NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 3, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Fizzy pop (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASODA→
5A
Eve's mate (4)
Starts with A, ends with MADAM→
9A
Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJAWS→
13A
"Jurassic Park" beast, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTREX→
14A
Yawning, say (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBORED→
16A
Land on the Tigris and Euphrates (4)
Starts with I, ends with QIRAQ→
17A
*PIN, e.g. (10)
Starts with A, ends with EACCESSCODE→
19A
Restaurant handout (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
20A
Tennis star Osaka (5)
Starts with N, ends with INAOMI→
21A
Pint-size (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSMALL→
23A
Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace (3)
Starts with A, ends with AADA→
24A
Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
26A
*Stray feline (8)
Starts with A, ends with TALLEYCAT→
32A
AMC's "Better Call ___" (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSAUL→
33A
Guffaw, in internet lingo (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
34A
Abruptly call off one's plans (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBAIL→
37A
Gooey goody (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMORE→
40A
*Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively (15)
Starts with A, ends with RAMBULANCECHASER→
44A
Shade of purple (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMAUVE→
45A
"I suppose so" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
46A
___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
47A
More than a snack (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMEAL→
49A
Clairol product (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHAIRDYE→
52A
*Gangster a.k.a. Scarface (8)
Starts with A, ends with EALCAPONE→
56A
"As I see it," to texters (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIMO→
57A
August birth sign, for the most part (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
58A
Give a talking-to (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSCOLD→
60A
Dispense carefully (5)
Starts with A, ends with TALLOT→
64A
Red-hot flow (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
66A
*Morning waker-upper (10)
Starts with A, ends with KALARMCLOCK→
68A
French "with" (4)
Starts with A, ends with CAVEC→
69A
"Gotta run!" (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLATER→
70A
Recording studio effect (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
71A
Gender-specific possessive (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHERS→
72A
Word made up of the four main compass points (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNEWS→
73A
Aussie critters (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROOS→
Down
1D
Slang for a huge fan (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
2D
Large toothed whale (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
3D
Roaring Twenties style, informally (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODECO→
4D
Guitarist, in slang (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAXEMAN→
5D
"Six-pack" muscles (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
6D
Physicians, for short (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDOCS→
7D
Enticing scent (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAROMA→
8D
Olympics reward (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMEDAL→
9D
Singer Morrison of the Doors (3)
Starts with J, ends with MJIM→
10D
*Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence (10)
Starts with A, ends with DAREACLOSED→
11D
Stand-up comic Sykes (5)
Starts with W, ends with AWANDA→
12D
Diddly-___ (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSQUAT→
15D
Secluded valleys (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDELLS→
18D
Apple's digital assistant (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
22D
Line for Lassie (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLEASH→
25D
Oom-pah band instrument (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUBA→
27D
Arizona city or Native American tribe (4)
Starts with Y, ends with AYUMA→
28D
Happy as a ___ (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCLAM→
29D
Egg-shaped tomato (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
30D
*Record art space (10)
Starts with A, ends with RALBUMCOVER→
31D
Oodles (4)
Starts with M, ends with YMANY→
35D
"Rocks," to a bartender (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
36D
Two-time Emmy winner Remini (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLEAH→
38D
Depend (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
39D
The "E" of HOMES (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
41D
Layer of the eye (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUVEA→
42D
Emulates a tree frog or ballerina (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEAPS→
43D
Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICHAI→
48D
Not express, as a train (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLOCAL→
50D
Apple on a desk, perhaps (4)
Starts with I, ends with CIMAC→
51D
Word before derby or coaster (6)
Starts with R, ends with RROLLER→
52D
Koran's Almighty (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALLAH→
53D
Depart (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEAVE→
54D
Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises" (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNOLAN→
55D
Thrill (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELATE→
59D
Classic teen sleuth Nancy (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDREW→
62D
Eight, in Spanish (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOCHO→
63D
Some boxing wins, in brief (4)
Starts with T, ends with STKOS→
65D
Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues (3)
Starts with A, ends with SACS→
67D
Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 3, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Fizzy pop (SODA); Eve's mate (ADAM); Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" (JAWS).
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