NYT Crossword September 28 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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 Rich KatzEdited by Will Shortz“Central Perk”

PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1E2M3P4T5O6R7P8A9P10R11I12K13A14I15C16E17M18A19N20MOHAVE21HASASIP22NOLOSE23MOORES24DAYCARE25FLINTS26ALE27RE28BS29CHI30D31RED32IRS33AB34LATE35IHEA36R37ERO38ICA39HEALTH40DELHI41DENTAL42ILLA43SK44A45TONES46E47V48AN49EVA50M51C52S53BUC54Y55A56W57S58HAG59USED60CHE61ANE62W63GEO64OCE65AN66SE67NDAC68ARD69E70ARLY71WALRU72S73BONUS74EASELS75TERME76D77ANDRA78GARTEN79DIVA80TE81N82ALI83GRR84ISE85E86JOEY87UFO88LET89EEL90ROSS91SNL92SPED93DRY94AWO95L96NSC97LEONI98D99TRIBE100S101F102RIENDSW103I104T105HBENEFI106T107S108PEETS109CARHOOD110TEAM111S112AMSCR113A114Y115RAINN116W117HISKEY118IMTHERE119FINED120WESTELM121RESIDES122SLEDS123ENTAILS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACaveat ___ ("Buyer beware")6 lettersEMPTOR

7ASpice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking7 lettersPAPRIKA

14AMarvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body6 lettersICEMAN

20AArizona county or Indigenous people6 lettersMOHAVE

21ATries some water, say7 lettersHASASIP

22ALike a win-win situation6 lettersNOLOSE

23A___ law, concept in computing technology6 lettersMOORES

24AAlternative to a nanny7 lettersDAYCARE

25AFire starters6 lettersFLINTS

26AContents of a flagon3 lettersALE

27AOle Miss athletes, to fans4 lettersREBS

29AX3 lettersCHI

30A___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom4 lettersDRED

32AOrg. not getting many happy returns?3 lettersIRS

33ARemove surgically, as tissue6 lettersABLATE

35A"They tell me …"5 lettersIHEAR

37ABeethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon6 lettersEROICA

39AClass that might cause some high schoolers to blush6 lettersHEALTH

40ASprawling Indian metropolis5 lettersDELHI

41ALike some bridges6 lettersDENTAL

42A"Let me check on that"6 lettersILLASK

44AExpiates, with "for"6 lettersATONES

46AMan's name that's 49-Across plus a letter4 lettersEVAN

49AWoman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across3 lettersEVA

50ARap battle participants3 lettersMCS

53ATampa Bay athlete, in brief3 lettersBUC

54ATwists off course, as a ship4 lettersYAWS

58AWitch3 lettersHAG

59AExploited4 lettersUSED

60A"Weekend Update" co-host Michael3 lettersCHE

61AAll over again4 lettersANEW

63A___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images3 lettersGEO

64AWhere a hurricane forms5 lettersOCEAN

66AWish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps9 lettersSENDACARD

69AAt dawn, say5 lettersEARLY

71AMammal with long whiskers6 lettersWALRUS

73AExtra5 lettersBONUS

74AThey stand for art6 lettersEASELS

75ACalled6 lettersTERMED

77A___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"5 lettersANDRA

78ACelebrity chef Ina6 lettersGARTEN

79ADemanding entertainer4 lettersDIVA

80AX3 lettersTEN

82AHe was né Clay3 lettersALI

83AWatchdog's warning3 lettersGRR

84AWords of understanding4 lettersISEE

86AOutback baby4 lettersJOEY

87AFamiliar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain3 lettersUFO

88ADo-over at Wimbledon3 lettersLET

89AKind of sauce at a sushi bar3 lettersEEL

90ASewer in American history4 lettersROSS

91A"Weekend Update" show, for short3 lettersSNL

92AZipped4 lettersSPED

93ALike some alcohol … or places that prohibit alcohol3 lettersDRY

94ANot present and not excused, for short4 lettersAWOL

96AForeign policy grp.3 lettersNSC

97ABrezhnev of the Soviet Union6 lettersLEONID

99ACherokee and Cheyenne6 lettersTRIBES

101ARelationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle19 lettersFRIENDSWITHBENEFITS

