NYT Crossword September 25 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jesse GoldbergEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOnetime capital of the Mughal Empire4 lettersSee answer ›5ADad on "Family Guy"5 lettersSee answer ›10AWord after long or before paper4 lettersSee answer ›14AFilm unit4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Pardon me," in Padua5 lettersSee answer ›16AHome of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!)4 lettersSee answer ›17AAirline known for tight security4 lettersSee answer ›18AContinental products5 lettersSee answer ›19ADisney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?"4 lettersSee answer ›20AIllegally siphon funds13 lettersSee answer ›23AGrand Ole ___4 lettersSee answer ›24ASubj. studied with the help of telescopes4 lettersSee answer ›25AProperty owner subject to a legal claim6 lettersSee answer ›28ALaw derived from the Quran6 lettersSee answer ›32A"Not interested"5 lettersSee answer ›33ASnitch3 lettersSee answer ›36ASavanna antelope5 lettersSee answer ›37ACommon street name3 lettersSee answer ›38AQuivers7 lettersSee answer ›41AAndroid alternative3 lettersSee answer ›42ASome necklines4 lettersSee answer ›44A"I'm here to help"5 lettersSee answer ›45ALook greedily4 lettersSee answer ›46ALivestock identifiers7 lettersSee answer ›48ABit of fraternity party headgear7 lettersSee answer ›50AActress Garr4 lettersSee answer ›51AFinal stroke of most rounds4 lettersSee answer ›52AWhat each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense15 lettersSee answer ›59ABig name in laptops4 lettersSee answer ›60AOnly president not born in the continental U.S.5 lettersSee answer ›61A"I'll handle that!"4 lettersSee answer ›62ABeginning of every Washington State ZIP code4 lettersSee answer ›63ASteakhouse choice5 lettersSee answer ›64ALike John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover4 lettersSee answer ›65ADisapproving sounds4 lettersSee answer ›66ACelebratory events5 lettersSee answer ›67ATore4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DBlast loudly3 lettersSee answer ›2DAnaheim ballplayers4 lettersSee answer ›3DString of wins or losses4 lettersSee answer ›4DStuds7 lettersSee answer ›5DApple shop6 lettersSee answer ›6DSpell out5 lettersSee answer ›7DReplace the sod of4 lettersSee answer ›8DPrograms in advance5 lettersSee answer ›9DPastors' concerns6 lettersSee answer ›10DPossibility7 lettersSee answer ›11DStandard music equipment4 lettersSee answer ›12DScratch and save4 lettersSee answer ›13DCarved part of a piece of jewelry3 lettersSee answer ›21DTerrible storm5 lettersSee answer ›22DSees red5 lettersSee answer ›25DReplace on the mound5 lettersSee answer ›26DTraveler's aid, familiarly5 lettersSee answer ›27DStorage item on some ocean voyages10 lettersSee answer ›29DStop slouching10 lettersSee answer ›30DShoe polish brand5 lettersSee answer ›31DDetermined5 lettersSee answer ›33DStrain's partner4 lettersSee answer ›34DFreeze-___3 lettersSee answer ›35DEnter into a plot?4 lettersSee answer ›39DShow that you think something isn't important8 lettersSee answer ›40DThe Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990s8 lettersSee answer ›43DHors d'oeuvre servers, maybe7 lettersSee answer ›45DShipping weight units7 lettersSee answer ›47DStop's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›49DAlaska native3 lettersSee answer ›52DIncubator occupant in a neonatal unit4 lettersSee answer ›53DCrucial difficulty to get through4 lettersSee answer ›54DNeophyte4 lettersSee answer ›55DShipwreck locales, often4 lettersSee answer ›56DHeadgear for a bicyclist4 lettersSee answer ›57DStep with confidence4 lettersSee answer ›58DBeat in competition4 lettersSee answer ›
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