NY Times Crossword

October 23, 2025

Aimee Lucido 

 

Fill in the dashes with a word that will complete the partial word on the left and begin the partial word ending on the right. Imagine circles around these answers, and they will have something in common that is hinted at by the fourth clue.

 

1. BA _ _ _ EXICO 

2. THUM _ _ _ _ EX

3. TI _ _ _ _ QUARE 

4. Sports craze of the 2020's

 

Answers:

 

1. baJA Mexico 

2. thumB INDex

3. tiMES Square

4. Pickleball - - - JAM, BIND, and MESS are kinds of pickles (problems). With a circle around them, they are the shape of a ball.