NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 26, 2025
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Clues140
Across66
Down74
TitleTalkin' 'Bout My Generation
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Leftover piece of fabric (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCRAP→
6A
___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" (5)
Starts with P, ends with APASTA→
11A
"Spartacus" or "Gladiator" (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
15A
Comic Kaplan (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGABE→
19A
Like harem pants (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOOSE→
20A
Large spread (5)
Starts with A, ends with YARRAY→
21A
Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPARR→
22A
George Orwell's alma mater (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
23A
"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) (11)
Starts with R, ends with ERIGHTONTIME→
25A
Drag performer? (9)
Starts with S, ends with DSTREETROD→
27A
Stinging plants (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNETTLES→
28A
Vaudeville offering (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIT→
30A
Call at home (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESTRIKE→
31A
Banned body builders, slangily (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROIDS→
32A
Relax on a plane? (Gen X) (13)
Starts with C, ends with RCHILLINTHEAIR→
35A
___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNED→
36A
Dynamic opening? (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTHERMO→
37A
One side of the Bering Strait (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
38A
QB stat: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
41A
Device in a high-tech farm (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSERVER→
43A
Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally (3)
Starts with N, ends with MNOM→
45A
"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" (4)
Starts with O, ends with FOLAF→
48A
Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) (12)
Starts with G, ends with SGHOSTBUSTERS→
52A
Hit the horn (4)
Starts with B, ends with PBEEP→
54A
Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed (3)
Starts with M, ends with BMIB→
56A
Trade show (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
57A
Holiday celebrated with banh chung (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTET→
58A
"Superfood" berry (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
60A
Small bite (6)
Starts with N, ends with ENIBBLE→
62A
N.F.C. South player (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBUC→
64A
Beatles nickname (7)
Starts with F, ends with RFABFOUR→
68A
Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) (10)
Starts with S, ends with LSTANLAUREL→
71A
Awesome after dark? (Gen X) (10)
Starts with F, ends with TFLYBYNIGHT→
73A
Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions (7)
Starts with K, ends with LKENDOLL→
74A
Fare at many a shoreline eatery (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSEAFOOD→
76A
Disco guy on "The Simpsons" (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
77A
Moonshiners' needs (6)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEASTS→
78A
Temporary halt, legally (4)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAY→
79A
Difficulty, to Hamlet (3)
Starts with R, ends with BRUB→
81A
Aromatherapy liquids (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
84A
Symbol for fair weather in a forecast (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSUN→
85A
Green opening (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLE→
87A
One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) (12)
Starts with S, ends with RSNACKCOUNTER→
93A
Antonym and rhyme for "nay" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
95A
Ancient Greek tunic (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCHITON→
96A
"Absolutely!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
97A
Province bordering Turin (4)
Starts with A, ends with IASTI→
99A
___-weenie (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETEENIE→
102A
Grp. that investigates cases? (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
104A
108A
Pagan religion (5)
Starts with W, ends with AWICCA→
110A
"The Merchant of Venice" heroine (6)
Starts with P, ends with APORTIA→
111A
Garb for an Indian bridesmaid (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
112A
Men's accessory organizer (7)
Starts with T, ends with KTIERACK→
114A
Labor leaders (9)
Starts with U, ends with SUNIONREPS→
116A
Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) (11)
Starts with S, ends with DSPLITSECOND→
120A
Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMONS→
121A
Shaving gel additive (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
122A
Vaulted (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLEAPT→
123A
Like some undercover detectives (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWIRED→
124A
Historic periods (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
125A
Takes a load off (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSITS→
127A
Less off-the-wall (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSANER→
Down
1D
Pro's camera type (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSLR→
2D
Numismatist's acquisition (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCOIN→
3D
"Got it," on a radio (5)
Starts with R, ends with RROGER→
4D
Kutcher of "That ’70s Show" (6)
Starts with A, ends with NASHTON→
