The full solution for the NY Times November 23 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Trenton Charlson and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Second in Command.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Departed unceremoniously? ELOPED
- 7A Contained HELD
- 11A Tries to get a rise out of BAITS
- 16A Seeing someone, say ONADATE
- 17A “Couldn’t agree more!” AMEN
- 18A “Couldn’t agree more!” HOWTRUE
- 20A Certain vacation booking in Madrid? SPANISHRAMADA
- 22A Things from a distant land EXOTICA
- 23A Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins GAMGEE
- 24A Number of ancient kings in pre-Republic Rome VII
- 25A Look for SEEK
- 26A Play one’s part? ACT
- 27A Pants, in slang TROU
- 28A Billions and billions of boutique items? OCTILLIONDRESSES
- 34A One may keep a watch on you STRAP
- 36A Honest-to-goodness REAL
- 37A Programming pioneer Lovelace ADA
- 38A Snooped (around) NOSED
- 39A Exceed GOPAST
- 41A Put out MIFF
- 43A Actress Conn who played Frenchy in “Grease” DIDI
- 44A What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires? ACMETOTHERESCUE
- 49A Indiana pro athlete PACER
- 50A Nest egg inits. IRA
- 51A Nashville-to-Asheville dir. ESE
- 52A Big name in kitchenware OXO
- 53A San Francisco’s ___ Valley NOE
- 55A Summer hours in L.A. PDT
- 56A Tiny stinger REDANT
- 58A “Pretty please?” CANI
- 60A Bedamn ACCURSE
- 63A Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia? DANCINGWITHTHETSARS
- 67A Cocktails with curaçao MAITAIS
- 68A #1, say FAVE
- 69A Like the set of single-digit integers FINITE
- 71A Suffix with 75-Down IZE
- 73A Meeting of the minds? ESP
- 74A Many a Yeshiva student JEW
- 75A Kiss ___ CAM
- 76A Olive of old cartoons OYL
- 77A Little reminders NOTES
- 79A Figure who might say “Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!”? EGOCENTRICMODEL
- 85A Many a university benefactor, informally ALUM
- 86A Mouth-puckering SOUR
- 87A Sport HAVEON
- 88A Observes Ramadan, in a way FASTS
- 90A Sugar suffix OSE
- 91A One might have a “How’s My Driving?” bumper sticker SEMI
- 92A Home of eight of the world’s 10 tallest mountains NEPAL
- 96A What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping? LESSEROFTWOVEILS
- 101A Bananas LOCO
- 102A Naked ___ jaybird ASA
- 103A Contrarian in a nursery rhyme MARY
- 104A Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker REY
- 105A Country singer Yearwood TRISHA
- 107A Tight fit SQUEEZE
- 109A Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!) UNCLEARPOTION
- 113A Tight formations HUDDLES
- 114A Parking spot? SEAT
- 115A Stop, to a sailor HEAVETO
- 116A Sargasso Sea quartet ESSES
- 117A Corner of a diamond BASE
- 118A Buries INTERS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Fill with love ENAMOR
- 2D Love ___ LANGUAGE
- 3D Canine frenemy of Garfield ODIE
- 4D Leisurely evening walk PASEO
- 5D Addis Ababa’s country: Abbr. ETH
- 6D German article DER
- 7D Mark who portrayed Luke Skywalker HAMILL
- 8D It may come with attachments EMAIL
- 9D Shepherded LED
- 10D Part of what makes you you DNA
- 11D Ring master? BOXER
- 12D Up, now AWOKEN
- 13D Cousin of Gomez Addams ITT
- 14D When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared TRIASSICPERIOD
- 15D Made it big SUCCEEDED
- 16D Dizzying designs OPART
- 18D Mind HEED
- 19D Grovels EATSDIRT
- 20D Police dept. members SGTS
- 21D Do the Wright thing? AVIATE
- 25D Big fiasco SNAFU
- 29D Jalopy CRATE
- 30D John in the Radio Hall of Fame TESH
- 31D Indignant retort IAMSO
- 32D Like many of Horace’s works ODIC
- 33D Float component SODA
- 35D Strengths POTENCIES
- 40D Little reminders POSTITS
- 42D Metaphorical place of indecision FENCE
- 44D Word with gauge or guitar AIR
- 45D Standing on the street CRED
- 46D It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of Horrors MADAMETUSSAUDS
- 47D Rice-A-___ RONI
- 48D Charge to redeem mutual funds EXITFEE
- 49D The national fruit of Japan, the kaki, is a variety of it PERSIMMON
- 54D Stare down OUTFACE
- 57D Japan’s largest carrier ANA
- 58D Some sci-fi film effects, in brief CGI
- 59D Utterances of disappointment AWS
- 60D 4×4, for one ATV
- 61D “Evita” narrator CHE
- 62D Start of many a Latin American city name SAN
- 64D Scruffs NAPES
- 65D Goldie who won a 1969 Oscar for “Cactus Flower” HAWN
- 66D Reason to see an ophthalmologist STYE
- 70D 90° bend ELL
- 71D Very fast INAFLASH
- 72D Reminiscent of a certain French author?s work ZOLAESQUE
- 74D Banana Republic competitor JCREW
- 75D Like some suits CIVIL
- 78D Experts in CPR EMTS
- 80D Comically ridiculous GOOFY
- 81D Send packing OUST
- 82D A dirty look THEEYE
- 83D Actor Malek of “The Amateur” RAMI
- 84D Approximately 33.8 fluid ounces ONELITER
- 89D Mortal mother of Dionysus SEMELE
- 91D Lithe SVELTE
- 93D Puts forward POSITS
- 94D It may elicit a blessing ACHOO
- 95D Advance LOAN
- 97D Tears down RAZES
- 98D Bonanza discoveries ORES
- 99D Aquatic apex predators ORCAS
- 100D Legendary snake exterminator, familiarly STPAT
- 106D Emulate a vagabond ROVE
- 108D Newsroom V.I.P.s EDS
- 109D Kind of PC port USB
- 110D Museum-funding org. NEA
- 111D Tuna often served tartare AHI
- 112D Stimpy’s cartoon pal REN
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