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NYT Crossword — November 20, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1P
2J
3S
4B
5E
6A
7C
8H
9S
10A
11K
12S
13S
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14U
L
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A
15A
N
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16S
K
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17N
D
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18E
L
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19T
E
C
H
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20S
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21T
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D
22S
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23B
24E
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25P
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26A
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27N
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28S
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29B
30R
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31E
32K
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33U
34A
35I
36A
M
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37E
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38S
39T
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40T
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41A
42S
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43S
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44I
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45O
46H
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47M
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48D
49A
50M
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51L
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52F
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53E
V
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G
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54J
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B
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55A
56B
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57O
D
58D
59M
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60R
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62M
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63A
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Across

38 clues
1Duds in bed?
4Place for a castle
9Retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center
13Bread for dipping
14Very, very
15Very, very particular
16Cubing needs
18Like an S-Tier video game character
19Computer pros
20In position
22Beurre demi-___ (salted butter, in France)
23Turns on
25___ ejemplo
26"Hail," in Latin
27Scottsbluff's state: Abbr.
28Overlook for an award, say
30Hitchhiker's hope
32Niihau neighbor
36Make, as money
38Ensnare
40Puts through the paces
41On the topic of
43Spanx founder Blakely
44Spanish diminutive suffix
46"Excuse me!"
47Video game customization, informally
48Fops
52Surfboard stabilizer
53Vesper Lynd portrayer in "Casino Royale"
54"Star Wars" character originally portrayed by a puppet that weighed over a ton
56They may be threaded
57He doesn't belong ... or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across
60Singer with the #1 hits "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," familiarly
61Levi's Stadium player, informally
62Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985
63Came down to earth
64"Jumping Jehoshaphat!"
65Supporting article?

Down

36 clues
1Subtle attention-getter
2"Guess I'm the dummy"
3Dry seasons?
4Signs of spring
5Yalie
6Off-road rover, for short
7Sporting a tuft of feathers
8Knows the solution
9Restaurants' "serve yourself" features
10Baker of R&B
11Actress Sagal
12They make runs at the Winter Olympics
17Blues' grp.
18"I've got the answer!"
21Atomic number of neon
23Rustic wedding venue
24Musical with the showstopper "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
25Exam for some sophs.
29Humor with an edge
31First name in cosmetics
33Dish that creates an explosion of rich flavors, in modern parlance
34Narrator/antagonist in "Hamilton"
35Pixel alternative
37Perfume compounds
39Most characters in Pixar's first film
42Bash
45"___ to Joy"
48Messing around on TV?
49Mars follower, in Marseille
50Source of the word "tiki"
51Sierra ___
52Summer cooler
54Tipping points?
55Palindromic flour
58The stuff of life
59___ school

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Stats & info

Thursday, Nov 20, 2025
15×15
Grid size
74
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedNov 20, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorAdam Wagner
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split38 across · 36 down
Longest entries
23ATurns on10 ltrs48AFops10 ltrs16ACubing needs9 ltrs57AHe doesn't belong ... or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across9 ltrs2D"Guess I'm the dummy"9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.