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NYT Crossword September 28 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACaveat ___ ("Buyer beware")6 lettersSee answer ›7ASpice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking7 lettersSee answer ›14AMarvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body6 lettersSee answer ›20AArizona county or Indigenous people6 lettersSee answer ›21ATries some water, say7 lettersSee answer ›22ALike a win-win situation6 lettersSee answer ›23A___ law, concept in computing technology6 lettersSee answer ›24AAlternative to a nanny7 lettersSee answer ›25AFire starters6 lettersSee answer ›26AContents of a flagon3 lettersSee answer ›27AOle Miss athletes, to fans4 lettersSee answer ›29AX3 lettersSee answer ›30A___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom4 lettersSee answer ›32AOrg. not getting many happy returns?3 lettersSee answer ›33ARemove surgically, as tissue6 lettersSee answer ›35A"They tell me …"5 lettersSee answer ›37ABeethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon6 lettersSee answer ›39AClass that might cause some high schoolers to blush6 lettersSee answer ›40ASprawling Indian metropolis5 lettersSee answer ›41ALike some bridges6 lettersSee answer ›42A"Let me check on that"6 lettersSee answer ›44AExpiates, with "for"6 lettersSee answer ›46AMan's name that's 49-Across plus a letter4 lettersSee answer ›49AWoman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across3 lettersSee answer ›50ARap battle participants3 lettersSee answer ›53ATampa Bay athlete, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›54ATwists off course, as a ship4 lettersSee answer ›58AWitch3 lettersSee answer ›59AExploited4 lettersSee answer ›60A"Weekend Update" co-host Michael3 lettersSee answer ›61AAll over again4 lettersSee answer ›63A___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images3 lettersSee answer ›64AWhere a hurricane forms5 lettersSee answer ›66AWish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps9 lettersSee answer ›69AAt dawn, say5 lettersSee answer ›71AMammal with long whiskers6 lettersSee answer ›73AExtra5 lettersSee answer ›74AThey stand for art6 lettersSee answer ›75ACalled6 lettersSee answer ›77A___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"5 lettersSee answer ›78ACelebrity chef Ina6 lettersSee answer ›79ADemanding entertainer4 lettersSee answer ›80AX3 lettersSee answer ›82AHe was né Clay3 lettersSee answer ›83AWatchdog's warning3 lettersSee answer ›84AWords of understanding4 lettersSee answer ›86AOutback baby4 lettersSee answer ›87AFamiliar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain3 lettersSee answer ›88ADo-over at Wimbledon3 lettersSee answer ›89AKind of sauce at a sushi bar3 lettersSee answer ›90ASewer in American history4 lettersSee answer ›91A"Weekend Update" show, for short3 lettersSee answer ›92AZipped4 lettersSee answer ›93ALike some alcohol … or places that prohibit alcohol3 lettersSee answer ›94ANot present and not excused, for short4 lettersSee answer ›96AForeign policy grp.3 lettersSee answer ›97ABrezhnev of the Soviet Union6 lettersSee answer ›99ACherokee and Cheyenne6 lettersSee answer ›101ARelationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle19 lettersSee answer ›108AStarbucks competitor5 lettersSee answer ›109ASpot for an ornament7 lettersSee answer ›110AGiants in California and New York5 lettersSee answer ›112A"Beat it!"7 lettersSee answer ›115AActor Wilson of "The Office"5 lettersSee answer ›116ARye, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›118A"Wouldn't miss it for the world!"7 lettersSee answer ›119ALike slow filers and fast drivers, at times5 lettersSee answer ›120AFurniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma7 lettersSee answer ›121ALives (in)7 lettersSee answer ›122AIditarod transports5 lettersSee answer ›123AInvolves7 lettersSee answer ›
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1DTitle heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"4 lettersSee answer ›2DDough6 lettersSee answer ›3DFly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek6 lettersSee answer ›4DDriveway goo3 lettersSee answer ›5DAs a whole7 lettersSee answer ›6DMoves elsewhere9 lettersSee answer ›7DTenured profs, often4 lettersSee answer ›8DSmall battery … or an org. that might help with a battery3 lettersSee answer ›9DIt's all in your head6 lettersSee answer ›10DMother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible6 lettersSee answer ›11DBook after Song of Solomon6 lettersSee answer ›12DFrench cocktail made with crème de cassis3 lettersSee answer ›13DMirrored4 lettersSee answer ›14DReasoned conclusion9 lettersSee answer ›15DBrewski7 lettersSee answer ›16DBulldog fan in Connecticut3 lettersSee answer ›17DSanta ___6 lettersSee answer ›18DStellar6 lettersSee answer ›19DVan ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco4 lettersSee answer ›28DMinds one's P's and Q's7 lettersSee answer ›31DContribute (to), as one's reputation7 lettersSee answer ›34DBeen asleep, say4 lettersSee answer ›35DTexter's "Beats me"3 lettersSee answer ›36DSmall inlet3 lettersSee answer ›38DLi'l4 lettersSee answer ›43DOne-named singer born in Nigeria4 lettersSee answer ›45DSkier's conveyance4 lettersSee answer ›46DOnline site for D.I.Y.ers4 lettersSee answer ›47DTime out, perhaps8 lettersSee answer ›48DInfo commonly shown on a board game box8 lettersSee answer ›50DClown around with food?8 lettersSee answer ›51DCity SE of Phoenix8 lettersSee answer ›52DPurpose of some cameras8 lettersSee answer ›55DReaches a shared opinion about8 lettersSee answer ›56DHolistic contentment8 lettersSee answer ›57DSome beans or sauces4 lettersSee answer ›59D"E pluribus ___"4 lettersSee answer ›62DSport4 lettersSee answer ›65DMatrix5 lettersSee answer ›67DSun bloc?3 lettersSee answer ›68DPretty ___ picture3 lettersSee answer ›70DMoving around5 lettersSee answer ›72DAttack7 lettersSee answer ›74DYou can put a ring on it7 lettersSee answer ›76DBack6 lettersSee answer ›78DCame back, as hair6 lettersSee answer ›79DMusic's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally3 lettersSee answer ›81DError message on a Blu-ray device6 lettersSee answer ›83DTargeted (to)6 lettersSee answer ›85DKey for a quick exit3 lettersSee answer ›92DBoils with rage7 lettersSee answer ›95DLiberal-leaning7 lettersSee answer ›97DChinese "nut" that's really a fruit6 lettersSee answer ›98DMakes small in comparison6 lettersSee answer ›99DGovernment debt obligations, familiarly6 lettersSee answer ›100D40 winks6 lettersSee answer ›101D___ fatale5 lettersSee answer ›102DGets 40 winks5 lettersSee answer ›103DLetter-shaped train track piece5 lettersSee answer ›104D"To ___ own self be true"5 lettersSee answer ›105DSharpened5 lettersSee answer ›106DGeorge of "Star Trek"5 lettersSee answer ›107DBad thing to discover in the pantry5 lettersSee answer ›108DAA or JJ, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›111DJazz singer Sylvia ___4 lettersSee answer ›113DCome to3 lettersSee answer ›114D"For sure"3 lettersSee answer ›116DOrg. that merged with the U.F.C. in 20233 lettersSee answer ›117DKind of party3 lettersSee answer ›
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