NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 22, 2025
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Clues70
Across37
Down33
ConstructorJesse Guzman
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Spots for cozy dates (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAFES→
10A
What A's and B's are good for (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGPA→
13A
Person with terrible manners (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBRUTE→
14A
Broadway great Menzel (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIDINA→
16A
Nickname that's an alternative to Cam (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRON→
17A
Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish] (11)
Starts with D, ends with SDOSANDDONTS→
19A
Nonprofit's domain name ender (3)
Starts with O, ends with GORG→
20A
Paris agreement (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOUI→
21A
Take to court (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESUE→
22A
Act smart (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGETCUTE→
24A
Molecule with a non-unique formula (6)
Starts with I, ends with RISOMER→
26A
Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian] (8)
Starts with F, ends with LFIREOPAL→
27A
"Girls" creator Dunham (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALENA→
28A
Slightly (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABIT→
30A
Some parallel bars (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRAILS→
31A
Agrees (with) (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJIBES→
33A
Rarely visited places on earth (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLES→
34A
Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? (11)
Starts with W, ends with SWORLDSERIES→
36A
"Breaking Bad" sister-in-law (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMARIE→
37A
Touches and Shuffles (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPODS→
38A
Black prom rentals (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSUITS→
39A
Bubbly bar (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOAP→
40A
Idiomatic sticking point (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCRAW→
44A
Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian] (8)
Starts with O, ends with NOTTOHAHN→
46A
It's controlled in meditation (6)
Starts with B, ends with HBREATH→
48A
Food spread popular in England (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMARMITE→
49A
Levi's competitor (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
50A
Toilet paper thickness (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPLY→
51A
___ out of house and home (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
52A
Carpe diem [16, French] (11)
Starts with S, ends with YSEIZETHEDAY→
55A
Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon" (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLES→
56A
A little under half of humanity (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMALES→
57A
Entertain (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMUSE→
58A
Establishes what is, informally (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIDS→
59A
___ best friend (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMANS→
60A
Sidekick of Dora the Explorer (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOTS→
Down
1D
Natural remedy that's used to treat anxiety (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCBDOIL→
2D
Make hot and bothered (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAROUSE→
3D
Kind of cuisine (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFUSION→
4D
Traveler's info, informally (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
5D
Electroreception, for sharks (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESENSE→
6D
Jaunt on a hay wagon, e.g. (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
8D
"You got that right!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSINGIT→
9D
Key to search with, maybe (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENTER→
10D
Fans of a band (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGROUPIES→
11D
Whirling visual effects in video games (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPORTALS→
12D
Watchful guardians (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANGELS→
15D
Part of a belt (8)
Starts with A, ends with DASTEROID→
18D
Built to last (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDURABLE→
25D
David Bowie's astronaut persona (8)
Starts with M, ends with MMAJORTOM→
26D
Atomic reaction co-discovered by 44-Across (7)
Starts with F, ends with NFISSION→
29D
Word with flower or feather (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBED→
32D
Expression such as "Top o' the mornin'" (8)
Starts with I, ends with MIRISHISM→
33D
Certain sports wager (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPROPBET→
34D
Sara Bareilles musical set in a diner (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWAITRESS→
35D
Clean water org. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
36D
Shape-shifted (7)
Starts with M, ends with DMUTATED→
38D
Language on the Horn of Africa (6)
Starts with S, ends with ISOMALI→
39D
Young woman, in Australia (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASHEILA→
41D
Outkast or Eric B. & Rakim (6)
Starts with R, ends with ORAPDUO→
42D
"Thank God …!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATLAST→
43D
"You're quite right" (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWHYYES→
45D
Premier squad (5)
Starts with A, ends with MATEAM→
47D
Recovery phase (5)
Starts with R, ends with BREHAB→
49D
Not as much (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
53D
In a chill state (3)
Starts with Z, ends with NZEN→
54D
Subculture associated with skinny jeans (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 22, 2025?+
70 clues: 37 Across and 33 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jesse Guzman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Spots for cozy dates (CAFES); Slope (RISE); What A's and B's are good for (GPA).
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