NYT Crossword October 5 2025 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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.

Constructed by John KugelmanEdited by Will Shortz“All Too Wise”

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1B2I3L4L5Y6G7O8A9T10A11R12A13B14I15M16P17S18CLEARASMU19D20RIGA21NOOK22CLASSYMATE23Y24GOOD25YCOPY26SSN27BOSSFI28GHT29COURSE30S31PANS32YEA33DAUB34CHARD35FILM36R37EEL38I39M40A41Y42CRAPS43HANDYBELL44Y45ORA46SHAKA47DANG48IKE49A50MUCK51PINE52NADA53B54ASS55SWATHE56INK57OVER58HOT59ITSAHIT60KEY61S62FORTYWO63R64THY65MYMY66ESCA67PES68DEMEROL69HES70BEANIE71C72HER73VAPE74TADA75ATSEA76POI77LOCS78FOREX79LEE80F81ISHY82H83OOKY84BOOPS85LAY86S87CANOODLE88CURLY89A90SKS91DOC92SAGES93S94H95ANTY96S97TARA98PPLE99J100O101B102COCKYP103ITY104STEAMY105I106RONY107OMNI108ORIG109SCREENTIME110TEEN111OKRA112SEXSCENES

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

ALL CLUES138 CLUES

ACROSS

1AClassic target of a troll9 lettersBILLYGOAT

10APrized steed4 lettersARAB

14ALittle hellions4 lettersIMPS

18AHard to understand10 lettersCLEARASMUD

20ALatvian capital4 lettersRIGA

21AKindle competitor4 lettersNOOK

22ASailor who drinks only the finest grog?11 lettersCLASSYMATEY

24AKnockoff version of a sweet treat?9 lettersGOODYCOPY

26AID on a credit check3 lettersSSN

27AEnd-of-level showdown9 lettersBOSSFIGHT

29A"When in the ___ of human events ..."6 lettersCOURSE

30ABridges5 lettersSPANS

32AVote for3 lettersYEA

33APaint carelessly4 lettersDAUB

34AAlternative to kale5 lettersCHARD

35AProjectionist's item8 lettersFILMREEL

38A"If you ask me nicely …"4 lettersIMAY

42AGame with players known as "shooters"5 lettersCRAPS

43AConvenient spot for a cat nap?10 lettersHANDYBELLY

45ASinger Rita3 lettersORA

46AOfficial hand gesture of Hawaii5 lettersSHAKA

47A"Darn it!"4 lettersDANG

48A1950s political nickname3 lettersIKE

49AWild5 lettersAMUCK

51AThe 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one4 lettersPINE

52AZilch4 lettersNADA

53AProminent feature of dubstep music4 lettersBASS

55AWrap up tight6 lettersSWATHE

56APress coverage3 lettersINK

57AScorching7 lettersOVERHOT

59AAgent's good news7 lettersITSAHIT

60ACryptographers' needs4 lettersKEYS

62ASuitable for the middle-aged?11 lettersFORTYWORTHY

65A"Oh, dear!"4 lettersMYMY

66AFlies the coop7 lettersESCAPES

68APain-relieving drug7 lettersDEMEROL

69AThe Chiffons' "___ So Fine"3 lettersHES

70AKnitted cap6 lettersBEANIE

71APop icon with a Best Actress award4 lettersCHER

73AHuff and puff?4 lettersVAPE

74A"Look what I did!"4 lettersTADA

75ABewildered5 lettersATSEA

76APolynesian staple3 lettersPOI

77ATwisted do4 lettersLOCS

78AGlobal currency market, for short5 lettersFOREX

79AMartial artist Bruce3 lettersLEE

80ASuspicious absence from school?10 lettersFISHYHOOKY

84ATaps on the snoot5 lettersBOOPS

85APlaces4 lettersLAYS

87ASnuggle8 lettersCANOODLE

88AStooge who said "Soitenly!"5 lettersCURLY

89APoses4 lettersASKS

91A"What's up, ___?"3 lettersDOC

92AWise guys5 lettersSAGES

93ACrudely built shack6 lettersSHANTY

96APurple fruit with a distinctive inner shape9 lettersSTARAPPLE

99ABarista or barrister3 lettersJOB

102A"How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?9 lettersCOCKYPITY

104AA locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?11 lettersSTEAMYIRONY

