NYT Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Today's NYT Crossword answers

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NYT Crossword

Sunday, October 25, 2026

21×21“Relatively Speaking”By Dylan Schiff and John KugelmanEdited by Will ShortzMedium, but big (21×21)

Sunday puzzle · 138 answers · Medium, but big (21×21). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

24A OLIVERSTONE34A BUTCHERBLOCK49A LIGHTERFLUID82A EASTERISLAND94A BOMBERJACKET109A SOONERSTATE

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 19; here are their numbers and answers.

  1. 17AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealLAV
  2. 22AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealLITTERBUG
  3. 24AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealOLIVERSTONE
  4. 34AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealBUTCHERBLOCK
  5. 49AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealLIGHTERFLUID
  6. 57AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealTSA
  7. 63AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealSHUTTERFLY
  8. 67AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
    RevealBUFFERZONE
  9. 82AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealEASTERISLAND
  10. 94AAcross clue ending in “?” (12)
    RevealBOMBERJACKET
  11. 109AAcross clue ending in “?” (11)
    RevealSOONERSTATE
  12. 111AAcross clue ending in “?” (9)
    RevealHYPERTEXT
  13. 114AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealACNE
  14. 117AAcross clue ending in “?” (3)
    RevealSPA
  15. 9DDown clue ending in “?” (6)
    RevealUNLINK
  16. 18DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealTEACH
  17. 23DDown clue ending in “?” (5)
    RevealTRACK
  18. 76DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealCRAW
  19. 106DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
    RevealPYRO
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 346 puzzles since November 2025:

ERA ×30ERR ×21SPA ×21ODE ×19ONO ×17TEN ×12TSA ×12AVE ×11

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid
All 64 Across answers

1A ABU4A NOSE8A BUENO13A LAOS17A LAV18A TORTA19A INVADE21A EIRE22A LITTERBUG24A OLIVERSTONE26A LARAM27A DESPITE29A AISLOP30A TACIT32A RHINE33A GRITS34A BUTCHERBLOCK37A SEGNO40A OHOK41A ARYA42A SAVE43A LOP46A ONO47A BAIO49A LIGHTERFLUID54A POSHEST56A TRAINEE57A TSA58A TAHOE60A LOAMS61A RERAN63A SHUTTERFLY67A BUFFERZONE70A LUMPS71A FACTS73A YASIR74A UMA75A MCGUIRE78A NATASHA82A EASTERISLAND85A AGUE86A IOS87A NSA88A ASEA89A RAVI91A ALMS92A NEWTS94A BOMBERJACKET98A MEALY101A DONOR102A LOBED103A ENTIRE105A SITEMAP107A LOIRE109A SOONERSTATE111A HYPERTEXT114A ACNE115A RAINEY116A ARENT117A SPA118A SHES119A GRADE120A MOPE121A SOX

All 74 Down answers

1D ALL2D BAIL3D UVTATTOOS4D NORMIE5D ORB6D STUD7D EAGERLY8D BIOPIC9D UNLINK10D EVITE11D NAVE12D ODE13D LETSROLL14D AIOLI15D ORNOT16D SEEPS18D TEACH20D ERA23D TRACK25D SIGN28D SHOAL31D TRAITOR34D BOOP35D UHNO36D BRO37D SATISFY38D EVEN39D GERE42D SHAMU44D OUTRO45D PISAN47D BEATSME48D ASHE50D ITO51D GRABS52D FERRITE53D DANE55D HTTP59D EFFUSES60D LYCRA62D EZRA63D SLUE64D HUMAN65D UMASS66D LAILA68D FANGIRL69D ESAU72D TEN76D CRAW77D GIST79D SILKDRESS80D HOME81D ASST83D TANLINES84D DRMOM85D AVE90D ABRAHAM91D ACEIT93D EYRE94D BOTTED95D ONEEYE96D JOLENE97D ABORT98D MESAS99D ENOCH100D ATONE101D DIANA104D ERR105D STIR106D PYRO108D EXPO110D SAG112D PEP113D TAX

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Sunday, October 25, 2026 was a 21×21 grid by Dylan Schiff and John Kugelman, edited by Will Shortz, titled “Relatively Speaking”. It had 138 answers and 81 black squares; the longest answer ran 12 letters. That is 1 fewer than the average Sunday before it (139.4). 19 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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