Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, October 12, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on October 12?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for October 12, 2025
The full solution for the October 12 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, October 12.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for October 12, 2025
Every clue from the October 12 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Common sight near the entrance of a mall | MAP |
| 4 | Words that might precede "Out, darned Spot!"? | BADDOG |
| 10 | Gives some heat, say | ARMS |
| 14 | Cry of frustration | ARGH |
| 18 | Like | ALA |
| 19 | Blew out | EXHALED |
| 21 | Sound from a horn | BEEP |
| 22 | Bull in a Chihuahua shop | TORO |
| 23 | Boast accompanying an evil laugh [120 sec.] | MINEALLMINE |
| 25 | Low-pitched jazz instruments, for short | BARISAXES |
| 27 | Angler's lure | BAIT |
| 28 | Words on a juice carton | NOTFROMCNTRATE |
| 30 | What many monks and yogis are | ASCETICS |
| 34 | "Project Hail Mary" creatures, in brief | ETS |
| 35 | Director Rob | REINER |
| 36 | Lampshade-shaped candy piece | ROLO |
| 37 | Rock band? | SEAM |
| 40 | Tidbits | MORSELS |
| 41 | Licorice-flavored vegetables [32 oz.] | FENNELBULBS |
| 45 | Faint | SWOON |
| 47 | "Please. It's my ___" | TREAT |
| 48 | Letter opener? | TOWHOMITMAYCRN |
| 54 | Young girl in Scotland | WEELASSIE |
| 57 | Rumspringas in Amish communities, e.g. | RITES |
| 58 | Greeting on Talk Like a Pirate Day | AHOY |
| 59 | Word with straw or exit | POLL |
| 60 | Writer Silverstein | SHEL |
| 62 | Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might say | WILY |
| 63 | Carpenter's adage illustrated four times in this puzzle | MEASURETWICECUTONCE |
| 71 | Song in a book of songs | HYMN |
| 72 | Chance | RISK |
| 73 | Biohazard regulator, in brief | OSHA |
| 74 | Platoon or battalion | UNIT |
| 75 | "The Facts of Life" girl | BLAIR |
| 78 | Aerodynamic quality | SLEEKNESS |
| 83 | Scientist who spent his last years under house arrest [8 qt.] | GALILEOGALILEI |
| 87 | Plug, as water | DAMUP |
| 88 | Tech giant based in Santa Clara, Calif. | INTEL |
| 89 | Observe the expected formalities | STANDREMONY |
| 92 | Nays | NOVOTES |
| 96 | Job requirements for top research positions, in brief | PHDS |
| 97 | Facility | EASE |
| 98 | Leveled | EVENED |
| 99 | Put on | ADD |
| 101 | Buddhist riddles | ZENKOANS |
| 105 | Split something equally [24 in.] | WENTFIFTYFIFTY |
| 110 | Creature that can leap more than 150 times its own body length (!) | FLEA |
| 111 | Lamborghinis, to some | DREAMCARS |
| 112 | Waving the white flag, so to speak | CDINGDEFEAT |
| 116 | Citrus drinks | ADES |
| 117 | Rock's Nirvana, for one | TRIO |
| 118 | When mating typically occurs | ENDGAME |
| 119 | Org. that collaborates with MADD | PTA |
| 120 | Quirky sort | DORK |
| 121 | John, across the pond | SEAN |
| 122 | "Uh, your point is ...?" | YEAHSO |
| 123 | Sweets | HON |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Green or black African menace | MAMBA |
| 2 | Spider-Man, for one | ALIAS |
| 3 | Freak out | PANIC |
| 4 | Good name for an apiarist? | BEA |
| 5 | Rocker ___ Rose | AXL |
| 6 | UPS competitor | DHL |
| 7 | Sends to Hades | DAMNS |
| 8 | Mishmash | OLIO |
| 9 | Bloke | GENT |
| 10 | Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for "father" | ABBOT |
| 11 | Chews (out) | REAMS |
| 12 | Classic car that shared its name with a planet, informally | MERC |
| 13 | Postdebate areas | SPINROOMS |
| 14 | Some old game consoles | ATARIS |
| 15 | ___ Gay, author of "Bad Feminist" | ROXANE |
| 16 | Fairy tale sibling | GRETEL |
| 17 | Doofuses, north of the border | HOSERS |
| 20 | Absolutely, in slang | DEF |
| 24 | Never-ending | ETERNAL |
| 26 | CPR pressure points | STERNA |
| 29 | Cycle at night? | REM |
| 31 | Core-strengthening Pilates exercises | TOETAPS |
| 32 | Badly | ILL |
| 33 | It's covered in kernels | COB |
| 37 | ___ gin fizz | SLOE |
| 38 | "Charlotte's Web" author's inits. | EBW |
| 39 | Wood found in restaurant furniture | ASH |
| 40 | Speck | MOTE |
| 41 | Online shorthand meaning "Victory!" | FTW |
| 42 | Afore | ERE |
| 43 | Previously known as | NEE |
| 44 | Of help | UTILE |
| 45 | "Turn that frown upside down!" | SMILE |
| 46 | Clever sort | WIT |
| 49 | Big name in vacuum cleaners | ORECK |
| 50 | [It's time for bed!] | YAWN |
| 51 | Sharply dressed | CHIC |
| 52 | Part | ROLE |
| 53 | The Bronx Bombers, on scoreboards | NYY |
| 55 | Pittance | SOU |
| 56 | Camera type, for short | SLR |
| 60 | Barista's flourish | SWIRL |
| 61 | ___ Eminence | HIS |
| 63 | Mouthy bird? | MYNA |
| 64 | Name found in "whole milk" | EMIL |
| 65 | Prefix with matter | ANTI |
| 66 | One of many in the book of Job | TRIAL |
| 67 | Actor Firth | COLIN |
| 68 | Employ | USE |
| 69 | Hot French beverage | THE |
| 70 | "Resolute" item in the Oval Office | OAKDESK |
| 71 | Hold dear, perhaps | HUG |
| 75 | Men who marry later in life | BENEDICTS |
| 76 | Rafts | LOTS |
| 77 | Ripen | AGE |
| 78 | Settings of many Patrick O'Brian novels | SEAS |
| 79 | Recite | NAMEOFF |
| 80 | Moody music genre | EMO |
| 81 | Light up? | SUN |
| 82 | Worker with a handler | SPY |
| 84 | Easy-listening radio category | LITEFM |
| 85 | "More or less" | ISH |
| 86 | Business name abbr. | LTD |
| 90 | Poor grade | DEE |
| 91 | Took off | RAN |
| 92 | Man who might be installing a baby gate | NEWDAD |
| 93 | Gild the lily, with "it" | OVERDO |
| 94 | Facade | VENEER |
| 95 | Not distracted at work | ONTASK |
| 96 | Email attachment type | PDF |
| 99 | Body parts examined for arrhythmia | ATRIA |
| 100 | Big name in vacuum cleaners | DYSON |
| 101 | Company that owns Words With Friends | ZYNGA |
| 102 | A, in Ashkelon | ALEPH |
| 103 | "Totally cool!" | NEATO |
| 104 | Old Scratch | SATAN |
| 106 | Chow | FARE |
| 107 | Pretty cool stuff | ICE |
| 108 | Big Apple's bravest, in brief | FDNY |
| 109 | Something a beach lifeguard monitors | TIDE |
| 113 | Cry of frustration | GAH |
| 114 | Insta chats | DMS |
| 115 | Fair-hiring inits. | EEO |
Hints for the October 12 puzzle
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