NYT Crossword October 27, 2025 Answers

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1A Prepare, as samosas 3 4A National park in Alberta 5 9A Partner of Clark in exploration 5 14A Olympic gymnast Sunisa 3 15A Ad that's handed out on the street 5 16A Put in one's two cents 5 17A ___ and downs 3 18A Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically 11 20A Swampy areas 4 22A "In ___ of gifts ..." 4 23A Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble 3 24A Application that might be put on with a spray mop 8 27A You love, in Latin 4 29A French king 3 30A Useful gadget for international travelers 7 33A "The most amazing part is ..." 9 38A ___ Island (smallest U.S. state) 5 39A Openly gay 3 40A Browser that competes with Chrome 7 42A I.C.U. staffers 3 43A Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g. 5 45A N.B.A. team in southern Florida 9 47A Miseries 7 49A Pretty ___ picture 3 50A Taken-back auto 4 51A Location of many gold reserves 8 56A Weightlifting unit 3 57A Mom on "Family Guy" 4 59A First-class 4 60A Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across 11 64A Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz" 3 65A Indian or Pakistani 5 66A Bowling scoresheet unit 5 67A "Green" prefix 3 68A Slow, musically 5 69A Damascus's land 5 70A Lion's lair 3

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1D Stuff of little substance 5 2D What matching ends of magnets do 5 3D Like 20 Questions questions 5 4D Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief 3 5D In the manner of 3 6D Nabisco wafer brand 5 7D Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter 5 8D On the house 4 9D Baseball's Gehrig 3 10D Words set in stone? 7 11D Establishment with red, white and rosé options 9 12D Knowing, as a secret 4 13D "___ sells" (advertising catchphrase) 3 19D Campus courtyard 4 21D Arrange from newest to oldest, say 4 25D Santa's landing spot 7 26D Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines 4 28D Believer in communism achieved through class struggle 7 30D ___ Romeo (sports car) 4 31D Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay 4 32D Breather 4 33D Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo 4 34D Continental cash 4 35D Headed the cast of 9 36D Weapons 4 37D Luau garland 3 41D Ilhan of Congress 4 44D "This cannot be stressed enough ..." 7 46D Maori dance with rhythmic chanting 4 48D "The Three Little Pigs" antagonist 4 51D Full of passion 5 52D One of seven won by "Oppenheimer" 5 53D Famous 5 54D In the cooler 5 55D Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter 5 56D What yeast makes dough do 4 58D Send-___ (farewells) 4 60D Seasoning for una margarita 3 61D Ambient music composer Brian 3 62D "I wish I could unhear everything you just said!" 3 63D Mermaid's milieu 3