NYT Crossword Across October 29, 2025: All 36 Horizontal Answers & Strategic Tips
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 29, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Wednesday |
| Total Across Clues | 36 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
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. The "R" of REM |
| 2 Across | 6. States |
| 3 Across | 10. Little devil |
| 4 Across | 13. Bring down |
| 5 Across | 14. Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw |
| 6 Across | 15. "Whatever" |
| 7 Across | 16. Dracula's preferred way to eat wings? |
| 8 Across | 19. "When u coming?" |
| 9 Across | 20. Jocular suffix for "most" |
| 10 Across | 21. First aid stinger |
| 11 Across | 22. Cell centers |
| 12 Across | 25. Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes |
| 13 Across | 26. What makes Dracula frantically hop around? |
| 14 Across | 30. Clickable pic |
| 15 Across | 31. Eldest Corleone brother |
| 16 Across | 32. Felt something on your head? |
| 17 Across | 35. Food fight projectile |
| 18 Across | 36. Speedway sponsor |
| 19 Across | 39. Some unidentified visitors, for short |
| 20 Across | 40. Wrap up |
| 21 Across | 42. Well-rounded figure? |
| 22 Across | 44. Showed sudden interest, in a way |
| 23 Across | 46. Cry of victory |
| 24 Across | 47. When Dracula doesn't feel seen? |
| 25 Across | 52. Lead-in to second |
| 26 Across | 53. Like Satan, in the Bible |
| 27 Across | 54. Knob on an electric guitar |
| 28 Across | 57. A.F.L.-___ |
| 29 Across | 58. "Despicable Me" antihero |
| 30 Across | 61. Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals? |
| 31 Across | 64. Like some jobs |
| 32 Across | 65. Well-used pencil, say |
| 33 Across | 66. Rains hard? |
| 34 Across | 67. Anti-traffic org. |
| 35 Across | 68. Sport whose athletes wear topknots |
| 36 Across | 69. Mythical luster? |
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:
- September 25 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- October 31 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
- February 15 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
- April 14 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. The "R" of REM"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: R___D
- Similar words: speedy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a part of a river where the current is very fast
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAPID
2 Across: "6. States"
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: enjoin, order
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the chance to speak
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SAYS
3 Across: "10. Little devil"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: scallywag, pixy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMP
4 Across: "13. Bring down"
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: mortify, humble
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ABASE
5 Across: "14. Milkshake ingredient that might get stuck in a straw"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: O__O
- Similar words: oreo cookie
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OREO
6 Across: "15. "Whatever""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'H'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MEH
7 Across: "16. Dracula's preferred way to eat wings?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: R____________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RIGHTOFFTHEBAT
8 Across: "19. "When u coming?""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETA
9 Across: "20. Jocular suffix for "most""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: Eastern Time
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EST
10 Across: "21. First aid stinger"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I____E
- Similar words: iodin, I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IODINE
11 Across: "22. Cell centers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: N____I
- Similar words: karyon, nucleus
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NUCLEI
12 Across: "25. Sebastian the ___, mascot of the Miami Hurricanes"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IBIS
13 Across: "26. What makes Dracula frantically hop around?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: L____________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIGHTONHISFEET
14 Across: "30. Clickable pic"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: I__N
- Similar words: picture, image
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ICON
15 Across: "31. Eldest Corleone brother"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: S___Y
- Similar words: lad, sonny boy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SONNY
16 Across: "32. Felt something on your head?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: F____A
- Similar words: trilby, homburg
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a hat made of felt with a creased crown
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FEDORA
17 Across: "35. Food fight projectile"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: pea plant
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: seed of a pea plant used for food
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PEA
18 Across: "36. Speedway sponsor"
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: s.t.p.
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: standard temperature and pressure
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STP
19 Across: "39. Some unidentified visitors, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETS
20 Across: "40. Wrap up"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: remnant, remainder
- Opposite of: beginning
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: either extremity of something that has length
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
END
21 Across: "42. Well-rounded figure?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S____E
- Similar words: welkin, sector
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a particular environment or walk of life
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SPHERE
22 Across: "44. Showed sudden interest, in a way"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SATUP
23 Across: "46. Cry of victory"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: I__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IWIN
24 Across: "47. When Dracula doesn't feel seen?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: U____________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UPONREFLECTION
25 Across: "52. Lead-in to second"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: N__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NANO
26 Across: "53. Like Satan, in the Bible"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: F____N
- Similar words: shine, descend
- Opposite of: ascend
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FALLEN
27 Across: "54. Knob on an electric guitar"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: T____E
- Similar words: ternary, twofold
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the pitch range of the highest female voice
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TREBLE
28 Across: "57. A.F.L.-___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CIO
29 Across: "58. "Despicable Me" antihero"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'U'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GRU
30 Across: "61. Get ready to attack Dracula and his pals?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R____________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAISETHESTAKES
31 Across: "64. Like some jobs"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: left, unmated
- Opposite of: even
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: not divisible by two
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ODD
32 Across: "65. Well-used pencil, 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: ticket stub, check stub
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STUB
33 Across: "66. Rains hard?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: H___S
- Similar words: herald, come
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HAILS
34 Across: "67. Anti-traffic org."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DEA
35 Across: "68. Sport whose athletes wear topknots"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: S__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SUMO
36 Across: "69. Mythical luster?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: S___R
- Similar words: lecher, letch
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: man with strong sexual desires
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SATYR
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.
