NYT Crossword Answers 11/28/25

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Pension alternatives, for short IRAS
• 5A Hustle SCAM
• 9A “Odds are ?” IDBET
• 14A Drive around the office? WORKETHIC
• 16A Actress Watts of “Mulholland Drive” NAOMI
• 17A Bahamians and Bahrainis ISLANDERS
• 18A Speedboat’s speed KNOTS
• 19A Fake account LIE
• 20A Dead ends? DEES
• 21A James in the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame RICK
• 22A Piano études, essentially LESSONS
• 24A Not above BENEATH
• 27A Trusty TRIEDANDTRUE
• 29A Alternative to a fingerprint, maybe PASSCODE
• 30A Golfer McIlroy, the first European male to achieve a career Grand Slam RORY
• 31A Actress ___ Marsay of Disney+’s “Andor” FAYE
• 32A The Jazz, on sports tickers UTA
• 33A Coming ___ SOON
• 34A Small band TRIO
• 35A Jazz pianist with a memorable recording of “Tea for Two” ARTTATUM
• 37A Plant eater? VENUSFLYTRAP
• 39A What the British call people who make crosswords SETTERS
• 40A Prepared statement? IMREADY
• 44A One-named rock idol who was born Paul David Hewson BONO
• 45A Locking horns ATIT
• 46A Guess alternative LEE
• 47A Vegges out LOAFS
• 49A Restaurant sommelier’s offering HOUSEWINE
• 51A Foundational skateboard trick OLLIE
• 52A Doesn’t exactly ham it up UNDERACTS
• 53A Sings (out) BELTS
• 54A Stereotypical eye-roller TEEN
• 55A Informal get-together SESH

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Words of affirmation IWILL
• 2D Sam’s wife in “The Lord of the Rings” ROSIE
• 3D Setting of the 1888 painting “Café Terrace at Night” ARLES
• 4D Genre for Toots and the Maytals SKA
• 5D Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named STDENIS
• 6D Junk food that, ironically, has an exercise in its name CHEESECURLS
• 7D Runs AIRS
• 8D Rap figures, for short MCS
• 9D Similarly INKIND
• 10D Flash mob group, perhaps DANCETROUPE
• 11D Decide where to stay BOOKAROOM
• 12D One wearing the Star of Life emblem, for short EMT
• 13D “Quite so” TIS
• 15D Back in the race? ENDORSE
• 21D French name meaning “born again” RENE
• 23D “Mind your own beeswax!” STAYOUTOFIT
• 24D It’s not constructive BADATTITUDE
• 25D Game division TURN
• 26D “I saw that!” HEY
• 28D Eccentric DOTTY
• 29D Colorful capsule that splatters PAINTBALL
• 31D Like samples FREE
• 33D Appetizer STARTER
• 34D Anchors might be seen on them TVS
• 35D ___-Latino AFRO
• 36D Funny Fred ARMISEN
• 38D Picks up SENSES
• 41D Literary protagonist who “generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)” ALICE
• 42D Some hailstone “souvenirs” DENTS
• 43D “Oof, sounds terrible!” YEESH
• 45D Top-tier AONE
• 47D Softball question LOB
• 48D José ___ (Mexican food brand) OLE
• 49D Humble dwelling HUT
• 50D Served as WAS