NYT Crossword November 16, 2025 Answers

Across

1A They're charged for long trips 6 7A Tool with a point 3 10A No longer in as good a place 8 18A Here 7 20A Early smartphone model of the 2000s 4 21A Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking 8 22A King's assessment of his son the Crusader? 21 25A Parisian possessive 4 26A D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking 3 27A Nickname heard in 8-Down 3 28A Harder to grasp, in a way 6 29A Done deal 4 30A "Swan Lake" role 6 32A Disney World souvenir 3 35A Davis of old Hollywood 5 36A The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. 8 38A Radiate 5 40A Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? 19 46A "I didn't expect that!" 5 47A Corner key 3 48A Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" 3 49A Marine menace 4 51A With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? 10 56A Nail salon brand 3 58A Gal from Israel 5 59A Something athletes strive to break 3 60A Dots on faces 4 61A Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st 3 62A Customarily 7 64A Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? 15 68A Team transports 7 71A Inserted, as into a printer 3 72A It's over your head 4 73A Capture 3 76A No Mr. Nice Guy 5 77A Scratch the surface of, say 3 78A See 51-Across 10 81A Fly in the ointment 4 82A Weed killer 3 84A Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. 3 86A Shake off 5 87A Schnozz, honker or beak? 19 94A Broke down 5 95A Castle fortifications 8 96A Leave red-faced 5 100A Sign of a smashing success 3 101A Right-leaning? 6 102A Olympian queen 4 106A Sunni or Shiite 6 108A One wearing a striped shirt, informally 3 110A ___Arts, school in Santa Clarita 3 111A Pool equipment 4 112A Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? 21 118A Very quickly 8 119A Getting warm 4 120A "The Godfather" weapon 7 121A Movable parts of record players 8 122A "Might I ___ …" 3 123A Competes for, as a contract 6

Down

1D Costume garments made from bedsheets 5 2D ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown 5 3D Hub for K-pop 5 4D Many a casual fitted top 9 5D Flood protection? 3 6D Depot: Abbr. 3 7D Specialized skill 3 8D Wayne's world? 8 9D Rob of "The West Wing" 4 10D Tribulation 3 11D Get off the fence 3 12D Like dark green avocados 4 13D No-lose situation 7 14D Microphone inventor ___ Berliner 5 15D Take full responsibility for something 5 16D Aspect 5 17D "___ Jacques" 5 19D Like some cameras and agendas 6 20D "Really?" 6 23D Honkers 5 24D Stand out 5 30D "… ___ quit!" 3 31D Spa handout 5 33D Formerly with law enforcement, informally 5 34D Garage job 4 37D What a detail-oriented person might "dot" 4 39D Animal house 3 40D Cuisine with boat noodles 4 41D No Mr. Nice Guy 4 42D Prefix suggesting low cost 5 43D Nature calls 5 44D Language that's the source of the word "khaki" 4 45D Earth Day subj. 4 46D Many a time 3 50D Absorbed, as a cost 3 52D Difficult position 4 53D Little untruths 4 54D Special ___ 3 55D Uncle Sam's land, informally 5 57D Lead-in to dollar or chemical 5 58D Talk at length 3 61D See 51-Across 3 62D Gone wrong, for short? 4 63D L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics 4 64D "Scent of a Woman" dance 5 65D Twisted 3 66D Tried for a second term, say 5 67D AAA job 3 68D Meditation sounds 3 69D TV role for Lucy Lawless 4 70D James of "Misery" 4 73D Author who coined the word "munchkin" 4 74D Campaign worker 4 75D Coll. senior's test 3 77D Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" 5 78D Parade attraction 5 79D On its way 4 80D Memorization tool 9 82D ___ honor (honorific for a judge) 3 83D Eastern ties 4 85D Represented 8 88D Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 7 89D Find charming 5 90D Lost shipment inquiry 6 91D "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. 5 92D Final words 6 93D Partner of parks, for short 3 96D Scope 5 97D Spanish for "good" 5 98D Dam on the Nile 5 99D List of candidates 5 103D Mozart can be seen on some of them 5 104D Odd-numbered page 5 105D Ghost-faced 5 107D Israeli P.M. before Rabin 4 109D Europe's tallest active volcano 4 113D Channel for cinephiles 3 114D "___ All That" (2021 rom-com) 3 115D Family man 3 116D "Marvy!" 3 117D Doctor's order, for short 3