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NYT Crossword hints: Sunday October 12th 2025
Below you can find all the hints in today’s NYT Crossword, listed first across, then down. If you need a bit of help on any of them, tap or click on the spoiler text below them to reveal our extra clue. And to reveal the answer for each clue separately, just expand the spoiler boxes below!
1a. Common sight near the entrance of the mall.
Our hint: Google has one.
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Helps you find your way.
4a. Words that might precede “Out, darned Spot!”?
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Classic Spot!
10a. Gives some heat, say.
Our hint: What sleeves were made for.
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The standard setup is two each.
14a. Cry of frustration.
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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What you would say before scolding Spot.
18a. Like.
Our hint: Two French words.
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The Duolingo Owl is proud!
19a. Blew out.
Our hint: Breathe out.
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As opposed to inhale.
21a. Sound from a horn.
Our hint: Common traffic sound.
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Beep beep!
22a. Bull in a Chihuahua shop.
Our hint: Spanish for bull.
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That’s two for the Duolingo Owl!
23a. Boast accompanying an evil laugh [120 sec.]
Our hint: Three words.
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A very selfish villian remark.
25a. Low-pitched jazz instruments, for short.
Our hint: Two words.
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Short for “baritone saxophone”
27a. Angler’s lure.
Our hint: Small worms, perhaps.
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Gives the fish something to bite!
28a. Words on a juice carton.
Our hint: Three words.
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Made from real fruit, not concentrate!
30a. What many monks and yogis are.
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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A life of simplicity and self-discipline.
34a. “Project Hail Mary” creatures, in brief.
Our hint: “___ phone home”
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Extraterrestrials
35a. Director Rob.
Our hint: “The Princess Bride” director.
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Also directed “When Harry Met Sally…”
36a. Lampshade-shaped candy piece.
Our hint: Filled with caramel.
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Tasty!
37a. Rock band?
Our hint: Also found in clothing.
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A seam in a rock is a thin band of a different material running throughout the rock.
40a. Tidbits.
Our hint: Starts with an M.
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Small pieces.
41a. Licorice-flavored vegetables [32 oz.]
Our hint: Two words.
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Have an aniseed-like flavor.
45a. Faint.
Our hint: Something your lover makes you do?
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To be overwhelmed with admiration, perhaps.
47a. “Please. It’s my ___”
Our hint: Many people like a sweet one after dinner.
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Spoil yourself!
48a. Letter opener?
Our hint: The first sentence in a letter, perhaps.
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Used when you don’t really know who the recipient is.
54a. Young girl in Scotland.
Our hint: A small one, to be precise.
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Wee means small!
57a. Rumspringas in Amish communities, e.g.
Our hint: Ceremonial acts.
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Part of a ritual, usually.
58a. Greeting on Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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“Ahoy me hearties!”
59a. Word with straw or exit.
Our hint: Taken to ascertain opinions?
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A survey, of sorts.
60a. Writer Silverstein.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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He wrote both books and songs.
62a. Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might say.
Our hint: The Roadrunner’s nemesis.
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Wile E. Coyote.
63a. Carpenter’s adage illustrated four times in this puzzle.
Our hint: Four words.
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Once you cut you can’t undo it!
71a. Song in a book of songs.
Our hint: Sung at church.
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Religious songs.
72a. Chance.
Our hint: A strategic board game.
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To take a chance.
73a. Biohazard regulator, in brief.
Our hint: Upholds safety standards in workplaces.
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Stand for “Occupational Safety and Health Administration”
74a. Platoon or battalion.
Our hint: Or small dwellings on the same plot of land, perhaps.
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Can also refer to a unit of measurement, perhaps.
75a. “The Facts of Life” girl.
Our hint: Starts with a B.
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Blair Warner, that is.
78a. Aerodynamic quality.
Our hint: Smoothness.
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Like a black cat’s coat, for example.
83a. Scientist who spent his last years under house arrest [8 qt.]
Our hint: Two names both starting with G.
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An incredible scientist that was charged with heresy.
87a. Plug, as water.
Our hint: Beaver’s main job.
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Beaver’s love making dams!
88a. Tech giant based in Santa Clara, Calif.
Our hint: Starts with an I.
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Specializes in microprocessors.
89a. Observe the expected formalities.
Our hint: Three words.
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To act formally.
92a. Nays.
Our hint: Two words.
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As opposed to yeas.
96a. Job requirements for top research positions, in brief.
Our hint: Earned at universtity.
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An extremely high level of learning.
97a. Facility.
Our hint: Something simple can be done with ___.
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Easy!
98a. Leveled.
Our hint: Can be done with scores, say.
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To make fair, perhaps.
99a. Put on.
Our hint: To put something else on a list, for example.
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Used in math.
101a. Buddhist riddles.
Our hint: Two words.
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Riddles designed to provoke deep insight.
105a. Split something equally [24 in.]
Our hint: Three words.
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An even split!
110a. Creature that can leap more than 150 its own body length (!)
Our hint: The bane of a pet owner’s existence.
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Have you ever tried to give a cat a flea bath? I wouldn’t recommend it.
