NYT Easy Mode Crossword September 12 2025 Answers (9/12/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for September 12 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword September 12, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.

NYT Easy Mode Crossword September 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 9/12/25, 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 Escape, as detection
6A Season that fits in a four-letter crossword slot
10A Scratchy vocal quality
14A Texas city that's home to the Alamo
16A Military ground force
17A Taking gender-affirming hormones, perhaps
18A ___ and tear
19A Use a needle and thread on
20A Sitting in the passenger's seat, say
21A Brontë heroine Jane
22A Verb on laundry day or poker night
23A Intoxicate, quaintly
25A Coordinated pair of Halloween outfits
30A Red, yellow or green dish in Thai cuisine
31A TV station offerings
32A URL ending that can't be registered by most civilians
33A "'Tis really too bad!"
34A Pilsners and lagers
35A Rod's partner, in an eye
36A The Cardinals, on a scoreboard
37A ___ firma (dry land)
38A You might be advised to walk a mile in someone else's, to practice empathy
39A "OK, OK, I get the picture!"
42A Spooky
43A Lose some fur, say
44A Daddy, in Spanish
45A Filet ___ (expensive steak)
48A Legally prohibit
51A Wedding vows, casually
52A Study of the sea
54A Trifling
55A They might whistle while they're working in the kitchen
56A Partner of crafts
57A "I'm in class!"
58A Wear away
1D Those, in Spanish
2D Spinner on top of a barn
3D All over again
4D Lead-in to Kapital or Boot
5D Subject of the second law of thermodynamics
6D Geographic area without access to affordable groceries
7D Home services website that dropped "e's list" from its name in 2021
8D Legal claim to a property
9D Weapons for archers in medieval times
10D Most sensitive, as emotions
11D "Everything OK?"
12D Capital invested by Wall Street insiders
13D Burning heap
15D High-pitched warble
22D Coats that might get red paint thrown on them by protesters
24D Letter that pluralizes nouns
25D Extremist with a devoted group of followers
26D Spoken school assignment
27D "Princess of Power" of cartoons
28D Red-, black- and yellow-striped slitherer
29D December 24th and December 31st, e.g.
30D "Mi ___ es su ___!"
34D Monstrous creature
35D African country whose name is an English given name
37D ___ Friday's (restaurant chain)
38D "Check below for more information"
40D Famous floral painting by van Gogh
41D River through France and Switzerland
44D Cotton variety named for an Arizona tribe
46D Slushy gas station drink
47D One of ten on a ten-speed bike
48D Kind of neckwear also called a shoestring tie
49D Like cheese and whiskey
50D Wall Street inits.
53D Abbreviation for a standard paper size

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.

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

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