NYT Crossword September 12 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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
1E2V3A4D5E6F7A8L9L10R11A12S13P14SANAN15TONIO16ARMY17ONESTROGEN18WEAR19SEW20RIDING21EYRE22FOLD23B24ESOT25C26OUPLE27S28COSTUM29E30CURRY31SHOWS32GOV33ALAS34BEERS35CONE36STL37TERRA38SHOES39ALR40IGHTAL41READY42EERIE43SHED44PAPI45M46I47GNON48B49A50N51IDOS52OCEANO53LOGY54MERE55TEAKETTLES56ARTS57HERE58ERODE

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AShake off5 lettersEVADE
6ACollapse4 lettersFALL
18ASport4 lettersWEAR
19AHem, but not haw?3 lettersSEW
20AWord with crop or shotgun6 lettersRIDING
22AGive in4 lettersFOLD
23AIntoxicate, quaintly5 lettersBESOT
25AIdea for a pair of trick-or-treaters14 lettersCOUPLESCOSTUME
30AChicken korma, e.g.5 lettersCURRY
31ANetwork lineup5 lettersSHOWS
33A"Sad to say …"4 lettersALAS
34ACase load?5 lettersBEERS
39A"I get it, I get it!"14 lettersALRIGHTALREADY
42ALike some silences5 lettersEERIE
43ALose4 lettersSHED
45AFrench for "dainty"6 lettersMIGNON
51AHeartfelt exchange?4 lettersIDOS
52ADeep study10 lettersOCEANOLOGY
54ASlight4 lettersMERE
57AClassroom cry4 lettersHERE
DOWN
1DPlural pronoun in Puebla4 lettersESOS
2DPointer up high4 lettersVANE
3DFreshly4 lettersANEW
5DChaotic state7 lettersENTROPY
6DArea bereft of grocery stores10 lettersFOODDESERT
11DCheck-in line?10 lettersAREYOUGOOD
12DBets from the experts10 lettersSMARTMONEY
13DBurning structure4 lettersPYRE
15DPianist's flourish5 lettersTRILL
24DSuffix with heir3 lettersESS
25DSomeone with a devoted following10 lettersCULTLEADER
26DClassroom delivery, perhaps10 lettersORALREPORT
29DDays of anticipation4 lettersEVES
34DBeast8 lettersBEHEMOTH
37D___ Fridays3 lettersTGI
38D[More info below]7 lettersSEENOTE
40DThey surround pupils6 lettersIRISES
44DCotton variety4 lettersPIMA
47DWhat a backpacker packs4 lettersGEAR
48DAccessory out West4 lettersBOLO
49DLike some cheese4 lettersAGED
53DPaper size: Abbr.3 lettersLTR
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