NYT Crossword September 5 2025 Answers

All 66 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 Bryan CheongEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2E3N4T5I6S7T8E9S10C11O12R13T14LOVENOTE15SHAVES16IDIOTTAX17TOREUP18EGAN19ART20MAJORS21SENT22RBI23IMSA24D25E26M27T28OO29P30TBA31STAR32NOSE33D34MOLE35TERIYAKISAUCE36DYNAMITESTICK37IPO38TUX39OSH40SER41I42F43RA44M45A46F47R48O49FINE50BEMA51D52CROW53RATEDR54PLO55THOLE56ECARTE57LIMEADES58BESTOW59EASESON

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
8AGo with6 lettersESCORT
14AIt has its X's and O's8 lettersLOVENOTE
15AManscapes, perhaps6 lettersSHAVES
17ADestroyed emotionally6 lettersTOREUP
21AElated4 lettersSENT
23A:(5 lettersIMSAD
28AAlley ___3 lettersOOP
30ASched. placeholder3 lettersTBA
35ACondiment at an Asian fusion restaurant13 lettersTERIYAKISAUCE
36AGround-breaking invention?13 lettersDYNAMITESTICK
37ABig N.Y.S.E. news3 lettersIPO
38AFormal duds3 lettersTUX
43ABang into3 lettersRAM
45AMusical lead-in to beat4 lettersAFRO
56AGame with a 32-card deck6 lettersECARTE
58APresent6 lettersBESTOW
59AGently presses, as a gas pedal7 lettersEASESON
DOWN
1DSkirt5 lettersDODGE
4DNeed for a demo, maybe3 lettersTNT
5DReally small amount4 lettersIOTA
7DParagon15 lettersTEXTBOOKEXAMPLE
10DBounce5 lettersCAROM
11DExcess of inventory9 lettersOVERSTOCK
12DLike canvas grocery bags8 lettersREUSABLE
13DCookbook qty.3 lettersTSP
14DDoes some stretching?4 lettersLIES
20DConstriction of the pupils6 lettersMIOSIS
26DSeriously harm4 lettersMAIM
27D"Come on, just once!"5 lettersTRYIT
31DMisses watching a bullfight?9 lettersSENORITAS
32DWord with human or second6 lettersNATURE
33DSpot for a speaker4 lettersDAIS
34DYoung 31-Down9 lettersMUCHACHAS
35DBold choice, perhaps?8 lettersTYPEFACE
36DLead-in to integration3 lettersDIS
41DNot going anywhere5 lettersINERT
46DNoted ring bearer5 lettersFRODO
50DCold one4 lettersBREW
51DMonks' honorifics4 lettersDOMS
53DJewish honorific3 lettersREB
55DBit of concert merch3 lettersTEE
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