NYT Across Crossword October 22, 2025 - Master All 37 Left-to-Right Clues
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 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 22, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Wednesday |
| Total Across Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Spots for cozy dates |
| 2 Across | 6. Slope |
| 3 Across | 10. What A's and B's are good for |
| 4 Across | 13. Person with terrible manners |
| 5 Across | 14. Broadway great Menzel |
| 6 Across | 16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam |
| 7 Across | 17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish] |
| 8 Across | 19. Nonprofit's domain name ender |
| 9 Across | 20. Paris agreement |
| 10 Across | 21. Take to court |
| 11 Across | 22. Act smart |
| 12 Across | 24. Molecule with a non-unique formula |
| 13 Across | 26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian] |
| 14 Across | 27. "Girls" creator Dunham |
| 15 Across | 28. Slightly |
| 16 Across | 30. Some parallel bars |
| 17 Across | 31. Agrees (with) |
| 18 Across | 33. Rarely visited places on earth |
| 19 Across | 34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? |
| 20 Across | 36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law |
| 21 Across | 37. Touches and Shuffles |
| 22 Across | 38. Black prom rentals |
| 23 Across | 39. Bubbly bar |
| 24 Across | 40. Idiomatic sticking point |
| 25 Across | 44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian] |
| 26 Across | 46. It's controlled in meditation |
| 27 Across | 48. Food spread popular in England |
| 28 Across | 49. Levi's competitor |
| 29 Across | 50. Toilet paper thickness |
| 30 Across | 51. ___ out of house and home |
| 31 Across | 52. Carpe diem [16, French] |
| 32 Across | 55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon" |
| 33 Across | 56. A little under half of humanity |
| 34 Across | 57. Entertain |
| 35 Across | 58. Establishes what is, informally |
| 36 Across | 59. ___ best friend |
| 37 Across | 60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer |
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:
- April 17 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- Todays NYT Crossword Across Clues_21
- July 28 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- December 19 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Spots for cozy dates"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C___S
- Similar words: cafe, coffeehouse
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CAFES
2 Across: "6. Slope"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: R__E
- Similar words: rebel, stand up
- Opposite of: sit down
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RISE
3 Across: "10. What A's and B's are good for"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GPA
4 Across: "13. Person with terrible manners"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: B___E
- Similar words: animate being, beastly
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a cruelly rapacious person
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BRUTE
5 Across: "14. Broadway great Menzel"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: I___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IDINA
6 Across: "16. Nickname that's an alternative to Cam"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: Bokkos, Daffo
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RON
7 Across: "17. Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D_________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOSANDDONTS
8 Across: "19. Nonprofit's domain name ender"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ORG
9 Across: "20. Paris agreement"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OUI
10 Across: "21. Take to court"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: litigate, process
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUE
11 Across: "22. Act smart"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GETCUTE
12 Across: "24. Molecule with a non-unique formula"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: I____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ISOMER
13 Across: "26. Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: F______L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FIREOPAL
14 Across: "27. "Girls" creator Dunham"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: L__A
- Similar words: Lena River
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LENA
15 Across: "28. Slightly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A__T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ABIT
16 Across: "30. Some parallel bars"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R___S
- Similar words: vituperate, revile
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAILS
17 Across: "31. Agrees (with)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: J___S
- Similar words: agree, slam
- Opposite of: disagree
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JIBES
18 Across: "33. Rarely visited places on earth"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P___S
- Similar words: perch, punt
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POLES
19 Across: "34. Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: W_________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WORLDSERIES
20 Across: "36. "Breaking Bad" sister-in-law"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: M___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MARIE
21 Across: "37. Touches and Shuffles"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I___S
- Similar words: iPod
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IPODS
22 Across: "38. Black prom rentals"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S___S
- Similar words: wooing, fit
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUITS
23 Across: "39. Bubbly bar"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: S__P
- Similar words: easy lay, max
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOAP
24 Across: "40. Idiomatic sticking point"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'W'
- Word pattern: C__W
- Similar words: crop
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CRAW
25 Across: "44. Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: O______N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTTOHAHN
26 Across: "46. It's controlled in meditation"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: B____H
- Similar words: breathing time, intimation
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BREATH
27 Across: "48. Food spread popular in England"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: M_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: soup cooked in a large pot
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MARMITE
28 Across: "49. Levi's competitor"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: Gypsy Rose Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
- Opposite of: windward
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEE
29 Across: "50. Toilet paper thickness"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
- Similar words: run, cater
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PLY
30 Across: "51. ___ out of house and home"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: exhaust, feed
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATE
31 Across: "52. Carpe diem [16, French]"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: S_________Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEIZETHEDAY
32 Across: "55. Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: LE
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LES
33 Across: "56. A little under half of humanity"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M___S
- Similar words: male person, Male
- Opposite of: female
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MALES
34 Across: "57. Entertain"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A___E
- Similar words: divert, disport
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: occupy in an agreeable
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMUSE
35 Across: "58. Establishes what is, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: Idaho, id
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a state in the Rocky Mountains
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IDS
36 Across: "59. ___ best friend"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M__S
- Similar words: serviceman, world
- Opposite of: woman
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MANS
37 Across: "60. Sidekick of Dora the Explorer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B___S
- Similar words: reboot, thrill
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BOOTS
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 37 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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