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NYT Crossword — November 2, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 117 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

52 clues

1Cause a mess, as with frying oil

9Create an intricate series of lies, say

17Offerings to prospective bicycle buyers

19"Ben-Hur" or "Lawrence of Arabia"

22Like many public housing projects

24Way to manipulate public opinion through fear

26"The ___ is done"

27Some ambulance destinations, for short

28Ceramicists' devices

33Word with bean or lemon

34___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives"

37Pieces of art?

41Winter Olympics event

44Agreements where one party takes some heat?

46Old-time theater item

48They point toward Mecca while salah is performed

50Evergreen pointer

52Natural process of maturing

54Airplane wing feature

55Girder whose name assumes a serif font

57Paleolithic-era tools

58Have spiritual unity (with)

61___ syndrome (allergic reaction to some bug bites)

62Actress and model Ali ___

63Like some pricing strategies

65Annual awards whose name is an acronym

66Affectedly clever

69Southwest landform

70Smokey Bear spot, e.g., for short

73Area with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more

82Reddish-brown color

84Ones skilled in governance

86Return analogue

88"You're one to talk!"

90Instrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed

92Drink order at a sushi restaurant

94What might have green rooms?

95Unlikely sportsmanship award winner

96___ Lupton, author of the 2010 best seller "Sister"

97Quarter-barrel containers of beer

Down

65 clues

1Talking ___ (early dating period, in modern lingo)

3Exams whose analytical reasoning sections were removed in 2024

5Lead-in to state or Star

6Typically red-coated toy figurines

7Official proclamations

8Try to produce better offspring from

11Sport with crampons and carabiners

12Document that promises secrecy, for short

13Like the climate in Antarctica

14Does the Narrows hike at Zion National Park, say

15Become acquainted over Zoom, e.g.

18"No doubt about it!"

21Mythical creature with scales

22Lost one's temper

25Like some donations that anyone can accept

28Pride celebration

29"That much is obvious"

31Child who refuses to put things away?

33Olympic gymnast Nadia who was the first to receive a perfect 10 score

36Livestock facilities regulated by the E.P.A.

37TV series starring Rami Malek as a hacktivist

38Absurdist philosopher born in Algeria

41More difficult to eat, as fish

42Tandoors, e.g.

43Lucy ___, African American slave narrator

45Butterfly, e.g.

46Cheeky flirts

47Sufferer healed by Jesus

49Unit circle ratios

50Like some soils high in organic matter

53Small protestation

56Sociologist's concern

60Update the equipment in

62Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front

66Person idolized by a niche audience

68Physics Nobelist Feynman

69Covert mission, familiarly

70Be partial to

71Shell competitor

72Daikin Park team

74Gregorian ___

76We, in Portuguese

77Bygone devices whose tapes had to be rewound

78Teatro alla Scala solos

79Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master"

80Support for the tree pose in yoga

81Strategy against fickle weather

83One more than 5-Down

87___ Kassis, author of "The Arabesque Table"

91Nittany Lions' sch.

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Stats & info

Sunday, Nov 2, 2025

21×21

Grid size

117

Total entries

71/370

Black / letter cells

6.3

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 2, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeOpen-Faced

ConstructorRafael Musa

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split52 across · 65 down

Longest entries

31AWrong idea15 ltrs 28ACeramicists' devices13 ltrs 73AArea with the highest percentage of homes valued at $1 million or more13 ltrs 24AWay to manipulate public opinion through fear11 ltrs 52ANatural process of maturing11 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 71 black squares and averages 6.3 letters per entry.