NYT Crossword September 4 2025 Answers (9/4/25)

Our NYT Crossword September 4, 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 4, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 9/4/25, 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	Train unit
4A	One means of going up a hill
8A	Builds
14A	Tap it
15A	Reese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde"
16A	Fictional land of magic and talking animals
17A	Baseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600"
19A	Playground retort
20A	Untouchable
21A	Goalie's stat
23A	Genre for "Sunset Boulevard"
24A	Designation for some audio connectors
25A	Inch (toward)
29A	Had the reins
31A	Give and take
32A	Word with stop or prize
33A	Financial support
36A	Lose firmness
38A	Punk subculture
39A	World capital in central Anatolia
40A	Woke
42A	That little thing you do?
43A	Inits. for cinephiles
45A	Struggle to decide
46A	"___ a roll!"
48A	Spreadsheet units
50A	In good shape
51A	Corn syrup brand
52A	Book of Mormon book
53A	Plant watcher, for short
56A	Helped temporarily, with "over"
58A	Chops
60A	High-end suit
63A	Locale for a couples cruise?
65A	Milieu for the Flying Wallendas
66A	Obsessed with
67A	Reed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
68A	Celestial omens, to some
69A	Make tears
70A	Mind meld?
1D	Part of an airplane
2D	Where Davy Crockett died, with "the"
3D	Athlete tackling El Capitan, e.g.
4D	Relative of a gull
5D	Down
6D	___-country
7D	See 49-Down
8D	A bunch of fruit may grow on it
9D	Hurry
10D	Wiped out
11D	___ International, channel seen in hotel rooms worldwide
12D	"Deck the Halls" contraction
13D	___ Tiago, largest of the Cape Verde islands
18D	Problem solver's cry
22D	"___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet"
24D	N.Y. Rangers' home
26D	Investor's question for a start-up, to which 3-, 8-, 35- and 49-/7-Down reply "Yes!"'
27D	One of the Addams family
28D	Slowly diminish
30D	Gossip
33D	Dyeing technique
34D	Jungian archetype
35D	Who popularized the proverb "With great power comes great responsibility"
37D	Clown
41D	Weddings
44D	Traffic director
45D	Fool
47D	Write, as music
49D	With 7-Down, worker who likely knows the ropes
54D	Subs
55D	Invite from atop the stairs, say
57D	When ties get untied, for short
58D	___ in three
59D	Place offering a Rise ’N Shine breakfast
60D	Epitome of simplicity
61D	"Flying Down to ___" (1933 film)
62D	Lion keeper?
64D	Start to count?

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.

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.

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.