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New York Times Crossword November 21 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword November 21 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AllowADMIT5Across1 Snappy sort, for short?CROC4Across6 Tahoe runnersMACS4Across10 Fanny Brice portrayer on BroadwayLEAMICHELE10Across14 Governess of Thornfield HallEYRE4Across16 Sits legs akimbo, pejorativelyMANSPREADS10Across17 Highway attention-getterTOOT4Across18 CalculatingSLY3Across19 Symbol of fertility in ancient EgyptTOAD4Across20 Settled downATREST6Across21 Shakespearean "Hush!"SOFT4Across23 "Sorry to tell ya"FRAIDSO7Across24 What "it's not," they sayROCKETSCIENCE13Across25 EschewAVOID5Across29 Parts of some wedding ritualsHORAS5Across30 Clubs opening, perhapsBID3Across31 Prized peopleGEMS4Across34 She was totally taken by ParisHELEN5Across35 Popular perfume named after a singing starRIRI4Across36 Modern art?ARE3Across37 GermsSEEDS5Across38 That's a wrap!SARAN5Across39 SuspensefulHEARTSTOPPING13Across40 Grown-up gummies, e.g.EDIBLES7Across43 TouchABUT4Across45 King and queenTITLES6Across46 Strength of characterGRIT4Across47 One in a cageRIB3Across48 That's a laugh!HAHA4Across51 Insomniac's aidWHITENOISE10Across52 Juana ___ de la Cruz, classic Mexican writer known as "The Tenth Muse"INES4Across55 AcesHOLESINONE10Across56 SchlepCART4Across57 Alumni notes datumYEAR4Across58 St. ___ (vacation spot)KITTS5Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Old-time charityALMS4Down1 Word with good or rawDEAL4Down2 A host ofMANY4Down3 Hits up online, in a wayIMS3Down4 Crept cautiouslyTIPTOED7Down5 Some memory aidsCHEATSHEETS11Down6 ___-a-thonREAD4Down7 SenescentOLD3Down8 It may bring out the kid in youCESAREAN8Down9 Height or width, e.g.METRIC6Down10 Sydney Adamu portrayer on "The Bear"AYOEDEBIRI10Down11 PeevedCROSS5Down12 Brief blowupSETTO5Down13 "Tomb Raider" heroineCROFT5Down15 Camel and fawnTANS4Down22 Lodge rentalSKIS4Down23 Barbecuer's aidFIRESTARTER11Down24 Sitarist's compositionRAGA4Down25 Totally done withOVER4Down26 FlirtatiousCOMEHITHER10Down27 Nose woesCOLDS5Down28 Azerbaijan neighborIRAN4Down32 Find fault with, informallyDING4Down33 Lead-in to a clarificationHERESWHY8Down35 RivetedRAPT4Down36 Word often printed in redSALE4Down38 "Fellow traveler," in RussianSPUTNIK7Down39 Certain marketing delugeEBLAST6Down41 Tony's cousinsOBIES5Down42 Moral virtueETHIC5Down43 Anne's best friend in "Anne of Green Gables"DIANA5Down44 ___ monsterGILA4Down47 Real hootRIOT4Down48 Ain't proper?ISNT4Down49 They have five eyes and communicate by dancingBEES4Down50 Break ground, in a wayHOE3Down53 Japanese ogreONI3Down54

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, November 21, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.