NYT Crossword September 21 2025 Answers
All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1AVineyard measure4 lettersSee answer ›5ADoes acid5 lettersSee answer ›10ATree with doubly serrated leaves3 lettersSee answer ›13A[Hey!]4 lettersSee answer ›17ALocations in the game Clue5 lettersSee answer ›19AGrand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 20005 lettersSee answer ›20AHeart of the matter4 lettersSee answer ›22APalindromic Italian number4 lettersSee answer ›23ATraditional form of Japanese drama17 lettersSee answer ›25APro ___4 lettersSee answer ›26AKey spot?4 lettersSee answer ›27AEntered on tiptoe7 lettersSee answer ›28A"Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)5 lettersSee answer ›30AFar from conscious7 lettersSee answer ›32AKicked off, as a business9 lettersSee answer ›34A2012 Disney film set inside an arcade16 lettersSee answer ›36AHad6 lettersSee answer ›37ATurns off8 lettersSee answer ›38ALace protector5 lettersSee answer ›41A"You may ___"5 lettersSee answer ›43AThe "me" of "Despicable Me"3 lettersSee answer ›44ABonds4 lettersSee answer ›48A"About Us" pieces4 lettersSee answer ›49AHolds dear6 lettersSee answer ›51ASmall square3 lettersSee answer ›52ALongtime employer of Rachel Maddow5 lettersSee answer ›53ASelf-love3 lettersSee answer ›54APhases, to Taylor Swift4 lettersSee answer ›55AGame with Indigenous origins8 lettersSee answer ›58A___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)3 lettersSee answer ›59AFestive outdoor lighting options15 lettersSee answer ›62AClassic drinking "sport"4 lettersSee answer ›63A"Sorry, maybe next time"6 lettersSee answer ›65A"The Last Supper," e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›66AThird-largest land animal5 lettersSee answer ›68APokémon enthusiast's collection5 lettersSee answer ›69APuck's king6 lettersSee answer ›71AMuscle firmness4 lettersSee answer ›72APlace to perfect a recipe15 lettersSee answer ›76ASwanson on "Parks and Recreation"3 lettersSee answer ›77AGame typically played in the dark8 lettersSee answer ›80AMuchas horas4 lettersSee answer ›81A"Was ___ blame?"3 lettersSee answer ›82ABad spirit5 lettersSee answer ›84AD.C. pro3 lettersSee answer ›85AFight the urge6 lettersSee answer ›87AIt gets bucks from Broncos4 lettersSee answer ›88ADoes a farm job4 lettersSee answer ›89A___ Island (Georgia resort destination)3 lettersSee answer ›90AReform Party founder5 lettersSee answer ›91AFeasts5 lettersSee answer ›92ALike emailed files8 lettersSee answer ›95A"The Silence of the Lambs" villain6 lettersSee answer ›98ACertain rescue pet16 lettersSee answer ›101AGleeful feeling9 lettersSee answer ›104AMiniaturized Amazon smart speaker7 lettersSee answer ›105ABig jerks5 lettersSee answer ›107ARemove, as a coupon7 lettersSee answer ›109ADangerous additive in old paint4 lettersSee answer ›110AWhopping4 lettersSee answer ›112ABite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle11 lettersSee answer ›114ACroft of video games4 lettersSee answer ›115A___ homo4 lettersSee answer ›116ASome slushies5 lettersSee answer ›117APerform horribly5 lettersSee answer ›118ATV host Cohen4 lettersSee answer ›119AJoke around3 lettersSee answer ›120A"No man is an island" writer5 lettersSee answer ›121ASlumps4 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DHoliest locales in synagogues, traditionally4 lettersSee answer ›2DApplications of polish5 lettersSee answer ›3DTik-Tok in the Oz books, for one5 lettersSee answer ›4DModels after8 lettersSee answer ›5D1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller6 lettersSee answer ›6D"V for Vendetta" actor Stephen3 lettersSee answer ›7DUninvited guest8 lettersSee answer ›8DDoings before surgery, informally5 lettersSee answer ›9DDubbed ones4 lettersSee answer ›10DThey might be glowing6 lettersSee answer ›11DAstrological lion3 lettersSee answer ›12DFiling services?9 lettersSee answer ›13DPrograms hosted by SoundCloud8 lettersSee answer ›14DHappy hour perch5 lettersSee answer ›15DMake a big step, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›16DRabbi's reading5 lettersSee answer ›18DRegular at a park with half-pipes, informally12 lettersSee answer ›21DBreaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet12 lettersSee answer ›24DBig successes4 lettersSee answer ›29DVictor's cry4 lettersSee answer ›31DCreative pursuit3 lettersSee answer ›33DOscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story"6 lettersSee answer ›35DDecember drink6 lettersSee answer ›37DGone missing11 lettersSee answer ›38DAssist illegally4 lettersSee answer ›39D1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture4 lettersSee answer ›40D"I made it big time!"15 lettersSee answer ›42DMany a skin-care product3 lettersSee answer ›45DHip9 lettersSee answer ›46DBlack, in verse4 lettersSee answer ›47DSt. Andrews resident4 lettersSee answer ›49DEsoteric knowledge6 lettersSee answer ›50DRoald who wrote "Matilda"4 lettersSee answer ›51D"… actually, let's go to plan B"5 lettersSee answer ›52DMembers of the mongoose family12 lettersSee answer ›54DJazz composer Garner6 lettersSee answer ›56DSwipe3 lettersSee answer ›57DGo after, as mosquitoes6 lettersSee answer ›60DGraham Greene's "___ Man in Havana"3 lettersSee answer ›61DOne way to sell stock5 lettersSee answer ›64DPublic health agcy.3 lettersSee answer ›67DBank acct. entry3 lettersSee answer ›68DSeveral CBS dramas4 lettersSee answer ›69DUnited Way and UNICEF, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›70D___-chic (dressing style)4 lettersSee answer ›71DIt incited a famous 18th-century "party"6 lettersSee answer ›73DCleaned up, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›74DTo be, in Nice4 lettersSee answer ›75DDozes (off)4 lettersSee answer ›78DAmbush15 lettersSee answer ›79DNeighbor of Lux.3 lettersSee answer ›83DGannett-owned newspaper8 lettersSee answer ›86D"Here's the thing ..."8 lettersSee answer ›87DCampground gathering spots8 lettersSee answer ›89DWorked hard (for)6 lettersSee answer ›90DFarm enclosures4 lettersSee answer ›91DJeans6 lettersSee answer ›93D___ Talks3 lettersSee answer ›94DIntense, as an argument6 lettersSee answer ›96DMusic protector, of a sort6 lettersSee answer ›97DSlope4 lettersSee answer ›98DGuy5 lettersSee answer ›99DWhat the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates to5 lettersSee answer ›100DBroken piece of pottery5 lettersSee answer ›101DInsurer with a green mascot5 lettersSee answer ›102DJustice Sotomayor5 lettersSee answer ›103DSeeking justice, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›106DLeave tire marks, say4 lettersSee answer ›108DExpressions of disapproval4 lettersSee answer ›111DB.S. part: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›113DBarbie's beau3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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