NYT Crossword October 26, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Leftover piece of fabric 5 6A ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold" 5 11A "Spartacus" or "Gladiator" 4 15A Comic Kaplan 4 19A Like harem pants 5 20A Large spread 5 21A Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles" 4 22A George Orwell's alma mater 4 23A "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) 11 25A Drag performer? 9 27A Stinging plants 7 28A Vaudeville offering 4 30A Call at home 6 31A Banned body builders, slangily 5 32A Relax on a plane? (Gen X) 13 35A ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend 3 36A Dynamic opening? 6 37A One side of the Bering Strait 4 38A QB stat: Abbr. 3 41A Device in a high-tech farm 6 43A Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally 3 45A "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs" 4 48A Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial) 12 52A Hit the horn 4 54A Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed 3 56A Trade show 4 57A Holiday celebrated with banh chung 3 58A "Superfood" berry 4 60A Small bite 6 62A N.F.C. South player 3 64A Beatles nickname 7 67A Greed 7 68A Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z) 10 71A Awesome after dark? (Gen X) 10 73A Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions 7 74A Fare at many a shoreline eatery 7 76A Disco guy on "The Simpsons" 3 77A Moonshiners' needs 6 78A Temporary halt, legally 4 79A Difficulty, to Hamlet 3 81A Aromatherapy liquids 4 84A Symbol for fair weather in a forecast 3 85A Green opening 4 87A One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z) 12 91A Tempo 4 93A Antonym and rhyme for "nay" 3 95A Ancient Greek tunic 6 96A "Absolutely!" 3 97A Province bordering Turin 4 99A ___-weenie 6 102A Grp. that investigates cases? 3 104A Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial) 13 108A Pagan religion 5 110A "The Merchant of Venice" heroine 6 111A Garb for an Indian bridesmaid 4 112A Men's accessory organizer 7 114A Labor leaders 9 116A Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) 11 120A Olympus ___ (Martian volcano) 4 121A Shaving gel additive 4 122A Vaulted 5 123A Like some undercover detectives 5 124A Historic periods 4 125A Takes a load off 4 126A Wee 5 127A Less off-the-wall 5

Down

1D Pro's camera type 3 2D Numismatist's acquisition 4 3D "Got it," on a radio 5 4D Kutcher of "That ’70s Show" 6 5D Like the most pedantic pedant 8 6D Windows upgrades, perhaps 5 7D The "A" in STEAM 4 8D Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific 3 9D Laddie's cap 3 10D "Yes, captain!" 6 11D Letter before zeta 7 12D Singer Page or LaBelle 5 13D Bargain bin abbr. 3 14D Tops of waves 6 15D "Come off it now!" 7 16D Courtyards 5 17D First section of the "Iliad" 5 18D 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield 5 24D Collector's item? 7 26D Addis Ababa residents 10 29D Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine 3 32D Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool" 4 33D "Catch!" 4 34D Handle 4 36D Oprah or Ellen 6 38D Industrial ___ 3 39D "Much obliged," in a text 3 40D Head honcho 9 42D Shamefaced 6 44D Kimono closer 3 46D The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g. 9 47D Run off with 5 49D Source of onomatopoeic words 6 50D 1990s Indian P.M. 3 51D Mark on a freshly polished shoe 5 53D Coveter's sin 4 55D Source of some natural dyes and sugars 4 59D The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur" 4 61D Liverpudlian, e.g. 6 63D It holds the line 10 65D Most exceptional 4 66D Pests that bug pups 5 67D Kidnap 6 68D "The ___ the limit!" 4 69D Prepare to drive 5 70D "Not to mention …" 4 72D Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly 6 75D Objectivist author Rand 3 78D Go out with 3 80D Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps 7 82D Sheltered side 3 83D Typical univ. applicants 3 86D "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune) 4 88D Undesirable marks in high school 4 89D X's, to Aphrodite 4 90D Uses "lefty-loosey" on 8 92D Commencement ritual 7 94D Books with legends 7 98D Small crowns 6 100D Location of the malleus, incus and stapes 3 101D Maroon, in a way 6 103D Its leaves are eaten by giraffes 6 104D Froth 5 105D Pay tribute to 5 106D One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters" 5 107D Sexology subject 5 108D Pun-filled, say 5 109D ___ squash 5 112D Tax code issues 4 113D Often-skinned body part 4 115D Country music's ___ Young Band 3 117D Head of production? 3 118D PC connection 3 119D Arcade game with pressure sensors for the feet, familiarly 3