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NYT Crossword November 21 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAllow5 lettersSee answer ›6ASnappy sort, for short?4 lettersSee answer ›10ATahoe runners4 lettersSee answer ›14AFanny Brice portrayer on Broadway10 lettersSee answer ›16AGoverness of Thornfield Hall4 lettersSee answer ›17ASits legs akimbo, pejoratively10 lettersSee answer ›18AHighway attention-getter4 lettersSee answer ›19ACalculating3 lettersSee answer ›20ASymbol of fertility in ancient Egypt4 lettersSee answer ›21ASettled down6 lettersSee answer ›23AShakespearean "Hush!"4 lettersSee answer ›24A"Sorry to tell ya"7 lettersSee answer ›25AWhat "it's not," they say13 lettersSee answer ›29AEschew5 lettersSee answer ›30AParts of some wedding rituals5 lettersSee answer ›31AClubs opening, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›34APrized people4 lettersSee answer ›35AShe was totally taken by Paris5 lettersSee answer ›36APopular perfume named after a singing star4 lettersSee answer ›37AModern art?3 lettersSee answer ›38AGerms5 lettersSee answer ›39AThat's a wrap!5 lettersSee answer ›40ASuspenseful13 lettersSee answer ›43AGrown-up gummies, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›45ATouch4 lettersSee answer ›46AKing and queen6 lettersSee answer ›47AStrength of character4 lettersSee answer ›48AOne in a cage3 lettersSee answer ›51AThat's a laugh!4 lettersSee answer ›52AInsomniac's aid10 lettersSee answer ›55AJuana ___ de la Cruz, classic Mexican writer known as "The Tenth Muse"4 lettersSee answer ›56AAces10 lettersSee answer ›57ASchlep4 lettersSee answer ›58AAlumni notes datum4 lettersSee answer ›59ASt. ___ (vacation spot)5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DOld-time charity4 lettersSee answer ›2DWord with good or raw4 lettersSee answer ›3DA host of4 lettersSee answer ›4DHits up online, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›5DCrept cautiously7 lettersSee answer ›6DSome memory aids11 lettersSee answer ›7D___-a-thon4 lettersSee answer ›8DSenescent3 lettersSee answer ›9DIt may bring out the kid in you8 lettersSee answer ›10DHeight or width, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›11DSydney Adamu portrayer on "The Bear"10 lettersSee answer ›12DPeeved5 lettersSee answer ›13DBrief blowup5 lettersSee answer ›15D"Tomb Raider" heroine5 lettersSee answer ›22DCamel and fawn4 lettersSee answer ›23DLodge rental4 lettersSee answer ›24DBarbecuer's aid11 lettersSee answer ›25DSitarist's composition4 lettersSee answer ›26DTotally done with4 lettersSee answer ›27DFlirtatious10 lettersSee answer ›28DNose woes5 lettersSee answer ›32DAzerbaijan neighbor4 lettersSee answer ›33DFind fault with, informally4 lettersSee answer ›35DLead-in to a clarification8 lettersSee answer ›36DRiveted4 lettersSee answer ›38DWord often printed in red4 lettersSee answer ›39D"Fellow traveler," in Russian7 lettersSee answer ›41DCertain marketing deluge6 lettersSee answer ›42DTony's cousins5 lettersSee answer ›43DMoral virtue5 lettersSee answer ›44DAnne's best friend in "Anne of Green Gables"5 lettersSee answer ›47D___ monster4 lettersSee answer ›48DReal hoot4 lettersSee answer ›49DAin't proper?4 lettersSee answer ›50DThey have five eyes and communicate by dancing4 lettersSee answer ›53DBreak ground, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›54DJapanese ogre3 lettersSee answer ›
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