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NYT Crossword — October 26, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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66 clues

1Leftover piece of fabric

6___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"

11"Spartacus" or "Gladiator"

19Like harem pants

21Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"

22George Orwell's alma mater

23"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)

25Drag performer?

27Stinging plants

28Vaudeville offering

31Banned body builders, slangily

32Relax on a plane? (Gen X)

35___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend

36Dynamic opening?

37One side of the Bering Strait

38QB stat: Abbr.

41Device in a high-tech farm

43Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally

45"Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"

48Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)

54Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed

57Holiday celebrated with banh chung

58"Superfood" berry

62N.F.C. South player

64Beatles nickname

68Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)

71Awesome after dark? (Gen X)

73Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions

74Fare at many a shoreline eatery

76Disco guy on "The Simpsons"

77Moonshiners' needs

78Temporary halt, legally

79Difficulty, to Hamlet

81Aromatherapy liquids

84Symbol for fair weather in a forecast

85Green opening

87One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)

93Antonym and rhyme for "nay"

95Ancient Greek tunic

96"Absolutely!"

97Province bordering Turin

102Grp. that investigates cases?

104Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)

108Pagan religion

110"The Merchant of Venice" heroine

111Garb for an Indian bridesmaid

112Men's accessory organizer

114Labor leaders

116Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)

120Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)

121Shaving gel additive

123Like some undercover detectives

124Historic periods

125Takes a load off

126Wee

127Less off-the-wall

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1Pro's camera type

2Numismatist's acquisition

3"Got it," on a radio

4Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"

5Like the most pedantic pedant

6Windows upgrades, perhaps

7The "A" in STEAM

8Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific

10"Yes, captain!"

11Letter before zeta

12Singer Page or LaBelle

13Bargain bin abbr.

14Tops of waves

15"Come off it now!"

17First section of the "Iliad"

182013 title role for Asa Butterfield

24Collector's item?

26Addis Ababa residents

29Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine

32Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"

36Oprah or Ellen

38Industrial ___

39"Much obliged," in a text

44Kimono closer

46The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.

49Source of onomatopoeic words

501990s Indian P.M.

51Mark on a freshly polished shoe

53Coveter's sin

55Source of some natural dyes and sugars

59The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"

61Liverpudlian, e.g.

63It holds the line

65Most exceptional

66Pests that bug pups

68"The ___ the limit!"

69Prepare to drive

70"Not to mention …"

72Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly

75Objectivist author Rand

80Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps

82Sheltered side

83Typical univ. applicants

86"___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)

88Undesirable marks in high school

89X's, to Aphrodite

90Uses "lefty-loosey" on

92Commencement ritual

94Books with legends

100Location of the malleus, incus and stapes

101Maroon, in a way

103Its leaves are eaten by giraffes

105Pay tribute to

106One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

107Sexology subject

108Pun-filled, say

112Tax code issues

113Often-skinned body part

115Country music's ___ Young Band

117Head of production?

118PC connection

119Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly

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Stats & info

Sunday, Oct 26, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

75/366

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 26, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeTalkin' 'Bout My Generation

ConstructorGary Larson and Doug Peterson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split66 across · 74 down

Longest entries

32ARelax on a plane? (Gen X)13 ltrs 104APromoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)13 ltrs 48AAbruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)12 ltrs 87AOne assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)12 ltrs 23A"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)11 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 75 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.