NYT Crossword Hints and Solutions for 25. October, 2026
The Crossword #24560 for Sunday, October 25, 2026 is a 21x21 grid with 138 clues (64 Across, 74 Down), starting with 1-Across: “"Aladdin" sidekick”. Every answer stays hidden until you reveal it.
Across
4 Across: Sommelier's asset (4 letters)
8 Across: "Qué ___!" (Spanish "Awesome!") (5 letters)
13 Across: Locale of the food dishes larb and thum mak hoong (4 letters)
17 Across: The British throne? (3 letters)
18 Across: Mexican sandwich (5 letters)
19 Across: Encroach on, as space (6 letters)
21 Across: Land that poets call Hibernia (4 letters)
22 Across: Firefly vis-à-vis a fruit fly? (9 letters)
24 Across: Peridot vis-à-vis jade? (11 letters)
26 Across: N.F.L.'er with horns on his helmet (5 letters)
27 Across: Notwithstanding (7 letters)
29 Across: Low-quality, machine-generated content, in modern lingo (6 letters)
30 Across: Implied (5 letters)
32 Across: Cologne waters (5 letters)
33 Across: Southern dish made from hominy (5 letters)
34 Across: Muscle Beach vis-à-vis Venice Beach? (12 letters)
37 Across: Dal ___ (musical notation) (5 letters)
40 Across: "Right, gotcha" (4 letters)
41 Across: Stark sister from Winterfell (4 letters)
42 Across: Goalie's goal (4 letters)
43 Across: Apt rhyme for crop and chop (3 letters)
46 Across: Music artist on the 2012 album "Yokokimthurston" (3 letters)
47 Across: "Happy Days" actor Scott (4 letters)
49 Across: Oil vis-à-vis water? (12 letters)
54 Across: Maximally ritzy (7 letters)
56 Across: New hire at a factory (7 letters)
57 Across: Who can see right through you, in brief? (3 letters)
58 Across: Chevy S.U.V. (5 letters)
60 Across: Fertile soils (5 letters)
61 Across: Showed again, in a way (5 letters)
63 Across: Zipper up vis-à-vis zipper down? (10 letters)
67 Across: Weight room vis-à-vis the cardio room? (10 letters)
70 Across: Sugar amounts (5 letters)
71 Across: Things some checkers check (5 letters)
73 Across: Man's name that means "prosperous" in Arabic (5 letters)
74 Across: Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" (3 letters)
75 Across: "Lizzie ___," Disney Channel sitcom starring Hilary Duff (7 letters)
78 Across: "Poker Face" actress Lyonne (7 letters)
82 Across: Maui vis-à-vis Oahu? (12 letters)
85 Across: Shivering fit (4 letters)
86 Across: Apple runs on it (3 letters)
87 Across: Intelligence org. (3 letters)
88 Across: Not on solid ground (4 letters)
89 Across: Sitarist Shankar (4 letters)
91 Across: Pious offerings (4 letters)
92 Across: Amphibians taken on at least six different space missions (5 letters)
94 Across: Blazer vis-à-vis a windbreaker? (12 letters)
98 Across: Like a bad apple (5 letters)
101 Across: Name on a museum plaque, maybe (5 letters)
102 Across: Like ears and brains (5 letters)
103 Across: Undivided (6 letters)
105 Across: Surfer's navigational aid (7 letters)
107 Across: Orléans river (5 letters)
109 Across: Delaware vis-à-vis the other 12 colonies? (11 letters)
111 Across: "OMG THIS IS AWESOME!!!!" vis-à-vis "good job i guess"? (9 letters)
114 Across: Face covering? (4 letters)
115 Across: Blues singer Ma ___ (6 letters)
116 Across: "___ we all?" (5 letters)
117 Across: Spring for a fancy hotel? (3 letters)
118 Across: B.B. King's "___ Dynamite" (4 letters)
119 Across: Subject of inflation (5 letters)
120 Across: Brood (4 letters)
121 Across: M.L.B.'ers with a red "B" on their caps (3 letters)
Down
1 Down: Every last one (3 letters)
2 Down: Illegal thing to jump (4 letters)
3 Down: Artistic designs that glow under black light (9 letters)
