No-name

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Across

  1. 1Protection from an infection
  2. 5Movie theater popcorn container
  3. 8Kurt who fronted Nirvana
  4. 14Accusative, for one
  5. 15Muff or fluff
  6. 16"Be that as it may ..."
  7. 17Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically
  8. 20Aristophanes comedy, with "The"
  9. 21Sailors' patron
  10. 22Energize
  11. 24King George ___, "Hamilton" character
  12. 25Some H.S. teams
  13. 28Remote batteries
  14. 30Social ___
  15. 32Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce
  16. 37It keeps you in the dark
  17. 38"Is it too risky?"
  18. 39Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025
  19. 41Appetites
  20. 42Sporty convertible
  21. 44Like some ironed shirts and fall air
  22. 45Free pass in sports
  23. 46"The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas
  24. 47Washboard parts
  25. 49Grocery aisle enticement
  26. 55Beer brand from Anheuser-Busch
  27. 58Wading bird
  28. 59Image in this puzzle
  29. 63Steve of "Battle of the Sexes"
  30. 64"Tubular!"
  31. 65With a clean slate
  32. 66What some people think this puzzle's image represents
  33. 67U.K. home
  34. 68Eliot of the Untouchables

Down

  1. 1Say "As if!," e.g.
  2. 2Clamdigger pants style
  3. 3First American multimillionaire
  4. 4Sand-colored
  5. 5Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches
  6. 6Web addresses
  7. 7Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed"
  8. 8Bowed instruments
  9. 9Haploid cell
  10. 10Kiss, in Córdoba
  11. 11Unlucky "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER
  12. 12Prefix with -metric
  13. 13French resistance?
  14. 18Fort Collins sch.
  15. 19Hawaiian souvenir
  16. 23Late-night host Jack
  17. 25Website with a "Conservadox" option
  18. 26Sun blocker
  19. 27Co. that merged with Neiman's in 2024
  20. 29Great service provider
  21. 30Late-night host Seth
  22. 31Put out
  23. 32"Excuse me"
  24. 33Stiff
  25. 34Bad time for Caesar
  26. 35Hoarse voice
  27. 36"Let's call it ___"
  28. 38What some people think this puzzle's image represents
  29. 40Many Pablo Neruda works
  30. 43No-name
  31. 47One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps
  32. 48Life story
  33. 50Fish in a poke bowl
  34. 51Soccer great Rapinoe
  35. 52Wrinkly fruit
  36. 53Pixelated, informally
  37. 54Cable show covering the red carpet
  38. 55Nickname of the "Love Yourself" singer, with "the"
  39. 56Wrinkly fruit
  40. 57Isaac's favorite son
  41. 59Counterpart of down: Abbr.
  42. 60Billy bawl?
  43. 61"Just a sec," in a text
  44. 62Four-term prez

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Protection from an infection — Answer: SCAB
  2. 5. Movie theater popcorn container — Answer: TUB
  3. 8. Kurt who fronted Nirvana — Answer: COBAIN
  4. 14. Accusative, for one — Answer: CASE
  5. 15. Muff or fluff — Answer: ERR
  6. 16. "Be that as it may ..." — Answer: EVENSO
  7. 17. Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically — Answer: OPTICALILLUSION
  8. 20. Aristophanes comedy, with "The" — Answer: FROGS
  9. 21. Sailors' patron — Answer: STELMO
  10. 22. Energize — Answer: FIREUP
  11. 24. King George ___, "Hamilton" character — Answer: III
  12. 25. Some H.S. teams — Answer: JVS
  13. 28. Remote batteries — Answer: AAS
  14. 30. Social ___ — Answer: MEDIA
  15. 32. Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce — Answer: SRIRACHA
  16. 37. It keeps you in the dark — Answer: EMASK
  17. 38. "Is it too risky?" — Answer: DOIDARE
  18. 39. Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025 — Answer: DORITOS
  19. 41. Appetites — Answer: URGES
  20. 42. Sporty convertible — Answer: ROADSTER
  21. 44. Like some ironed shirts and fall air — Answer: CRISP
  22. 45. Free pass in sports — Answer: BYE
  23. 46. "The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas — Answer: KYD
  24. 47. Washboard parts — Answer: ABS
  25. 49. Grocery aisle enticement — Answer: SAMPLE
  26. 55. Beer brand from Anheuser-Busch — Answer: BUDICE
  27. 58. Wading bird — Answer: HERON
  28. 59. Image in this puzzle — Answer: AMBIGUOUSFIGURE
  29. 63. Steve of "Battle of the Sexes" — Answer: CARELL
  30. 64. "Tubular!" — Answer: RAD. Hint: Totally cool, in old-school surfer slang 🌊
  31. 65. With a clean slate — Answer: ANEW
  32. 66. What some people think this puzzle's image represents — Answer: RABBIT
  33. 67. U.K. home — Answer: EUR
  34. 68. Eliot of the Untouchables — Answer: NESS

