NYT Crossword September 25 2025 Answers (9/25/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for September 25 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword September 25, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword September 25, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/25/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire
5A Dad on "Family Guy"
10A Word after long or before paper
14A Film unit
15A "Pardon me," in Padua
16A Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!)
17A Airline known for tight security
18A Continental products
19A Disney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?"
20A Illegally siphon funds
23A Grand Ole ___
24A Subj. studied with the help of telescopes
25A Property owner subject to a legal claim
28A Law derived from the Quran
32A "Not interested"
33A Snitch
36A Savanna antelope
37A Common street name
38A Quivers
41A Android alternative
42A Some necklines
44A "I'm here to help"
45A Look greedily
46A Livestock identifiers
48A Bit of fraternity party headgear
50A Actress Garr
51A Final stroke of most rounds
52A What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense
59A Big name in laptops
60A Only president not born in the continental U.S.
61A "I'll handle that!"
62A Beginning of every Washington State ZIP code
63A Steakhouse choice
64A Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover
65A Disapproving sounds
66A Celebratory events
67A Tore
1D Blast loudly
2D Anaheim ballplayers
3D String of wins or losses
4D Studs
5D Apple shop
6D Spell out
7D Replace the sod of
8D Programs in advance
9D Pastors' concerns
10D Possibility
11D Standard music equipment
12D Scratch and save
13D Carved part of a piece of jewelry
21D Terrible storm
22D Sees red
25D Replace on the mound
26D Traveler's aid, familiarly
27D Storage item on some ocean voyages
29D Stop slouching
30D Shoe polish brand
31D Determined
33D Strain's partner
34D Freeze-___
35D Enter into a plot?
39D Show that you think something isn't important
40D The Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990s
43D Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe
45D Shipping weight units
47D Stop's opposite
49D Alaska native
52D Incubator occupant in a neonatal unit
53D Crucial difficulty to get through
54D Neophyte
55D Shipwreck locales, often
56D Headgear for a bicyclist
57D Step with confidence
58D Beat in competition

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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