NYT Crossword September 27 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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 Adrian Johnson and Christina IversonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2L3I4P5A6S7I8F9A10C11C12R13A14HORS15ERACE16SHOUT17AHOYMATEY18HASNT19DANCEMOM20FLEA21ENSHRINE22S23BEES24OYS25LE26GOSET27S28S29H30RUB31STERN32POI33LIETO34ME35PRU36DENT37OTC38ARG39OS40SIRES41BAC42TRIAN43LEO44NEED45LE46MONR47I48N49D50PENN51RENTACAR52ORTO53N54LASERMAZE55EVERY56STORYARCS57TERSE58DENS59SEAS

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThin underlayer4 lettersSLIP
14ADerby, e.g.9 lettersHORSERACE
16ACommit a library taboo5 lettersSHOUT
17AShip-to-ship communication9 lettersAHOYMATEY
18ALacks5 lettersHASNT
20ABackbiter?4 lettersFLEA
21APuts in a protected place9 lettersENSHRINES
24ACries of disappointment3 lettersOYS
31AShowing tough love, say5 lettersSTERN
32AMash at a luau3 lettersPOI
33A"Please avoid brutal honesty!"7 lettersLIETOME
35AWise7 lettersPRUDENT
40AFathers5 lettersSIRES
41ATwo-humper8 lettersBACTRIAN
44AIt's not an option4 lettersNEED
45AZest source9 lettersLEMONRIND
50ABrown alternative4 lettersPENN
51AEnterprise enterprise8 lettersRENTACAR
52AWWE star Randy ___5 lettersORTON
56AThey go from season to season9 lettersSTORYARCS
57AShort5 lettersTERSE
58AHibernation stations4 lettersDENS
59ASeven ___4 lettersSEAS
DOWN
1DContempt, in slang5 lettersSHADE
4DPunk8 lettersPSYCHOUT
6DKept hidden, as information5 lettersSATON
8D"Mean Girls" writer3 lettersFEY
10DRubs the wrong way6 lettersCHAFES
11DAlternative to a crib9 lettersCOSLEEPER
12DClassic rock?9 lettersRUNESTONE
13DParatha flour4 lettersATTA
15DDigital file?10 lettersEMERYBOARD
22DRuns slowly5 lettersSEEPS
26D[This makes me mad!]3 lettersGRR
27DIs on the bottom?4 lettersSITS
29DWhat an insensitive joke might do9 lettersHITANERVE
30DLocale for many community courts9 lettersRECCENTER
31D"Love Story" author Erich5 lettersSEGAL
39DSimplest possible phone plan7 lettersONERATE
43DSolo sorts6 lettersLONERS
49DBandage5 lettersDRESS
50DBurns, e.g.4 lettersPOET
53DWhat comes before 1/13 lettersNYE
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