107APresent opener?4 lettersOMNI

108AUnlike a cover: Abbr.4 lettersORIG

109ASomething parents may try to limit for their kids10 lettersSCREENTIME

110ASee 95-Down4 lettersTEEN

111ACreole staple4 lettersOKRA

112AIn which actors barely go through the motions?9 lettersSEXSCENES

DOWN

1DSurreptitiously loops in, for short4 lettersBCCS

2DTroubles4 lettersILLS

3DLow-fat4 lettersLEAN

4D___ Américas3 lettersLAS

5DMany, many mos.3 lettersYRS

6DVenues like New York City's Stonewall Inn7 lettersGAYBARS

7DDonny or Marie6 lettersOSMOND

8DStockpile5 lettersAMASS

9DLight rebukes4 lettersTUTS

10D"For crying out loud!"4 lettersARGH

11DHoot4 lettersRIOT

12DBefore3 lettersAGO

13DReferee's mistake7 lettersBADCALL

14DNighttime demons6 lettersINCUBI

15D"Wuthering Heights" setting4 lettersMOOR

16DIs visually striking4 lettersPOPS

17DPortree is the capital of this isle4 lettersSKYE

19DDeath-___7 lettersDEFYING

23DTriangular sign5 lettersYIELD

25DWhom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army3 lettersYOU

28DLike wild meat, sometimes4 lettersGAMY

30DManage to lose, as a tail5 lettersSHAKE

31DHe was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic4 lettersPAPA

33DProofreader's mark4 lettersDELE

34DActor Affleck when he needs a nap?11 lettersCRANKYCASEY

35DSome nonlicensed tributes6 lettersFANART

36DSluggers' stats4 lettersRBIS

37DStartled cries4 lettersEEKS

39DHalf-woman, half-bird, all attitude?11 lettersMOUTHYHARPY

40D"Eureka!" shouter10 lettersARCHIMEDES

41DBenny Hill theme song9 lettersYAKETYSAX

42DOolong or lapsang souchong10 lettersCHINESETEA

43DActor Bill of "Barry"5 lettersHADER

44DTwists side-to-side4 lettersYAWS

46DHybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net9 lettersSPIKEBALL

47DSwiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum5 lettersDAVOS

50DOld-fashioned term of address4 lettersMAAM

52DGratis5 lettersNOFEE

53DGarden shelter5 lettersBOWER

54DDiscovery of chemist John Dalton4 lettersATOM

55D"You're cramping my ___"5 lettersSTYLE

58DEvil alter ego of literature4 lettersHYDE

59DWaffle House alternatives5 lettersIHOPS

61DSound4 lettersSANE

63DNot follow suit, in bridge6 lettersREVOKE

64DFrequent on-screen partner of Hepburn5 lettersTRACY

67D"La Vie en rose" singer4 lettersPIAF

71DSports journalist Linda4 lettersCOHN

72D"___, Silver!"4 lettersHIYO

74DGimlets and screwdrivers5 lettersTOOLS

76DAd Council spots, for short4 lettersPSAS

77DSome memes of the 2000s7 lettersLOLCATS

78DDriver's warning4 lettersFORE

81DDisgusting, in totspeak7 lettersICKYPOO

82DTV journalist Kotb4 lettersHODA

83DWhat wavy lines in comic strips represent5 lettersODORS

84D"I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction7 lettersBUGEYES

86DBecame real, as bad news6 lettersSANKIN

88DSouthwestern culinary fusion6 lettersCALMEX

90DPigpen3 lettersSTY

92DExtra5 lettersSPARE

93DMacbeth or Macduff4 lettersSCOT

94DBygone iPhone button4 lettersHOME

95DCommon 110-Across stressor4 lettersACNE

96DMove around and around4 lettersSTIR

97DRapper with a feline-sounding name4 lettersTYGA

98DChest muscles, for short4 lettersPECS

99DKnit4 lettersJOIN

100D"This round's ___"4 lettersONME

101DEffortless ways to advance4 lettersBYES

103DVex3 lettersIRK

105DClose of business?3 lettersINC

106D66, for example: Abbr.3 lettersRTE

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