NYT Crossword November 22, 2025 Answers

Across

1A One of 843 in New York's 50-Across 4 5A Sprinkle with oil, say 5 10A Sister's commitments 4 14A Foreign exchange? 10 16A Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" 4 17A End of a set, in mathematics 10 18A Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States" 4 19A Eagle pose, for one 5 20A Smooths 5 22A Loll 3 23A Boos 11 26A Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge 3 29A Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier 4 30A Poked 6 32A Stony 4 34A Chris formerly of "S.N.L" 4 36A Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem" 5 37A Many Haitians 7 39A Opening on a frozen lake 7 41A Transit option since 2000 5 42A Kind of butter used in lotions 4 44A Many a sports bet 4 45A Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" 6 47A With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco 4 49A Miss the mark 3 50A See 1-Across 11 53A Counterpart of "Pls" 3 54A Ruthless Records co-founder 5 55A Get on 5 59A Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers 4 61A Exhibit hoppi-ness? 10 63A They cut bouts short, for short 4 64A Disappearing ink vessel? 10 65A Heat transfer? 4 66A Red Square presence since 1924 5 67A X or Y, often 4

Down

1D Soft shade 4 2D One of four tarot suits 4 3D Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark" 4 4D Delightful locales 5 5D "Gimme a sec" 3 6D Laxity 9 7D Likened 7 8D Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously 5 9D Drenched 6 10D See 47-Across 3 11D Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy 10 12D Cab driver? 10 13D Did a number, say 4 15D Decapod with three pairs of claws 5 21D Sea foam 5 24D Green land 4 25D It borders Canada for 45 miles 5 26D Certain miniature vehicle, informally 5 27D Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe 10 28D Offering to a teary person 10 31D Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land" 5 33D Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO 5 35D Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby" 9 38D Medium for some ephemeral art 5 40D Precious, in Italy 4 43D Lama, e.g. 7 46D Toothache medication 6 48D Shady shelter 5 51D Sky shade 5 52D Yogurt-braised Indian entree 5 53D Booth in Times Sq. 4 56D Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand 4 57D 52-Down go-with 4 58D Causes of some laundry mishaps 4 60D Superlative ending 3 62D Peat source 3