New York Times Crossword October 20 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 20 2025, constructed by Adam Aaronson. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AApple tablet›
- 5AFacing the pitcher›
- 10ATime to blow out the candles on a cake, informally›
- 14AInformal eatery›
- 15AThanks, in France›
- 16ASinger Guthrie›
- 17ASays 2 + 2 = 5, e.g.›
- 18AWedding cake figurine›
- 19ALast language alphabetically on Google Translate›
- 20AMilkshake flavor made with Oreos›
- 23AThe "A" of I.P.A.›
- 24APitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive years›
- 25AWelcome sights for thirsty people in deserts›
- 28AAccelerator or brake›
- 30AMusic genre that Joan Jett "loves"›
- 33AArcing tennis shot›
- 35AMember of a convent›
- 36ALavatory, in Liverpool›
- 37APasta often filled with ricotta›
- 41AListing on the Billboard Hot 100›
- 44A50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit"›
- 45APlay a part in a play›
- 47A"My man!"›
- 48ATwo-part steakhouse entree›
- 52ABonus›
- 56AFilmmaker Miyazaki›
- 57AQuestions›
- 59AColor that means "stop"›
- 60ALike some scented stickers›
- 64ASorority's counterpart, in brief›
- 66AMandarin "hello"›
- 67AHead ___ heels›
- 68AChauffeured vehicle›
- 69AMessage often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangle›
- 70AMichelin product›
- 71AAlternative to a Lyft›
- 72AJumps›
- 73AMake simpler›
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- 1DWhat covers the North Pole›
- 2DEnd of some sentences›
- 3DHaving a certain natural hairstyle›
- 4DFurniture piece for a talk show host›
- 5DShade of yellow›
- 6DMore abrupt in language›
- 7DHire to the team›
- 8DBand with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage"›
- 9DStratum›
- 10DMarketplace with stalls›
- 11DOccasion for a percussionist to shine›
- 12DWith 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on)›
- 13DSee 12-Down›
- 21DInuit's home›
- 22DTime unit aptly hidden in "paleontology"›
- 26DUniversity in North Carolina›
- 27DDifficult, tiring work›
- 29DComic actress Wong›
- 31DUnit of flour›
- 32DDoor handle›
- 34DUntuneful trumpet sound›
- 37DLacking much thought›
- 38DWater, in Oaxaca›
- 39DAforementioned›
- 40DHospital area with IVs›
- 42DNews media›
- 43DCrosstown rivals of the Cubbies›
- 46DWindpipe›
- 49DDecision-making consideration›
- 50DNeither here ___ there›
- 51DOnly black key in a G major scale›
- 53DFodder for "Jeopardy!"›
- 54DAlludes (to)›
- 55DNot interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across?›
- 58DTies that are hard to untie›
- 61DSuper-uptight›
- 62DBit of bathroom décor›
- 63DDo, re or mi›
- 64DIt goes around every year›
- 65DShort ___ (beef cut)›
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