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Crossword #24560 | 2026-10-25

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

1 Across: "Aladdin" sidekick (3 letters)

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)

How NYT Crossword Works

The NYT Crossword is the classic daily puzzle: a full-size grid of Across and Down clues published every day of the week. Difficulty ramps up from Monday (easiest) through Saturday (hardest), with Sunday running a larger, standalone puzzle.

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.

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