NYT Across Crossword October 23, 2025 - Master All 36 Left-to-Right Clues
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 36 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Across Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | October 23, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Thursday |
| Total Across Clues | 36 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 36 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Areas of development |
| 2 Across | 6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds |
| 3 Across | 10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids |
| 4 Across | 14. Helvetica-like typeface |
| 5 Across | 15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript |
| 6 Across | 16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec |
| 7 Across | 17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors |
| 8 Across | 19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World" |
| 9 Across | 20. Reporters often carry them |
| 10 Across | 21. Relaxed |
| 11 Across | 23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper |
| 12 Across | 24. Words of denial |
| 13 Across | 26. "___ Just Not That Into You" |
| 14 Across | 27. Activist Brockovich |
| 15 Across | 29. Case opener |
| 16 Across | 33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in |
| 17 Across | 36. End of a municipal address? |
| 18 Across | 37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based |
| 19 Across | 40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft |
| 20 Across | 42. Composers' rights org. |
| 21 Across | 43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps |
| 22 Across | 45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist" |
| 23 Across | 47. TV's warrior princess |
| 24 Across | 50. "Done!," in geometry class |
| 25 Across | 51. Brief moments, in brief |
| 26 Across | 54. ___ Hashana |
| 27 Across | 56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie |
| 28 Across | 59. Cook outside? |
| 29 Across | 61. River through Kazakhstan |
| 30 Across | 62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid? |
| 31 Across | 64. Little more than |
| 32 Across | 65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes |
| 33 Across | 66. Clay being of Jewish folklore |
| 34 Across | 67. Troubadour, e.g. |
| 35 Across | 68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman" |
| 36 Across | 69. Wheel connectors |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:
- March 26 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
- August 16 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- February 25 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
- February 29 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Areas of development"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: W___S
- Similar words: uterus, womb
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WOMBS
2 Across: "6. Punch-in-the-stomach sounds"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: O__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OOFS
3 Across: "10. Genre for Blackpink and Stray Kids"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: K__P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KPOP
4 Across: "14. Helvetica-like typeface"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A___L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ARIAL
5 Across: "15. Button to hit after accidentally deleting an entire manuscript"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: U__O
- Similar words: untie, unmake
- Opposite of: wrap
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: cancel
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UNDO
6 Across: "16. International footwear retailer based in Quebec"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: A__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALDO
7 Across: "17. Stealthiest of stealthy warriors"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N__________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NINJAMASTERS
8 Across: "19. Warren Beatty film based on "Ten Days That Shook the World""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R__S
- Similar words: Red, Bolshevik
- Opposite of: gain
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REDS
9 Across: "20. Reporters often carry them"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N______S
- Similar words: notepad
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a pad of paper for keeping notes
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NOTEPADS
10 Across: "21. Relaxed"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATEASE
11 Across: "23. "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Cooper"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'X'
- Word pattern: A__X
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALEX
12 Across: "24. Words of denial"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: N__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NOTI
13 Across: "26. "___ Just Not That Into You""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: He, atomic number 2
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HES
14 Across: "27. Activist Brockovich"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: E__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERIN
15 Across: "29. Case opener"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A______T
- Similar words: debate, parameter
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ARGUMENT
16 Across: "33. Location that requires tickets for checking out, but not checking in"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: C______M
- Similar words: cloakroom
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COATROOM
17 Across: "36. End of a municipal address?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'V'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GOV
18 Across: "37. 1887 drama on which a Puccini opera is based"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: L_____A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LATOSCA
19 Across: "40. Things opened before passengers exit an aircraft"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CABINDOORS
20 Across: "42. Composers' rights org."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'I'
- Similar words: body mass index
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BMI
21 Across: "43. Difference between a B and a C, perhaps"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: H______P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HALFSTEP
22 Across: "45. Star of NBC's "The Blacklist""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: J_________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JAMESSPADER
23 Across: "47. TV's warrior princess"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'X' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: X__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
XENA
24 Across: "50. "Done!," in geometry class"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Q' and ends with 'D'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
QED
25 Across: "51. Brief moments, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S__S
- Similar words: s, sec
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SECS
26 Across: "54. ___ Hashana"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: R__H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROSH
27 Across: "56. Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: J____S
- Similar words: J, joule
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JOULES
28 Across: "59. Cook outside?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S______E
- Similar words: sun
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: expose one's body to the sun
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUNBATHE
29 Across: "61. River through Kazakhstan"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: U__L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
URAL
30 Across: "62. Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: P________L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PICKLEBALL
31 Across: "64. Little more than"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: M__E
- Similar words: bare, simple
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small pond of standing water
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MERE
32 Across: "65. Ingredient in some mouthwashes"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A__E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALOE
33 Across: "66. Clay being of Jewish folklore"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: G___M
- Similar words: automaton, robot
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GOLEM
34 Across: "67. Troubadour, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P__T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POET
35 Across: "68. Thomas Hardy heroine who's described as "a pure woman""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TESS
36 Across: "69. Wheel connectors"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A___S
- Similar words: axle
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a shaft on which a wheel rotates
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AXLES
Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues
Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Across Clues?
- Across clues often provide more letter intersections
- Reading left to right feels more natural
- Many common phrases run horizontally
- Across answers often help solve Down clues
Across Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
- Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally
Time-Saving Across Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Across first | Get a mental map of the horizontal flow |
| Fill short Across words | 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions |
| Use crossing letters | Down letters help confirm Across answers |
| Look for themes | Related Across answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues
What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?
Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.
Should I solve Across or Down clues first?
Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 36 Across clues.
Are Across clues easier than Down clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.
How do Across clues interact with Down clues?
Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.
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