NYT Crossword October 17, 2025 Answers
By Karen Steinberg · Edited by Will Shortz
–
Across
–
Down
–
Total clues
Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from October 17, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
Across
1A What a comment might be made in 4 5A Plant often confused with algae 4 9A "The Craft" 5 14A Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist Applebaum 4 15A Understanding response 4 16A Amazon smart speakers 5 17A British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat" 9 19A Some suitors 5 20A Sets in motion 6 21A Sake, for one 8 23A Not fixed, as a stone 5 24A Drinking game with projectiles 9 25A Sign of healing 4 26A New service member 7 27A Mental image, for short? 3 28A Fun-size, so to speak 4 29A Stalk 4 31A First releases 6 33A Taking out the trash and others 6 35A Lab liquids 4 36A Max ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie" 4 37A Corn ___ (snack misnomer) 3 39A Longtime Nestlé candy brand 7 41A Arizona tribe with matrilineal clans 4 42A 1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy 9 45A Survived, so to speak 5 46A Portmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accounts 8 47A Popular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu" 6 48A ___ month 5 49A Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutter 9 51A Wipe 5 52A Biblical locale in a Steinbeck title 4 53A Golfer Aoki 4 54A Rationed (out) 5 55A Bleak 4 56A Gravitate 4Down
1D Historic Émile Zola letter of 1898 7 2D Improved 8 3D Meaty dog treats "in a blanket" 9 4D Less prolix 6 5D Customizable Nintendo avatars 4 6D Mac platform renamed in 2016 3 7D Condition of discretion 7 8D More seductive 6 9D One managing online content 9 10D Drink that comes with free refills 8 11D Word with easy or high 5 12D Matter 5 13D Insufferable sorts 5 18D Court call 3 22D Handles beautifully, in slang 7 24D Bills worth 100 buckaroos 4 26D British singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive" 7 28D Showed embarrassment, say 9 30D Event typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50s 9 32D Hoped-for scenario 8 33D America, for one: Abbr. 4 34D DC figure since 1938 8 36D Brand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novels 7 38D Certain unit of detergent 7 40D Pet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lap 6 41D "Stop the presses!" 6 42D Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842) 5 43D Habituate 5 44D Upper house of the French parliament 5 45D With, in Spanish 3 47D Plant on a pergola 4 50D ___ Lingus 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the October 17, 2025 NYT Crossword?
This puzzle has Across and Down clues. Every answer above is verified against the completed grid.
When does the NYT Crossword come out?
The New York Times releases the next day's crossword at 10 PM ET on weekdays and 6 PM ET on weekends. We publish the full verified answer set shortly after each release — check the NYT Crossword answers hub for the latest puzzle.