NYT Down Crossword November 07, 2025 - Master All 37 Top-to-Bottom Clues
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Down Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | November 07, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Friday |
| Total Down Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Vertical (Top to Bottom) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
All Down Clues - Complete List
Here are all 37 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Down | 1. Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933) |
| 2 Down | 2. Mexican street corn |
| 3 Down | 3. Bamboozled |
| 4 Down | 4. Site of a Counter-Reformation council, 1545-63 |
| 5 Down | 5. Speaker of the line "… your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs" |
| 6 Down | 6. Code-breaking grp. |
| 7 Down | 7. It might bring a patient to surgery |
| 8 Down | 8. "Step on it!" |
| 9 Down | 9. Fruity beverages |
| 10 Down | 10. Jobs for body shops |
| 11 Down | 11. Lose all patience with |
| 12 Down | 12. Leave one's winnings on the table for another bet |
| 13 Down | 13. Tandoor, e.g. |
| 14 Down | 14. Elliptical areas |
| 15 Down | 23. "The Mysterious Lady" actress, 1928 |
| 16 Down | 25. Wire holders |
| 17 Down | 26. Decorous |
| 18 Down | 27. Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use |
| 19 Down | 29. "The Fall of the House of Usher" actress ___ Miller |
| 20 Down | 30. Very start, as of an idea |
| 21 Down | 31. Kind of floor covering |
| 22 Down | 32. Settled down |
| 23 Down | 33. Bit of wanton gossip |
| 24 Down | 34. In an awesome way, slangily |
| 25 Down | 36. Professional negotiator |
| 26 Down | 38. Hagen of Broadway |
| 27 Down | 43. Shakespearean duke |
| 28 Down | 45. Arranges |
| 29 Down | 47. Phony one |
| 30 Down | 48. Riches |
| 31 Down | 49. Clear one's name, say? |
| 32 Down | 50. Seven-time Emmy winner Ed |
| 33 Down | 51. Jouissance |
| 34 Down | 52. World capital on both banks of the Daugava River |
| 35 Down | 54. Focus of the historians Tacitus and Suetonius |
| 36 Down | 55. "___ Nagila" |
| 37 Down | 58. Pres. advisory grp. |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:
- March 17 2023 NYT Clues Solutions
- June 14 2022 NYT Clues Solutions
- June 21 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- November 20 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Down Solutions:
1 Down: "1. Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933)"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: H___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
HURST
2 Down: "2. Mexican street corn"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ELOTE
3 Down: "3. Bamboozled"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ATSEA
4 Down: "4. Site of a Counter-Reformation council, 1545-63"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: T___T
- Similar words: Trent River, River Trent
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TRENT
5 Down: "5. Speaker of the line "… your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: I__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
IAGO
6 Down: "6. Code-breaking grp."
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
NSA
7 Down: "7. It might bring a patient to surgery"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: G____Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a metal stretcher with wheels
- This is Down clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GURNEY
8 Down: "8. "Step on it!""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 15 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: P_____________L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
PEDALTOTHEMETAL
9 Down: "9. Fruity beverages"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A__S
- Similar words: fruit drink, ade
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- This is Down clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ADES
10 Down: "10. Jobs for body shops"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D___S
- Similar words: gouge, prick
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
- This is Down clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
DENTS
11 Down: "11. Lose all patience with"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: F_______N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
FLIPOUTON
12 Down: "12. Leave one's winnings on the table for another bet"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L_______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
LETITRIDE
13 Down: "13. Tandoor, e.g."
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: O__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
- This is Down clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
OVEN
14 Down: "14. Elliptical areas"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: G__S
- Similar words: gymnasium, gym
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- This is Down clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GYMS
15 Down: "23. "The Mysterious Lady" actress, 1928"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: G___O
- Similar words: Greta Garbo
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GARBO
16 Down: "25. Wire holders"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P____S
- Similar words: pylon, power pylon
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
PYLONS
17 Down: "26. Decorous"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: S____Y
- Similar words: comely, becoming
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: according with custom or propriety
- This is Down clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
SEEMLY
18 Down: "27. Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: ovum, egg cell
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
- This is Down clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
OVA
19 Down: "29. "The Fall of the House of Usher" actress ___ Miller"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: T__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TNIA
20 Down: "30. Very start, as of an idea"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: S__D
- Similar words: cum, seeded player
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small hard fruit
- This is Down clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
SEED
21 Down: "31. Kind of floor covering"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
- This is Down clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
MOSS
22 Down: "32. Settled down"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A__T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ALIT
23 Down: "33. Bit of wanton gossip"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: I_______R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
IDLERUMOR
24 Down: "34. In an awesome way, slangily"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: L_______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
LIKEABOSS
25 Down: "36. Professional negotiator"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A___T
- Similar words: federal agent, broker
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
AGENT
26 Down: "38. Hagen of Broadway"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: genus Uta
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a reptile genus of Iguanidae
- This is Down clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
UTA
27 Down: "43. Shakespearean duke"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: O____O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ORSINO
28 Down: "45. Arranges"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S___S
- Similar words: screen, sorting
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
SORTS
29 Down: "47. Phony one"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: P___R
- Similar words: sticker, toughie
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
- This is Down clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
POSER
30 Down: "48. Riches"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L___E
- Similar words: profit, shekels
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: informal terms for money
- This is Down clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
LUCRE
31 Down: "49. Clear one's name, say?"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- Similar words: wipe off, rub out
- Opposite of: record
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: remove from memory or existence
- This is Down clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ERASE
32 Down: "50. Seven-time Emmy winner Ed"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: A___R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ASNER
33 Down: "51. Jouissance"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G__E
- Similar words: mirth, mirthfulness
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: great merriment
- This is Down clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GLEE
34 Down: "52. World capital on both banks of the Daugava River"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: R__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
RIGA
35 Down: "54. Focus of the historians Tacitus and Suetonius"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: N__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
NERO
36 Down: "55. "___ Nagila""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: H__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
HAVA
37 Down: "58. Pres. advisory grp."
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'C'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
NSC
Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues
Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Down Clues?
- Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
- Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
- Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
- Down answers often help solve Across clues
Down Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
- Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically
Time-Saving Down Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Down first | Get a mental map of the vertical flow |
| Fill short Down words | 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors |
| Use crossing letters | Across letters help confirm Down answers |
| Look for themes | Related Down answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues
What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?
Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.
Should I solve Down or Across clues first?
Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 37 Down clues.
Are Down clues easier than Across clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.
How do Down clues interact with Across clues?
Down and Across 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.
