NYT Crossword October 6 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Hannah BinneyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2A3D4E5C6L7A8S9S10R11A12S13H14FROG15AARON16ECHO17FING18ERROLL19GOIN20SAT21DRAMA22AGREE23G24ENE25AR26MCANDY27NEPAL28I29FATE30SETI31C32ELIE33H34A35T36KNUC37K38LESAND39WICH40YEP41NADER42EDIE43TEVA44E45A46RNED47T48O49EBEAN50S51PITY52EUROS53CH54APS55H56B57O58ATON59PEOPLE60FOOD61RIDE62ERASE63ALSO64SEES65ISLES66BEER

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWished, as a goodbye4 lettersBADE
10AReckless4 lettersRASH
14AOne perched on a lily pad4 lettersFROG
15AYankees slugger Judge5 lettersAARON
16ASound heard in a cave4 lettersECHO
17AFancy one-handed basketball shot10 lettersFINGERROLL
19AEnter4 lettersGOIN
20AH.S. senior's exam3 lettersSAT
21ASerious theatrical work5 lettersDRAMA
22AConcur5 lettersAGREE
23A___ splicing4 lettersGENE
27ALanguage spoken in Kathmandu6 lettersNEPALI
29ADestiny4 lettersFATE
33ABowler or sombrero3 lettersHAT
36APunch in the mouth, slangily15 lettersKNUCKLESANDWICH
40A"Sure is"3 lettersYEP
42AFalco of "The Sopranos"4 lettersEDIE
44ARaked in6 lettersEARNED
51AFeel sorry for4 lettersPITY
53ABlokes5 lettersCHAPS
58ALoads4 lettersATON
61ATilt-a-Whirl or Teacups4 lettersRIDE
62AWipe the slate clean?5 lettersERASE
63AAs well4 lettersALSO
64AGoes steady with4 lettersSEES
66ACold one4 lettersBEER
DOWN
1DClosest pals always4 lettersBFFS
2DSong for a diva4 lettersARIA
3D"Stay seated"9 lettersDONTGETUP
4DSunny-side-up item3 lettersEGG
10DMusic genre for Bob Marley6 lettersREGGAE
11DNut for a squirrel5 lettersACORN
12DBacked (away from)5 lettersSHIED
13DBeehive production5 lettersHONEY
22DPerformed on the stage5 lettersACTED
24D"Beowulf" or the "Iliad"4 lettersEPIC
27DHawaiian goose4 lettersNENE
28DSkaters who do lifts and twizzles10 lettersICEDANCERS
30D___ blue3 lettersSKY
32DLanguage suffix3 lettersESE
33DSecret compartment, informally9 lettersHIDEYHOLE
34DThe "A" in DNA4 lettersACID
35DMost common English word3 lettersTHE
39DLeft the area4 lettersWENT
46DStand up4 lettersRISE
47DRips5 lettersTEARS
48DProtruding bellybutton type5 lettersOUTIE
50DSandbar5 lettersSHOAL
57DStench4 lettersODOR
59DArchitect I.M. ___3 lettersPEI
60DJust lovely, informally3 lettersFAB
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