NYT Crossword September 29 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Brian KellerEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1ADivision of a bowling game5 lettersSee answer ›6ARoomba target4 lettersSee answer ›10ASee 70-Across4 lettersSee answer ›14ATouch-and-go5 lettersSee answer ›15AOpening stake4 lettersSee answer ›16AAwestruck4 lettersSee answer ›17AWords of empathy5 lettersSee answer ›18ABog down4 lettersSee answer ›19ACaramel-filled candy4 lettersSee answer ›20AFast-food alternative to a nugget13 lettersSee answer ›23AHyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks3 lettersSee answer ›24APie ___ mode3 lettersSee answer ›25A3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole3 lettersSee answer ›28AHeadwear usually worn metaphorically11 lettersSee answer ›35AFree souvenirs4 lettersSee answer ›37AYoko to whom the 1971 song "Oh Yoko!" is dedicated3 lettersSee answer ›38AHomes for Plains tribes6 lettersSee answer ›39A"Feel me?"5 lettersSee answer ›41AWalgreens rival3 lettersSee answer ›43AA dance or a dip5 lettersSee answer ›44AEgyptian god of the underworld6 lettersSee answer ›46AHunky-dory3 lettersSee answer ›48ASchedule opening4 lettersSee answer ›49ACoach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant11 lettersSee answer ›52APhoto ___ (media events)3 lettersSee answer ›53AFertilization targets3 lettersSee answer ›54AWithout precedent3 lettersSee answer ›56AHallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares13 lettersSee answer ›63ALongtime film rating org.4 lettersSee answer ›65AEncouraging start?4 lettersSee answer ›66ASecure with ropes5 lettersSee answer ›67ASeeming eternities4 lettersSee answer ›68AFertile soil4 lettersSee answer ›69AVegan skin products brand5 lettersSee answer ›70AWith 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump4 lettersSee answer ›71ASinger Lovett4 lettersSee answer ›72ASend to a specialist, say5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBank-backing grp. since 19334 lettersSee answer ›2DVery well-off4 lettersSee answer ›3DBerry that's a "superfood"4 lettersSee answer ›4DPurchased souvenirs, informally5 lettersSee answer ›5DMakeup set containing shadow and mascara6 lettersSee answer ›6D"Shucks!," only stronger4 lettersSee answer ›7DCondo, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›8DRun out of clothes?6 lettersSee answer ›9D"Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre7 lettersSee answer ›10DUber cost4 lettersSee answer ›11DComposer Stravinsky4 lettersSee answer ›12DButton on a remote: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›13DId's counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›21DAmazon speaker4 lettersSee answer ›22DCopenhageners, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›25DMilitary mind game, for short5 lettersSee answer ›26DCovered with water5 lettersSee answer ›27DDiameters halved5 lettersSee answer ›29DPopular business magazine3 lettersSee answer ›30DTennis star Djokovic5 lettersSee answer ›31D4.0s are excellent ones4 lettersSee answer ›32DStringed instrument that's often as tall as its seated musician5 lettersSee answer ›33DMan of morals5 lettersSee answer ›34DExams for H.S. sophs. and jrs.5 lettersSee answer ›36D"You go, ___!"4 lettersSee answer ›40DSoldier who can stand at attention indefinitely5 lettersSee answer ›42DCastaway's call for help3 lettersSee answer ›45DLoss-prevention command7 lettersSee answer ›47DDonkey ___ (game)4 lettersSee answer ›50DLaser pointer or rubber mouse6 lettersSee answer ›51DSweet drink6 lettersSee answer ›55DVoluntarily relinquish, as a right5 lettersSee answer ›56DJets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L.4 lettersSee answer ›57DReckless4 lettersSee answer ›58DSlanted type: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›59DWord after pen, pet or proper4 lettersSee answer ›60DEndangered underwater ecosystem4 lettersSee answer ›61DBro4 lettersSee answer ›62DTrade punches4 lettersSee answer ›63DUnimpressed reaction3 lettersSee answer ›64DLuau paste3 lettersSee answer ›
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