Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, November 16, 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 November 16?” 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 November 16, 2025
The full solution for the November 16 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, November 16.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for November 16, 2025
Every clue from the November 16 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 | They're charged for long trips | TESLAS |
| 7 | Tool with a point | AWL |
| 10 | No longer in as good a place | WORSEOFF |
| 18 | Here | ONEARTH |
| 20 | Early smartphone model of the 2000s | TREO |
| 21 | Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking | OPIUMWAR |
| 22 | King's assessment of his son the Crusader? | GOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE |
| 25 | Parisian possessive | ALUI |
| 26 | D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking | DEA |
| 27 | Nickname heard in 8-Down | TEX |
| 28 | Harder to grasp, in a way | EELIER |
| 29 | Done deal | SALE |
| 30 | "Swan Lake" role | ODETTE |
| 32 | Disney World souvenir | CEL |
| 35 | Davis of old Hollywood | BETTE |
| 36 | The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. | STRESSOR |
| 38 | Radiate | EXUDE |
| 40 | Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? | TOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE |
| 46 | "I didn't expect that!" | OHGEE |
| 47 | Corner key | ESC |
| 48 | Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" | BEN |
| 49 | Marine menace | ORCA |
| 51 | With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? | FAREISFOUL |
| 56 | Nail salon brand | OPI |
| 58 | Gal from Israel | GADOT |
| 59 | Something athletes strive to break | TIE |
| 60 | Dots on faces | PIPS |
| 61 | Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st | ANE |
| 62 | Customarily | ASARULE |
| 64 | Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? | TWOBSORNOTTWOBS |
| 68 | Team transports | OXCARTS |
| 71 | Inserted, as into a printer | FED |
| 72 | It's over your head | ROOF |
| 73 | Capture | BAG |
| 76 | No Mr. Nice Guy | MEANY |
| 77 | Scratch the surface of, say | MAR |
| 78 | See 51-Across | FOWLISFAIR |
| 81 | Fly in the ointment | SNAG |
| 82 | Weed killer | HOE |
| 84 | Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. | ATL |
| 86 | Shake off | ELUDE |
| 87 | Schnozz, honker or beak? | ANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME |
| 94 | Broke down | CRIED |
| 95 | Castle fortifications | PARAPETS |
| 96 | Leave red-faced | ABASH |
| 100 | Sign of a smashing success | SRO |
| 101 | Right-leaning? | ITALIC |
| 102 | Olympian queen | HERA |
| 106 | Sunni or Shiite | MUSLIM |
| 108 | One wearing a striped shirt, informally | REF |
| 110 | ___Arts, school in Santa Clarita | CAL |
| 111 | Pool equipment | CUES |
| 112 | Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? | BEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH |
| 118 | Very quickly | INATRICE |
| 119 | Getting warm | NEAR |
| 120 | "The Godfather" weapon | GARROTE |
| 121 | Movable parts of record players | TONEARMS |
| 122 | "Might I ___ ..." | ADD |
| 123 | Competes for, as a contract | BIDSON |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Costume garments made from bedsheets | TOGAS |
| 2 | ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown | ENOLA |
| 3 | Hub for K-pop | SEOUL |
| 4 | Many a casual fitted top | LADIESTEE |
| 5 | Flood protection? | ARK |
| 6 | Depot: Abbr. | STN |
| 7 | Specialized skill | ART |
| 8 | Wayne's world? | WESTERNS |
| 9 | Rob of "The West Wing" | LOWE |
| 10 | Tribulation | WOE |
| 11 | Get off the fence | OPT |
| 12 | Like dark green avocados | RIPE |
| 13 | No-lose situation | SUREBET |
| 14 | Microphone inventor ___ Berliner | EMILE |
| 15 | Take full responsibility for something | OWNIT |
| 16 | Aspect | FACET |
| 17 | "___ Jacques" | FRERE |
| 19 | Like some cameras and agendas | HIDDEN |
| 20 | "Really?" | THATSO |
| 23 | Honkers | GEESE |
| 24 | Stand out | EXCEL |
| 30 | "... ___ quit!" | ORI |
| 31 | Spa handout | TOWEL |
| 33 | Formerly with law enforcement, informally | EXFBI |
| 34 | Garage job | LUBE |
| 37 | What a detail-oriented person might "dot" | THEI |
| 39 | Animal house | DEN |
| 40 | Cuisine with boat noodles | THAI |
| 41 | No Mr. Nice Guy | OGRE |
| 42 | Prefix suggesting low cost | ECONO |
| 43 | Nature calls | ROARS |
| 44 | Language that's the source of the word "khaki" | URDU |
| 45 | Earth Day subj. | ECOL |
| 46 | Many a time | OFT |
| 50 | Absorbed, as a cost | ATE |
| 52 | Difficult position | SPOT |
| 53 | Little untruths | FIBS |
| 54 | Special ___ | OPS |
| 55 | Uncle Sam's land, informally | USOFA |
| 57 | Lead-in to dollar or chemical | PETRO |
| 58 | Talk at length | GAB |
| 61 | See 51-Across | AND |
| 62 | Gone wrong, for short? | AWOL |
| 63 | L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics | SOFI |
| 64 | "Scent of a Woman" dance | TANGO |
| 65 | Twisted | WRY |
| 66 | Tried for a second term, say | RERAN |
| 67 | AAA job | TOW |
| 68 | Meditation sounds | OMS |
| 69 | TV role for Lucy Lawless | XENA |
| 70 | James of "Misery" | CAAN |
| 73 | Author who coined the word "munchkin" | BAUM |
| 74 | Campaign worker | AIDE |
| 75 | Coll. senior's test | GRE |
| 77 | Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" | MEYER |
| 78 | Parade attraction | FLOAT |
| 79 | On its way | SENT |
| 80 | Memorization tool | FLASHCARD |
| 82 | ___ honor (honorific for a judge) | HER |
| 83 | Eastern ties | OBIS |
| 85 | Represented | TYPIFIED |
| 88 | Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 | SCHIRRA |
| 89 | Find charming | ADORE |
| 90 | Lost shipment inquiry | TRACER |
| 91 | "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. | HALAS |
| 92 | Final words | EPILOG |
| 93 | Partner of parks, for short | REC |
| 96 | Scope | AMBIT |
| 97 | Spanish for "good" | BUENO |
| 98 | Dam on the Nile | ASWAN |
| 99 | List of candidates | SLATE |
| 103 | Mozart can be seen on some of them | EUROS |
| 104 | Odd-numbered page | RECTO |
| 105 | Ghost-faced | ASHEN |
| 107 | Israeli P.M. before Rabin | MEIR |
| 109 | Europe's tallest active volcano | ETNA |
| 113 | Channel for cinephiles | TCM |
| 114 | "___ All That" (2021 rom-com) | HES |
| 115 | Family man | DAD |
| 116 | "Marvy!" | FAB |
| 117 | Doctor's order, for short | MRI |
Hints for the November 16 puzzle
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