Common serving of lobster
Crossword Answer — November 13, 2025
NYT Crossword
Thursday, November 13, 2025
By Kyle Perkins
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Palm Sunday remnant used on the first Wednesday of Lent — Answer: ASH
- 4. Milky Way maker ... or Milky Way object — Answer: MARS
- 8. Cereal option — Answer: MUESLI
- 14. Word with brain ... or body? — Answer: PEA
- 15. Company behind National Pancake Day — Answer: IHOP
- 16. "You can't be serious!" — Answer: OHCMON
- 17. La ___, Bolivia — Answer: PAZ
- 18. Practices on the court — Answer: SHOOTSSOOPS
- 20. Hose fillers — Answer: LEGS
- 22. "___-high by the Fourth of July" (corn farmer's adage) — Answer: KNEE
- 23. "Uh-uh" — Answer: NOPE
- 24. Isolated — Answer: SILOED
- 26. Deep cut — Answer: GASH
- 28. November honoree, informally — Answer: VET
- 29. Shows exasperation, in a way — Answer: RONESEYES
- 31. Two-cent pieces? — Answer: OPEDS
- 33. Burden — Answer: ONUS. Hint: Think of a responsibility that can weigh you down! ⚖️
- 34. Mega Man console, informally — Answer: NES
- 35. Comedian Costello — Answer: LOU
- 36. Pollen producer on a flower — Answer: STAMEN
- 38. Time off, perhaps? — Answer: JETLAG
- 41. Where someone might keep a tab on you? — Answer: PUB
- 42. Make it — Answer: TAG
- 43. Those in charge: Abbr. — Answer: LDRS
- 45. Assail — Answer: BESET
- 48. Bewilder — Answer: THROWFOOP
- 50. One serving a queen, perhaps — Answer: ANT
- 51. Spicy cuisine — Answer: THAI
- 53. Little squirt — Answer: SHORTY
- 54. Certain bra spec — Answer: DCUP
- 56. Sound from Peppa of kids' TV — Answer: OINK
- 58. Part of Q.E.D. — Answer: ERAT
- 59. Props for one's performance — Answer: ROFAPPLAUSE
- 62. Nonhuman source of spam — Answer: BOT
- 64. Like a premium plan for an account user, maybe — Answer: ADFREE
- 65. The Israelites' golden calf, e.g. — Answer: IDOL
- 66. Neckwear that can't be laundered — Answer: LEI
- 67. Annoy — Answer: PESTER
- 68. Takes from — Answer: ROBS
- 69. Subject discussed in -- and also hidden in the name of -- the 2019 documentary "Third Eye Spies" — Answer: ESP
Down
- 1. Maps or Notes, e.g. — Answer: APP
- 2. They're known for their bark — Answer: SEALIONS
- 3. Flavor of Frangelico liqueur — Answer: HAZELNUT
- 4. Whiffs, say — Answer: MISSES
- 5. Spa sound — Answer: AHH
- 6. Cheat, informally — Answer: ROOK
- 7. Mooches — Answer: SPONGES
- 8. He smashed his tablets in anger — Answer: MOSES
- 9. Speech fillers — Answer: UHS
- 10. Nobel Prize category, for short — Answer: ECON
- 11. Actor J.B. of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" — Answer: SMOOVE
- 12. Cut (off) — Answer: LOPPED
- 13. Map miniatures — Answer: INSETS
- 19. Things caddies carry — Answer: TEAS
- 21. Freaks out — Answer: GOESAPE
- 24. Sign of a packed house — Answer: SRO
- 25. Brightest star in Cygnus — Answer: DENEB
- 27. Eerie forest sound — Answer: HOOT
- 30. Kyoto cash — Answer: YEN
- 32. Root on — Answer: PULLFOR
- 35. Some unpleasant things to step on with bare feet — Answer: LEGOS
- 37. Many a rescue dog — Answer: MUTT
- 38. Shock — Answer: JAR
- 39. So cute — Answer: ADORABLE
- 40. Caves — Answer: GROTTOES
- 42. What something a magician holds might disappear into — Answer: THINAIR
- 44. One with secrets — Answer: SPY
- 45. Undeserved reputation, informally — Answer: BADRAP
- 46. Make hard to read, in a way — Answer: ENCODE
- 47. Packs — Answer: STUFFS
- 48. Common serving of lobster — Answer: TAIL
- 49. What this puzzle's sets of shaded squares resemble — Answer: WHEELS
- 52. Optimist — Answer: HOPER
- 55. Word aptly filling the blanks of this verb: SE_ _ _A_E — Answer: PART
- 57. Bit of praise, humorously — Answer: KUDO
- 60. English letter that looks like the Greek rho — Answer: PEE
- 61. Cry, cry, cry — Answer: SOB
- 63. Start to fall, say — Answer: TIP
The answer to “Common serving of lobster” in the New York Times crossword is TAIL — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on November 13, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 48-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Common serving of lobster” answer
TAIL (4 letters)
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Why the answer is TAIL
TAIL is the 4-letter solution that fits "Common serving of lobster" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 13, 2025 (48-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Common serving of lobster” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
November 13, 2025 (this puzzle) → TAIL. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on November 13, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Bewilder → THROWFOOP
- Spicy cuisine → THAI
- Sound from Peppa of kids' TV → OINK
- Props for one's performance → ROFAPPLAUSE
- Packs → STUFFS
- What this puzzle's sets of shaded squares resemble → WHEELS
- One serving a queen, perhaps → ANT
- Make hard to read, in a way → ENCODE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for November 13, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
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 Thursday 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 “Common serving of lobster”?
The answer is TAIL, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 13, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Common serving of lobster”?
4 letters: TAIL.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on November 13, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 48-Down.
Can “Common serving of lobster” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for November 13, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.