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New York Times Crossword October 20 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 20 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Apple tabletIPAD4Across1 Facing the pitcherATBAT5Across5 Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informallyBDAY4Across10 Informal eateryCAFE4Across14 Thanks, in FranceMERCI5Across15 Singer GuthrieARLO4Across16 Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g.ERRS4Across17 Wedding cake figurineBRIDE5Across18 Last language alphabetically on Google TranslateZULU4Across19 Milkshake flavor made with OreosCOOKIESNCREAM13Across20 The "A" of I.P.A.ALE3Across23 Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive yearsGREG4Across24 Welcome sights for thirsty people in desertsOASES5Across25 Accelerator or brakePEDAL5Across28 Music genre that Joan Jett "loves"ROCKNROLL9Across30 Arcing tennis shotLOB3Across33 Member of a conventNUN3Across35 Lavatory, in LiverpoolLOO3Across36 Pasta often filled with ricottaRAVIOLI7Across37 Listing on the Billboard Hot 100POPSONG7Across41 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit"AGE3Across44 Play a part in a playACT3Across45 "My man!"BRO3Across47 Two-part steakhouse entreeSURFNTURF9Across48 BonusEXTRA5Across52 Filmmaker MiyazakiHAYAO5Across56 QuestionsASKS4Across57 Color that means "stop"RED3Across59 Like some scented stickersSCRATCHNSNIFF13Across60 Sorority's counterpart, in briefFRAT4Across64 Mandarin "hello"NIHAO5Across66 Head ___ heelsOVER4Across67 Chauffeured vehicleLIMO4Across68 Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangleALERT5Across69 Michelin productTIRE4Across70 Alternative to a LyftUBER4Across71 JumpsLEAPS5Across72 Make simplerEASE4Across73

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
What covers the North PoleICECAP6Down1 End of some sentencesPAROLE6Down2 Having a certain natural hairstyleAFROED6Down3 Furniture piece for a talk show hostDESK4Down4 Shade of yellowAMBER5Down5 More abrupt in languageTERSER6Down6 Hire to the teamBRINGON7Down7 Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage"ACDC4Down8 StratumTIER4Down9 Marketplace with stallsBAZAAR6Down10 Occasion for a percussionist to shineDRUMSOLO8Down11 With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on)ALL3Down12 See 12-DownYOU3Down13 Inuit's homeIGLOO5Down21 Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology"EON3Down22 University in North CarolinaELON4Down26 Difficult, tiring workSLOG4Down27 Comic actress WongALI3Down29 Unit of flourCUP3Down31 Door handleKNOB4Down32 Untuneful trumpet soundBLAT4Down34 Lacking much thoughtRASH4Down37 Water, in OaxacaAGUA4Down38 AforementionedVERYSAME8Down39 Hospital area with IVsICU3Down40 News mediaPRESS5Down42 Crosstown rivals of the CubbiesSOX3Down43 WindpipeTRACHEA7Down46 Decision-making considerationFACTOR6Down49 Neither here ___ thereNOR3Down50 Only black key in a G major scaleFSHARP6Down51 Fodder for "Jeopardy!"TRIVIA6Down53 Alludes (to)REFERS6Down54 Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across?ADFREE6Down55 Ties that are hard to untieKNOTS5Down58 Super-uptightANAL4Down61 Bit of bathroom décorTILE4Down62 Do, re or miNOTE4Down63 It goes around every yearFLU3Down64 Short ___ (beef cut)RIB3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, October 20, 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.