NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 16, 2025
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Clues140
Across59
Down81
TitleMisquoting Shakespeare
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
They're charged for long trips (6)
Starts with T, ends with STESLAS→
7A
Tool with a point (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAWL→
10A
No longer in as good a place (8)
Starts with W, ends with FWORSEOFF→
20A
Early smartphone model of the 2000s (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTREO→
21A
Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking (8)
Starts with O, ends with ROPIUMWAR→
22A
King's assessment of his son the Crusader? (21)
Starts with G, ends with EGOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE→
25A
Parisian possessive (4)
Starts with A, ends with IALUI→
26A
D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADEA→
27A
Nickname heard in 8-Down (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTEX→
28A
Harder to grasp, in a way (6)
Starts with E, ends with REELIER→
29A
Done deal (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESALE→
30A
"Swan Lake" role (6)
Starts with O, ends with EODETTE→
32A
Disney World souvenir (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCEL→
35A
Davis of old Hollywood (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBETTE→
36A
The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSTRESSOR→
38A
Radiate (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEXUDE→
40A
Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? (19)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE→
46A
"I didn't expect that!" (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHGEE→
47A
Corner key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
48A
Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
49A
Marine menace (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
51A
With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? (10)
Starts with F, ends with LFAREISFOUL→
56A
Nail salon brand (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
58A
Gal from Israel (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGADOT→
59A
Something athletes strive to break (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETIE→
60A
Dots on faces (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIPS→
61A
Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st (3)
Starts with A, ends with EANE→
62A
Customarily (7)
Starts with A, ends with EASARULE→
64A
Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? (15)
Starts with T, ends with STWOBSORNOTTWOBS→
68A
Team transports (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOXCARTS→
71A
Inserted, as into a printer (3)
Starts with F, ends with DFED→
72A
It's over your head (4)
Starts with R, ends with FROOF→
73A
Capture (3)
Starts with B, ends with GBAG→
76A
No Mr. Nice Guy (5)
Starts with M, ends with YMEANY→
77A
Scratch the surface of, say (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMAR→
78A
See 51-Across (10)
Starts with F, ends with RFOWLISFAIR→
81A
Fly in the ointment (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSNAG→
82A
Weed killer (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
84A
Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
86A
Shake off (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELUDE→
87A
Schnozz, honker or beak? (19)
Starts with A, ends with EANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME→
94A
Broke down (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCRIED→
95A
Castle fortifications (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPARAPETS→
96A
Leave red-faced (5)
Starts with A, ends with HABASH→
100A
Sign of a smashing success (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
101A
Right-leaning? (6)
Starts with I, ends with CITALIC→
102A
Olympian queen (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
106A
Sunni or Shiite (6)
Starts with M, ends with MMUSLIM→
108A
One wearing a striped shirt, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with FREF→
110A
___Arts, school in Santa Clarita (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCAL→
111A
Pool equipment (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUES→
112A
Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? (21)
Starts with B, ends with HBEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH→
118A
Very quickly (8)
Starts with I, ends with EINATRICE→
119A
Getting warm (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNEAR→
120A
"The Godfather" weapon (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGARROTE→
121A
Movable parts of record players (8)
Starts with T, ends with STONEARMS→
122A
"Might I ___ …" (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
123A
Competes for, as a contract (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBIDSON→
Down
1D
Costume garments made from bedsheets (5)
Starts with T, ends with STOGAS→
2D
___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown (5)
Starts with E, ends with AENOLA→
3D
Hub for K-pop (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSEOUL→
4D
Many a casual fitted top (9)
Starts with L, ends with ELADIESTEE→
5D
Flood protection? (3)
Starts with A, ends with KARK→
6D
Depot: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSTN→
7D
Specialized skill (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
8D
Wayne's world? (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWESTERNS→
9D
Rob of "The West Wing" (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOWE→
10D
Tribulation (3)
Starts with W, ends with EWOE→
11D
Get off the fence (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
12D
Like dark green avocados (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIPE→
13D
No-lose situation (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSUREBET→
14D
Microphone inventor ___ Berliner (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMILE→
15D
Take full responsibility for something (5)
Starts with O, ends with TOWNIT→
16D
Aspect (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFACET→
17D
"___ Jacques" (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFRERE→
19D
Like some cameras and agendas (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHIDDEN→
20D
"Really?" (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTHATSO→
23D
Honkers (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGEESE→
24D
Stand out (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEXCEL→
30D
"… ___ quit!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with IORI→
31D
Spa handout (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOWEL→
33D
Formerly with law enforcement, informally (5)
Starts with E, ends with IEXFBI→
34D
Garage job (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUBE→
37D
What a detail-oriented person might "dot" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITHEI→
39D
Animal house (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
40D
Cuisine with boat noodles (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITHAI→
41D
No Mr. Nice Guy (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
42D
Prefix suggesting low cost (5)
Starts with E, ends with OECONO→
43D
Nature calls (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROARS→
44D
Language that's the source of the word "khaki" (4)
Starts with U, ends with UURDU→
45D
Earth Day subj. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LECOL→
46D
Many a time (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOFT→
50D
Absorbed, as a cost (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
52D
Difficult position (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPOT→
53D
Little untruths (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFIBS→
54D
Special ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOPS→
55D
Uncle Sam's land, informally (5)
Starts with U, ends with AUSOFA→
57D
Lead-in to dollar or chemical (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPETRO→
58D
Talk at length (3)
Starts with G, ends with BGAB→
61D
See 51-Across (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
62D
Gone wrong, for short? (4)
Starts with A, ends with LAWOL→
63D
L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOFI→
64D
"Scent of a Woman" dance (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTANGO→
65D
Twisted (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWRY→
66D
Tried for a second term, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRERAN→
67D
AAA job (3)
Starts with T, ends with WTOW→
68D
Meditation sounds (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOMS→
69D
TV role for Lucy Lawless (4)
Starts with X, ends with AXENA→
70D
James of "Misery" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAAN→
73D
Author who coined the word "munchkin" (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBAUM→
74D
Campaign worker (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
75D
Coll. senior's test (3)
Starts with G, ends with EGRE→
77D
Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMEYER→
78D
Parade attraction (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFLOAT→
79D
On its way (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSENT→
80D
Memorization tool (9)
Starts with F, ends with DFLASHCARD→
82D
___ honor (honorific for a judge) (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
83D
Eastern ties (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOBIS→
85D
Represented (8)
Starts with T, ends with DTYPIFIED→
88D
Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASCHIRRA→
89D
Find charming (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
90D
Lost shipment inquiry (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTRACER→
91D
"Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHALAS→
92D
Final words (6)
Starts with E, ends with GEPILOG→
93D
Partner of parks, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
97D
Spanish for "good" (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBUENO→
98D
Dam on the Nile (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASWAN→
99D
List of candidates (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESLATE→
103D
Mozart can be seen on some of them (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
104D
Odd-numbered page (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORECTO→
105D
Ghost-faced (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASHEN→
107D
Israeli P.M. before Rabin (4)
Starts with M, ends with RMEIR→
109D
Europe's tallest active volcano (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
113D
Channel for cinephiles (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTCM→
114D
"___ All That" (2021 rom-com) (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHES→
115D
Family man (3)
Starts with D, ends with DDAD→
116D
"Marvy!" (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFAB→
117D
Doctor's order, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with IMRI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 16, 2025?+
140 clues: 59 Across and 81 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Randolph Ross and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: They're charged for long trips (TESLAS); Tool with a point (AWL); No longer in as good a place (WORSEOFF).
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