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New York Times, Monday, October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

By Adam Aaronson β€’ 78 Clues

Across Clues

1. Apple tablet β†’ IPAD
5. Facing the pitcher β†’ ATBAT
10. Time to blow out the candles on a cake, informally β†’ BDAY
14. Informal eatery β†’ CAFE
15. Thanks, in France β†’ MERCI
16. Singer Guthrie β†’ ARLO
17. Says 2 + 2 = 5, e.g. β†’ ERRS
18. Wedding cake figurine β†’ BRIDE
19. Last language alphabetically on Google Translate β†’ ZULU
20. Milkshake flavor made with Oreos β†’ COOKIESNCREAM
23. The "A" of I.P.A. β†’ ALE
24. Pitcher Maddux who won the Cy Young Award in four consecutive years β†’ GREG
25. Welcome sights for thirsty people in deserts β†’ OASES
28. Accelerator or brake β†’ PEDAL
30. Music genre that Joan Jett "loves" β†’ ROCKNROLL
33. Arcing tennis shot β†’ LOB
35. Member of a convent β†’ NUN
36. Lavatory, in Liverpool β†’ LOO
37. Pasta often filled with ricotta β†’ RAVIOLI
41. Listing on the Billboard Hot 100 β†’ POPSONG
44. 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" β†’ AGE
45. Play a part in a play β†’ ACT
47. "My man!" β†’ BRO
48. Two-part steakhouse entree β†’ SURFNTURF
52. Bonus β†’ EXTRA
56. Filmmaker Miyazaki β†’ HAYAO
57. Questions β†’ ASKS
59. Color that means "stop" β†’ RED
60. Like some scented stickers β†’ SCRATCHNSNIFF
64. Sorority's counterpart, in brief β†’ FRAT
66. Mandarin "hello" β†’ NIHAO
67. Head ___ heels β†’ OVER
68. Chauffeured vehicle β†’ LIMO
69. Message often accompanied by an exclamation point in a triangle β†’ ALERT
70. Michelin product β†’ TIRE
71. Alternative to a Lyft β†’ UBER
72. Jumps β†’ LEAPS
73. Make simpler β†’ EASE

Down Clues

1. What covers the North Pole β†’ ICECAP
2. End of some sentences β†’ PAROLE
3. Having a certain natural hairstyle β†’ AFROED
4. Furniture piece for a talk show host β†’ DESK
5. Shade of yellow β†’ AMBER
6. More abrupt in language β†’ TERSER
7. Hire to the team β†’ BRINGON
8. Band with the aptly titled debut album "High Voltage" β†’ ACDC
9. Stratum β†’ TIER
10. Marketplace with stalls β†’ BAZAAR
11. Occasion for a percussionist to shine β†’ DRUMSOLO
12. With 13-Down, "___ can eat" (restaurant come-on) β†’ ALL
13. See 12-Down β†’ YOU
21. Inuit's home β†’ IGLOO
22. Time unit aptly hidden in "paleontology" β†’ EON
26. University in North Carolina β†’ ELON
27. Difficult, tiring work β†’ SLOG
29. Comic actress Wong β†’ ALI
31. Unit of flour β†’ CUP
32. Door handle β†’ KNOB
34. Untuneful trumpet sound β†’ BLAT
37. Lacking much thought β†’ RASH
38. Water, in Oaxaca β†’ AGUA
39. Aforementioned β†’ VERYSAME
40. Hospital area with IVs β†’ ICU
42. News media β†’ PRESS
43. Crosstown rivals of the Cubbies β†’ SOX
46. Windpipe β†’ TRACHEA
49. Decision-making consideration β†’ FACTOR
50. Neither here ___ there β†’ NOR
51. Only black key in a G major scale β†’ FSHARP
53. Fodder for "Jeopardy!" β†’ TRIVIA
54. Alludes (to) β†’ REFERS
55. Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? β†’ ADFREE
58. Ties that are hard to untie β†’ KNOTS
61. Super-uptight β†’ ANAL
62. Bit of bathroom dΓ©cor β†’ TILE
63. Do, re or mi β†’ NOTE
64. It goes around every year β†’ FLU
65. Short ___ (beef cut) β†’ RIB