NYT Crossword September 26 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Larry SnyderEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2W3I4L5L6C7H8I9C10G11U12A13C14EENIE15HATE16WATCH17WANNA18ALONETIME19SETS20AIL21STOLES22FERRETS23POW24EST25ALGORE26CARI27B28REEL29A30TON31PA32H33DEL34ETEDS35CENE36S37KEG38MAYI39ALP40O41RO42MPS43P44ONDER45A46M47C48SEE49CREASED50BRO51HUG52GROUPED53ORDERH54ERE55VERG56E57DEEPFAKES58REVUP59EDDA60NEWT61ELENA

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHogwash5 lettersSWILL
6ASmart4 lettersCHIC
14AStart of a count-off5 lettersEENIE
15AStream with a lot of shade?9 lettersHATEWATCH
17A"You interested?"5 lettersWANNA
19AEmbark7 lettersSETSAIL
21ASome wraps6 lettersSTOLES
23AComic book sound3 lettersPOW
28AIt holds the line4 lettersREEL
29ALots and lots4 lettersATON
31A"Hogwash!"3 lettersPAH
33ATakes in the trash?13 lettersDELETEDSCENES
38A"Is this seat taken ...?"4 lettersMAYI
41ABlowouts5 lettersROMPS
43AChew on6 lettersPONDER
48ACall at the table?3 lettersSEE
49AIn need of an evening out?7 lettersCREASED
52APut together7 lettersGROUPED
53ASign before picking up9 lettersORDERHERE
55ABorder (on)5 lettersVERGE
58ARace, in a way5 lettersREVUP
59AIcelandic saga4 lettersEDDA
61ANovelist Ferrante5 lettersELENA
DOWN
1DPut in stitches3 lettersSEW
2DTalked one's way (out of)8 lettersWEASELED
6DDrinks made with cardamom5 lettersCHAIS
7DWord with study or city4 lettersHALL
8D"Who am ___ question?"3 lettersITO
9DBowdlerize, maybe6 lettersCENSOR
10DEnemigo de un ratón4 lettersGATO
11DServing a purpose5 lettersUTILE
12DHigh points5 lettersACMES
13DIt's where the heart is5 lettersCHEST
16DDiaper bag item7 lettersWETWIPE
20DPatronized, in a way5 lettersATEAT
23DVariety of violet5 lettersPANSY
26DClosing bars5 lettersCODAS
27DClassic thing to slip on10 lettersBANANAPEEL
30DCity east of Phoenix5 lettersTEMPE
32DDidn't get broken9 lettersHELDSERVE
34DSearch for oneself7 lettersEGOSURF
40DChicago airport code3 lettersORD
44DThe works?6 lettersOEUVRE
46DCincinnati sports mascot5 lettersMRRED
47DMade some Java, say5 lettersCODED
49DCockatoo feature5 lettersCREST
51DPurifying filter acronym4 lettersHEPA
52DWaxed, in a way4 lettersGREW
54DScrape (out)3 lettersEKE
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