The full solution for the NY Times November 12 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Brad Wiegmann and Nicole Wiegmann and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Protection from an infection SCAB
- 5A Movie theater popcorn container TUB
- 8A Kurt who fronted Nirvana COBAIN
- 14A Accusative, for one CASE
- 15A Muff or fluff ERR
- 16A “Be that as it may ?” EVENSO
- 17A Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically OPTICALILLUSION
- 20A Aristophanes comedy, with “The” FROGS
- 21A Sailors’ patron STELMO
- 22A Energize FIREUP
- 24A King George ___, “Hamilton” character III
- 25A Some H.S. teams JVS
- 28A Remote batteries AAS
- 30A Social ___ MEDIA
- 32A Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce SRIRACHA
- 37A It keeps you in the dark EYEMASK
- 38A “Is it too risky?” DOIDARE
- 39A Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025 DORITOS
- 41A Appetites URGES
- 42A Sporty convertible ROADSTER
- 44A Like some ironed shirts and fall air CRISP
- 45A Free pass in sports BYE
- 46A “The Spanish Tragedy” playwright Thomas KYD
- 47A Washboard parts ABS
- 49A Grocery aisle enticement SAMPLE
- 55A Beer brand discontinued in 2010 BUDICE
- 58A Wading bird HERON
- 59A Image in this puzzle AMBIGUOUSFIGURE
- 63A Steve of “Battle of the Sexes” CARELL
- 64A “Tubular!” RAD
- 65A With a clean slate ANEW
- 66A What some people think this puzzle’s image represents RABBIT
- 67A U.K. home EUR
- 68A Eliot of the Untouchables NESS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Say “As if!,” e.g. SCOFF
- 2D Clamdigger pants style CAPRI
- 3D First American multimillionaire ASTOR
- 4D Sand-colored BEIGE
- 5D Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches TEA
- 6D Web addresses URLS
- 7D Like the words “knackered” and “chuffed” BRITISH
- 8D Bowed instruments CELLI
- 9D Haploid cell OVUM
- 10D Kiss, in Córdoba BESO
- 11D Unlucky “Wheel of Fortune” purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER ANI
- 12D Prefix with -metric ISO
- 13D French resistance? NON
- 18D Fort Collins sch. CSU
- 19D Hawaiian souvenir LEI
- 23D Late-night host Jack PAAR
- 25D Website with a “Conservadox” option JDATE
- 26D Sun blocker VISOR
- 27D Co. that merged with Neiman’s in 2024 SAKS
- 29D Great service provider ACER
- 30D Late-night host Seth MEYERS
- 31D Put out EMIT
- 32D “Excuse me” SORRY
- 33D Stiff RIGID
- 34D Bad time for Caesar IDES
- 35D Hoarse voice RASP
- 36D “Let’s call it ___” ADAY
- 38D What some people think this puzzle’s image represents DUCK
- 40D Many Pablo Neruda works ODES
- 43D No-name OBSCURE
- 47D One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps ADULT
- 48D Life story BIO
- 50D Fish in a poke bowl AHI
- 51D Soccer great Rapinoe MEGAN
- 52D Wrinkly fruit PRUNE
- 53D Pixelated, informally LORES
- 54D Cable show covering the red carpet ENEWS
- 55D Nickname of the “Love Yourself” singer, with “the” BIEB
- 56D Wrinkly fruit UGLI
- 57D Isaac’s favorite son ESAU
- 59D Counterpart of down: Abbr. ACR
- 60D Billy bawl? MAA
- 61D “Just a sec,” in a text BRB
- 62D Four-term prez FDR
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How can 31D be Meyers when it the answer only has 4 letters?