New York Times AnswersMonday, 20th October 2025 There are 39 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 20th October 2025. View the answers below.. All New York Times Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Apple tabletIPADAAcross 5: Facing the pitcherAT-BATAAcross 10: Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informallyBDAYAAcross 14: Informal eateryCAFEAAcross 15: Thanks, in FranceMERCIAAcross 16: Singer GuthrieARLOAAcross 17: Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g.ERRSAAcross 18: Wedding cake figurineBRIDEAAcross 19: Last language alphabetically on Google TranslateZULUAAcross 20: Milkshake flavor made with OreosCOOKIESNCREAMAAcross 23: The "A" of I.P.A.ALEAAcross 24: Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive yearsGREGAAcross 25: Welcome sights for thirsty people in desertsOASESAAcross 28: Accelerator or brakePEDALAAcross 30: Music genre that Joan Jett "loves"ROCK 'N' ROLLAAcross 30: Music genre that Joan Jett "loves"ROCK'N'ROLLAAcross 33: Arcing tennis shotLOBAAcross 35: Member of a conventNUNAAcross 36: Lavatory, in LiverpoolLOOAAcross 37: Pasta often filled with ricottaRAVIOLIAAcross 41: Listing on the Billboard Hot 100POPSONGAAcross 44: 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit"AGEAAcross 45: Play a part in a playACTAAcross 47: "My man!"BROAAcross 48: Two-part steakhouse entreeSURFNTURFAAcross 52: BonusEXTRAAAcross 56: Filmmaker MiyazakiHAYAOAAcross 57: QuestionsASKSAAcross 59: Color that means "stop"REDAAcross 60: Like some scented stickersSCRATCHNSNIFFAAcross 64: Sorority's counterpart, in briefFRATAAcross 66: Mandarin "hello"NIHAOAAcross 67: Head ___ heelsOVERAAcross 68: Chauffeured vehicleLIMOAAcross 69: Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangleALERTAAcross 70: Michelin productTIREAAcross 71: Alternative to a LyftUBERAAcross 72: JumpsLEAPSAAcross 73: Make simplerEASEDDown 1: What covers the North PoleICE CAPDDown 1: What covers the North PoleICECAPDDown 2: End of some sentencesPAROLEDDown 3: Having a certain natural hairstyleAFROEDDDown 4: Furniture piece for a talk show hostDESKDDown 5: Shade of yellowAMBERDDown 6: More abrupt in languageTERSERDDown 7: Hire to the teamBRING ONDDown 8: Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage"ACDCDDown 9: StratumTIERDDown 10: Marketplace with stallsBAZAARDDown 11: Occasion for a percussionist to shineDRUMSOLODDown 12: With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on)ALLDDown 13: See 12-DownYOUDDown 21: Inuit's homeIGLOODDown 22: Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology"EONDDown 26: University in North CarolinaELONDDown 27: Difficult, tiring workSLOGDDown 29: Comic actress WongALIDDown 31: Unit of flourCUPDDown 32: Door handleKNOBDDown 34: Untuneful trumpet soundBLATDDown 37: Lacking much thoughtRASHDDown 38: Water, in OaxacaAGUADDown 39: AforementionedVERYSAMEDDown 40: Hospital area with IVsICUDDown 42: News mediaPRESSDDown 43: Crosstown rivals of the CubbiesSOXDDown 46: WindpipeTRACHEADDown 49: Decision-making considerationFACTORDDown 50: Neither here ___ thereNORDDown 51: Only black key in a G major scaleFSHARPDDown 53: Fodder for "Jeopardy!"TRIVIADDown 54: Alludes (to)REFERSDDown 55: Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across?ADFREEDDown 58: Ties that are hard to untieKNOTSDDown 61: Super-uptightANALDDown 62: Bit of bathroom décorTILEDDown 63: Do, re or miNOTEDDown 64: It goes around every yearFLUDDown 65: Short ___ (beef cut)RIB