Today's Across Crossword NYT November 17, 2025 - Every Horizontal Solution Explained
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 17, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Monday |
| Total Across Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Challenging |
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. Vegas attraction, with "the" |
| 2 Across | 6. Bitter-smelling |
| 3 Across | 11. Cell signal unit |
| 4 Across | 14. Pleasant smell |
| 5 Across | 15. Heavyweight African animal, informally |
| 6 Across | 16. Application |
| 7 Across | 17. Circle, cone, cube, cylinder, heart, pentagon, star, triangle |
| 8 Across | 19. So-so, in modern slang |
| 9 Across | 20. Scrapes (out), as a living |
| 10 Across | 21. Mental slip-up |
| 11 Across | 22. Univ. degrees for executives |
| 12 Across | 23. Many a prom tuxedo |
| 13 Across | 25. Train track part |
| 14 Across | 27. Airheads, Dots, Fun Dip, Heath, Kit Kat, Life Savers, M&M's, Milk Duds, Nerds, Oh Henry!, Peeps, Pez, Rolo, Skittles, Twix, Twizzlers |
| 15 Across | 33. Growth in a fish tank |
| 16 Across | 36. Steaming mad |
| 17 Across | 37. Girlfriend or boyfriend, informally |
| 18 Across | 38. Gruesome |
| 19 Across | 39. Cooks just the outsides of |
| 20 Across | 40. Nuisance |
| 21 Across | 41. A narcissist has a big one |
| 22 Across | 42. Giving the go-ahead |
| 23 Across | 43. Keto and Paleo, for two |
| 24 Across | 44. Boot, good, loom, moon, pool, rook, woof |
| 25 Across | 47. In one's birthday suit |
| 26 Across | 48. Skeptic's remark |
| 27 Across | 52. Home of a "500" race, familiarly |
| 28 Across | 54. Great ___ National Park (Nevada attraction) |
| 29 Across | 58. Shoe's bottom |
| 30 Across | 59. Play-___ |
| 31 Across | 60. Andrew, Ketanji Brown, Mahalia, Reggie, Stonewall |
| 32 Across | 62. Musical Yoko |
| 33 Across | 63. With everything on the line |
| 34 Across | 64. Like a pyramid or sphere |
| 35 Across | 65. Femur and fibula site |
| 36 Across | 66. Not sharp, as a pencil |
| 37 Across | 67. Vulgar |
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. Vegas attraction, with "the""
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
- Similar words: divest, reave
- Opposite of: dress
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a relatively long narrow piece of something
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STRIP
2 Across: "6. Bitter-smelling"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A___D
- Similar words: vitriolic, pungent
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: strong and sharp
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACRID
3 Across: "11. Cell signal unit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'R'
- Similar words: barricade, saloon
- Opposite of: unbar
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BAR
4 Across: "14. Pleasant smell"
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
- Similar words: perfume, odour
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: any property detected by the olfactory system
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AROMA
5 Across: "15. Heavyweight African animal, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: R___O
- Similar words: rhinoceros
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RHINO
6 Across: "16. Application"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: role, employ
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the act of using
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
USE
7 Across: "17. Circle, cone, cube, cylinder, heart, pentagon, star, triangle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: F_________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FIGUREEIGHT
8 Across: "19. So-so, in modern slang"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'D'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: used in combination to denote the middle
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MID
9 Across: "20. Scrapes (out), as a living"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 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 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EKES
10 Across: "21. Mental slip-up"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L___E
- Similar words: relapse, slide by
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a mistake resulting from inattention
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAPSE
11 Across: "22. Univ. degrees for executives"
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: MBA
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a master's degree in business
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MBAS
12 Across: "23. Many a prom tuxedo"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: R____L
- Similar words: lease, letting
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: property that is leased or rented out or let
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RENTAL
13 Across: "25. Train track part"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: R__L
- Similar words: fulminate, rail in
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAIL
14 Across: "27. Airheads, Dots, Fun Dip, Heath, Kit Kat, Life Savers, M&M's, Milk Duds, Nerds, Oh Henry!, Peeps, Pez, Rolo, Skittles, Twix, Twizzlers"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: S__________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SWEETSIXTEEN
15 Across: "33. Growth in a fish tank"
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: alga
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALGAE
16 Across: "36. Steaming mad"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I___E
- Similar words: ireful
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: feeling or showing extreme anger
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IRATE
17 Across: "37. Girlfriend or boyfriend, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BAE
18 Across: "38. Gruesome"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: G__Y
- Similar words: butcherly, slaughterous
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: covered with blood
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GORY
19 Across: "39. Cooks just the outsides of"
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: scorch, singe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: make very hot and dry
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEARS
20 Across: "40. Nuisance"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P__T
- Similar words: plague, pestilence
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PEST
21 Across: "41. A narcissist has a big one"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: self-importance, egotism
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EGO
22 Across: "42. Giving the go-ahead"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: O___G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OKING
23 Across: "43. Keto and Paleo, for two"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D___S
- Similar words: diet, dieting
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a prescribed selection of foods
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DIETS
24 Across: "44. Boot, good, loom, moon, pool, rook, woof"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: D__________N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOUBLEOSEVEN
25 Across: "47. In one's birthday suit"
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: bare, nude person
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a painting of a naked human figure
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NUDE
26 Across: "48. Skeptic's remark"
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 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IFEVER
27 Across: "52. Home of a "500" race, familiarly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: I__Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
INDY
28 Across: "54. Great ___ National Park (Nevada attraction)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: B___N
- Similar words: washbasin, river basin
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BASIN
29 Across: "58. Shoe's bottom"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S__E
- Similar words: lonesome, resole
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the underside of footwear or a golf club
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOLE
30 Across: "59. Play-___"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'H'
- Similar words: ut, do
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOH
31 Across: "60. Andrew, Ketanji Brown, Mahalia, Reggie, Stonewall"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 11 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: J_________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JACKSONFIVE
32 Across: "62. Musical Yoko"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Yoko Ono
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONO
33 Across: "63. With everything on the line"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: A___N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALLIN
34 Across: "64. Like a pyramid or sphere"
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: firm, strong
- Opposite of: hollow
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOLID
35 Across: "65. Femur and fibula site"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
- Similar words: stage, peg
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEG
36 Across: "66. Not sharp, as a pencil"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: B___T
- Similar words: numb, outspoken
- Opposite of: sharpen
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: make less intense
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BLUNT
37 Across: "67. Vulgar"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CRASS
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.
