NYT Crossword Answers - Oct 17

By Karen Steinberg

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Across

  1. 1What a comment might be made inJEST
  2. 5Plant often confused with algaeMOSS
  3. 9"The Craft"WICCA
  4. 14Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist ApplebaumANNE
  5. 15Understanding responseISEE
  6. 16Amazon smart speakersECHOS
  7. 17British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"CHARLIXCX
  8. 19Some suitorsBEAUS
  9. 20Sets in motionCAUSES
  10. 21Sake, for oneRICEWINE
  11. 23Not fixed, as a stoneUNSET
  12. 24Drinking game with projectilesBEERDARTS
  13. 25Sign of healingSCAR
  14. 26New service memberRECRUIT
  15. 27Mental image, for short?EEG
  16. 28Fun-size, so to speakTINY
  17. 29StalkSTEM
  18. 31First releasesDEBUTS
  19. 33Taking out the trash and othersCHORES
  20. 35Lab liquidsSERA
  21. 36Max ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie"BAER
  22. 37Corn ___ (snack misnomer)NUT
  23. 39Longtime Nestlé candy brandSNOCAPS
  24. 41Arizona tribe with matrilineal clansHOPI
  25. 421992 Whoopi Goldberg comedySISTERACT
  26. 45Survived, so to speakCOPED
  27. 46Portmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accountsANECDATA
  28. 47Popular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"VOLARE
  29. 48___ monthLUNAR
  30. 49Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutterBRAINDUMP
  31. 51WipeERASE
  32. 52Biblical locale in a Steinbeck titleEDEN
  33. 53Golfer AokiISAO
  34. 54Rationed (out)METED
  35. 55BleakDIRE
  36. 56GravitateTEND

Down

  1. 1Historic Émile Zola letter of 1898JACCUSE
  2. 2ImprovedENHANCED
  3. 3Meaty dog treats "in a blanket"SNAUSAGES
  4. 4Less prolixTERSER
  5. 5Customizable Nintendo avatarsMIIS
  6. 6Mac platform renamed in 2016OSX
  7. 7Condition of discretionSECRECY
  8. 8More seductiveSEXIER
  9. 9One managing online contentWEBEDITOR
  10. 10Drink that comes with free refillsICEWATER
  11. 11Word with easy or highCHAIR
  12. 12MatterCOUNT
  13. 13Insufferable sortsASSES
  14. 18Court callLET
  15. 22Handles beautifully, in slangCRUSHES
  16. 24Bills worth 100 buckaroosBENS
  17. 26British singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive"RITAORA
  18. 28Showed embarrassment, sayTURNEDRED
  19. 30Event typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50sMENOPAUSE
  20. 32Hoped-for scenarioBESTCASE
  21. 33America, for one: Abbr.CAPT
  22. 34DC figure since 1938SUPERMAN
  23. 36Brand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novelsBACARDI
  24. 38Certain unit of detergentTIDEPOD
  25. 40Pet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lapCATBED
  26. 41"Stop the presses!"HOLDIT
  27. 42Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842)SALEM
  28. 43HabituateINURE
  29. 44Upper house of the French parliamentSENAT
  30. 45With, in SpanishCON
  31. 47Plant on a pergolaVINE
  32. 50___ LingusAER

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. What a comment might be made in — Answer: JEST
  2. 5. Plant often confused with algae — Answer: MOSS
  3. 9. "The Craft" — Answer: WICCA
  4. 14. Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist Applebaum — Answer: ANNE
  5. 15. Understanding response — Answer: ISEE
  6. 16. Amazon smart speakers — Answer: ECHOS
  7. 17. British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat" — Answer: CHARLIXCX
  8. 19. Some suitors — Answer: BEAUS
  9. 20. Sets in motion — Answer: CAUSES
  10. 21. Sake, for one — Answer: RICEWINE
  11. 23. Not fixed, as a stone — Answer: UNSET
  12. 24. Drinking game with projectiles — Answer: BEERDARTS
  13. 25. Sign of healing — Answer: SCAR
  14. 26. New service member — Answer: RECRUIT
  15. 27. Mental image, for short? — Answer: EEG
  16. 28. Fun-size, so to speak — Answer: TINY
  17. 29. Stalk — Answer: STEM
  18. 31. First releases — Answer: DEBUTS
  19. 33. Taking out the trash and others — Answer: CHORES
  20. 35. Lab liquids — Answer: SERA
  21. 36. Max ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie" — Answer: BAER
  22. 37. Corn ___ (snack misnomer) — Answer: NUT
  23. 39. Longtime Nestlé candy brand — Answer: SNOCAPS
  24. 41. Arizona tribe with matrilineal clans — Answer: HOPI
  25. 42. 1992 Whoopi Goldberg comedy — Answer: SISTERACT
  26. 45. Survived, so to speak — Answer: COPED
  27. 46. Portmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accounts — Answer: ANECDATA
  28. 47. Popular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu" — Answer: VOLARE
  29. 48. ___ month — Answer: LUNAR
  30. 49. Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutter — Answer: BRAINDUMP
  31. 51. Wipe — Answer: ERASE. Hint: Remove completely, as writing from a board 🧽
  32. 52. Biblical locale in a Steinbeck title — Answer: EDEN
  33. 53. Golfer Aoki — Answer: ISAO. Hint: Think of the Japanese golf star known for his precise, graceful game. ⛳
  34. 54. Rationed (out) — Answer: METED
  35. 55. Bleak — Answer: DIRE. Hint: Grim and without much hope. 🌫️
  36. 56. Gravitate — Answer: TEND