111a. Lamborghinis to some.
Our hint: Two words.
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Purchased around the mid-point in life, perhaps.
112a. Waving the white flag, so to speak.
Our hint: Two words meaning to surrender.
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Sometimes it’s the best thing to do!
116a. Citrus drinks.
Our hint: Suffix for lemon or lime.
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Lemonade is one of the most popular fizzy drinks.
117a. Rock’s Nirvana, for one.
Our hint: Three of.
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Groups of three.
118a. When mating typically occurs.
Our hint: The final phase of a chess match.
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When things really start heating up.
119a. Org. that collaborates with MADD.
Our hint: MADD stands for “Mothers Against Drunk Driving”
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PTA stands for “Parent Teacher Association”
120a. Quirky sort.
Our hint: Nerd, in other words.
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Often the best type of people!
121a. John, across the pond.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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The Irish equivalent of John is Sean.
122a. “Uh, your point is…?”
Our hint: Two words, the last being a question.
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“So what?”
123a. Sweets.
Our hint: A term of endearment.
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Sweet as honey!
1d. Green or black African menace.
Our hint: Snakes.
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The Black Mamba is one of the most venomous snakes in the world.
2d. Spider-Man, for one.
Our hint: Alter egos.
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Used to protect one’s identity.
3d. Freak out.
Our hint: To lose control.
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Don’t panic!
4d. Good name for an apiarist?
Our hint: Someone who keeps bees.
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Short for Beatrice! Similar to bee.
5d. Rocker ___ Rose.
Our hint: From Guns N’ Roses.
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AXL Rose is the band’s singer.
6d. UPS competitor.
Our hint: A German competitor.
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Both aim to get your packages to you on time.
7d. Sends to Hades.
Our hint: Sent straight to Hell.
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Not where you want to be.
8d. Mishmash.
Our hint: A hodgepodge, for example.
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A gathering of random elements.
9d. Bloke.
Our hint: For short.
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Short for gentleman.
10d. Religious title whose name comes from the Hebrew for “father”
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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Monastic leaders.
11d. Chews (out)
Our hint: A unit of measurement for paper.
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To ream someone is to harshly scold them.
12d. Classic car that shared its name with a planet, informally.
Our hint: The closest one to the sun.
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A Mercedes-Benz.
13d. Postdebate areas.
Our hint: Two words.
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A place to further the discussion.
14d. Some old game consoles.
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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First released in 1977.
15d. ___ Gay, author of “Bad Feminist”
Our hint: Starts with an R.
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A celebrated American writer, professor, and cultural critic.
16d. Fairy tale sibling.
Our hint: The sister of a brother.
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From Hansel and Gretel.
17d. Doofuses, north of the border.
Our hint: A Canadian term.
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A mocking term.
20d. Absolutely, in slang.
Our hint: Starts with a D.
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Short for “definitely”
24d. Never-ending.
Our hint: Something that will last for eternity.
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Certainly not you or I!
26d. CPR pressure points.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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Commonly known as the breastbone.
29d. Cycle at night?
Our hint: A sleep cycle.
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When you can dream.
31d. Core-strengthening Pilates exercises.
Our hint: Two words, both starting with T.
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Being able to touch your toes is important for mobility.
32d. Badly.
Our hint: Sick.
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Not having the best time.
33d. It’s covered in kernels.
Our hint: Commonly prepared for dinner!
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A corn cob.
37d. ___ gin fizz.
Our hint: A type of gin infused with berries.
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Sloe berries give the gun a sweet syrupiness.
38d. “Charlotte’s Web” author’s inits.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Elwyn Brooks White.
39d. Wood found in restaurant furniture.
Our hint: Also found in fireplaces.
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Native to North America and Europe.
40d. Speck.
Our hint: Starts with an M.
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A tiny particle.
41d. Online shorthand meaning “Victory!”
Our hint: Starts with an F.
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Means “for the win”
42d. Afore.
Our hint: “Before” in Shakespearean English.
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Both archaic words.
43d. Previously known as.
Our hint: A maiden name.
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Not often used in conversation, these days, but can still be found in some formal writings.
44d. Of help.
Our hint: Useful.
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“This method is highly utile”
45d. “Turn that frown upside down!”
Our hint: An expression that shows happiness.
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Uses less muscles than frowning, or so they say.
46d. Clever sort.
Our hint: Required to create clever responses.
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Charm and wit is a dangerously effective combo.
49d. Big name in vacuum cleaners.
Our hint: Starts with an O.
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A trusted brand.
50d. [It’s time for bed!]
Our hint: A reflex.
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It’s not really known why we do it.
51d. Sharply dressed.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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Boho-chic, for example.
52d. Part.
Our hint: To be played.
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Your role in a play, for example.
53d. The Bronx Bombers, on scoreboards.
Our hint: Their official name.
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Stands for “New York Yankees”
55d. Pittance.
Our hint: A small amount of money.
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An old French coin.
56d. Camera type, for short.
Our hint: Uses a mirror and prism system.
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Stands for “Single-Lens Reflex”
60d. Barista’s fourish.
