Monday NYT Across Solutions November 03, 2025 - Every Horizontal Clue Decoded with Hints
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 | November 03, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Monday |
| 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. Fizzy pop |
| 2 Across | 5. Eve's mate |
| 3 Across | 9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" |
| 4 Across | 13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short |
| 5 Across | 14. Yawning, say |
| 6 Across | 16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 7 Across | 17. *PIN, e.g. |
| 8 Across | 19. Restaurant handout |
| 9 Across | 20. Tennis star Osaka |
| 10 Across | 21. Pint-size |
| 11 Across | 23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace |
| 12 Across | 24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" |
| 13 Across | 26. *Stray feline |
| 14 Across | 28. Skull |
| 15 Across | 32. AMC's "Better Call ___" |
| 16 Across | 33. Guffaw, in internet lingo |
| 17 Across | 34. Abruptly call off one's plans |
| 18 Across | 37. Gooey goody |
| 19 Across | 40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively |
| 20 Across | 44. Shade of purple |
| 21 Across | 45. "I suppose so" |
| 22 Across | 46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin |
| 23 Across | 47. More than a snack |
| 24 Across | 49. Clairol product |
| 25 Across | 52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface |
| 26 Across | 56. "As I see it," to texters |
| 27 Across | 57. August birth sign, for the most part |
| 28 Across | 58. Give a talking-to |
| 29 Across | 60. Dispense carefully |
| 30 Across | 64. Red-hot flow |
| 31 Across | 66. *Morning waker-upper |
| 32 Across | 68. French "with" |
| 33 Across | 69. "Gotta run!" |
| 34 Across | 70. Recording studio effect |
| 35 Across | 71. Gender-specific possessive |
| 36 Across | 72. Word made up of the four main compass points |
| 37 Across | 73. Aussie critters |
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. Fizzy pop"
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
- Similar words: soda water, sal soda
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SODA
2 Across: "5. Eve's mate"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: A__M
- Similar words: XTC, hug drug
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADAM
3 Across: "9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: J__S
- Similar words: masticate, yack away
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JAWS
4 Across: "13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'X'
- Word pattern: T__X
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TREX
5 Across: "14. Yawning, say"
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: world-weary, tire
- Opposite of: interest
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: cause to be bored
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BORED
6 Across: "16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'Q'
- Word pattern: I__Q
- Similar words: Irak, Al-Iraq
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IRAQ
7 Across: "17. *PIN, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 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 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACCESSCODE
8 Across: "19. Restaurant handout"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: M__U
- Similar words: computer menu, carte
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a list of dishes available at a restaurant
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MENU
9 Across: "20. Tennis star Osaka"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: N___I
- Similar words: Noemi
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NAOMI
10 Across: "21. Pint-size"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: S___L
- Similar words: pocket-size, minor
- Opposite of: large
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the slender part of the back
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SMALL
11 Across: "23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADA
12 Across: "24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: fine art, graphics
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ART
13 Across: "26. *Stray feline"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALLEYCAT
14 Across: "28. Skull"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: C_____M
- Similar words: brainpan, braincase
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CRANIUM
15 Across: "32. AMC's "Better Call ___""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: S__L
- Similar words: St. Paul, Paul
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SAUL
16 Across: "33. Guffaw, in internet lingo"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'L'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOL
17 Across: "34. Abruptly call off one's plans"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: B__L
- Similar words: bond, bail bond
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BAIL
18 Across: "37. Gooey goody"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SMORE
19 Across: "40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: A_____________R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMBULANCECHASER
20 Across: "44. Shade of purple"
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
- Definition: a moderate purple
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAUVE
21 Across: "45. "I suppose so""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: Y__H
- Similar words: yea
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: not only so
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YEAH
22 Across: "46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'I'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELI
23 Across: "47. More than a snack"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: M__L
- Similar words: repast
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the food served and eaten at one time
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MEAL
24 Across: "49. Clairol product"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: H_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HAIRDYE
25 Across: "52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 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 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALCAPONE
26 Across: "56. "As I see it," to texters"
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 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMO
27 Across: "57. August birth sign, for the most part"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Lion, Leo the Lion
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEO
28 Across: "58. Give a talking-to"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: S___D
- Similar words: reprimand, chew up
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SCOLD
29 Across: "60. Dispense carefully"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A___T
- Similar words: parcel out, distribute
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: give out
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALLOT
30 Across: "64. Red-hot flow"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAVA
31 Across: "66. *Morning waker-upper"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: A________K
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALARMCLOCK
32 Across: "68. French "with""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: A__C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AVEC
33 Across: "69. "Gotta run!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: L___R
- Similar words: former, later on
- Opposite of: early
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: coming at a subsequent time or stage
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LATER
34 Across: "70. Recording studio effect"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: E__O
- Similar words: ring, reverberate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECHO
35 Across: "71. Gender-specific possessive"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: H__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HERS
36 Across: "72. Word made up of the four main compass points"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N__S
- Similar words: intelligence, news show
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: information about recent and important events
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEWS
37 Across: "73. Aussie critters"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ROOS
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.
