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NYT Crossword — November 3, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues
1Fizzy pop
5Eve's mate
9Film that may have inspired "Sharknado"
13"Jurassic Park" beast, for short
14Yawning, say
16Land on the Tigris and Euphrates
17*PIN, e.g.
19Restaurant handout
20Tennis star Osaka
21Pint-size
23Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace
24Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!"
26*Stray feline
28Skull
32AMC's "Better Call ___"
33Guffaw, in internet lingo
34Abruptly call off one's plans
37Gooey goody
40*Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively
44Shade of purple
45"I suppose so"
46___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin
47More than a snack
49Clairol product
52*Gangster a.k.a. Scarface
56"As I see it," to texters
57August birth sign, for the most part
58Give a talking-to
60Dispense carefully
64Red-hot flow
66*Morning waker-upper
68French "with"
69"Gotta run!"
70Recording studio effect
71Gender-specific possessive
72Word made up of the four main compass points
73Aussie critters

Down

41 clues
1Slang for a huge fan
2Large toothed whale
3Roaring Twenties style, informally
4Guitarist, in slang
5"Six-pack" muscles
6Physicians, for short
7Enticing scent
8Olympics reward
9Singer Morrison of the Doors
10*Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence
11Stand-up comic Sykes
12Diddly-___
15Secluded valleys
18Apple's digital assistant
22Line for Lassie
25Oom-pah band instrument
27Arizona city or Native American tribe
28Happy as a ___
29Egg-shaped tomato
30*Record art space
31Oodles
35"Rocks," to a bartender
36Two-time Emmy winner Remini
38Depend (on)
39The "E" of HOMES
41Layer of the eye
42Emulates a tree frog or ballerina
43Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea)
48Not express, as a train
50Apple on a desk, perhaps
51Word before derby or coaster
52Koran's Almighty
53Depart
54Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises"
55Thrill
59Classic teen sleuth Nancy
61Nutso
62Eight, in Spanish
63Some boxing wins, in brief
65Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues
67Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel

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Stats & info

Monday, Nov 3, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedNov 3, 2025
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 41 down
Longest entries
40A*Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively15 ltrs17A*PIN, e.g.10 ltrs66A*Morning waker-upper10 ltrs10D*Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence10 ltrs30D*Record art space10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.