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NYT Crossword Answers Oct 20, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 20, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Adam AaronsonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 38

  1. 1Apple tablet ↗IPAD
  2. 5Facing the pitcher ↗ATBAT
  3. 10Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informally ↗BDAY
  4. 14Informal eatery ↗CAFE
  5. 15Thanks, in France ↗MERCI
  6. 16Singer Guthrie ↗ARLO
  7. 17Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g. ↗ERRS
  8. 18Wedding cake figurine ↗BRIDE
  9. 19Last language alphabetically on Google Translate ↗ZULU
  10. 20Milkshake flavor made with Oreos ↗COOKIESNCREAM
  11. 23The "A" of I.P.A. ↗ALE
  12. 24Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive years ↗GREG
  13. 25Welcome sights for thirsty people in deserts ↗OASES
  14. 28Accelerator or brake ↗PEDAL
  15. 30Music genre that Joan Jett "loves" ↗ROCKNROLL
  16. 33Arcing tennis shot ↗LOB
  17. 35Member of a convent ↗NUN
  18. 36Lavatory, in Liverpool ↗LOO
  19. 37Pasta often filled with ricotta ↗RAVIOLI
  20. 41Listing on the Billboard Hot 100 ↗POPSONG
  21. 4450 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" ↗AGE
  22. 45Play a part in a play ↗ACT
  23. 47"My man!" ↗BRO
  24. 48Two-part steakhouse entree ↗SURFNTURF
  25. 52Bonus ↗EXTRA
  26. 56Filmmaker Miyazaki ↗HAYAO
  27. 57Questions ↗ASKS
  28. 59Color that means "stop" ↗RED
  29. 60Like some scented stickers ↗SCRATCHNSNIFF
  30. 64Sorority's counterpart, in brief ↗FRAT
  31. 66Mandarin "hello" ↗NIHAO
  32. 67Head ___ heels ↗OVER
  33. 68Chauffeured vehicle ↗LIMO
  34. 69Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangle ↗ALERT
  35. 70Michelin product ↗TIRE
  36. 71Alternative to a Lyft ↗UBER
  37. 72Jumps ↗LEAPS
  38. 73Make simpler ↗EASE

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  1. 1What covers the North Pole ↗ICECAP
  2. 2End of some sentences ↗PAROLE
  3. 3Having a certain natural hairstyle ↗AFROED
  4. 4Furniture piece for a talk show host ↗DESK
  5. 5Shade of yellow ↗AMBER
  6. 6More abrupt in language ↗TERSER
  7. 7Hire to the team ↗BRINGON
  8. 8Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage" ↗ACDC
  9. 9Stratum ↗TIER
  10. 10Marketplace with stalls ↗BAZAAR
  11. 11Occasion for a percussionist to shine ↗DRUMSOLO
  12. 12With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on) ↗ALL
  13. 13See 12-Down ↗YOU
  14. 21Inuit's home ↗IGLOO
  15. 22Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology" ↗EON
  16. 26University in North Carolina ↗ELON
  17. 27Difficult, tiring work ↗SLOG
  18. 29Comic actress Wong ↗ALI
  19. 31Unit of flour ↗CUP
  20. 32Door handle ↗KNOB
  21. 34Untuneful trumpet sound ↗BLAT
  22. 37Lacking much thought ↗RASH
  23. 38Water, in Oaxaca ↗AGUA
  24. 39Aforementioned ↗VERYSAME
  25. 40Hospital area with IVs ↗ICU
  26. 42News media ↗PRESS
  27. 43Crosstown rivals of the Cubbies ↗SOX
  28. 46Windpipe ↗TRACHEA
  29. 49Decision-making consideration ↗FACTOR
  30. 50Neither here ___ there ↗NOR
  31. 51Only black key in a G major scale ↗FSHARP
  32. 53Fodder for "Jeopardy!" ↗TRIVIA
  33. 54Alludes (to) ↗REFERS
  34. 55Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? ↗ADFREE
  35. 58Ties that are hard to untie ↗KNOTS
  36. 61Super-uptight ↗ANAL
  37. 62Bit of bathroom décor ↗TILE
  38. 63Do, re or mi ↗NOTE
  39. 64It goes around every year ↗FLU
  40. 65Short ___ (beef cut) ↗RIB