NYT Crossword October 7 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday 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 Corry CropperEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2U3T4S5L6I7L8A9C10I11C12E13IBET14MADAMA15NAT16LOVE17STEPON18SPA19DAYI20NTHESUN21TUT22STENO23ERO24TIC25R26O27O28T29LIGH30T31D32E33N34INTO35T36HINAIR37UVE38A39TOTED40ETNA41DOWN42TOEART43H44ESP45ELITE46LAVA47UNIQ48U49E50S51T52A53L54L55OTT56UND57E58R59THESEA60RIO61ICARUS62SLAT63COW64LAMINA65CAFE66ANN67APSES68ONYX

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"No ___, no glory!"4 lettersGUTS
5AFloral shade5 lettersLILAC
10ADiamonds, informally3 lettersICE
13A"A likely story"4 lettersIBET
14APuccini's "___ Butterfly"6 lettersMADAMA
15AD.C. ballplayer3 lettersNAT
17ATrample6 lettersSTEPON
21ABoy king of Egypt3 lettersTUT
22AShorthand pro5 lettersSTENO
23AWritten to arouse, say6 lettersEROTIC
25ATurnip or rutabaga4 lettersROOT
29ADiaphanous5 lettersLIGHT
31ACoyote pup's place3 lettersDEN
34AMysterious way to vanish11 lettersINTOTHINAIR
37AEye layer4 lettersUVEA
39ALugged5 lettersTOTED
40ASicily's highest peak4 lettersETNA
41APractical and unpretentious11 lettersDOWNTOEARTH
45ATop-tier5 lettersELITE
46A40-Across output4 lettersLAVA
47AOne-of-a-kind6 lettersUNIQUE
50ADelay5 lettersSTALL
55ABaseball great Mel3 lettersOTT
62AVenetian blind component4 lettersSLAT
63AAnimal with an udder3 lettersCOW
64AThin layer6 lettersLAMINA
65ASidewalk eatery4 lettersCAFE
67ACathedral recesses5 lettersAPSES
68ABlack gemstone4 lettersONYX
DOWN
1DEmbellishes5 lettersGILDS
2DW.W. II menace5 lettersUBOAT
5DWood strip4 lettersLATH
6D___ fixe4 lettersIDEE
7DRun out, as a subscription5 lettersLAPSE
8D16-Across, to Molière5 lettersAMOUR
9DItalian dessert menu staple7 lettersCANNOLI
10DKick off9 lettersINSTIGATE
11DCertain monk(ey)s9 lettersCAPUCHINS
12DCoup d'___4 lettersETAT
20DSushi seaweed4 lettersNORI
26DNot fooled by4 lettersONTO
27DCentral Plains tribe4 lettersOTOE
28DWreck beyond repair5 lettersTOTAL
30DEnsnare4 lettersTRAP
31D"My bro!"4 lettersDUDE
35DPrefix with watt4 lettersTERA
38DOpposed to4 lettersANTI
42DSpirit of Mexico?7 lettersTEQUILA
43DDish that's "slung"4 lettersHASH
48DOpen, as a bottle5 lettersUNCAP
49DSome Dutch cheeses5 lettersEDAMS
51DMajor British grocery chain5 lettersTESCO
52DNarnia lion5 lettersASLAN
53DLike spinach or chard5 lettersLEAFY
58DThe "R" of R/H/E4 lettersRUNS
59DAirport org.3 lettersTSA
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