NYT Crossword September 15 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 Matthew Stock and Michael LiebermanEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1I2H3O4P5L6O7G8O9C10R11O12W13N14CAVE15IPAD16HANOI17ELEG18ANTSO19LUTION20ETRADE21PROM22ODE23SOA24K25OP26EN27G28R29OUPRA30T31ES32AB33C34D35HEIST36HOLE37RARE38ACL39S40ALTIN41E42GAG43NOP44E45CUED46A47RENA48ANAL49CAME50OROLES51SI52TE53SUVS54E55ST56IS57I58T59TIE60D61Y62E63THE64RESNO65IINTEAM66COLOR67NOON68TART69HOSTS70SLUG71ADDS

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
9AHeadwear for a monarch5 lettersCROWN
14AHome for a Neanderthal4 lettersCAVE
15AApple tablet4 lettersIPAD
16AVietnam's capital5 lettersHANOI
17AIngenious fix (San Francisco)15 lettersELEGANTSOLUTION
20APopular online brokerage6 lettersETRADE
22APoem of praise3 lettersODE
23ADrench4 lettersSOAK
25ADouble-click, as a file4 lettersOPEN
32AStarting alphabet quartet4 lettersABCD
35ABank robbery, e.g.5 lettersHEIST
37AUncommon4 lettersRARE
42APractical joke3 lettersGAG
43AYep's opposite4 lettersNOPE
45APrompted, on stage4 lettersCUED
46ABig concert venue5 lettersARENA
48AWay too uptight4 lettersANAL
51ALocation4 lettersSITE
54AWinter hrs. in D.C.3 lettersEST
56A"Really?"4 lettersISIT
59AHippie T-shirt technique6 lettersTIEDYE
67ACommon time for lunch4 lettersNOON
69AZoom call V.I.P.s5 lettersHOSTS
70AShell-less gastropod4 lettersSLUG
71ADoes some summing4 lettersADDS
DOWN
2D"Not another step!"4 lettersHALT
3DAbove4 lettersOVER
4DWinged horse of Greek myth7 lettersPEGASUS
5DOne-dimensional, in math6 lettersLINEAR
6DMake a choice3 lettersOPT
7DSay "Oh, my God!," say4 lettersGASP
8DStinky smell4 lettersODOR
9D___ change (a measly amount)5 lettersCHUMP
10DTattletale3 lettersRAT
11DPungent, round deli order10 lettersONIONBAGEL
13DThree squared4 lettersNINE
18DBrings into the family6 lettersADOPTS
19DMake less tight6 lettersLOOSEN
24DLiqueur in a mudslide6 lettersKAHLUA
27DIts capital is Accra5 lettersGHANA
29DBright choices for artists10 lettersOILPASTELS
31DSkips, as a syllable6 lettersELIDES
33DCommon origami bird5 lettersCRANE
52DEchelons5 lettersTIERS
54DEngrave4 lettersETCH
55D"Get outta here!"4 lettersSHOO
57DPlaces to stay overnight4 lettersINNS
58DItem on a mechanic's belt4 lettersTOOL
60DOut of battery juice4 lettersDEAD
61D36 inches4 lettersYARD
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