NYT Crossword October 2 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1Y2E3A4H5E6T7C8A9B10A11C12U13S14IAGO15NIL16REGALE17PROMINE18NTLY19MARINE20MOWED21ARENAS22F23A24MINE25HISE26MINENCE27REC28KON29AIL30P31A32T33AGRA34E35T36AL37A38WARE39NEAL40E41ILL42WATCH43CAFES44NOMINE45E46GEAR47ENT48C49DT50A51GENDA52GOES53I54NTO55TEN56P57O58IROT59MOAN60S61UPDATE62MINESWEE63P64E65R66PEEPER67NIA68LIVE69UNDERMINE70TRY71FEED

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
14AShakespearean villain4 lettersIAGO
15AZip3 lettersNIL
16AWine and dine6 lettersREGALE
17AHow something distinctive appears11 lettersPROMINENTLY
21AFight night sites6 lettersARENAS
22AShortage of a sort6 lettersFAMINE
25ACardinal's honorific11 lettersHISEMINENCE
27ASuppose6 lettersRECKON
29AFeel 41-Across3 lettersAIL
34AAmong others, for short4 lettersETAL
37AWell-informed5 lettersAWARE
39AWriter Zora ___ Hurston5 lettersNEALE
41ASee 29-Across3 lettersILL
46ABiker's selection4 lettersGEAR
47ADoc seen for sinusitis3 lettersENT
48AAustin summer hrs.3 lettersCDT
50ABoard meeting handout6 lettersAGENDA
52ADiscusses at length8 lettersGOESINTO
55APin number?3 lettersTEN
66AEye, slangily6 lettersPEEPER
67AActress Long3 lettersNIA
68A"You'll ___"4 lettersLIVE
69ASabotage9 lettersUNDERMINE
DOWN
1DSound from a puppy3 lettersYIP
2DBalance aid3 lettersEAR
4DAd ___7 lettersHOMINEM
5DInterweave7 lettersENTWINE
6DScrabble rackful5 lettersTILES
7DHalf of a noted crime duo5 lettersCLYDE
9DCousin of a Danish8 lettersBEARCLAW
10DMatch, as subject and verb5 lettersAGREE
12DBone with a radial notch4 lettersULNA
23DGreece's largest airline6 lettersAEGEAN
26DSelfish cry before an evil laugh11 lettersMINEALLMINE
28DMoolah4 lettersKALE
31DCrane's place, maybe6 lettersARCADE
32DWhere the film "Argo" is set6 lettersTEHRAN
35DFeatures of some windows5 lettersTINTS
36DSpanish phone greeting3 lettersALO
38DJob listing info4 lettersWAGE
40DMoped alternative8 lettersESCOOTER
45DErode7 lettersEATAWAY
49DFigure out9 lettersDETERMINE
51DOut of the park4 lettersGONE
52DCertain Kool-Aid flavor5 lettersGRAPE
53DOn the horizon8 lettersIMMINENT
54DPolite refusal5 lettersNOSIR
57DDoing business4 lettersOPEN
58DCarded4 lettersIDED
63DPizza, e.g.3 lettersPIE
64DChristmas ___3 lettersEVE
65DLike Malbec wine3 lettersRED
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