5D
Like the most pedantic pedant (8)
Starts with P, ends with TPETTIEST→
6D
Windows upgrades, perhaps (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPANES→
7D
The "A" in STEAM (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
8D
Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
9D
Laddie's cap (3)
Starts with T, ends with MTAM→
10D
"Yes, captain!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with RAYESIR→
11D
Letter before zeta (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEPSILON→
12D
Singer Page or LaBelle (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPATTI→
13D
Bargain bin abbr. (3)
Starts with I, ends with RIRR→
14D
Tops of waves (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCRESTS→
15D
"Come off it now!" (7)
Starts with G, ends with LGETREAL→
16D
Courtyards (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
17D
First section of the "Iliad" (5)
Starts with B, ends with IBOOKI→
18D
2013 title role for Asa Butterfield (5)
Starts with E, ends with RENDER→
24D
Collector's item? (7)
Starts with O, ends with TOLDDEBT→
26D
Addis Ababa residents (10)
Starts with E, ends with SETHIOPIANS→
29D
Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine (3)
Starts with K, ends with MKLM→
32D
Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCHET→
33D
"Catch!" (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
34D
Handle (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAME→
36D
Oprah or Ellen (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTVSTAR→
38D
Industrial ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
39D
"Much obliged," in a text (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTHX→
40D
Head honcho (9)
Starts with T, ends with ATOPBANANA→
42D
Shamefaced (6)
Starts with R, ends with LRUEFUL→
44D
Kimono closer (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
46D
The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. (9)
Starts with A, ends with YAMBIGUITY→
47D
Run off with (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFILCH→
49D
Source of onomatopoeic words (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSOUNDS→
50D
1990s Indian P.M. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORAO→
51D
Mark on a freshly polished shoe (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSCUFF→
53D
Coveter's sin (4)
Starts with E, ends with YENVY→
55D
Source of some natural dyes and sugars (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEET→
59D
The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
61D
Liverpudlian, e.g. (6)
Starts with B, ends with NBRITON→
63D
It holds the line (10)
Starts with C, ends with NCLOTHESPIN→
65D
Most exceptional (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEST→
66D
Pests that bug pups (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFLEAS→
67D
Kidnap (6)
Starts with A, ends with TABDUCT→
68D
"The ___ the limit!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSKYS→
69D
Prepare to drive (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTEEUP→
70D
"Not to mention …" (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
72D
Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly (6)
Starts with Y, ends with EYORKIE→
75D
Objectivist author Rand (3)
Starts with A, ends with NAYN→
78D
Go out with (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESEE→
80D
Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBOOTIES→
82D
Sheltered side (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
83D
Typical univ. applicants (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSRS→
86D
"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYIN→
88D
Undesirable marks in high school (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACNE→
89D
X's, to Aphrodite (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCHIS→
90D
Uses "lefty-loosey" on (8)
Starts with U, ends with SUNSCREWS→
92D
Commencement ritual (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCAPTOSS→
94D
Books with legends (7)
Starts with A, ends with SATLASES→
98D
Small crowns (6)
Starts with T, ends with STIARAS→
100D
Location of the malleus, incus and stapes (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
101D
Maroon, in a way (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENISLE→
103D
Its leaves are eaten by giraffes (6)
Starts with A, ends with AACACIA→
105D
Pay tribute to (5)
Starts with H, ends with RHONOR→
106D
One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIRINA→
107D
Sexology subject (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGSPOT→
108D
Pun-filled, say (5)
Starts with W, ends with YWITTY→
109D
___ squash (5)
Starts with A, ends with NACORN→
112D
Tax code issues (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIPS→
113D
Often-skinned body part (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
115D
Country music's ___ Young Band (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
117D
Head of production? (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPEE→
118D
PC connection (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLAN→
119D
Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDDR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 26, 2025?+
140 clues: 66 Across and 74 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary Larson and Doug Peterson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Leftover piece of fabric (SCRAP); ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" (PASTA); "Spartacus" or "Gladiator" (EPIC).
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