NYT Crossword Crossword Answers – Friday, 17 October 2025
Today’s NYT Crossword crossword answers for Friday, 17 October 2025. Below you’ll find all clues and solutions, updated daily.
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- 14Pulitzer-winning historian and journalist ApplebaumAcross · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 17British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"Across · 9 lettersLooking for a 9-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 36Max ___, boxer nicknamed "Madcap Maxie"Across · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 46Portmanteau for evidence based solely on personal accountsAcross · 8 lettersLooking for a 8-letter word? Quick answers →
- 47Popular name of the 1958 Italian hit "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu"Across · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 49Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutterAcross · 9 lettersLooking for a 9-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 26British singer with the hits "R.I.P." and "Radioactive"Down · 7 lettersLooking for a 7-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 30Event typically occurring in one's late 40s or early 50sDown · 9 lettersLooking for a 9-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 36Brand of rum mentioned in Hemingway novelsDown · 7 lettersLooking for a 7-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 40Pet gear often eschewed in favor of someone's lapDown · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 42Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842)Down · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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