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New York Times Crossword October 12 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 12 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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#
Common sight near the entrance of a mallMAP3Across1 Words that might precede "Out, darned Spot!"?BADDOG6Across4 Gives some heat, sayARMS4Across10 Cry of frustrationARGH4Across14 LikeALA3Across18 Blew outEXHALED7Across19 Sound from a hornBEEP4Across21 Bull in a Chihuahua shopTORO4Across22 Boast accompanying an evil laugh [120 sec.]MINEALLMINE11Across23 Low-pitched jazz instruments, for shortBARISAXES9Across25 Angler's lureBAIT4Across27 Words on a juice cartonNOTFROMCNTRATE14Across28 What many monks and yogis areASCETICS8Across30 "Project Hail Mary" creatures, in briefETS3Across34 Director RobREINER6Across35 Lampshade-shaped candy pieceROLO4Across36 Rock band?SEAM4Across37 TidbitsMORSELS7Across40 Licorice-flavored vegetables [32 oz.]FENNELBULBS11Across41 FaintSWOON5Across45 "Please. It's my ___"TREAT5Across47 Letter opener?TOWHOMITMAYCRN14Across48 Young girl in ScotlandWEELASSIE9Across54 Rumspringas in Amish communities, e.g.RITES5Across57 Greeting on Talk Like a Pirate DayAHOY4Across58 Word with straw or exitPOLL4Across59 Writer SilversteinSHEL4Across60 Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might sayWILY4Across62 Carpenter's adage illustrated four times in this puzzleMEASURETWICECUTONCE19Across63 Song in a book of songsHYMN4Across71 ChanceRISK4Across72 Biohazard regulator, in briefOSHA4Across73 Platoon or battalionUNIT4Across74 "The Facts of Life" girlBLAIR5Across75 Aerodynamic qualitySLEEKNESS9Across78 Scientist who spent his last years under house arrest [8 qt.]GALILEOGALILEI14Across83 Plug, as waterDAMUP5Across87 Tech giant based in Santa Clara, Calif.INTEL5Across88 Observe the expected formalitiesSTANDREMONY11Across89 NaysNOVOTES7Across92 Job requirements for top research positions, in briefPHDS4Across96 FacilityEASE4Across97 LeveledEVENED6Across98 Put onADD3Across99 Buddhist riddlesZENKOANS8Across101 Split something equally [24 in.]WENTFIFTYFIFTY14Across105 Creature that can leap more than 150 times its own body length (!)FLEA4Across110 Lamborghinis, to someDREAMCARS9Across111 Waving the white flag, so to speakCDINGDEFEAT11Across112 Citrus drinksADES4Across116 Rock's Nirvana, for oneTRIO4Across117 When mating typically occursENDGAME7Across118 Org. that collaborates with MADDPTA3Across119 Quirky sortDORK4Across120 John, across the pondSEAN4Across121 "Uh, your point is ...?"YEAHSO6Across122 SweetsHON3Across123

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Green or black African menaceMAMBA5Down1 Spider-Man, for oneALIAS5Down2 Freak outPANIC5Down3 Good name for an apiarist?BEA3Down4 Rocker ___ RoseAXL3Down5 UPS competitorDHL3Down6 Sends to HadesDAMNS5Down7 MishmashOLIO4Down8 BlokeGENT4Down9 Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for "father"ABBOT5Down10 Chews (out)REAMS5Down11 Classic car that shared its name with a planet, informallyMERC4Down12 Postdebate areasSPINROOMS9Down13 Some old game consolesATARIS6Down14 ___ Gay, author of "Bad Feminist"ROXANE6Down15 Fairy tale siblingGRETEL6Down16 Doofuses, north of the borderHOSERS6Down17 Absolutely, in slangDEF3Down20 Never-endingETERNAL7Down24 CPR pressure pointsSTERNA6Down26 Cycle at night?REM3Down29 Core-strengthening Pilates exercisesTOETAPS7Down31 BadlyILL3Down32 It's covered in kernelsCOB3Down33 ___ gin fizzSLOE4Down37 "Charlotte's Web" author's inits.EBW3Down38 Wood found in restaurant furnitureASH3Down39 SpeckMOTE4Down40 Online shorthand meaning "Victory!"FTW3Down41 AforeERE3Down42 Previously known asNEE3Down43 Of helpUTILE5Down44 "Turn that frown upside down!"SMILE5Down45 Clever sortWIT3Down46 Big name in vacuum cleanersORECK5Down49 [It's time for bed!]YAWN4Down50 Sharply dressedCHIC4Down51 PartROLE4Down52 The Bronx Bombers, on scoreboardsNYY3Down53 PittanceSOU3Down55 Camera type, for shortSLR3Down56 Barista's flourishSWIRL5Down60 ___ EminenceHIS3Down61 Mouthy bird?MYNA4Down63 Name found in "whole milk"EMIL4Down64 Prefix with matterANTI4Down65 One of many in the book of JobTRIAL5Down66 Actor FirthCOLIN5Down67 EmployUSE3Down68 Hot French beverageTHE3Down69 "Resolute" item in the Oval OfficeOAKDESK7Down70 Hold dear, perhapsHUG3Down71 Men who marry later in lifeBENEDICTS9Down75 RaftsLOTS4Down76 RipenAGE3Down77 Settings of many Patrick O'Brian novelsSEAS4Down78 ReciteNAMEOFF7Down79 Moody music genreEMO3Down80 Light up?SUN3Down81 Worker with a handlerSPY3Down82 Easy-listening radio categoryLITEFM6Down84 "More or less"ISH3Down85 Business name abbr.LTD3Down86 Poor gradeDEE3Down90 Took offRAN3Down91 Man who might be installing a baby gateNEWDAD6Down92 Gild the lily, with "it"OVERDO6Down93 FacadeVENEER6Down94 Not distracted at workONTASK6Down95 Email attachment typePDF3Down96 Body parts examined for arrhythmiaATRIA5Down99 Big name in vacuum cleanersDYSON5Down100 Company that owns Words With FriendsZYNGA5Down101 A, in AshkelonALEPH5Down102 "Totally cool!"NEATO5Down103 Old ScratchSATAN5Down104 ChowFARE4Down106 Pretty cool stuffICE3Down107 Big Apple's bravest, in briefFDNY4Down108 Something a beach lifeguard monitorsTIDE4Down109 Cry of frustrationGAH3Down113 Insta chatsDMS3Down114 Fair-hiring inits.EEO3Down115

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, October 12, 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.