NYT Crossword September 15 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Matthew Stock and Michael LiebermanEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1ACompetitor of Denny's and Waffle House4 lettersSee answer ›5AA red cross, for the American Red Cross4 lettersSee answer ›9AHeadwear for a monarch5 lettersSee answer ›14AHome for a Neanderthal4 lettersSee answer ›15AApple tablet4 lettersSee answer ›16AVietnam's capital5 lettersSee answer ›17AIngenious fix (San Francisco)15 lettersSee answer ›20APopular online brokerage6 lettersSee answer ›21AReason for teens to rent a limo4 lettersSee answer ›22APoem of praise3 lettersSee answer ›23ADrench4 lettersSee answer ›25ADouble-click, as a file4 lettersSee answer ›27AHotel discounts for conventioneers (Pittsburgh)10 lettersSee answer ›32AStarting alphabet quartet4 lettersSee answer ›35ABank robbery, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›36AOne of 18 on a golf course4 lettersSee answer ›37AUncommon4 lettersSee answer ›38AKnee part commonly repaired by a sports doc3 lettersSee answer ›39ACracker often eaten with chowder7 lettersSee answer ›42APractical joke3 lettersSee answer ›43AYep's opposite4 lettersSee answer ›45APrompted, on stage4 lettersSee answer ›46ABig concert venue5 lettersSee answer ›48AWay too uptight4 lettersSee answer ›49ABrief appearances by A-listers in films (Baltimore)10 lettersSee answer ›51ALocation4 lettersSee answer ›53AFord Explorer and Honda CR-V, for two4 lettersSee answer ›54AWinter hrs. in D.C.3 lettersSee answer ›56A"Really?"4 lettersSee answer ›59AHippie T-shirt technique6 lettersSee answer ›63ACoaching axiom suggested by 17-, 27- and 49-Across15 lettersSee answer ›66AWhat each letter in Roy G. Biv represents5 lettersSee answer ›67ACommon time for lunch4 lettersSee answer ›68APop ___ (breakfast pastry)4 lettersSee answer ›69AZoom call V.I.P.s5 lettersSee answer ›70AShell-less gastropod4 lettersSee answer ›71ADoes some summing4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSummer drink that might cause a brain freeze4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Not another step!"4 lettersSee answer ›3DAbove4 lettersSee answer ›4DWinged horse of Greek myth7 lettersSee answer ›5DOne-dimensional, in math6 lettersSee answer ›6DMake a choice3 lettersSee answer ›7DSay "Oh, my God!," say4 lettersSee answer ›8DStinky smell4 lettersSee answer ›9D___ change (a measly amount)5 lettersSee answer ›10DTattletale3 lettersSee answer ›11DPungent, round deli order10 lettersSee answer ›12DAlternative to an iron, in golf4 lettersSee answer ›13DThree squared4 lettersSee answer ›18DBrings into the family6 lettersSee answer ›19DMake less tight6 lettersSee answer ›24DLiqueur in a mudslide6 lettersSee answer ›26DPart of the body with a lobe3 lettersSee answer ›27DIts capital is Accra5 lettersSee answer ›28DSpy's info-gathering mission5 lettersSee answer ›29DBright choices for artists10 lettersSee answer ›30D___ pole (Native American carving)5 lettersSee answer ›31DSkips, as a syllable6 lettersSee answer ›33DCommon origami bird5 lettersSee answer ›34DEdgar ___, "The Ballet Class" artist5 lettersSee answer ›40DWhat security clearance grants6 lettersSee answer ›41DMagic Johnson's real first name6 lettersSee answer ›44DHebrew name meaning "high"3 lettersSee answer ›47D___ Stone (relic inscribed in three languages)7 lettersSee answer ›50DSpecial trip away from the house6 lettersSee answer ›52DEchelons5 lettersSee answer ›54DEngrave4 lettersSee answer ›55D"Get outta here!"4 lettersSee answer ›57DPlaces to stay overnight4 lettersSee answer ›58DItem on a mechanic's belt4 lettersSee answer ›60DOut of battery juice4 lettersSee answer ›61D36 inches4 lettersSee answer ›62DCPR-administering crew, for short4 lettersSee answer ›64DBrain ___ (low-quality internet content)3 lettersSee answer ›65D"Lemme square up later" note3 lettersSee answer ›
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