NYT Crossword September 5 2025 Answers
All 66 clues from the Friday 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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1AOne who tries to make a good impression7 lettersSee answer ›8AGo with6 lettersSee answer ›14AIt has its X's and O's8 lettersSee answer ›15AManscapes, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›16AMoney wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly8 lettersSee answer ›17ADestroyed emotionally6 lettersSee answer ›18AGreg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City"4 lettersSee answer ›19AOnes who might be looking toward careers at museums9 lettersSee answer ›21AElated4 lettersSee answer ›22AGoal of a squeeze bunt, for short3 lettersSee answer ›25APro whose work might be shocking3 lettersSee answer ›28AAlley ___3 lettersSee answer ›30ASched. placeholder3 lettersSee answer ›31ASmall semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout13 lettersSee answer ›35ACondiment at an Asian fusion restaurant13 lettersSee answer ›36AGround-breaking invention?13 lettersSee answer ›37ABig N.Y.S.E. news3 lettersSee answer ›38AFormal duds3 lettersSee answer ›39AKyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road3 lettersSee answer ›40AWhat the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans5 lettersSee answer ›43ABang into3 lettersSee answer ›45AMusical lead-in to beat4 lettersSee answer ›49A"OK, don't accept my apology then!"9 lettersSee answer ›52ABird that can build tools and remember human faces4 lettersSee answer ›53ANot family-friendly, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›54ALogical inconsistency in a story8 lettersSee answer ›56AGame with a 32-card deck6 lettersSee answer ›57ARefreshers that can be served with green wedges8 lettersSee answer ›58APresent6 lettersSee answer ›59AGently presses, as a gas pedal7 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DSkirt5 lettersSee answer ›2DWater brand whose logo shows the Alps5 lettersSee answer ›3DColorful fish with iridescent stripes9 lettersSee answer ›4DNeed for a demo, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›5DReally small amount4 lettersSee answer ›6DBelle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV5 lettersSee answer ›7DParagon15 lettersSee answer ›8D"___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)4 lettersSee answer ›9DSliding screen in a Japanese tearoom5 lettersSee answer ›10DBounce5 lettersSee answer ›11DExcess of inventory9 lettersSee answer ›12DLike canvas grocery bags8 lettersSee answer ›13DCookbook qty.3 lettersSee answer ›14DDoes some stretching?4 lettersSee answer ›20DConstriction of the pupils6 lettersSee answer ›24DDaniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0"3 lettersSee answer ›26DSeriously harm4 lettersSee answer ›27D"Come on, just once!"5 lettersSee answer ›29DTopping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›31DMisses watching a bullfight?9 lettersSee answer ›32DWord with human or second6 lettersSee answer ›33DSpot for a speaker4 lettersSee answer ›34DYoung 31-Down9 lettersSee answer ›35DBold choice, perhaps?8 lettersSee answer ›36DLead-in to integration3 lettersSee answer ›41DNot going anywhere5 lettersSee answer ›42DProvided with, as anonymous tips5 lettersSee answer ›44DObama family member with credits as a TV writer5 lettersSee answer ›46DNoted ring bearer5 lettersSee answer ›47DSlugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves5 lettersSee answer ›48DHas an unsettled Venmo request, say4 lettersSee answer ›50DCold one4 lettersSee answer ›51DMonks' honorifics4 lettersSee answer ›53DJewish honorific3 lettersSee answer ›55DBit of concert merch3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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