108AStarbucks competitor5 lettersPEETS

109ASpot for an ornament7 lettersCARHOOD

110AGiants in California and New York5 lettersTEAMS

112A"Beat it!"7 lettersAMSCRAY

115AActor Wilson of "The Office"5 lettersRAINN

116ARye, e.g.7 lettersWHISKEY

118A"Wouldn't miss it for the world!"7 lettersIMTHERE

119ALike slow filers and fast drivers, at times5 lettersFINED

120AFurniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma7 lettersWESTELM

121ALives (in)7 lettersRESIDES

122AIditarod transports5 lettersSLEDS

123AInvolves7 lettersENTAILS

DOWN

1DTitle heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"4 lettersEMMA

2DDough6 lettersMOOLAH

3DFly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek6 lettersPHOEBE

4DDriveway goo3 lettersTAR

5DAs a whole7 lettersOVERALL

6DMoves elsewhere9 lettersRESETTLES

7DTenured profs, often4 lettersPHDS

8DSmall battery … or an org. that might help with a battery3 lettersAAA

9DIt's all in your head6 lettersPSYCHE

10DMother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible6 lettersRACHEL

11DBook after Song of Solomon6 lettersISAIAH

12DFrench cocktail made with crème de cassis3 lettersKIR

13DMirrored4 lettersAPED

14DReasoned conclusion9 lettersINFERENCE

15DBrewski7 lettersCOLDONE

16DBulldog fan in Connecticut3 lettersELI

17DSanta ___6 lettersMONICA

18DStellar6 lettersASTRAL

19DVan ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco4 lettersNESS

28DMinds one's P's and Q's7 lettersBEHAVES

31DContribute (to), as one's reputation7 lettersREDOUND

34DBeen asleep, say4 lettersLAIN

35DTexter's "Beats me"3 lettersIDK

36DSmall inlet3 lettersRIA

38DLi'l4 lettersITSY

43DOne-named singer born in Nigeria4 lettersSADE

45DSkier's conveyance4 lettersTBAR

46DOnline site for D.I.Y.ers4 lettersEHOW

47DTime out, perhaps8 lettersVACATION

48DInfo commonly shown on a board game box8 lettersAGELEVEL

50DClown around with food?8 lettersMCDONALD

51DCity SE of Phoenix8 lettersCHANDLER

52DPurpose of some cameras8 lettersSECURITY

55DReaches a shared opinion about8 lettersAGREESON

56DHolistic contentment8 lettersWELLNESS

57DSome beans or sauces4 lettersSOYS

59D"E pluribus ___"4 lettersUNUM

62DSport4 lettersWEAR

65DMatrix5 lettersARRAY

67DSun bloc?3 lettersNBA

68DPretty ___ picture3 lettersASA

70DMoving around5 lettersASTIR

72DAttack7 lettersSETUPON

74DYou can put a ring on it7 lettersEARLOBE

76DBack6 lettersDEFEND

78DCame back, as hair6 lettersGREWIN

79DMusic's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally3 lettersDJS

81DError message on a Blu-ray device6 lettersNODISC

83DTargeted (to)6 lettersGEARED

85DKey for a quick exit3 lettersESC

92DBoils with rage7 lettersSEESRED

95DLiberal-leaning7 lettersLEFTIST

97DChinese "nut" that's really a fruit6 lettersLITCHI

98DMakes small in comparison6 lettersDWARFS

99DGovernment debt obligations, familiarly6 lettersTBONDS

100D40 winks6 lettersSIESTA

101D___ fatale5 lettersFEMME

102DGets 40 winks5 lettersRESTS

103DLetter-shaped train track piece5 lettersIRAIL

104D"To ___ own self be true"5 lettersTHINE

105DSharpened5 lettersHONED

106DGeorge of "Star Trek"5 lettersTAKEI

107DBad thing to discover in the pantry5 lettersSMELL

108DAA or JJ, e.g.4 lettersPAIR

111DJazz singer Sylvia ___4 lettersSYMS

113DCome to3 lettersARE

114D"For sure"3 lettersYES

116DOrg. that merged with the U.F.C. in 20233 lettersWWE

117DKind of party3 lettersHEN

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