4 Down: Mainstream sort, slangily (6 letters)
5 Down: Scepter topper (3 letters)
6 Down: Beefcake (4 letters)
7 Down: With excitement (7 letters)
8 Down: "Gandhi," ""Amadeus" or "Malcolm X" (6 letters)
9 Down: Break a tie? (6 letters)
10 Down: Digital party request (5 letters)
11 Down: Where a congregation congregates (4 letters)
12 Down: Keats wrote one to a nightingale (3 letters)
13 Down: "Time to get moving!" (8 letters)
14 Down: Garlicky emulsification (5 letters)
15 Down: "... never mind" (5 letters)
16 Down: Slips through the cracks (5 letters)
18 Down: Cover letters, say? (5 letters)
20 Down: Time of one's life, in modern slang (3 letters)
23 Down: Record number? (5 letters)
25 Down: 37-Across, in English (4 letters)
28 Down: Sandy hazard for sailors (5 letters)
31 Down: Backstabber, e.g. (7 letters)
34 Down: Playful tap on the head (4 letters)
35 Down: "Hmm ... pass" (4 letters)
36 Down: Homie (3 letters)
37 Down: Meet, as all the requirements (7 letters)
38 Down: "I can't ___!" (4 letters)
39 Down: Richard who had his first starring role in 1978's "Days of Heaven" (4 letters)
42 Down: SeaWorld orca (5 letters)
44 Down: Notable part of "Hey Jude" or "Layla" (5 letters)
45 Down: Fibonacci or Galileo, by birth (5 letters)
47 Down: "Heck if I know" (7 letters)
48 Down: Eponym of a U.S. Open stadium (4 letters)
50 Down: "How was ___ know?" (3 letters)
51 Down: Up for ___ (5 letters)
52 Down: Iron compound in magnets (7 letters)
53 Down: Copenhagen native (4 letters)
55 Down: Start of an unencrypted web address (4 letters)
59 Down: Gives off (7 letters)
60 Down: Spandex trademark (5 letters)
62 Down: "The Snowy Day" author ___ Jack Keats (4 letters)
63 Down: Turn on an axis (4 letters)
64 Down: Not an extraterrestrial (5 letters)
65 Down: Amherst sch. (5 letters)
66 Down: Pugilist Ali (5 letters)
68 Down: One displaying enthusiastic devotion (7 letters)
69 Down: Biblical brother who sold his birthright (4 letters)
72 Down: Half a score (3 letters)
76 Down: Sticking point? (4 letters)
77 Down: General idea (4 letters)
79 Down: Bit of smooth eveningwear (9 letters)
80 Down: Typical landing page, online (4 letters)
81 Down: Executive's underling: Abbr. (4 letters)
83 Down: Bra straps might cause them (8 letters)
84 Down: Sick kid's in-house caregiver (5 letters)
85 Down: Any of 17 Monopoly spaces: Abbr. (3 letters)
90 Down: Presidential first name drawn from the Bible (7 letters)
91 Down: Nail the test (5 letters)
93 Down: Brontë orphan (4 letters)
94 Down: Like a video with an inflated view count, maybe (6 letters)
95 Down: Feature of the jacks of spades and hearts (6 letters)
96 Down: Dolly Parton classic (6 letters)
97 Down: Cancel, as a NASA mission (5 letters)
98 Down: Western landforms (5 letters)
99 Down: Father of Methuselah (5 letters)
100 Down: Observe Yom Kippur, say (5 letters)
101 Down: "The Crown" role (5 letters)
104 Down: Mess up (3 letters)
105 Down: What one should do periodically while caramelizing onions (4 letters)
106 Down: Criminal hothead? (4 letters)
108 Down: Trade show (4 letters)
110 Down: Lose tautness (3 letters)
112 Down: Zing (3 letters)
113 Down: Be a burden on (3 letters)
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NYT Crossword FAQ for October 25, 2026
How many clues are in the October 25, 2026 NYT Crossword?
The Crossword (#24560, 2026-10-25) has 138 clues — 64 Across and 74 Down.
What size is the October 25, 2026 Crossword grid?
A 21x21 grid.
What's the longest answer in this puzzle?
12 letters — no spoilers, but that's your longest foothold if you're stuck.