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NYT Crossword September 22 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Dena R. Verkuil and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1ASchool stat like 3.5 or 4.03 lettersSee answer ›4AYeast, mold and mushrooms5 lettersSee answer ›9ADesert plants with needles5 lettersSee answer ›14ATree with "American" and "slippery" varieties3 lettersSee answer ›15AAlaskan native5 lettersSee answer ›16ASynthetic fabric once common in sweaters5 lettersSee answer ›17ABorn as3 lettersSee answer ›18AWine choice in southern France11 lettersSee answer ›20ABonkers4 lettersSee answer ›22ACompete (for)3 lettersSee answer ›23AChanges with the times6 lettersSee answer ›24AFemales that may be fleeced4 lettersSee answer ›26ACinema showing4 lettersSee answer ›27ACanadian P.M. who is the son of another Canadian P.M.13 lettersSee answer ›32ACyber Monday sector5 lettersSee answer ›33APut to work3 lettersSee answer ›34AAsk God (for)4 lettersSee answer ›37AIdentify in a Facebook photo3 lettersSee answer ›38AWhere canines sleep7 lettersSee answer ›42A"Du-u-ude!"3 lettersSee answer ›43ABasketball's O'Neal, to fans4 lettersSee answer ›45AKeanu Reeves's character in "The Matrix"3 lettersSee answer ›46ATo no ___ (ineffectively)5 lettersSee answer ›48APlatform for Donkey Kong Country13 lettersSee answer ›52AIngredient in many hand lotions4 lettersSee answer ›53AThe lion's share4 lettersSee answer ›54ACigarette butt receptacle6 lettersSee answer ›57AMajor N.Y.C. concert venue3 lettersSee answer ›58ADo the backstroke or breaststroke4 lettersSee answer ›62AChunks found in Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream11 lettersSee answer ›65AAvant-garde musical artist Yoko3 lettersSee answer ›66AFixed, as a piano5 lettersSee answer ›67A"The Godfather" author Puzo5 lettersSee answer ›68AFrequently, to a poet3 lettersSee answer ›69AWinter coasters5 lettersSee answer ›70ASurgical tube5 lettersSee answer ›71ACry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DKids these days4 lettersSee answer ›2D"Not guilty," e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›3D"You got that right, sister!"4 lettersSee answer ›4DCertain evergreen3 lettersSee answer ›5DLike some bars in gymnastics6 lettersSee answer ›6DOne who is barely seen?6 lettersSee answer ›7DJeer4 lettersSee answer ›8D"How was ___ know?"3 lettersSee answer ›9DPamper6 lettersSee answer ›10DTour guide?7 lettersSee answer ›11DCrash of thunder4 lettersSee answer ›12DPromote enthusiastically4 lettersSee answer ›13D"Need You Tonight" rock band4 lettersSee answer ›19DLike speakeasies and refrigerators, at times6 lettersSee answer ›21DBrand of cooler that shares its name with a Himalayan legend4 lettersSee answer ›25DOpposite of tame4 lettersSee answer ›26DJoin into one4 lettersSee answer ›27DJacuzzi features4 lettersSee answer ›28DWhere to find the Jazz4 lettersSee answer ›29DLong-winded tales5 lettersSee answer ›30DApply, as ointment5 lettersSee answer ›31DCity-related5 lettersSee answer ›35DDesertlike4 lettersSee answer ›36DCarefree motto, in modern lingo4 lettersSee answer ›39DLow-scoring deadlock6 lettersSee answer ›40DRichard of "Pretty Woman"4 lettersSee answer ›41DHurdles for srs.4 lettersSee answer ›44DSounded like a duck7 lettersSee answer ›47DFarm docs4 lettersSee answer ›49DTartan patterns6 lettersSee answer ›50D"Yeah, right"6 lettersSee answer ›51DBean6 lettersSee answer ›54DDoes some theater work4 lettersSee answer ›55DWord before food or mate4 lettersSee answer ›56DRefine, as a skill4 lettersSee answer ›57DCastle defense4 lettersSee answer ›59DWhat a whittler whittles4 lettersSee answer ›60DFacts4 lettersSee answer ›61DRelative of a butterfly4 lettersSee answer ›63DPrivate online chats, for short3 lettersSee answer ›64DSpicy3 lettersSee answer ›
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