NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 25, 2025
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Clues76
Across39
Down37
ConstructorJohn Ewbank
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
Motown legend Lionel (6)
Starts with R, ends with ERICHIE→
7A
Canadian gas brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
11A
Follower of Mac or Go in commercial names (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
14A
Totally absorbed (6)
Starts with E, ends with TENRAPT→
15A
Classic ingredient in baby powder (4)
Starts with T, ends with CTALC→
16A
Ingredient in a Tom Collins (3)
Starts with G, ends with NGIN→
17A
Sorcery commonly associated with Haiti and New Orleans (11)
Starts with V, ends with CVOODOOMAGIC→
20A
U.K. : H.M.R.C. :: U.S.A. : ___ (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
21A
Molecule containing adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
22A
Aid in tracking wildlife (6)
Starts with E, ends with GEARTAG→
24A
Actor Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies" (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEBSEN→
26A
Extra barrier to protect a house from bad weather (9)
Starts with S, ends with RSTORMDOOR→
29A
Flintstone with a red updo (5)
Starts with W, ends with AWILMA→
30A
#2s in classrooms, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with STAS→
31A
Certain something (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAURA→
32A
Neither winning nor losing (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTYING→
34A
Part of a hammer or a hawk (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCLAW→
37A
Computer's storage space, for short (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
38A
Traditional folk song that became a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio (9)
Starts with T, ends with YTOMDOOLEY→
41A
K-pop band that went on hiatus in 2022 when their members went into military service (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
44A
Dance bit (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
45A
The masses, to Caesar (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLEBS→
48A
Infinitesimal amount (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIOTA→
50A
Actress Vardalos (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANIA→
52A
Like early PC graphics (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLORES→
54A
Romantic options for a long-distance relationship (9)
Starts with Z, ends with SZOOMDATES→
57A
Hindu deity known as the "Destroyer" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASHIVA→
58A
Many, many (6)
Starts with A, ends with FALOTOF→
59A
"As I see it," online (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIMO→
61A
Up to, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with LTIL→
62A
"Notorious" Supreme Court justice (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRBG→
63A
67A
TikTok star Addison ___ (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
68A
Burrito bar offering, informally (4)
Starts with G, ends with CGUAC→
69A
Hun leader who invaded Italy in A.D. 452 (6)
Starts with A, ends with AATTILA→
70A
Surgery sites, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SORS→
71A
Fraternal order since 1868 (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELKS→
72A
Samples, as soup (6)
Starts with T, ends with STASTES→
Down
1D
"No" was a famously short one for the 1948 musical "Isn't It Romantic?" (6)
Starts with R, ends with WREVIEW→
2D
Circling the earth (7)
Starts with I, ends with TINORBIT→
3D
In an angry way (7)
Starts with C, ends with YCROSSLY→
4D
"I've been ___!" ("I got fooled!") (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHAD→
5D
Music players discontinued in 2017 (9)
Starts with I, ends with SIPODNANOS→
6D
English school at which teachers are known as "beaks" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
7D
Bit of Uber info, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
8D
What an old mattress might do (3)
Starts with S, ends with GSAG→
9D
More cunning (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLIER→
10D
Philosopher known for his "razor" (5)
Starts with O, ends with MOCCAM→
11D
Organizer of events for swingers? (7)
Starts with P, ends with RPGATOUR→
12D
"How We Do (Party)" pop singer (7)
Starts with R, ends with ARITAORA→
13D
Weight of every U.S. bank note (7)
Starts with O, ends with MONEGRAM→
18D
Post at sea (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
23D
Food label fig. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARDA→
25D
Send forth (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
27D
Tex-Mex casserole with a crust (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETACOPIE→
28D
City where you can see Edvard Munch's "The Scream" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
33D
Prime meridian hrs. (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGMT→
35D
Mont Blanc, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with PALP→
36D
"I mean, I guess …" (9)
Starts with W, ends with AWELLSORTA→
39D
Apt letters missing from in_ _ _ _ation (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDENT→
40D
Michelle of "Crazy Rich Asians" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEOH→
41D
___ World, DC Comics planet of opposites (7)
Starts with B, ends with OBIZARRO→
42D
Lineup of computer icons (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTOOLBAR→
43D
Iggy Pop's backup group, with "the" (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTOOGES→
46D
Course that may cover Jane Austen and Emily Brontë, for short (7)
Starts with B, ends with TBRITLIT→
47D
Spanish city famous for its oranges (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESEVILLE→
49D
Invoice fig. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
51D
Without a warranty (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASIS→
53D
Engages in an energetic Latin dance (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSALSAS→
55D
Evade artfully (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDODGE→
56D
Run ___ of (violate) (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAFOUL→
60D
Exam for future docs (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMCAT→
64D
Acorn-producing tree (3)
Starts with O, ends with KOAK→
65D
Hosts, informally (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMCS→
66D
Extra periods, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 25, 2025?+
76 clues: 39 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Ewbank and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Motown legend Lionel (RICHIE); Canadian gas brand (ESSO); Follower of Mac or Go in commercial names (PRO).
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