NYT Crossword September 22 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Dena R. Verkuil and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2P3A4F5U6N7G8I9C10A11C12T13I14ELM15INUIT16ORLON17NEE18REDBO19RDEAUX20ZAN21Y22VIE23ADAPTS24E25WES26FILM27J28U29STINT30RUDEA31U32ETAIL33USE34PR35A36Y37TAG38D39O40GBED41S42BRO43SHA44Q45NEO46A47VAIL48SU49PERN50I51NTENDO52ALOE53MOST54A55S56HCAN57MSG58S59W60I61M62COOKIE63DOUG64H65ONO66TUNED67MARIO68OFT69SLEDS70STENT71DOH

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
4AYeast, mold and mushrooms5 lettersFUNGI
9ADesert plants with needles5 lettersCACTI
15AAlaskan native5 lettersINUIT
17ABorn as3 lettersNEE
18AWine choice in southern France11 lettersREDBORDEAUX
20ABonkers4 lettersZANY
22ACompete (for)3 lettersVIE
23AChanges with the times6 lettersADAPTS
26ACinema showing4 lettersFILM
32ACyber Monday sector5 lettersETAIL
33APut to work3 lettersUSE
34AAsk God (for)4 lettersPRAY
38AWhere canines sleep7 lettersDOGBEDS
42A"Du-u-ude!"3 lettersBRO
46ATo no ___ (ineffectively)5 lettersAVAIL
48APlatform for Donkey Kong Country13 lettersSUPERNINTENDO
53AThe lion's share4 lettersMOST
54ACigarette butt receptacle6 lettersASHCAN
66AFixed, as a piano5 lettersTUNED
67A"The Godfather" author Puzo5 lettersMARIO
68AFrequently, to a poet3 lettersOFT
69AWinter coasters5 lettersSLEDS
70ASurgical tube5 lettersSTENT
DOWN
1DKids these days4 lettersGENZ
2D"Not guilty," e.g.4 lettersPLEA
4DCertain evergreen3 lettersFIR
5DLike some bars in gymnastics6 lettersUNEVEN
6DOne who is barely seen?6 lettersNUDIST
7DJeer4 lettersGIBE
8D"How was ___ know?"3 lettersITO
9DPamper6 lettersCODDLE
10DTour guide?7 lettersAREAMAP
11DCrash of thunder4 lettersCLAP
12DPromote enthusiastically4 lettersTOUT
25DOpposite of tame4 lettersWILD
26DJoin into one4 lettersFUSE
27DJacuzzi features4 lettersJETS
28DWhere to find the Jazz4 lettersUTAH
29DLong-winded tales5 lettersSAGAS
30DApply, as ointment5 lettersRUBON
31DCity-related5 lettersURBAN
35DDesertlike4 lettersARID
39DLow-scoring deadlock6 lettersONEONE
40DRichard of "Pretty Woman"4 lettersGERE
41DHurdles for srs.4 lettersSATS
44DSounded like a duck7 lettersQUACKED
47DFarm docs4 lettersVETS
49DTartan patterns6 lettersPLAIDS
50D"Yeah, right"6 lettersIMSURE
51DBean6 lettersNOGGIN
54DDoes some theater work4 lettersACTS
55DWord before food or mate4 lettersSOUL
56DRefine, as a skill4 lettersHONE
57DCastle defense4 lettersMOAT
59DWhat a whittler whittles4 lettersWOOD
60DFacts4 lettersINFO
61DRelative of a butterfly4 lettersMOTH
64DSpicy3 lettersHOT
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