Our hint: What leaves do in the breeze?
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A spiral sort of pattern.
61d. ___ Eminence.
Our hint: Referring to a male.
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As opposed to Her Eminence.
63d. Mouthy bird?
Our hint: Starts with an M.
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Native to South and Southeast Asia.
64d. Name found in “whole milk”
Our hint: Found in order.
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A traditionally masculine name.
65d. Prefix with matter.
Our hint: To be against.
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Antimatter is a form of matter made up of antiparticles.
66d. One of many in the book of Job.
Our hint: A period before official employment.
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Can last anywhere from one shift to six months, depending on the job.
67d. Actor Firth.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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Starred in “Pride and Prejudice”
68d. Employ.
Our hint: Put into action.
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To put something to good use! Hopefully.
69d. Hot French beverage.
Our hint: French for tea.
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That’s three for the Duolingo Owl now!
70d. “Resolute” item in the Oval Office.
Our hint: Two words.
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To be sat at.
71d. Hold dear, perhaps.
Our hint: Can be very comforting.
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An embrace.
75d. Men who marry later in life.
Our hint: Starts with a B.
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Or like an eggs benedict!
76d. Rafts.
Our hint: Plenty of.
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To have lots of something is to have plenty!
77d. Ripen.
Our hint: The number of years you have been alive for.
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To age something, like a wine, is to leave it for a period of time.
78d. Settings of many Patrick O’Brian novels.
Our hint: Dangerous and unforgiving locales.
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To be sailed by the brave!
79d. Recite.
Our hint: Two words.
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The school roll, for example.
80d. Moody music genre.
Our hint: “My Chemical Romance”, for example.
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Combines elements of rock and punk.
81d. Light up?
Our hint: Rises everyday.
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We would be lost without the sun!
82d. Worker with a handler.
Our hint: 007, for example.
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Sent to gather intel.
84d. Easy-listening radio category.
Our hint: 106.7 in New York.
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Sometimes you need some easy listening.
85d. “More or less”
Our hint: A slang term.
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“Good-ish”, for example, means it was kind of good.
86d. Business name abbr.
Our hint: A popular businesss name suffix.
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Stands for “Limited”
90d. Poor grade
Our hint: It’s thoroughly elongated and only a phonetic representation.
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That was a tough one…
91d. Took off.
Our hint: Done when you are trying to escape something.
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Some people do it for fun!
92d. Man who might be installing a baby gate.
Our hint: Two words.
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Aww, how sweet!
93d. Gild the lily, with “it”
Our hint: “Gild the lily” is a phrase meaning to add unnecessary ornamentation to something.
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Don’t overdo it!
94d. Facade.
Our hint: What a fake smile can be made from.
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Superficial.
95d. Not distracted at work.
Our hint: Two words.
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The best way to be at work!
96d. Email attachment type.
Our hint: An acronym.
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Stands for “Portable Document Format”
99d. Body parts examined for arrythmia.
Our hint: Parts of the heart.
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The plural of atrium.
100d. Big name in vacuum cleaners.
Our hint: Starts with a D.
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Another trusted brand.
101d. Company that owns Words with Friends.
Our hint: Starts with a Z.
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Also owns FarmVille!
102d. A, in Ashkelon.
Our hint: The first letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
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That’s a tough one!
103d. “Totally cool!”
Our hint: Marge Simpson commonly says it.
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“Awesome!” In other words.
104d. Old Scratch.
Our hint: Fell from grace.
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Also known as Lucifer.
106d. Chow.
Our hint: Taxis have them.
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A fare can be a fee.
107d. Pretty cool stuff.
Our hint: A common drink accompaniment.
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Keeps things cold!
108d. Big Apple’s bravest, in brief.
Our hint: Emergency services.
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Stands for “Fire Department of the City of New York”
109d. Something a beach lifeguard monitors.
Our hint: Ebbs and flows.
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Cannot be stopped!
113d. Cry of frustration.
Our hint: Starts with a G.
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Often followed by something like “Dang it!”
114d. Insta chats.
Our hint: For short.
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Stands for “Direct Messages”
115d. Fair-hiring inits.
Our hint: Ensures everyone gets an equal shot.
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Stands for “Equal Employment Opportunity”
NYT Crossword answers: Sunday October 12th 2025
Done figuring it all out for yourself? Here’s the full completed NYT Crossword showing all the answers for today’s puzzle:
And there it is! The Sunday 12th of October crossword in all of its glory! If you made it this far, give yourself a pat on the back. That was a mammoth effort. Don’t even get me started on 90d!
This puzzle was definitely an advanced one. Not only did it have several almost-extinct words, but it also had whole sections of words cut out, as shown by the small scissor icons. That makes coming up with the solution far more difficult! Once you figure out the pattern, however, it can make it easier. These scissors represent the letters ‘once’, for example. So once you figure that out, it kind of counts as another clue!
That’s all for today’s puzzle, but if you like to keep your brain active with more of NYT’s puzzles, you can also check out our guides on the Wordle hint and answer for Sunday 12th October and our Connections hint for Sunday 12th October.