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New York Times, Thursday, November 20, 2025

November 21, 2025

By Adam Wagner • 74 Clues

Across Clues

1. Duds in bed? → PJS
4. Place for a castle → BEACH
9. Retailer across the street from Rockefeller Center → SAKS
13. Bread for dipping → SOP
14. Very, very → ULTRA
15. Very, very particular → ANAL
16. Cubing needs → SKINDIVES
18. Like an S-Tier video game character → ELITE
19. Computer pros → TECHS
20. In position → SITUATED
22. Beurre demi-___ (salted butter, in France) → SEL
23. Turns on → BETTERDAYS
25. ___ ejemplo → POR
26. "Hail," in Latin → AVE
27. Scottsbluff's state: Abbr. → NEB
28. Overlook for an award, say → SNUB
30. Hitchhiker's hope → RIDE
32. Niihau neighbor → KAUAI
36. Make, as money → AMBIENT
38. Ensnare → STARMAP
40. Puts through the paces → TESTS
41. On the topic of → ASTO
43. Spanx founder Blakely → SARA
44. Spanish diminutive suffix → ITO
46. "Excuse me!" → HEY
47. Video game customization, informally → MOD
48. Fops → DAMNEDLIES
52. Surfboard stabilizer → FIN
53. Vesper Lynd portrayer in "Casino Royale" → EVAGREEN
54. "Star Wars" character originally portrayed by a puppet that weighed over a ton → JABBA
56. They may be threaded → BROWS
57. He doesn't belong ... or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 23-, 36-, 38- and 48-Across → ODDMANOUT
60. Singer with the #1 hits "Umbrella" and "Disturbia," familiarly → RIRI
61. Levi's Stadium player, informally → NINER
62. Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985 → MRT
63. Came down to earth → ALIT
64. "Jumping Jehoshaphat!" → EGADS
65. Supporting article? → BRA

Down Clues

1. Subtle attention-getter → PSST
2. "Guess I'm the dummy" → JOKESONME
3. Dry seasons? → SPICERUBS
4. Signs of spring → BUDS
5. Yalie → ELI
6. Off-road rover, for short → ATV
7. Sporting a tuft of feathers → CRESTED
8. Knows the solution → HASIT
9. Restaurants' "serve yourself" features → SALADBARS
10. Baker of R&B → ANITA
11. Actress Sagal → KATEY
12. They make runs at the Winter Olympics → SLEDS
17. Blues' grp. → NHL
18. "I've got the answer!" → EUREKA
21. Atomic number of neon → TEN
23. Rustic wedding venue → BARN
24. Musical with the showstopper "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" → EVITA
25. Exam for some sophs. → PSAT
29. Humor with an edge → BITINGWIT
31. First name in cosmetics → ESTEE
33. Dish that creates an explosion of rich flavors, in modern parlance → UMAMIBOMB
34. Narrator/antagonist in "Hamilton" → AARONBURR
35. Pixel alternative → IPAD
37. Perfume compounds → ESTERS
39. Most characters in Pixar's first film → TOYS
42. Bash → SHINDIG
45. "___ to Joy" → ODE
48. Messing around on TV? → DEBRA
49. Mars follower, in Marseille → AVRIL
50. Source of the word "tiki" → MAORI
51. Sierra ___ → LEONE
52. Summer cooler → FAN
54. Tipping points? → JARS
55. Palindromic flour → ATTA
58. The stuff of life → DNA
59. ___ school → MED