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NYT Crossword October 26 2025 Answers

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Every answer from the Sunday, October 26 2025 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

1Leftover piece of fabric5 lettersSee answer ›6___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"5 lettersSee answer ›11"Spartacus" or "Gladiator"4 lettersSee answer ›15Comic Kaplan4 lettersSee answer ›19Like harem pants5 lettersSee answer ›20Large spread5 lettersSee answer ›21Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"4 lettersSee answer ›22George Orwell's alma mater4 lettersSee answer ›23"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)11 lettersSee answer ›25Drag performer?9 lettersSee answer ›27Stinging plants7 lettersSee answer ›28Vaudeville offering4 lettersSee answer ›30Call at home6 lettersSee answer ›31Banned body builders, slangily5 lettersSee answer ›32Relax on a plane? (Gen X)13 lettersSee answer ›35___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend3 lettersSee answer ›36Dynamic opening?6 lettersSee answer ›37One side of the Bering Strait4 lettersSee answer ›38QB stat: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›41Device in a high-tech farm6 lettersSee answer ›43Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally3 lettersSee answer ›45"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"4 lettersSee answer ›48Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)12 lettersSee answer ›52Hit the horn4 lettersSee answer ›54Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed3 lettersSee answer ›56Trade show4 lettersSee answer ›57Holiday celebrated with banh chung3 lettersSee answer ›58"Superfood" berry4 lettersSee answer ›60Small bite6 lettersSee answer ›62N.F.C. South player3 lettersSee answer ›64Beatles nickname7 lettersSee answer ›67Greed7 lettersSee answer ›68Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)10 lettersSee answer ›71Awesome after dark? (Gen X)10 lettersSee answer ›73Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions7 lettersSee answer ›74Fare at many a shoreline eatery7 lettersSee answer ›76Disco guy on "The Simpsons"3 lettersSee answer ›77Moonshiners' needs6 lettersSee answer ›78Temporary halt, legally4 lettersSee answer ›79Difficulty, to Hamlet3 lettersSee answer ›81Aromatherapy liquids4 lettersSee answer ›84Symbol for fair weather in a forecast3 lettersSee answer ›85Green opening4 lettersSee answer ›87One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)12 lettersSee answer ›91Tempo4 lettersSee answer ›93Antonym and rhyme for "nay"3 lettersSee answer ›95Ancient Greek tunic6 lettersSee answer ›96"Absolutely!"3 lettersSee answer ›97Province bordering Turin4 lettersSee answer ›99___-weenie6 lettersSee answer ›102Grp. that investigates cases?3 lettersSee answer ›104Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)13 lettersSee answer ›108Pagan religion5 lettersSee answer ›110"The Merchant of Venice" heroine6 lettersSee answer ›111Garb for an Indian bridesmaid4 lettersSee answer ›112Men's accessory organizer7 lettersSee answer ›114Labor leaders9 lettersSee answer ›116Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)11 lettersSee answer ›120Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)4 lettersSee answer ›121Shaving gel additive4 lettersSee answer ›122Vaulted5 lettersSee answer ›123Like some undercover detectives5 lettersSee answer ›124Historic periods4 lettersSee answer ›125Takes a load off4 lettersSee answer ›126Wee5 lettersSee answer ›127Less off-the-wall5 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Pro's camera type3 lettersSee answer ›2Numismatist's acquisition4 lettersSee answer ›3"Got it," on a radio5 lettersSee answer ›4Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"6 lettersSee answer ›5Like the most pedantic pedant8 lettersSee answer ›6Windows upgrades, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›7The "A" in STEAM4 lettersSee answer ›8Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific3 lettersSee answer ›9Laddie's cap3 lettersSee answer ›10"Yes, captain!"6 lettersSee answer ›11Letter before zeta7 lettersSee answer ›12Singer Page or LaBelle5 lettersSee answer ›13Bargain bin abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›14Tops of waves6 lettersSee answer ›15"Come off it now!"7 lettersSee answer ›16Courtyards5 lettersSee answer ›17First section of the "Iliad"5 lettersSee answer ›182013 title role for Asa Butterfield5 lettersSee answer ›24Collector's item?7 lettersSee answer ›26Addis Ababa residents10 lettersSee answer ›29Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine3 lettersSee answer ›32Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"4 lettersSee answer ›33"Catch!"4 lettersSee answer ›34Handle4 lettersSee answer ›36Oprah or Ellen6 lettersSee answer ›38Industrial ___3 lettersSee answer ›39"Much obliged," in a text3 lettersSee answer ›40Head honcho9 lettersSee answer ›42Shamefaced6 lettersSee answer ›44Kimono closer3 lettersSee answer ›46The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›47Run off with5 lettersSee answer ›49Source of onomatopoeic words6 lettersSee answer ›501990s Indian P.M.3 lettersSee answer ›51Mark on a freshly polished shoe5 lettersSee answer ›53Coveter's sin4 lettersSee answer ›55Source of some natural dyes and sugars4 lettersSee answer ›59The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"4 lettersSee answer ›61Liverpudlian, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›63It holds the line10 lettersSee answer ›65Most exceptional4 lettersSee answer ›66Pests that bug pups5 lettersSee answer ›67Kidnap6 lettersSee answer ›68"The ___ the limit!"4 lettersSee answer ›69Prepare to drive5 lettersSee answer ›70"Not to mention …"4 lettersSee answer ›72Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly6 lettersSee answer ›75Objectivist author Rand3 lettersSee answer ›78Go out with3 lettersSee answer ›80Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›82Sheltered side3 lettersSee answer ›83Typical univ. applicants3 lettersSee answer ›86"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)4 lettersSee answer ›88Undesirable marks in high school4 lettersSee answer ›89X's, to Aphrodite4 lettersSee answer ›90Uses "lefty-loosey" on8 lettersSee answer ›92Commencement ritual7 lettersSee answer ›94Books with legends7 lettersSee answer ›98Small crowns6 lettersSee answer ›100Location of the malleus, incus and stapes3 lettersSee answer ›101Maroon, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›103Its leaves are eaten by giraffes6 lettersSee answer ›104Froth5 lettersSee answer ›105Pay tribute to5 lettersSee answer ›106One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"5 lettersSee answer ›107Sexology subject5 lettersSee answer ›108Pun-filled, say5 lettersSee answer ›109___ squash5 lettersSee answer ›112Tax code issues4 lettersSee answer ›113Often-skinned body part4 lettersSee answer ›115Country music's ___ Young Band3 lettersSee answer ›117Head of production?3 lettersSee answer ›118PC connection3 lettersSee answer ›119Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›