Down

  1. 1. Say "As if!," e.g. — Answer: SCOFF
  2. 2. Clamdigger pants style — Answer: CAPRI
  3. 3. First American multimillionaire — Answer: ASTOR
  4. 4. Sand-colored — Answer: BEIGE
  5. 5. Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches — Answer: TEA
  6. 6. Web addresses — Answer: URLS. Hint: The destinations you type into a browser’s address bar 🌐
  7. 7. Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed" — Answer: BRITISH
  8. 8. Bowed instruments — Answer: CELLI
  9. 9. Haploid cell — Answer: OVUM
  10. 10. Kiss, in Córdoba — Answer: BESO
  11. 11. Unlucky "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER — Answer: ANI
  12. 12. Prefix with -metric — Answer: ISO
  13. 13. French resistance? — Answer: NON
  14. 18. Fort Collins sch. — Answer: CSU
  15. 19. Hawaiian souvenir — Answer: LEI
  16. 23. Late-night host Jack — Answer: PAAR
  17. 25. Website with a "Conservadox" option — Answer: JDATE
  18. 26. Sun blocker — Answer: VISOR
  19. 27. Co. that merged with Neiman's in 2024 — Answer: SAKS
  20. 29. Great service provider — Answer: ACER
  21. 30. Late-night host Seth — Answer: MERS
  22. 31. Put out — Answer: EMIT
  23. 32. "Excuse me" — Answer: SORRY
  24. 33. Stiff — Answer: RIGID. Hint: Unable to bend or yield, this describes something inflexible. 🪵
  25. 34. Bad time for Caesar — Answer: IDES
  26. 35. Hoarse voice — Answer: RASP
  27. 36. "Let's call it ___" — Answer: ADAY
  28. 38. What some people think this puzzle's image represents — Answer: DUCK
  29. 40. Many Pablo Neruda works — Answer: ODES
  30. 43. No-name — Answer: OBSCURE
  31. 47. One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps — Answer: ADULT
  32. 48. Life story — Answer: BIO. Hint: A brief account of someone’s life, often found in a book or online profile 📖
  33. 50. Fish in a poke bowl — Answer: AHI
  34. 51. Soccer great Rapinoe — Answer: MEGAN
  35. 52. Wrinkly fruit — Answer: PRUNE
  36. 53. Pixelated, informally — Answer: LORES
  37. 54. Cable show covering the red carpet — Answer: ENEWS
  38. 55. Nickname of the "Love Yourself" singer, with "the" — Answer: BIEB
  39. 56. Wrinkly fruit — Answer: UGLI. Hint: This unusual citrus may look rough and wrinkled, but it’s sweet inside. 🍊
  40. 57. Isaac's favorite son — Answer: ESAU
  41. 59. Counterpart of down: Abbr. — Answer: ACR
  42. 60. Billy bawl? — Answer: MAA
  43. 61. "Just a sec," in a text — Answer: BRB
  44. 62. Four-term prez — Answer: FDR

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The answer to “No-name” in the New York Times crossword is OBSCURE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 43-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include RANDO. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“No-name” answer

OBSCURE (7 letters) — most recent; also seen as RANDO

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is OBSCURE.

Why the answer is OBSCURE

OBSCURE is the 7-letter solution that fits "No-name" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 12, 2025 (43-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

Other answers for “No-name”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides OBSCURE, it has also been RANDO. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

  • November 12, 2025 (most recent) → OBSCURE
  • July 8, 2025 → RANDO

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About the NYT Crossword

The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Wednesday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “No-name”?

The answer is OBSCURE, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025. Other answers for this clue include RANDO.

How many letters is the answer to “No-name”?

7 letters: OBSCURE. Earlier fills for this clue have also been RANDO (5).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 43-Down. Earlier appearances: July 8, 2025 → RANDO.

Can “No-name” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides OBSCURE, New York Times has also used RANDO for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for November 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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