New York Times Crossword October 21 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 21 2025, constructed by Spencer Leach. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
- 1AA right one is 90°›
- 6AHairstyle for Questlove›
- 10A___ de plume›
- 13ALuxury watch brand›
- 14AHalf of a classic lunch special›
- 15ADonate›
- 16AReward for rolling over, perhaps›
- 17ARedwood or cottonwood›
- 18ABest starting hand in Texas hold ’em›
- 19ADevice for capturing thermal images›
- 22ALittle locking brick›
- 23ARadical religious groups›
- 24AWhere you might dance to some underground music?›
- 30ASpecialty coffee order›
- 31AMake a speech›
- 32ABuck's mate›
- 35AValuable Minecraft blocks›
- 36AEntertain›
- 37APostseason college football game›
- 38AFig. on a college transcript›
- 39ALatin phrase that's often abbreviated›
- 40ABig name in briefs›
- 41AVenue for combatants wearing vests with sensors›
- 44AMaki or temaki›
- 46ABelgrade resident›
- 47AWild guess … or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take?›
- 53ABobber in a lake›
- 54APeeved›
- 55ANut-brown hue›
- 57AHead-butts›
- 58A"Summer of ___," Questlove documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival›
- 59ACone or sphere›
- 60APub order›
- 61AThe brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"›
- 62AIt might be picante›
Down
- 1DThe "A" of MoMA›
- 2DSeaweed wrap for maki›
- 3DSecluded valley›
- 4DSome info sheets›
- 5DRadical›
- 6DOne doing stellar work?›
- 7DGolfer's warning›
- 8DRegretted›
- 9DMajor oil cartel, in brief›
- 10D"Bravo!"›
- 11DBlatant›
- 12DFlat-topped landforms›
- 15DFull range›
- 20DTinder account datum that can't be edited›
- 21DThe Hundred ___ Wood (storybook setting)›
- 24DPost to an online journal›
- 25DOrg. for seniors›
- 26DAdvances from third while the pitcher is distracted, say›
- 27DWhat team-building activities are designed to build›
- 28DNoodle that might be stuffed›
- 29DDined›
- 33DActor Wilson›
- 34D"Frozen" queen›
- 36DSuffix with lemon or stock›
- 37DSlow-cooked taco filling›
- 39D"___ just me, or …?"›
- 40DRigorously demanding sort›
- 42DNautical greetings›
- 43D"Gosh!"›
- 44DPopular hummus brand›
- 45DRun-of-the-mill›
- 48DRae of "Barbie"›
- 49DInexperienced gamer, informally›
- 50DFactual›
- 51DWhat "maki" means in Japanese›
- 52DKardashian matriarch›
- 56DContract enforcing secrecy, for short›
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