NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 2, 2025
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Clues117
Across52
Down65
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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
Cause a mess, as with frying oil (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSPLATTER→
9A
Create an intricate series of lies, say (8)
Starts with S, ends with BSPINAWEB→
17A
Offerings to prospective bicycle buyers (9)
Starts with T, ends with STESTRIDES→
19A
"Ben-Hur" or "Lawrence of Arabia" (9)
Starts with E, ends with AEPICDRAMA→
20A
Or more (10)
Starts with A, ends with MATAMINIMUM→
22A
Like many public housing projects (10)
Starts with S, ends with DSTATEAIDED→
23A
Comprehends (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGETS→
24A
Way to manipulate public opinion through fear (11)
Starts with S, ends with CSCARETACTIC→
26A
"The ___ is done" (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDEED→
27A
Some ambulance destinations, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
28A
Ceramicists' devices (13)
Starts with P, ends with SPOTTERYWHEELS→
30A
Hog heaven? (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
31A
Wrong idea (15)
Starts with F, ends with NFALSEIMPRESSION→
33A
Word with bean or lemon (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCURD→
34A
___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives" (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSAEED→
35A
Tick off (4)
Starts with M, ends with FMIFF→
37A
Pieces of art? (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMOSAICS→
40A
Allude (to) (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
41A
Winter Olympics event (7)
Starts with B, ends with DBOBSLED→
44A
Agreements where one party takes some heat? (9)
Starts with A, ends with SARMSDEALS→
46A
Old-time theater item (9)
Starts with M, ends with LMOVIEREEL→
48A
They point toward Mecca while salah is performed (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPRAYERMATS→
50A
Evergreen pointer (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPINENEEDLE→
51A
Sharpen (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHONE→
52A
Natural process of maturing (11)
Starts with S, ends with GSUNRIPENING→
54A
Airplane wing feature (4)
Starts with F, ends with PFLAP→
55A
Girder whose name assumes a serif font (5)
Starts with I, ends with MIBEAM→
57A
Paleolithic-era tools (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSTONEAXES→
58A
Have spiritual unity (with) (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBEONE→
59A
Falsify (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOCTOR→
61A
___ syndrome (allergic reaction to some bug bites) (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSKEETER→
62A
Actress and model Ali ___ (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLARTER→
63A
Like some pricing strategies (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTIERED→
65A
Annual awards whose name is an acronym (5)
Starts with E, ends with SESPYS→
66A
Affectedly clever (6)
Starts with C, ends with YCUTESY→
67A
Allude (to) (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREFER→
69A
Southwest landform (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBUTTE→
70A
Smokey Bear spot, e.g., for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with APSA→
73A
Area with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more (13)
Starts with S, ends with YSILICONVALLEY→
79A
[ha ha!] (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
82A
Reddish-brown color (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRUST→
84A
Ones skilled in governance (11)
Starts with T, ends with STECHNOCRATS→
86A
Return analogue (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
88A
"You're one to talk!" (9)
Starts with T, ends with HTHATSRICH→
89A
Mumbo jumbo (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHOOEY→
90A
Instrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed (10)
Starts with F, ends with OFORTEPIANO→
92A
Drink order at a sushi restaurant (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESAKEBOTTLE→
94A
What might have green rooms? (9)
Starts with E, ends with TECORESORT→
95A
Unlikely sportsmanship award winner (9)
Starts with S, ends with RSORELOSER→
96A
___ Lupton, author of the 2010 best seller "Sister" (8)
Starts with R, ends with DROSAMUND→
97A
Quarter-barrel containers of beer (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPONYKEGS→
Down
1D
Talking ___ (early dating period, in modern lingo) (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTAGE→
2D
Fizzle (out) (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPETER→
3D
Exams whose analytical reasoning sections were removed in 2024 (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLSATS→
4D
PINpoints? (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
5D
Lead-in to state or Star (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITRI→
6D
Typically red-coated toy figurines (11)
Starts with T, ends with STINSOLDIERS→
7D
Official proclamations (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEDICTS→
8D
Try to produce better offspring from (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREMATE→
9D
Bursts (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSPATES→
10D
Feels for (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPITIES→
11D
Sport with crampons and carabiners (11)
Starts with I, ends with GICECLIMBING→
12D
Document that promises secrecy, for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANDA→
13D
Like the climate in Antarctica (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
14D
Does the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, say (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWADES→
15D
Become acquainted over Zoom, e.g. (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEMEET→
16D
Villain (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBADDY→
18D
"No doubt about it!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSUREIS→
19D
Inscribed (6)
Starts with E, ends with DETCHED→
21D
Mythical creature with scales (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMERMAN→
22D
Lost one's temper (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSAWRED→
25D
Like some donations that anyone can accept (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTYPEO→
28D
Pride celebration (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPARADE→
29D
"That much is obvious" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESOISEE→
31D
Child who refuses to put things away? (10)
Starts with F, ends with RFUSSYEATER→
32D
Flag thrower (10)
Starts with N, ends with ENFLREFEREE→
33D
Olympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score (8)
Starts with C, ends with ICOMANECI→
36D
Livestock facilities regulated by the E.P.A. (8)
Starts with F, ends with SFEEDLOTS→
37D
TV series starring Rami Malek as a hacktivist (7)
Starts with M, ends with TMRROBOT→
38D
Absurdist philosopher born in Algeria (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMUS→
39D
Perspectives (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLANTS→
41D
More difficult to eat, as fish (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBONIER→
42D
Tandoors, e.g. (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOVENS→
43D
Lucy ___, African American slave narrator (7)
Starts with D, ends with YDELANEY→
44D
Garden pest (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAPHID→
45D
Butterfly, e.g. (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTROKE→
46D
Cheeky flirts (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMINXES→
47D
Sufferer healed by Jesus (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLEPER→
49D
Unit circle ratios (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINES→
50D
Like some soils high in organic matter (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPEATY→
53D
Small protestation (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPEEP→
56D
Sociologist's concern (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMORES→
58D
Eccentric (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBATTY→
60D
Update the equipment in (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREFIT→
62D
Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLUTES→
64D
Erasure (8)
Starts with D, ends with NDELETION→
66D
Person idolized by a niche audience (8)
Starts with C, ends with OCULTHERO→
68D
Physics Nobelist Feynman (7)
Starts with R, ends with DRICHARD→
69D
Covert mission, familiarly (7)
Starts with B, ends with PBLACKOP→
70D
Be partial to (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPREFER→
71D
Shell competitor (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSUNOCO→
72D
Daikin Park team (6)
Starts with A, ends with SASTROS→
74D
Gregorian ___ (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHANT→
75D
Aware of (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
76D
We, in Portuguese (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNOS→
77D
Bygone devices whose tapes had to be rewound (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVCRS→
78D
Teatro alla Scala solos (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARIAS→
79D
Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master" (6)
Starts with L, ends with ELAOTSE→
80D
Support for the tree pose in yoga (6)
Starts with O, ends with GONELEG→
81D
Strategy against fickle weather (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYERS→
83D
One more than 5-Down (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATETRA→
85D
Unacceptable (5)
Starts with N, ends with KNOTOK→
87D
___ Kassis, author of "The Arabesque Table" (4)
Starts with R, ends with MREEM→
89D
Hallowed (4)
Starts with H, ends with YHOLY→
91D
Nittany Lions' sch. (3)
Starts with P, ends with UPSU→
93D
Big ___ (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 2, 2025?+
117 clues: 52 Across and 65 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Cause a mess, as with frying oil (SPLATTER); Create an intricate series of lies, say (SPINAWEB); Offerings to prospective bicycle buyers (TESTRIDES).
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