New York Times Crossword October 17 2025 Answers
Sofia Marquez
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 17 2025, constructed by Karen Steinberg. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AWhat a comment might be made in›
- 5APlant often confused with algae›
- 9A"The Craft"›
- 14APulitzer-winning historian and journalist Applebaum›
- 15AUnderstanding response›
- 16AAmazon smart speakers›
- 17ABritish singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"›
- 19ASome suitors›
- 20ASets in motion›
- 21ASake, for one›
- 23ANot fixed, as a stone›
- 24ADrinking game with projectiles›
- 25ASign of healing›
- 26ANew service member›
- 27AMental image, for short?›
- 28AFun-size, so to speak›
- 29AStalk›
- 31AFirst releases›
- 33ATaking out the trash and others›
- 35ALab liquids›
- 36AMax ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie"›
- 37ACorn ___ (snack misnomer)›
- 39ALongtime Nestlé candy brand›
- 41AArizona tribe with matrilineal clans›
- 42A1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy›
- 45ASurvived, so to speak›
- 46APortmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accounts›
- 47APopular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"›
- 48A___ month›
- 49AAct of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutter›
- 51AWipe›
- 52ABiblical locale in a Steinbeck title›
- 53AGolfer Aoki›
- 54ARationed (out)›
- 55ABleak›
- 56AGravitate›
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- 1DHistoric Émile Zola letter of 1898›
- 2DImproved›
- 3DMeaty dog treats "in a blanket"›
- 4DLess prolix›
- 5DCustomizable Nintendo avatars›
- 6DMac platform renamed in 2016›
- 7DCondition of discretion›
- 8DMore seductive›
- 9DOne managing online content›
- 10DDrink that comes with free refills›
- 11DWord with easy or high›
- 12DMatter›
- 13DInsufferable sorts›
- 18DCourt call›
- 22DHandles beautifully, in slang›
- 24DBills worth 100 buckaroos›
- 26DBritish singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive"›
- 28DShowed embarrassment, say›
- 30DEvent typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50s›
- 32DHoped-for scenario›
- 33DAmerica, for one: Abbr.›
- 34DDC figure since 1938›
- 36DBrand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novels›
- 38DCertain unit of detergent›
- 40DPet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lap›
- 41D"Stop the presses!"›
- 42DCapital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842)›
- 43DHabituate›
- 44DUpper house of the French parliament›
- 45DWith, in Spanish›
- 47DPlant on a pergola›
- 50D___ Lingus›
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