NYT Crossword September 17 2025 Answers

All 83 clues from the Wednesday 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 Jackson MatzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1E2L3M4S5I6D7E8M9S10T11A12C13K14LEOI15LUBE16S17KERRI18KNOC19KKNOCK20AARON21SANKA22NOHI23T24BONK25ROO26F27KAMI28KAZES29A30ROUSA31L32ARG33TACT34BI35O36T37A38OS39T40E41R42ACK4324KMAG44IC45HAH46DES47KS48EGGED49DIRE50RE51P52RI53HANNA54K55A56RATE57K58I59D60DUSK61OKOK62GENR63E64SAT65A66T67OILE68R69KNIC70KKNACK71KRONA72EIEIO73INTO74SASSY75EDGY76SKIS

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

ALL CLUES83 CLUES
ACROSS
5ADitto, in footnotes4 lettersIDEM
9AMeasure (up)5 lettersSTACK
15ASome garage jobs5 lettersLUBES
17AOlympian Strug5 lettersKERRI
18AStart of a joke10 lettersKNOCKKNOCK
20AElder brother of Moses5 lettersAARON
22APerfectly pitched?5 lettersNOHIT
29AAwakening7 lettersAROUSAL
34ARegional life forms5 lettersBIOTA
38AKitchen appliance brand5 lettersOSTER
42ACry of dismay3 lettersACK
45A"Fat chance!"3 lettersHAH
46AClassroom assignments5 lettersDESKS
48AEncouraged, with "on"5 lettersEGGED
49AVery pressing4 lettersDIRE
50ACred3 lettersREP
52AOne-named Barbadian superstar7 lettersRIHANNA
62APunk or funk5 lettersGENRE
64AJoined, as a table5 lettersSATAT
67AEdmonton athlete5 lettersOILER
69ATrinket10 lettersKNICKKNACK
71ASwedish coin5 lettersKRONA
72ANursery song refrain5 lettersEIEIO
73AReally loving4 lettersINTO
74ALike a smart aleck5 lettersSASSY
DOWN
1D___ Club4 lettersELKS
2DActress Dunham4 lettersLENA
3DApollo mission mementos9 lettersMOONROCKS
5DVariety3 lettersILK
6DBrooks & ___ (country duo)4 lettersDUNN
7DLiterary download5 lettersEBOOK
9DRocksteady precursor3 lettersSKA
11DSpanish rice5 lettersARROZ
12DSorcerous elder of folklore5 lettersCRONE
13DGarden hose problems5 lettersKINKS
16DGo over lightly4 lettersSKIM
23D___ Maria (liqueur)3 lettersTIA
26DBeatles sobriquet4 lettersFAB4
28DSee 68-Down4 lettersKROC
29DSlightly4 lettersATAD
30DGo pit-a-pat4 lettersRACE
31DEnjoy4 lettersLIKE
35DTexter's "!!!"3 lettersOMG
37DRipening agent4 lettersAGER
39DBody of policy advisers9 lettersTHINKTANK
40DTake home4 lettersEARN
41DBird named for a Titan4 lettersRHEA
47DLegendary sea monsters7 lettersKRAKENS
49DSome bottled waters7 lettersDASANIS
53DEar covering4 lettersHUSK
54DScrewballs5 lettersKOOKS
55DDirector Kurosawa5 lettersAKIRA
56DCaramel-filled candies5 lettersROLOS
57DActress Palmer of "Nope"4 lettersKEKE
58DOutie's counterpart5 lettersINNIE
59DHung on the clothesline5 lettersDRIED
63DVape pen, informally4 lettersECIG
70DComedian Jo3 lettersKOY
RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLESAll puzzles →
DAILY GAME ANSWERS16
© 2026 You Go Words! · Independently made since 2014.For educational entertainment only. Not affiliated with The New York Times. Game marks belong to their owners.