Down

  1. 1. Historic Émile Zola letter of 1898 — Answer: JACCUSE
  2. 2. Improved — Answer: ENHANCED
  3. 3. Meaty dog treats "in a blanket" — Answer: SNAUSAGES
  4. 4. Less prolix — Answer: TERSER
  5. 5. Customizable Nintendo avatars — Answer: MIIS
  6. 6. Mac platform renamed in 2016 — Answer: OSX
  7. 7. Condition of discretion — Answer: SECRECY
  8. 8. More seductive — Answer: SEXIER
  9. 9. One managing online content — Answer: WEBEDITOR
  10. 10. Drink that comes with free refills — Answer: ICEWATER
  11. 11. Word with easy or high — Answer: CHAIR
  12. 12. Matter — Answer: COUNT. Hint: Think about what you might do with items when you keep track of them! 📊
  13. 13. Insufferable sorts — Answer: ASSES
  14. 18. Court call — Answer: LET
  15. 22. Handles beautifully, in slang — Answer: CRUSHES
  16. 24. Bills worth 100 buckaroos — Answer: BENS
  17. 26. British singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive" — Answer: RITAORA
  18. 28. Showed embarrassment, say — Answer: TURNEDRED
  19. 30. Event typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50s — Answer: MENOPAUSE
  20. 32. Hoped-for scenario — Answer: BESTCASE
  21. 33. America, for one: Abbr. — Answer: CAPT
  22. 34. DC figure since 1938 — Answer: SUPERMAN
  23. 36. Brand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novels — Answer: BACARDI
  24. 38. Certain unit of detergent — Answer: TIDEPOD
  25. 40. Pet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lap — Answer: CATBED
  26. 41. "Stop the presses!" — Answer: HOLDIT
  27. 42. Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842) — Answer: SALEM
  28. 43. Habituate — Answer: INURE
  29. 44. Upper house of the French parliament — Answer: SENAT
  30. 45. With, in Spanish — Answer: CON
  31. 47. Plant on a pergola — Answer: VINE
  32. 50. ___ Lingus — Answer: AER. Hint: Think of the Irish airline whose name belongs before “Lingus.” ✈️

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for October 17, 2025

Every clue from the October 17 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1What a comment might be made inJEST
5Plant often confused with algaeMOSS
9"The Craft"WICCA
14Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist ApplebaumANNE
15Understanding responseISEE
16Amazon smart speakersECHOS
17British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"CHARLIXCX
19Some suitorsBEAUS
20Sets in motionCAUSES
21Sake, for oneRICEWINE
23Not fixed, as a stoneUNSET
24Drinking game with projectilesBEERDARTS
25Sign of healingSCAR
26New service memberRECRUIT
27Mental image, for short?EEG
28Fun-size, so to speakTINY
29StalkSTEM
31First releasesDEBUTS
33Taking out the trash and othersCHORES
35Lab liquidsSERA
36Max ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie"BAER
37Corn ___ (snack misnomer)NUT
39Longtime Nestlé candy brandSNOCAPS
41Arizona tribe with matrilineal clansHOPI
421992 Whoopi Goldberg comedySISTERACT
45Survived, so to speakCOPED
46Portmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accountsANECDATA
47Popular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"VOLARE
48___ monthLUNAR
49Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutterBRAINDUMP
51WipeERASE
52Biblical locale in a Steinbeck titleEDEN
53Golfer AokiISAO
54Rationed (out)METED
55BleakDIRE
56GravitateTEND

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Historic Émile Zola letter of 1898JACCUSE
2ImprovedENHANCED
3Meaty dog treats "in a blanket"SNAUSAGES
4Less prolixTERSER
5Customizable Nintendo avatarsMIIS
6Mac platform renamed in 2016OSX
7Condition of discretionSECRECY
8More seductiveSEXIER
9One managing online contentWEBEDITOR
10Drink that comes with free refillsICEWATER
11Word with easy or highCHAIR
12MatterCOUNT
13Insufferable sortsASSES
18Court callLET
22Handles beautifully, in slangCRUSHES
24Bills worth 100 buckaroosBENS
26British singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive"RITAORA
28Showed embarrassment, sayTURNEDRED
30Event typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50sMENOPAUSE
32Hoped-for scenarioBESTCASE
33America, for one: Abbr.CAPT
34DC figure since 1938SUPERMAN
36Brand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novelsBACARDI
38Certain unit of detergentTIDEPOD
40Pet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lapCATBED
41"Stop the presses!"HOLDIT
42Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842)SALEM
43HabituateINURE
44Upper house of the French parliamentSENAT
45With, in SpanishCON
47Plant on a pergolaVINE
50___ LingusAER

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