NYT Crossword Answers 11/20/25

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Duds in bed? PJS
• 4A Place for a castle BEACH
• 9A Retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center SAKS
• 13A Bread for dipping SOP
• 14A Very, very ULTRA
• 15A Very, very particular ANAL
• 16A Cubing needs SKINDIVES
• 18A Like an S-Tier video game character ELITE
• 19A Computer pros TECHS
• 20A In position SITUATED
• 22A Beurre demi-___ (salted butter, in France) SEL
• 23A Turns on BETTERDAYS
• 25A ___ ejemplo POR
• 26A “Hail,” in Latin AVE
• 27A Scottsbluff’s state: Abbr. NEB
• 28A Overlook for an award, say SNUB
• 30A Hitchhiker’s hope RIDE
• 32A Niihau neighbor KAUAI
• 36A Make, as money AMBIENT
• 38A Ensnare STARMAP
• 40A Puts through the paces TESTS
• 41A On the topic of ASTO
• 43A Spanx founder Blakely SARA
• 44A Spanish diminutive suffix ITO
• 46A “Excuse me!” HEY
• 47A Video game customization, informally MOD
• 48A Fops DAMNEDLIES
• 52A Surfboard stabilizer FIN
• 53A Vesper Lynd portrayer in “Casino Royale” EVAGREEN
• 54A “Star Wars” character originally portrayed by a puppet that weighed over a ton JABBA
• 56A They may be threaded BROWS
• 57A He doesn’t belong … or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across ODDMANOUT
• 60A Singer with the #1 hits “Umbrella” and “Disturbia,” familiarly RIRI
• 61A Levi’s Stadium player, informally NINER
• 62A Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985 MRT
• 63A Came down to earth ALIT
• 64A “Jumping Jehoshaphat!” EGADS
• 65A Supporting article? BRA

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Subtle attention-getter PSST
• 2D “Guess I’m the dummy” JOKESONME
• 3D Dry seasons? SPICERUBS
• 4D Signs of spring BUDS
• 5D Yalie ELI
• 6D Off-road rover, for short ATV
• 7D Sporting a tuft of feathers CRESTED
• 8D Knows the solution HASIT
• 9D Restaurants’ “serve yourself” features SALADBARS
• 10D Baker of R&B ANITA
• 11D Actress Sagal KATEY
• 12D They make runs at the Winter Olympics SLEDS
• 17D Blues’ grp. NHL
• 18D “I’ve got the answer!” EUREKA
• 21D Atomic number of neon TEN
• 23D Rustic wedding venue BARN
• 24D Musical with the showstopper “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” EVITA
• 25D Exam for some sophs. PSAT
• 29D Humor with an edge BITINGWIT
• 31D First name in cosmetics ESTEE
• 33D Dish that creates an explosion of rich flavors, in modern parlance UMAMIBOMB
• 34D Narrator/antagonist in “Hamilton” AARONBURR
• 35D Pixel alternative IPAD
• 37D Perfume compounds ESTERS
• 39D Most characters in Pixar’s first film TOYS
• 42D Bash SHINDIG
• 45D “___ to Joy” ODE
• 48D Messing around on TV? DEBRA
• 49D Mars follower, in Marseille AVRIL
• 50D Source of the word “tiki” MAORI
• 51D Sierra ___ LEONE
• 52D Summer cooler FAN
• 54D Tipping points? JARS
• 55D Palindromic flour ATTA
• 58D The stuff of life DNA
• 59D ___ school MED