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NYT Crossword — October 29, 2025

Wednesday’s 14 × 16 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues
1The "R" of REM
6States
10Little devil
13Bring down
14Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw
15"Whatever"
16Dracula's preferred way to eat wings?
19"When u coming?"
20Jocular suffix for "most"
21First aid stinger
22Cell centers
25Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes
26What makes Dracula frantically hop around?
30Clickable pic
31Eldest Corleone brother
32Felt something on your head?
35Food fight projectile
36Speedway sponsor
39Some unidentified visitors, for short
40Wrap up
42Well-rounded figure?
44Showed sudden interest, in a way
46Cry of victory
47When Dracula doesn't feel seen?
52Lead-in to second
53Like Satan, in the Bible
54Knob on an electric guitar
57A.F.L.-___
58"Despicable Me" antihero
61Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals?
64Like some jobs
65Well-used pencil, say
66Rains hard?
67Anti-traffic org.
68Sport whose athletes wear topknots
69Mythical luster?

Down

40 clues
1Still red, say
2Not much
3Jupiter and Mars
4"In a way"
5Pick up on
6Loosens up
7Response to "Speak!"
8Cold-weather cryptid
9Neighborhood in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"
10Knock back a few
11Big bully
12Aquarium diagnostic
17World capital near the 60th parallel
18Enlighten
23"Sorry, that's incorrect"
24Restaurant chain acronym
26Word with still or shelf
27"New Jack City" co-star, 1991
28Spanish name found in "business"
29Fastener with an onomatopoeic name
33Bring up
34Pot grower?
36What contains a lot of darn stuff?
37The "Amigos" of film, e.g.
38Big name in magic
41Beer brand on "The Simpsons"
43Feminist sex educator Shere ___
44Pompous people
45Non-pharmacological component of a clinical trial
47Pristine, as land
48Veterans Day event
49Lake that's the "thumb" of New York's Finger Lakes
50Certain Ivy Leaguers
51Rags, e.g.
55What a bargain hunter hopes to pay
56Ides of March rebuke
59Depend (on)
60Old map inits.
62Sound of a good car engine
63Designation for the Toledo Mud Hens

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025
14×16
Grid size
76
Total entries
34/190
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedOct 29, 2025
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorJohn Donegan
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split36 across · 40 down
Longest entries
16ADracula's preferred way to eat wings?14 ltrs26AWhat makes Dracula frantically hop around?14 ltrs47AWhen Dracula doesn't feel seen?14 ltrs61AGet ready to attack Dracula and his pals?14 ltrs3DJupiter and Mars9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.