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NYT Crossword October 17 2025 Answers

All 68 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.

Constructed by Karen SteinbergEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
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1AWhat a comment might be made in4 lettersSee answer ›5APlant often confused with algae4 lettersSee answer ›9A"The Craft"5 lettersSee answer ›14APulitzer-winning historian and journalist Applebaum4 lettersSee answer ›15AUnderstanding response4 lettersSee answer ›16AAmazon smart speakers5 lettersSee answer ›17ABritish singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"9 lettersSee answer ›19ASome suitors5 lettersSee answer ›20ASets in motion6 lettersSee answer ›21ASake, for one8 lettersSee answer ›23ANot fixed, as a stone5 lettersSee answer ›24ADrinking game with projectiles9 lettersSee answer ›25ASign of healing4 lettersSee answer ›26ANew service member7 lettersSee answer ›27AMental image, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›28AFun-size, so to speak4 lettersSee answer ›29AStalk4 lettersSee answer ›31AFirst releases6 lettersSee answer ›33ATaking out the trash and others6 lettersSee answer ›35ALab liquids4 lettersSee answer ›36AMax ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie"4 lettersSee answer ›37ACorn ___ (snack misnomer)3 lettersSee answer ›39ALongtime Nestlé candy brand7 lettersSee answer ›41AArizona tribe with matrilineal clans4 lettersSee answer ›42A1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy9 lettersSee answer ›45ASurvived, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›46APortmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accounts8 lettersSee answer ›47APopular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"6 lettersSee answer ›48A___ month5 lettersSee answer ›49AAct of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutter9 lettersSee answer ›51AWipe5 lettersSee answer ›52ABiblical locale in a Steinbeck title4 lettersSee answer ›53AGolfer Aoki4 lettersSee answer ›54ARationed (out)5 lettersSee answer ›55ABleak4 lettersSee answer ›56AGravitate4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DHistoric Émile Zola letter of 18987 lettersSee answer ›2DImproved8 lettersSee answer ›3DMeaty dog treats "in a blanket"9 lettersSee answer ›4DLess prolix6 lettersSee answer ›5DCustomizable Nintendo avatars4 lettersSee answer ›6DMac platform renamed in 20163 lettersSee answer ›7DCondition of discretion7 lettersSee answer ›8DMore seductive6 lettersSee answer ›9DOne managing online content9 lettersSee answer ›10DDrink that comes with free refills8 lettersSee answer ›11DWord with easy or high5 lettersSee answer ›12DMatter5 lettersSee answer ›13DInsufferable sorts5 lettersSee answer ›18DCourt call3 lettersSee answer ›22DHandles beautifully, in slang7 lettersSee answer ›24DBills worth 100 buckaroos4 lettersSee answer ›26DBritish singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive"7 lettersSee answer ›28DShowed embarrassment, say9 lettersSee answer ›30DEvent typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50s9 lettersSee answer ›32DHoped-for scenario8 lettersSee answer ›33DAmerica, for one: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›34DDC figure since 19388 lettersSee answer ›36DBrand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novels7 lettersSee answer ›38DCertain unit of detergent7 lettersSee answer ›40DPet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lap6 lettersSee answer ›41D"Stop the presses!"6 lettersSee answer ›42DCapital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842)5 lettersSee answer ›43DHabituate5 lettersSee answer ›44DUpper house of the French parliament5 lettersSee answer ›45DWith, in Spanish3 lettersSee answer ›47DPlant on a pergola4 lettersSee answer ›50D___ Lingus3 lettersSee answer ›
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