Lucky scientist, perhaps
Crossword Answer — November 27, 2025
NYT Crossword
Thursday, November 27, 2025
By Alexander Liebeskind
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Feature of a mountain or fingerprint — Answer: RIDGE
- 6. Deli counter units: Abbr. — Answer: OZS
- 9. "___ dabba doo!" — Answer: YABBA
- 14. Type type — Answer: ARIAL
- 15. Thanos, to the Avengers — Answer: FOE
- 16. Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room" — Answer: ENRON
- 17. Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape — Answer: WISHBOFORMATION
- 20. High key? — Answer: ESC
- 21. Big inits. in home security — Answer: ADT
- 22. Stranger — Answer: EERIER
- 23. Symbols for density, in physics — Answer: RHOS
- 25. Select, as a career — Answer: GOINTO
- 27. Low-lying area — Answer: VALE
- 29. Good person to give a time-consuming project, maybe — Answer: FASTRKER
- 34. St. ___ (city on a bay, informally) — Answer: PETE
- 35. Latin for "but" — Answer: SED
- 36. One way to live — Answer: LARGE
- 37. Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer — Answer: SERUM
- 38. "Tee" follower — Answer: HEE
- 39. Greek theater — Answer: ODEON
- 40. In ___ (developing) — Answer: UTERO
- 41. Like nonagenarians — Answer: OLD
- 42. Joshes — Answer: RIBS
- 43. Process for a descending spacecraft — Answer: EARTNTRY
- 45. Kerfuffles — Answer: ADOS
- 46. Losers to the Olympians — Answer: TITANS
- 48. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald — Answer: SCAT
- 51. Coke-versus-Pepsi and Apple-versus-Samsung, e.g. — Answer: ADWARS
- 54. So far — Answer: YET
- 56. "Ouch!" — Answer: YOW
- 57. Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle — Answer: SQUARETHECIRCLE
- 60. Check someone's checks? — Answer: AUDIT
- 61. Openly gay — Answer: OUT
- 62. Total brawl — Answer: MELEE
- 63. Tosses out — Answer: CASTS
- 64. "Antiques Roadshow" network — Answer: PBS
- 65. Use, as one's influence — Answer: EXERT
Down
- 1. More cold and wet — Answer: RAWER
- 2. Like some wolfhounds and whiskeys — Answer: IRISH
- 3. Lucky scientist, perhaps — Answer: DISCOVERER
- 4. "This is terrible!" — Answer: GAH
- 5. Actor Idris — Answer: ELBA. Hint: This British actor is known for his roles in both film and TV, often seen as a leading man! 🎬
- 6. Bound for — Answer: OFFTO
- 7. Wild scene — Answer: ZOO
- 8. Sang to — Answer: SERENADED
- 9. "Anno Domini" period — Answer: YEAROTLORD
- 10. Against — Answer: ANTI. Hint: It's a prefix often found in words that mean opposition or contrast! ✌️
- 11. Creamy pairing with fig jam — Answer: BRIE
- 12. Obnoxious sort — Answer: BOOR
- 13. ___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946) — Answer: ANN
- 18. Anxious — Answer: ODGE
- 19. M.L.B. team that awarded a record-breaking $765 million contract to Juan Soto in 2024 — Answer: METS
- 24. Gloomy, as an atmosphere — Answer: SATURT
- 26. "That's relatable" — Answer: IFEELYA
- 28. Some citrus desserts — Answer: LEMONTARTS
- 30. Ship-to-shore communicators — Answer: RADIOS
- 31. Essential biochemical process that releases energy in cells — Answer: KREBSCYCLE
- 32. Big ones might clash — Answer: EGOS
- 33. ___ Faire (medieval-themed festival) — Answer: REN
- 34. Grp. that's down on all furs? — Answer: PETA
- 35. Person who's off-base? — Answer: SHORTSTOP
- 37. Go after, in a way — Answer: SUE
- 44. Tread on me! — Answer: TIRE
- 45. See 53-Down — Answer: ASEC
- 47. Russian refusals — Answer: NYETS
- 49. Many an early internet user, informally — Answer: AOLER
- 50. #'s place — Answer: TWEET
- 51. Cousin of turquoise — Answer: AQUA
- 52. Disappointments — Answer: DUDS
- 53. With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!" — Answer: WAIT
- 55. "Put your pens and pencils down" — Answer: TIME
- 57. California's capital, in some of its nicknames — Answer: SAC
- 58. Center of activity — Answer: HUB
- 59. "Vivat ___" ("Long live the king") — Answer: REX
The answer to “Lucky scientist, perhaps” in the New York Times crossword is DISCOVERER — a 10-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 3-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.
“Lucky scientist, perhaps” answer
DISCOVERER (10 letters)
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Why the answer is DISCOVERER
DISCOVERER is the 10-letter solution that fits "Lucky scientist, perhaps" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 27, 2025 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Lucky scientist, perhaps” 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 27, 2025 (this puzzle) → DISCOVERER. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on November 27, 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.
- Feature of a mountain or fingerprint → RIDGE
- Type type → ARIAL
- Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape → WISHBOFORMATION
- High key? → ESC
- Symbols for density, in physics → RHOS
- Low-lying area → VALE
- St. ___ (city on a bay, informally) → PETE
- Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer → SERUM
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for November 27, 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 “Lucky scientist, perhaps”?
The answer is DISCOVERER, a 10-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Lucky scientist, perhaps”?
10 letters: DISCOVERER.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on November 27, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 3-Down.
Can “Lucky scientist, perhaps” 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 27, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.