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NYT Crossword — October 31, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

1A large quantity

5Where one may park to see the Super Bowl

14Humans, gorillas and chimpanzees

16Like a skunk's tail

17Hot-weather coolers

19It's cool while it's hot

25Emerged (from)

27Old-fashioned "w00t!"

30Earth goddess in "Das Rheingold"

33Caroline Kepnes thriller written partly in the second person

35Cookie marketing units

39Opposite of the Latin "odi"

40Handled press agents?

41Stinky ___ ("Toy Story 2" antagonist)

44Some diving briefs

47"We should get out of here"

49Actress/singer Steinfeld

52Easily crushed

53Cone ___ (iconic Jean Paul Gaultier undergarment)

57Prayerful form of worship

59Option at a dealership

62Move, informally

63Word with sound or snake

Down

37 clues

1Something a workaholic is unlikely to say

2Predator in a pod

3Point in a film when an iconic song sets the scene

5The Onion's output

6Provided entrees

8Mother of a hinny

9Yosemite Sam's role in "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol"

10City across the Rio Grande from El Paso

11"No ___ mal" ("It's not bad," in Spanish)

12Repeated cry at a kegger

15Channing of "Blink Twice"

21Hit the ceiling

23Human rights lawyer Clooney

24"Wow, pretty sweet!"

25Apt anagram of GAMES minus M

28Emmy-winning actress for "The Bear"

34A smartphone has many of these

36Suspicious looks

37Island home of what may be the world's oldest living olive tree (2,000+ years)

38The U.A.E. is in it

43"Let me check with them"

45Port of Spain?

48Good Neighbor or Design a Robot, e.g., in 35-Across

51Founding member of 38-Down

55British monarch between William and George

57It's all around us

58Spreadsheet feature

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Stats & info

Friday, Oct 31, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 31, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorJuliana Tringali Golden

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 37 down

Longest entries

35ACookie marketing units15 ltrs 6DProvided entrees11 ltrs 24D"Wow, pretty sweet!"11 ltrs 22AGreen bay?10 ltrs 47A"We should get out of here"10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.