NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 27, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 27, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

The Grid

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Across 37

  1. 1Prepare, as samosas FRY
  2. 4National park in Alberta BANFF
  3. 9Partner of Clark in exploration LEWIS
  4. 14Olympic gymnast Sunisa LEE
  5. 15Ad that's handed out on the street FLIER
  6. 16Put in one's two cents OPINE
  7. 17___ and downs UPS
  8. 18Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically FALLEQUINOX
  9. 20Swampy areas FENS
  10. 22"In ___ of gifts ..." LIEU
  11. 23Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble TEN
  12. 24Application that might be put on with a spray mop FLOORWAX
  13. 27You love, in Latin AMAS
  14. 29French king ROI
  15. 30Useful gadget for international travelers ADAPTER
  16. 33"The most amazing part is ..." BESTOFALL
  17. 38___ Island (smallest U.S. state) RHODE
  18. 39Openly gay OUT
  19. 40Browser that competes with Chrome FIREFOX
  20. 42I.C.U. staffers RNS
  21. 43Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g. TRAIT
  22. 45N.B.A. team in southern Florida MIAMIHEAT
  23. 47Miseries SORROWS
  24. 49Pretty ___ picture ASA
  25. 50Taken-back auto REPO
  26. 51Location of many gold reserves FORTKNOX
  27. 56Weightlifting unit REP
  28. 57Mom on "Family Guy" LOIS
  29. 59First-class AONE
  30. 60Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across SIDEEFFECTS
  31. 64Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz" TIN
  32. 65Indian or Pakistani ASIAN
  33. 66Bowling scoresheet unit FRAME
  34. 67"Green" prefix ECO
  35. 68Slow, musically LENTO
  36. 69Damascus's land SYRIA
  37. 70Lion's lair DEN

Down 41

  1. 1Stuff of little substance FLUFF
  2. 2What matching ends of magnets do REPEL
  3. 3Like 20 Questions questions YESNO
  4. 4Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief BFF
  5. 5In the manner of ALA
  6. 6Nabisco wafer brand NILLA
  7. 7Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter FELIX
  8. 8On the house FREE
  9. 9Baseball's Gehrig LOU
  10. 10Words set in stone? EPITAPH
  11. 11Establishment with red, white and rosé options WINESTORE
  12. 12Knowing, as a secret INON
  13. 13"___ sells" (advertising catchphrase) SEX
  14. 19Campus courtyard QUAD
  15. 21Arrange from newest to oldest, say SORT
  16. 25Santa's landing spot ROOFTOP
  17. 26Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines WIFI
  18. 28Believer in communism achieved through class struggle MARXIST
  19. 30___ Romeo (sports car) ALFA
  20. 31Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay EDNA
  21. 32Breather REST
  22. 33Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo BOTS
  23. 34Continental cash EURO
  24. 35Headed the cast of STARREDIN
  25. 36Weapons ARMS
  26. 37Luau garland LEI
  27. 41Ilhan of Congress OMAR
  28. 44"This cannot be stressed enough ..." IREPEAT
  29. 46Maori dance with rhythmic chanting HAKA
  30. 48"The Three Little Pigs" antagonist WOLF
  31. 51Full of passion FIERY
  32. 52One of seven won by "Oppenheimer" OSCAR
  33. 53Famous NOTED
  34. 54In the cooler ONICE
  35. 55Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter XENON
  36. 56What yeast makes dough do RISE
  37. 58Send-___ (farewells) OFFS
  38. 60Seasoning for una margarita SAL
  39. 61Ambient music composer Brian ENO
  40. 62"I wish I could unhear everything you just said!" TMI
  41. 63Mermaid's milieu SEA