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NYT Crossword — November 30, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 19 puzzle, 125 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1M
2A
3I
4L
5I
6P
7A
8B
9O
10E
11R
12P
O
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13I
N
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N
14E
15A
D
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16P
17S
U
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18A
S
S
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Y
19N
E
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V
E
20S
21M
A
M
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22D
23O
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24A
K
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L
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28G
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29A
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35N
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M
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45A
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46Y
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49H
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50L
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51H
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52E
53L
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C
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54R
55I
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57F
58S
59D
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60N
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61H
62S
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63F
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65T
R
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66S
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67N
68C
L
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B
69B
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70V
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O
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73E
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74B
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75S
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77W
78E
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79R
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80D
81S
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83P
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85N
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88S
89A
90C
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91H
O
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92J
L
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93S
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94B
95S
W
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96R
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97T
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100V
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101M
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102I
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103A
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104A
B
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105M
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H
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106P
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107E
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Across

65 clues
1Post-vacation pile
8Historical Dutch settler
12___ guisado (Caribbean stew)
13Vapid
15Campaign manager?
18Metallurgist's evaluation
19Butterflies, so to speak
21Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls"
22"Zip it"
25Accommodates
33Spiral-shelled mollusk
36"Enough already"
38Make some calls
39"W" on a light bulb
41Coin collector?
43Dealer's manager
45In check
47Nuclear restraint pact
50Summa cum ___
51"Hold this"
52College voter?
56Taxes levied during trade wars
59Chop house?
60Cancer research agcy.
62Locale for drones
64Matador's opponent
65Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one
68Beat badly
70Energy
71Sarge's boss
72Knighthood, for one
75"Awwww!"
79"Awesome!"
81Lethargy
84Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014
90Bok ___
91Dearie
93Break down in tears
98Egypt/Sudan border region
100Noodling in a jazz tune
102Annoying
103In the majority?
104Core-sculpting belt
105Utter chaos
1061994 co-Nobelist Shimon
107Greasy spoon, e.g.

Down

60 clues
1Self-effacing
2Oodles
3Strain
5Bottlefuls for a summer look, perhaps
6Skirt responsibility
7Proverbial cure-all
8Basketball attempt that uses the backboard
11Expose
12First Eurodance hit in the U.S. (1989)
17Italian sub ingredient
20Diamonds can sometimes be found in them
21"Quit whining, dude!"
23Malt-drying kiln
282022 sequel to "Knives Out"
31Refuge
34"You can't make me!"
37Arm of the police department
44Essayist Francis
45Comedian Wong
46Cash on the Ginza
48Overdone
54Anti-mob law acronym
57Act the worrywart
58___ fountain
61Sauce served with Peking duck
63Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, in brief
66Indistinct speech
67It's a gas
69Young miscreant
74Like some charm
76Patron of lost causes
77Literary runt of the litter
78"L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto)
80Dictatorial figure
81Open-weave fabric
82New York School poet Frank
84First-rate
85Flare up?
87See 16-Down
88More prudent
89About to explode, say
99@ @ @

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Stats & info

Sunday, Nov 30, 2025
21×19
Grid size
125
Total entries
78/321
Black / letter cells
5.1
Avg entry length
12 ltrs
Longest entry
Themed
Sunday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedNov 30, 2025
DaySunday
ThemeHog Wild
ConstructorNatan Last
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split65 across · 60 down
Longest entries

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 5.1 letters per entry.