NYT Crossword September 20 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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
1S2C3R4E5W6T7H8A9T10A11M12I13S14H15TRADEWARS16RECTO17LIVELARGE18IDEAL19EMEND20POL21S22IDLE23OPS24RETIE25ALEC26F27EARSOM28E29ABA30I31N32SERTS33TIG34HTER35MOPERS36TOOTED37AMIDON38E39MOTHERS40TED41REC42KONSO43AGE44S45SHINE46H47O48G49LURK50TONS51S52TAVE53OSMI54C55IGO56TTAJET57STARS58SMOKERING59SANTA60MENOMOSSO

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Hell no!"9 lettersSCREWTHAT
15ANew customs might incite them9 lettersTRADEWARS
16AVerso's counterpart5 lettersRECTO
17ASpare no indulgence9 lettersLIVELARGE
18APrime5 lettersIDEAL
19AFree of typos, say5 lettersEMEND
20AHill folk, informally4 lettersPOLS
22ALay off4 lettersIDLE
23ASpecial ___3 lettersOPS
24ASecure over5 lettersRETIE
26AChilling8 lettersFEARSOME
33AMore constricting7 lettersTIGHTER
35ASullen sorts6 lettersMOPERS
36AHit the horn6 lettersTOOTED
37A"Need anything else from me?"7 lettersAMIDONE
40AConference acronym3 lettersTED
41A"Seems like it"8 lettersRECKONSO
45AHave a standout performance5 lettersSHINE
46AKeep to oneself3 lettersHOG
49AWatch unseen4 lettersLURK
55A"Later!"9 lettersIGOTTAJET
57ABig names5 lettersSTARS
58ABlow it!9 lettersSMOKERING
60ASlower, musically9 lettersMENOMOSSO
DOWN
2DKink5 lettersCRIMP
4DOriginal plot4 lettersEDEN
5DConnect with a flame4 lettersWELD
8DSpecialized languages6 lettersARGOTS
11DCharcoal and wood, for two5 lettersMEDIA
14DHidden assets9 lettersHOLECARDS
21DB to C, but not A to B8 lettersSEMITONE
24DBig mess8 lettersRATSNEST
27DWhat's wrong?5 lettersERROR
28DRare showbiz collections5 lettersEGOTS
30D"Hmm, no idea"9 lettersIMATALOSS
31D"I don't like it," in Spanish9 lettersNOMEGUSTA
32DWeb master?9 lettersSPIDERMAN
34DSounds from 59-Across4 lettersHOHO
44DBottom of many an ensemble5 lettersSKIRT
46DSome pilgrims5 lettersHAJIS
48DCommencement5 lettersGETGO
51DApple attachment4 lettersSTEM
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