ↗REDD
  17. 36Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem" ↗MARLO
  18. 37Many Haitians ↗CREOLES
  19. 39Opening on a frozen lake ↗ICEHOLE
  20. 41Transit option since 2000 ↗ACELA
  21. 42Kind of butter used in lotions ↗SHEA
  22. 44Many a sports bet ↗OVER
  23. 45Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" ↗RENATO
  24. 47With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco ↗OTRA
  25. 49Miss the mark ↗ERR
  26. 50See 1-Across ↗CENTRALPARK
  27. 53Counterpart of "Pls" ↗THX
  28. 54Ruthless Records co-founder ↗EAZYE
  29. 55Get on ↗BOARD
  30. 59Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers ↗KOBE
  31. 61Exhibit hoppi-ness? ↗JUMPFORJOY
  32. 63They cut bouts short, for short ↗TKOS
  33. 64Disappearing ink vessel? ↗ERASERMATE
  34. 65Heat transfer? ↗SEXT
  35. 66Red Square presence since 1924 ↗LENIN
  36. 67X or Y, often ↗AXIS

Down 36

  1. 1Soft shade ↗AQUA
  2. 2One of four tarot suits ↗CUPS
  3. 3Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark" ↗RIPA
  4. 4Delightful locales ↗EDENS
  5. 5"Gimme a sec" ↗BRB
  6. 6Laxity ↗LOOSENESS
  7. 7Likened ↗EQUATED
  8. 8Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously ↗SUNNI
  9. 9Drenched ↗SODDEN
  10. 10See 47-Across ↗VEZ
  11. 11Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy ↗OLIVEGROVE
  12. 12Cab driver? ↗WINESELLER
  13. 13Did a number, say ↗SANG
  14. 15Decapod with three pairs of claws ↗PRAWN
  15. 21Sea foam ↗SPUME
  16. 24Green land ↗EIRE
  17. 25It borders Canada for 45 miles ↗IDAHO
  18. 26Certain miniature vehicle, informally ↗RCCAR
  19. 27Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe ↗FORCECHOKE
  20. 28Offering to a teary person ↗KLEENEXBOX
  21. 31Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land" ↗DOERR
  22. 33Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO ↗DOLAN
  23. 35Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby" ↗DIETPEPSI
  24. 38Medium for some ephemeral art ↗LATTE
  25. 40Precious, in Italy ↗CARA
  26. 43Lama, e.g. ↗HOLYMAN
  27. 46Toothache medication ↗ORAJEL
  28. 48Shady shelter ↗ARBOR
  29. 51Sky shade ↗AZURE
  30. 52Yogurt-braised Indian entree ↗KORMA
  31. 53Booth in Times Sq. ↗TKTS
  32. 56Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand ↗AJAX
  33. 5752-Down go-with ↗ROTI
  34. 58Causes of some laundry mishaps ↗DYES
  35. 60Superlative ending ↗EST
  36. 62Peat source ↗FEN