NYT Across Today November 22, 2025: Complete Horizontal Clues Walkthrough
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 | November 22, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Saturday |
| Total Across Clues | 36 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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. One of 843 in New York's 50-Across |
| 2 Across | 5. Sprinkle with oil, say |
| 3 Across | 10. Sister's commitments |
| 4 Across | 14. Foreign exchange? |
| 5 Across | 16. Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" |
| 6 Across | 17. End of a set, in mathematics |
| 7 Across | 18. Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States" |
| 8 Across | 19. Eagle pose, for one |
| 9 Across | 20. Smooths |
| 10 Across | 22. Loll |
| 11 Across | 23. Boos |
| 12 Across | 26. Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge |
| 13 Across | 29. Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier |
| 14 Across | 30. Poked |
| 15 Across | 32. Stony |
| 16 Across | 34. Chris formerly of "S.N.L" |
| 17 Across | 36. Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem" |
| 18 Across | 37. Many Haitians |
| 19 Across | 39. Opening on a frozen lake |
| 20 Across | 41. Transit option since 2000 |
| 21 Across | 42. Kind of butter used in lotions |
| 22 Across | 44. Many a sports bet |
| 23 Across | 45. Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" |
| 24 Across | 47. With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco |
| 25 Across | 49. Miss the mark |
| 26 Across | 50. See 1-Across |
| 27 Across | 53. Counterpart of "Pls" |
| 28 Across | 54. Ruthless Records co-founder |
| 29 Across | 55. Get on |
| 30 Across | 59. Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers |
| 31 Across | 61. Exhibit hoppi-ness? |
| 32 Across | 63. They cut bouts short, for short |
| 33 Across | 64. Disappearing ink vessel? |
| 34 Across | 65. Heat transfer? |
| 35 Across | 66. Red Square presence since 1924 |
| 36 Across | 67. X or Y, often |
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:
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. One of 843 in New York's 50-Across"
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
- Similar words: Accho, Akka
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACRE
2 Across: "5. Sprinkle with oil, say"
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: hallow, sanctify
- Opposite of: desecrate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: give a benediction to
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BLESS
3 Across: "10. Sister's commitments"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: V__S
- Similar words: vow, consecrate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VOWS
4 Across: "14. Foreign exchange?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Q' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: Q________O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
QUIDPROQUO
5 Across: "16. Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: E__A
- Similar words: Charles Lamb, Lamb
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: English essayist (1775-1834)
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELIA
6 Across: "17. End of a set, in mathematics"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: U________D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UPPERBOUND
7 Across: "18. Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Z' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: Z__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ZINN
8 Across: "19. Eagle pose, for one"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASANA
9 Across: "20. Smooths"
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: littoral, sandpaper
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SANDS
10 Across: "22. Loll"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'G'
- Similar words: vegetable, veggie
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VEG
11 Across: "23. Boos"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 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 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SWEETIEPIES
12 Across: "26. Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'K'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RFK
13 Across: "29. Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: N__E
- Similar words: ennead, nine-spot
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NINE
14 Across: "30. Poked"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: N____D
- Similar words: prod, nudge
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: to push against gently
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NUDGED
15 Across: "32. Stony"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: C__D
- Similar words: frigid, low temperature
- Opposite of: hot
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COLD
16 Across: "34. Chris formerly of "S.N.L""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: R__D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REDD
17 Across: "36. Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: M___O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MARLO
18 Across: "37. Many Haitians"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C_____S
- Similar words: creole, Creole
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CREOLES
19 Across: "39. Opening on a frozen lake"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ICEHOLE
20 Across: "41. Transit option since 2000"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACELA
21 Across: "42. Kind of butter used in lotions"
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 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SHEA
22 Across: "44. Many a sports bet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: O__R
- Similar words: terminated, o'er
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OVER
23 Across: "45. Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: R____O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RENATO
24 Across: "47. With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: O__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTRA
25 Across: "49. Miss the mark"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Similar words: slip, stray
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: to make a mistake or be incorrect
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERR
26 Across: "50. See 1-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: C_________K
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CENTRALPARK
27 Across: "53. Counterpart of "Pls""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'X'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THX
28 Across: "54. Ruthless Records co-founder"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EAZYE
29 Across: "55. Get on"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: B___D
- Similar words: dining table, control board
- Opposite of: get off
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a committee having supervisory powers
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BOARD
30 Across: "59. Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: K__E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KOBE
31 Across: "61. Exhibit hoppi-ness?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: J________Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JUMPFORJOY
32 Across: "63. They cut bouts short, for short"
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
- Similar words: TKO
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TKOS
33 Across: "64. Disappearing ink vessel?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERASERMATE
34 Across: "65. Heat transfer?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: S__T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEXT
35 Across: "66. Red Square presence since 1924"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: L___N
- Similar words: Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Lenin
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LENIN
36 Across: "67. X or Y, often"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A__S
- Similar words: bloc, axis vertebra
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AXIS
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.
