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NYT Crossword — November 23, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 134 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

63 clues

1Departed unceremoniously?

11Tries to get a rise out of

16Seeing someone, say

17"Couldn't agree more!"

18"Couldn't agree more!"

20Certain vacation booking in Madrid?

22Things from a distant land

23Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins

24Number of ancient kings in pre-Republic Rome

26Play one's part?

27Pants, in slang

28Billions and billions of boutique items?

34One may keep a watch on you

36Honest-to-goodness

37Programming pioneer Lovelace

38Snooped (around)

43Actress Conn who played Frenchy in "Grease"

44What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires?

49Indiana pro athlete

50Nest egg inits.

51Nashville-to-Asheville dir.

52Big name in kitchenware

53San Francisco's ___ Valley

55Summer hours in L.A.

58"Pretty please?"

63Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia?

67Cocktails with curaçao

69Like the set of single-digit integers

71Suffix with 75-Down

73Meeting of the minds?

74Many a Yeshiva student

76Olive of old cartoons

77Little reminders

79Figure who might say "Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!"?

85Many a university benefactor, informally

86Mouth-puckering

88Observes Ramadan, in a way

91One might have a "How's My Driving?" bumper sticker

92Home of eight of the world's 10 tallest mountains

96What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping?

102Naked ___ jaybird

103Contrarian in a nursery rhyme

104Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker

105Country singer Yearwood

109Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!)

113Tight formations

114Parking spot?

115Stop, to a sailor

116Sargasso Sea quartet

117Corner of a diamond

Down

71 clues

1Fill with love

3Canine frenemy of Garfield

4Leisurely evening walk

5Addis Ababa's country: Abbr.

6German article

7Mark who portrayed Luke Skywalker

8It may come with attachments

10Part of what makes you you

13Cousin of Gomez Addams

14When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared

16Dizzying designs

20Police dept. members

21Do the Wright thing?

30John in the Radio Hall of Fame

31Indignant retort

32Like many of Horace's works

33Float component

40Little reminders

42Metaphorical place of indecision

44Word with gauge or guitar

45Standing on the street

46It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of Horrors

48Charge to redeem mutual funds

49The national fruit of Japan, the kaki, is a variety of it

57Japan's largest carrier

58Some sci-fi film effects, in brief

59Utterances of disappointment

61"Evita" narrator

62Start of many a Latin American city name

65Goldie who won a 1969 Oscar for "Cactus Flower"

66Reason to see an ophthalmologist

72Reminiscent of a certain French author’s work

74Banana Republic competitor

75Like some suits

78Experts in CPR

80Comically ridiculous

83Actor Malek of "The Amateur"

84Approximately 33.8 fluid ounces

89Mortal mother of Dionysus

94It may elicit a blessing

98Bonanza discoveries

99Aquatic apex predators

100Legendary snake exterminator, familiarly

106Emulate a vagabond

108Newsroom V.I.P.s

109Kind of PC port

110Museum-funding org.

111Tuna often served tartare

112Stimpy's cartoon pal

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Stats & info

Sunday, Nov 23, 2025

21×21

Grid size

134

Total entries

78/363

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

19 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedNov 23, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeSecond in Command

ConstructorTrenton Charlson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split63 across · 71 down

Longest entries

63AActivity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia?19 ltrs 28ABillions and billions of boutique items?16 ltrs 96AWhat bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping?16 ltrs 44AWhat Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires?15 ltrs 79AFigure who might say "Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!"?15 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 78 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.