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NYT Crossword — November 22, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 72 revealed

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6L

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8S

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17U

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18Z

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19A

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20S

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21S

22V

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G

23S

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26R

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28K

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30N

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31D

32C

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33D

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41A

C

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42S

43H

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44O

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46O

47O

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48A

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50C

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51A

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52K

53T

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54E

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55B

O

56A

57R

58D

59K

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60E

61J

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62F

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63T

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65S

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66L

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Across

36 clues

1One of 843 in New York's 50-Across

5Sprinkle with oil, say

10Sister's commitments

14Foreign exchange?

16Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool"

17End of a set, in mathematics

18Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States"

19Eagle pose, for one

26Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge

29Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier

34Chris formerly of "S.N.L"

36Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem"

37Many Haitians

39Opening on a frozen lake

41Transit option since 2000

42Kind of butter used in lotions

44Many a sports bet

45Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles"

47With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco

49Miss the mark

53Counterpart of "Pls"

54Ruthless Records co-founder

59Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers

61Exhibit hoppi-ness?

63They cut bouts short, for short

64Disappearing ink vessel?

65Heat transfer?

66Red Square presence since 1924

67X or Y, often

Down

36 clues

2One of four tarot suits

3Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark"

4Delightful locales

8Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously

10See 47-Across

11Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy

13Did a number, say

15Decapod with three pairs of claws

25It borders Canada for 45 miles

26Certain miniature vehicle, informally

27Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe

28Offering to a teary person

31Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land"

33Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO

35Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby"

38Medium for some ephemeral art

40Precious, in Italy

46Toothache medication

48Shady shelter

52Yogurt-braised Indian entree

53Booth in Times Sq.

56Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand

5752-Down go-with

58Causes of some laundry mishaps

60Superlative ending

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Stats & info

Saturday, Nov 22, 2025

15×15

Grid size

72

Total entries

29/196

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 22, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorBlake Slonecker

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 36 down

Longest entries

23ABoos11 ltrs 50ASee 1-Across11 ltrs 14AForeign exchange?10 ltrs 17AEnd of a set, in mathematics10 ltrs 61AExhibit hoppi-ness?10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 29 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.