NYT Crossword hints and answer for November 15, 2025
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
ConstructorKyle Dolan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang (10)
Starts with N, ends with DNAPTRAPPED→
11A
Branded T-shirts, pens, phone chargers, etc. (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWAG→
15A
Many a role for Keanu Reeves or Bruce Willis (10)
Starts with A, ends with OACTIONHERO→
16A
Something you should avoid (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONONO→
17A
Production company behind TV's "Grey's Anatomy," named for its founder (10)
Starts with S, ends with DSHONDALAND→
18A
Not had by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
19A
Assists after a breakdown (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOWS→
20A
It's used for hair therapy (6)
Starts with H, ends with LHOTOIL→
22A
Racket (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDIN→
23A
That way (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYON→
24A
Subject of "the talk" (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSEX→
25A
Swear off, with "of" (6)
Starts with R, ends with TREPENT→
27A
Offering on a sushi menu (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
28A
How one might react during a scary movie (8)
Starts with I, ends with RINTERROR→
30A
Win dough? (10)
Starts with P, ends with YPRIZEMONEY→
34A
"No duh!," in modern lingo (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOBVI→
35A
Kidney-related (5)
Starts with R, ends with LRENAL→
36A
___ Trung Thu, harvest festival in Southeast Asia (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
37A
Chick of jazz (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACOREA→
38A
Gem with a "black" variety (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
39A
"One …" (10)
Starts with F, ends with LFIRSTOFALL→
41A
Game show figure (8)
Starts with P, ends with TPANELIST→
43A
Twist targets, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
44A
Currency of Qatar (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRIYALS→
45A
Sail on the front of a foremast (3)
Starts with J, ends with BJIB→
46A
Trophy (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCUP→
49A
Fantasy monster whose name is an anagram of another fantasy monster (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
50A
Westminster Abbey has one named after King Henry VII (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCHAPEL→
53A
___ platter (4)
Starts with P, ends with UPUPU→
56A
Bad way to be caught (10)
Starts with F, ends with DFLATFOOTED→
58A
Source of umami in Japanese cuisine (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMISO→
59A
Boisterously joyful (10)
Starts with R, ends with GROLLICKING→
60A
Pot filler (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
61A
"Darn tootin'!" (10)
Starts with Y, ends with YYESINDEEDY→
Down
1D
Incredibly bad (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNASTY→
2D
Exclamation often made while covering the face (5)
Starts with A, ends with OACHOO→
3D
L.G.B.T.Q. vacation destination on Cape Cod, for short (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPTOWN→
4D
Spam might fill them (4)
Starts with T, ends with STINS→
5D
Angling tool (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
6D
Ducks are seen on ice here (7)
Starts with A, ends with MANAHEIM→
7D
Showy purple flower (5)
Starts with P, ends with XPHLOX→
8D
Organic energy source (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEAT→
9D
___ Laszlo, cosmetics businessman (4)
Starts with E, ends with OERNO→
10D
Betray (7)
Starts with D, ends with YDODIRTY→
11D
___-Cat (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
12D
Brand associated with push-ups (9)
Starts with W, ends with AWONDERBRA→
13D
Form of literature coined by Sartre (9)
Starts with A, ends with LANTINOVEL→
14D
Face justice, in a way (9)
Starts with G, ends with LGOONTRIAL→
21D
Unexposed side (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
24D
Author Silverstein (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSHEL→
26D
Mathematician's output (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPROOFS→
27D
Plant whose nectar produces the mildly toxic "mad honey" (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAZALEA→
28D
Dormant (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINERT→
29D
Brings in (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNETS→
30D
Places to keep play things (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPROPROOMS→
31D
Set for service? (9)
Starts with R, ends with TREPAIRKIT→
32D
"Regardless …" (9)
Starts with I, ends with EINANYCASE→
33D
___ Day and the Knights, fictional R&B band in "Animal House" (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
37D
Salad choice (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOBB→
39D
Lenten event (7)
Starts with F, ends with YFISHFRY→
40D
High point of 1950s car design? (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTAILFIN→
42D
Close of business? (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLLC→
45D
Martial artist who appeared in three "Expendables" films (5)
Starts with J, ends with IJETLI→
46D
Good-looker (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECUTIE→
48D
Like a baby's fingers, perhaps (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPUDGY→
51D
Plant that thrives in dry climates (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
52D
Hangs out, with "around" (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPALS→
53D
Give the finger? (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOKE→
55D
"That hurts!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with WYOW→
57D
Condition of Freud's "Rat Man," in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOCD→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for November 15, 2025?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kyle Dolan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang (NAPTRAPPED); Branded T-shirts, pens, phone chargers, etc. (SWAG); Many a role for Keanu Reeves or Bruce Willis (ACTIONHERO).
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