All NYT Across Clues November 20, 2025 - 38 Horizontal Answers with Hints
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 38 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 | November 20, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Thursday |
| Total Across Clues | 38 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 38 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Duds in bed? |
| 2 Across | 4. Place for a castle |
| 3 Across | 9. Retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center |
| 4 Across | 13. Bread for dipping |
| 5 Across | 14. Very, very |
| 6 Across | 15. Very, very particular |
| 7 Across | 16. Cubing needs |
| 8 Across | 18. Like an S-Tier video game character |
| 9 Across | 19. Computer pros |
| 10 Across | 20. In position |
| 11 Across | 22. Beurre demi-___ (salted butter, in France) |
| 12 Across | 23. Turns on |
| 13 Across | 25. ___ ejemplo |
| 14 Across | 26. "Hail," in Latin |
| 15 Across | 27. Scottsbluff's state: Abbr. |
| 16 Across | 28. Overlook for an award, say |
| 17 Across | 30. Hitchhiker's hope |
| 18 Across | 32. Niihau neighbor |
| 19 Across | 36. Make, as money |
| 20 Across | 38. Ensnare |
| 21 Across | 40. Puts through the paces |
| 22 Across | 41. On the topic of |
| 23 Across | 43. Spanx founder Blakely |
| 24 Across | 44. Spanish diminutive suffix |
| 25 Across | 46. "Excuse me!" |
| 26 Across | 47. Video game customization, informally |
| 27 Across | 48. Fops |
| 28 Across | 52. Surfboard stabilizer |
| 29 Across | 53. Vesper Lynd portrayer in "Casino Royale" |
| 30 Across | 54. "Star Wars" character originally portrayed by a puppet that weighed over a ton |
| 31 Across | 56. They may be threaded |
| 32 Across | 57. He doesn't belong ... or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 33 Across | 60. Singer with the #1 hits "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," familiarly |
| 34 Across | 61. Levi's Stadium player, informally |
| 35 Across | 62. Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985 |
| 36 Across | 63. Came down to earth |
| 37 Across | 64. "Jumping Jehoshaphat!" |
| 38 Across | 65. Supporting article? |
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:
- NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today_19
- October 26 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- August 06 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
- September 02 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Duds in bed?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PJS
2 Across: "4. Place for a castle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: B___H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEACH
3 Across: "9. Retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SAKS
4 Across: "13. Bread for dipping"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: soak, souse
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOP
5 Across: "14. Very, very"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: U___A
- Similar words: radical, extremist
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ULTRA
6 Across: "15. Very, very particular"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A__L
- Similar words: anal retentive
- Opposite of: oral
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: of or related to the anus
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANAL
7 Across: "16. Cubing needs"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S_______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SKINDIVES
8 Across: "18. Like an S-Tier video game character"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- Similar words: elite group, elect
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELITE
9 Across: "19. Computer pros"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T___S
- Similar words: tech
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TECHS
10 Across: "20. In position"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: S______D
- Similar words: placed, deposit
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: determine or indicate the place
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SITUATED
11 Across: "22. Beurre demi-___ (salted butter, in France)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEL
12 Across: "23. Turns on"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BETTERDAYS
13 Across: "25. ___ ejemplo"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POR
14 Across: "26. "Hail," in Latin"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AVE
15 Across: "27. Scottsbluff's state: Abbr."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'B'
- Similar words: nib, pecker
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEB
16 Across: "28. Overlook for an award, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'B'
- Word pattern: S__B
- Similar words: rebuff, repulse
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an instance of driving away or warding off
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SNUB
17 Across: "30. Hitchhiker's hope"
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: tease, hinge upon
- Opposite of: walk
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RIDE
18 Across: "32. Niihau neighbor"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: K___I
- Similar words: Kauai Island
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KAUAI
19 Across: "36. Make, as money"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: completely enveloping
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMBIENT
20 Across: "38. Ensnare"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: S_____P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STARMAP
21 Across: "40. Puts through the paces"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T___S
- Similar words: examine, try
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: trying something to find out about it
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TESTS
22 Across: "41. On the topic of"
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 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASTO
23 Across: "43. Spanx founder Blakely"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: S__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SARA
24 Across: "44. Spanish diminutive suffix"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ITO
25 Across: "46. "Excuse me!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'Y'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HEY
26 Across: "47. Video game customization, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: modern, modernistic
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MOD
27 Across: "48. Fops"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 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 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DAMNEDLIES
28 Across: "52. Surfboard stabilizer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: cinque, quint
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FIN
29 Across: "53. Vesper Lynd portrayer in "Casino Royale""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: E______N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EVAGREEN
30 Across: "54. "Star Wars" character originally portrayed by a puppet that weighed over a ton"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: J___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JABBA
31 Across: "56. They may be threaded"
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: brow, supercilium
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the part of the face above the eyes
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BROWS
32 Across: "57. He doesn't belong ... or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: O_______T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ODDMANOUT
33 Across: "60. Singer with the #1 hits "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," familiarly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: R__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RIRI
34 Across: "61. Levi's Stadium player, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: N___R
- Similar words: IX, ix
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NINER
35 Across: "62. Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MRT
36 Across: "63. Came down to earth"
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 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALIT
37 Across: "64. "Jumping Jehoshaphat!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E___S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EGADS
38 Across: "65. Supporting article?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: brassiere, bandeau
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BRA
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 38 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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