NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 7, 2025
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Clues74
Across37
Down37
ConstructorCorry Cropper
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
"No ___, no glory!" (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGUTS→
5A
Floral shade (5)
Starts with L, ends with CLILAC→
10A
Diamonds, informally (3)
Starts with I, ends with EICE→
13A
"A likely story" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIBET→
14A
Puccini's "___ Butterfly" (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMADAMA→
15A
D.C. ballplayer (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNAT→
16A
It is "an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken," per Shakespeare (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOVE→
17A
Trample (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEPON→
18A
Belgian resort renowned for its mineral springs (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
19A
Brief time to savor one's glory, metaphorically (11)
Starts with D, ends with NDAYINTHESUN→
21A
Boy king of Egypt (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTUT→
22A
Shorthand pro (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTENO→
23A
Written to arouse, say (6)
Starts with E, ends with CEROTIC→
25A
Turnip or rutabaga (4)
Starts with R, ends with TROOT→
29A
Diaphanous (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIGHT→
31A
Coyote pup's place (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
34A
Mysterious way to vanish (11)
Starts with I, ends with RINTOTHINAIR→
37A
Eye layer (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUVEA→
39A
Lugged (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTOTED→
40A
Sicily's highest peak (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETNA→
41A
Practical and unpretentious (11)
Starts with D, ends with HDOWNTOEARTH→
44A
Madrid's country, on World Cup scoreboards (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
45A
Top-tier (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELITE→
46A
40-Across output (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
47A
One-of-a-kind (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUNIQUE→
55A
Baseball great Mel (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOTT→
56A
Oscar-winning Disney song sung by a crab named Sebastian (11)
Starts with U, ends with AUNDERTHESEA→
60A
South America's ___ de la Plata (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
61A
Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across (6)
Starts with I, ends with SICARUS→
62A
Venetian blind component (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLAT→
63A
Animal with an udder (3)
Starts with C, ends with WCOW→
64A
Thin layer (6)
Starts with L, ends with ALAMINA→
65A
Sidewalk eatery (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAFE→
66A
"Bel Canto" author Patchett (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
67A
Cathedral recesses (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPSES→
68A
Black gemstone (4)
Starts with O, ends with XONYX→
Down
1D
Embellishes (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGILDS→
2D
W.W. II menace (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUBOAT→
3D
"Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEVYE→
4D
Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTEIN→
5D
Wood strip (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLATH→
6D
___ fixe (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDEE→
7D
Run out, as a subscription (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELAPSE→
8D
16-Across, to Molière (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOUR→
9D
Italian dessert menu staple (7)
Starts with C, ends with ICANNOLI→
10D
Kick off (9)
Starts with I, ends with EINSTIGATE→
11D
Certain monk(ey)s (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCAPUCHINS→
12D
Coup d'___ (4)
Starts with E, ends with TETAT→
14D
Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMST→
20D
Sushi seaweed (4)
Starts with N, ends with INORI→
24D
Pointed part of a pitchfork (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETINE→
26D
Not fooled by (4)
Starts with O, ends with OONTO→
27D
Central Plains tribe (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
28D
Wreck beyond repair (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOTAL→
30D
Ensnare (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRAP→
31D
"My bro!" (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDUDE→
32D
Process of change over generations (9)
Starts with E, ends with NEVOLUTION→
33D
Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say (9)
Starts with N, ends with NNEWINTOWN→
35D
Prefix with watt (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATERA→
36D
Purchase for a family room (4)
Starts with H, ends with VHDTV→
38D
Opposed to (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
42D
Spirit of Mexico? (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATEQUILA→
43D
Dish that's "slung" (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHASH→
48D
Open, as a bottle (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNCAP→
49D
Some Dutch cheeses (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDAMS→
51D
Major British grocery chain (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTESCO→
52D
Narnia lion (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASLAN→
53D
Like spinach or chard (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEAFY→
54D
Material for some gloves and balloons (5)
Starts with L, ends with XLATEX→
55D
Largest member of the dolphin family (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
57D
Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y. (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
58D
The "R" of R/H/E (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRUNS→
59D
Airport org. (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 7, 2025?+
74 clues: 37 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Corry Cropper and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "No ___, no glory!" (GUTS); Floral shade (LILAC); Diamonds, informally (ICE).
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