NYT Crossword September 28 2025 Answers (9/28/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for September 28 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword September 28, 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 28, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/28/25, 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 Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware")
7A Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking
14A Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body
20A Arizona county or Indigenous people
21A Tries some water, say
22A Like a win-win situation
23A ___ law, concept in computing technology
24A Alternative to a nanny
25A Fire starters
26A Contents of a flagon
27A Ole Miss athletes, to fans
29A X
30A ___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom
32A Org. not getting many happy returns?
33A Remove surgically, as tissue
35A "They tell me …"
37A Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon
39A Class that might cause some high schoolers to blush
40A Sprawling Indian metropolis
41A Like some bridges
42A "Let me check on that"
44A Expiates, with "for"
46A Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letter
49A Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across
50A Rap battle participants
53A Tampa Bay athlete, in brief
54A Twists off course, as a ship
58A Witch
59A Exploited
60A "Weekend Update" co-host Michael
61A All over again
63A ___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images
64A Where a hurricane forms
66A Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps
69A At dawn, say
71A Mammal with long whiskers
73A Extra
74A They stand for art
75A Called
77A ___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"
78A Celebrity chef Ina
79A Demanding entertainer
80A X
82A He was né Clay
83A Watchdog's warning
84A Words of understanding
86A Outback baby
87A Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain
88A Do-over at Wimbledon
89A Kind of sauce at a sushi bar
90A Sewer in American history
91A "Weekend Update" show, for short
92A Zipped
93A Like some alcohol … or places that prohibit alcohol
94A Not present and not excused, for short
96A Foreign policy grp.
97A Brezhnev of the Soviet Union
99A Cherokee and Cheyenne
101A Relationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle
108A Starbucks competitor
109A Spot for an ornament
110A Giants in California and New York
112A "Beat it!"
115A Actor Wilson of "The Office"
116A Rye, e.g.
118A "Wouldn't miss it for the world!"
119A Like slow filers and fast drivers, at times
120A Furniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma
121A Lives (in)
122A Iditarod transports
123A Involves
1D Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"
2D Dough
3D Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek
4D Driveway goo
5D As a whole
6D Moves elsewhere
7D Tenured profs, often
8D Small battery … or an org. that might help with a battery
9D It's all in your head
10D Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible
11D Book after Song of Solomon
12D French cocktail made with crème de cassis
13D Mirrored
14D Reasoned conclusion
15D Brewski
16D Bulldog fan in Connecticut
17D Santa ___
18D Stellar
19D Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco
28D Minds one's P's and Q's
31D Contribute (to), as one's reputation
34D Been asleep, say
35D Texter's "Beats me"
36D Small inlet
38D Li'l
43D One-named singer born in Nigeria
45D Skier's conveyance
46D Online site for D.I.Y.ers
47D Time out, perhaps
48D Info commonly shown on a board game box
50D Clown around with food?
51D City SE of Phoenix
52D Purpose of some cameras
55D Reaches a shared opinion about
56D Holistic contentment
57D Some beans or sauces
59D "E pluribus ___"
62D Sport
65D Matrix
67D Sun bloc?
68D Pretty ___ picture
70D Moving around
72D Attack
74D You can put a ring on it
76D Back
78D Came back, as hair
79D Music's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally
81D Error message on a Blu-ray device
83D Targeted (to)
85D Key for a quick exit
92D Boils with rage
95D Liberal-leaning
97D Chinese "nut" that's really a fruit
98D Makes small in comparison
99D Government debt obligations, familiarly
100D 40 winks
101D ___ fatale
102D Gets 40 winks
103D Letter-shaped train track piece
104D "To ___ own self be true"
105D Sharpened
106D George of "Star Trek"
107D Bad thing to discover in the pantry
108D AA or JJ, e.g.
111D Jazz singer Sylvia ___
113D Come to
114D "For sure"
116D Org. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023
117D Kind of party

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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