NYT Crossword September 21 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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 GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2C3R4E5T6R7I8P9S10E11L12M13P14S15S16T17ROOM18S19HENRI20MEA21T22OTTO23KABUKIT/KAT24HEATER25BONO26DOOR27STOLEIN28ROS29IE30IN31ACOMA32STARTE33DUP34WR35ECKIT/KATRALPH36TASTED37DISGUSTS38A39G40LET41BE42GIN43GRU44T45I46E47S48BIOS49A50DORES51ONE52MSNBC53EGO54ERAS55LA56CROS57SE58FOO59TIKIT/KAT60ORCHE61S62PONG63WE64CANT65MURAL66H67IPPO68CARDS69O70BERON71TONE72T73ESTKIT/KATCH74E75N76RON77LA78SERTA79G80DIAS81ITO82GHO83UL84NAT85RE86SIST87FORD88SOWS89SEA90PEROT91DINES92A93TTAC94HED95LE96C97TER98F99O100STERKIT/KATTEN101GIDDINE102S103S104ECHODOT105AS106SES107CLIPOU108T109LEAD110VA111ST112KIT113KATMINIS114LARA115ECCE116ICEES117STINK118ANDY119KID120DONNE121SAGS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AVineyard measure4 lettersACRE
5ADoes acid5 lettersTRIPS
13A[Hey!]4 lettersPSST
17ALocations in the game Clue5 lettersROOMS
20AHeart of the matter4 lettersMEAT
23ATraditional form of Japanese drama17 lettersKABUKIT/KATHEATER
25APro ___4 lettersBONO
26AKey spot?4 lettersDOOR
27AEntered on tiptoe7 lettersSTOLEIN
30AFar from conscious7 lettersINACOMA
32AKicked off, as a business9 lettersSTARTEDUP
34A2012 Disney film set inside an arcade16 lettersWRECKIT/KATRALPH
36AHad6 lettersTASTED
37ATurns off8 lettersDISGUSTS
38ALace protector5 lettersAGLET
41A"You may ___"5 lettersBEGIN
44ABonds4 lettersTIES
48A"About Us" pieces4 lettersBIOS
49AHolds dear6 lettersADORES
51ASmall square3 lettersONE
53ASelf-love3 lettersEGO
54APhases, to Taylor Swift4 lettersERAS
55AGame with Indigenous origins8 lettersLACROSSE
59AFestive outdoor lighting options15 lettersTIKIT/KATORCHES
62AClassic drinking "sport"4 lettersPONG
63A"Sorry, maybe next time"6 lettersWECANT
65A"The Last Supper," e.g.5 lettersMURAL
66AThird-largest land animal5 lettersHIPPO
69APuck's king6 lettersOBERON
71AMuscle firmness4 lettersTONE
72APlace to perfect a recipe15 lettersTESTKIT/KATCHEN
80AMuchas horas4 lettersDIAS
81A"Was ___ blame?"3 lettersITO
82ABad spirit5 lettersGHOUL
84AD.C. pro3 lettersNAT
85AFight the urge6 lettersRESIST
88ADoes a farm job4 lettersSOWS
90AReform Party founder5 lettersPEROT
91AFeasts5 lettersDINES
92ALike emailed files8 lettersATTACHED
98ACertain rescue pet16 lettersFOSTERKIT/KATTEN
101AGleeful feeling9 lettersGIDDINESS
105ABig jerks5 lettersASSES
107ARemove, as a coupon7 lettersCLIPOUT
110AWhopping4 lettersVAST
114ACroft of video games4 lettersLARA
115A___ homo4 lettersECCE
116ASome slushies5 lettersICEES
117APerform horribly5 lettersSTINK
118ATV host Cohen4 lettersANDY
119AJoke around3 lettersKID
121ASlumps4 lettersSAGS
DOWN
2DApplications of polish5 lettersCOATS
4DModels after8 lettersEMULATES
7DUninvited guest8 lettersINTRUDER
9DDubbed ones4 lettersSIRS
10DThey might be glowing6 lettersEMBERS
11DAstrological lion3 lettersLEO
12DFiling services?9 lettersMANICURES
13DPrograms hosted by SoundCloud8 lettersPODCASTS
14DHappy hour perch5 lettersSTOOL
15DMake a big step, perhaps5 lettersSTOMP
16DRabbi's reading5 lettersTORAH
21DBreaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet12 lettersTONKIT/KATSU
24DBig successes4 lettersHITS
29DVictor's cry4 lettersIWIN
31DCreative pursuit3 lettersART
35DDecember drink6 lettersEGGNOG
37DGone missing11 lettersDISAPPEARED
38DAssist illegally4 lettersABET
40D"I made it big time!"15 lettersLOOKIT/KATMENOW
42DMany a skin-care product3 lettersGEL
45DHip9 lettersINFASHION
46DBlack, in verse4 lettersEBON
47DSt. Andrews resident4 lettersSCOT
49DEsoteric knowledge6 lettersARCANA
50DRoald who wrote "Matilda"4 lettersDAHL
52DMembers of the mongoose family12 lettersMEERKIT/KATS
54DJazz composer Garner6 lettersERROLL
56DSwipe3 lettersCOP
57DGo after, as mosquitoes6 lettersSWATAT
61DOne way to sell stock5 lettersSHORT
64DPublic health agcy.3 lettersCDC
67DBank acct. entry3 lettersINT
68DSeveral CBS dramas4 lettersCSIS
70D___-chic (dressing style)4 lettersBOHO
73DCleaned up, in a way6 lettersEDITED
74DTo be, in Nice4 lettersETRE
75DDozes (off)4 lettersNODS
78DAmbush15 lettersSNEAKIT/KATTACK
79DNeighbor of Lux.3 lettersGER
83DGannett-owned newspaper8 lettersUSATODAY
86D"Here's the thing ..."8 lettersSOLISTEN
87DCampground gathering spots8 lettersFIREPITS
89DWorked hard (for)6 lettersSTROVE
90DFarm enclosures4 lettersPENS
91DJeans6 lettersDENIMS
93D___ Talks3 lettersTED
94DIntense, as an argument6 lettersHEATED
96DMusic protector, of a sort6 lettersCDCASE
97DSlope4 lettersTILT
98DGuy5 lettersFELLA
100DBroken piece of pottery5 lettersSHARD
102DJustice Sotomayor5 lettersSONIA
103DSeeking justice, in a way5 lettersSUING
106DLeave tire marks, say4 lettersSKID
111DB.S. part: Abbr.3 lettersSCI
113DBarbie's beau3 lettersKEN
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