NYT Crossword Hints for October 25, 2025
If you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue in the October 25, 2025 New York Times Crossword, our NYT Crossword Hints are here to help you move through the grid with ease. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary, making it one of the world’s most popular and challenging crosswords. Known for its clever wordplay and tricky clues, the puzzle appears both in the print edition of The New York Times and online.
Hints for the NYT Crossword Clues (10/25/25)
Below you’ll find hints for all the crossword clues featured in the October 25, 2025 puzzle. The clues are listed with the number of letters indicated. You can click or tap on any clue to view more detailed explanations, including definitions. For those who want to avoid immediate spoilers, there’s an option to reveal answers letter by letter, offering an added challenge before seeing the full solution.
- 1A. Calendar month between Sha’ban and Shawwal (7 letters)
- 8A. Some solid marks (7 letters)
- 15A. “Here’s the hard truth.” (15 letters)
- 17A. 46 years? (16 letters)
- 18A. Sudden movement (5 letters)
- 19A. Pinched (5 letters)
- 20A. ___ Maroni, Gotham City mobster in DC Comics universe (3 letters)
- 21A. Runs superbly (4 letters)
- 22A. Bug (5 letters)
- 23A. Word on either side of “against” (4 letters)
- 24A. 1992 U2 hit inspired by German reunification (4 letters)
- 25A. Busby Berkeley musical film that introduced “I Only Have Eyes for You” (5 letters)
- 26A. Printing mark whose name is from Latin for “is lacking” (5 letters)
- 27A. Financial reporter? (9 letters)
- 29A. Balances (6 letters)
- 30A. “You’ve called at a bad time” (9 letters)
- 32A. Heads (6 letters)
- 35A. Shiva, for example (8 letters)
- 39A. Suffix meaning “rule” (5 letters)
- 40A. Combinations with numbers and sets (5 letters)
- 41A. 24-Across co-producer, whose name is the song title spelled backward (8 letters)
- 42A. Climax of operational planning (5 letters)
- 43A. Brand for which General Foods distributed orange-handled coffeepots to restaurants (5 letters)
- 44A. Core supporters (5 letters)
- 45A. Ferrer who co-starred in “War and Peace,” 1956 (3 letters)
- 46A. Shot-putter? (6 letters)
- 47A. Baba ghanouj, e.g. (5 letters)
- 48A. Where gold “beaver coins” were used as currency (15 letters)
- 51A. Green suit? (16 letters)
- 52A. Pricey catering option (8 letters)
- 53A. Scuffled, in dialect (7 letters)
- 1D. Sharp blow to the chest (7 letters)
- 2D. Staple in a poke bowl (7 letters)
- 3D. Titular figure in a scandalous John Singer Sargent portrait (7 letters)
- 4D. Maintains (5 letters)
- 5D. Negative impression? (5 letters)
- 6D. Sports org. in the 2024 film “Challengers” (5 letters)
- 7D. Longship builders (8 letters)
- 8D. Intoxicates (7 letters)
- 9D. ___ Farnsworth, inventor dubbed “The Father of Television” (5 letters)
- 10D. Treasure hunter’s find (4 letters)
- 11D. La ___ (leading Belgian French-language TV channel) (3 letters)
- 12D. Mocap suit components (7 letters)
- 13D. Break character? (7 letters)
- 14D. Slender hospital tools (7 letters)
- 16D. Especially gratifying, so to speak (15 letters)
- 22D. Done-up dos (5 letters)
- 23D. Eastern lines (5 letters)
- 25D. Very iffy (5 letters)
- 26D. They might go faster with zinc (5 letters)
- 28D. Suspect (5 letters)
- 29D. British slang for a police car (5 letters)
- 31D. Improviser at a workbench (8 letters)
- 32D. Cursed vibe (7 letters)
- 33D. Call at the plate (7 letters)
- 34D. Geometry term from the Greek for “uneven” (7 letters)
- 36D. Application for smoother shifting (7 letters)
- 37D. Even, or nearly so, at Wimbledon (7 letters)
- 38D. Naïve-looking, in a way (7 letters)
- 40D. Transaction with no money down (7 letters)
- 43D. Leader of the Afrofuturistic jazz collective Arkestra for almost four decades (5 letters)
- 44D. Seat fillers (5 letters)
- 46D. Greenhorn, informally (5 letters)
- 47D. Oldest four-letter papal name (5 letters)
- 49D. Call in a card game (5 letters)
- 50D. Early major producer of vacuum tubes (5 letters)
Additional Tips
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which offers a quicker and simpler solving experience. The Mini Crossword is a 5×5 grid, significantly smaller than the full 15×15 grid on weekdays or the 21×21 grid on Sundays, making it ideal for beginners or those short on time.
New crossword puzzles are released daily at 10 PM ET on weekdays and 6 PM ET on weekends. The New York Times crossword has a rich history and is celebrated for its engaging themes, clever wordplay, and varying degrees of difficulty. Puzzle constructors and editors carefully design each crossword to entertain and challenge solvers of all skill levels.
Whether you’re a seasoned solver or new to the world of crosswords, the NYT Crossword offers a rewarding and stimulating pastime. Many enthusiasts participate in competitions and join clubs dedicated to crossword solving. The puzzles are available both in print and online, attracting a dedicated following who eagerly anticipate every new challenge.
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