NYT Crossword September 6 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Kunal NabarEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThey help you see the big picture12 lettersSee answer ›13ASwing states?13 lettersSee answer ›15AThings you can't do without14 lettersSee answer ›17AAnimal that's born with a full set of teeth5 lettersSee answer ›18AActress Dawson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay"4 lettersSee answer ›19ASound from a chicken3 lettersSee answer ›21AStop working, say7 lettersSee answer ›24ABash4 lettersSee answer ›25AHalf of a rhyming game name4 lettersSee answer ›28ANot from Scotland?3 lettersSee answer ›29AA little husky?5 lettersSee answer ›30AOne preparing eggs8 lettersSee answer ›32A19th-century naturalist buried in Westminster Abbey6 lettersSee answer ›33ABubble burster, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›34ADelta hub, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›35ANose around3 lettersSee answer ›36AInits. in a job posting3 lettersSee answer ›37ASwellings in bodily tissues6 lettersSee answer ›39ADignified and gracious sort8 lettersSee answer ›41ACheckers, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›42ANothing needs to be said to do it3 lettersSee answer ›43AFirst Nations people4 lettersSee answer ›44ADown Under colleges4 lettersSee answer ›45AJazz fest?7 lettersSee answer ›48AChild support, in brief?3 lettersSee answer ›49AHigh-energy snack4 lettersSee answer ›50A"People are wrong when they say ___ is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it": Noël Coward5 lettersSee answer ›54AFirst science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship14 lettersSee answer ›58AReflective period13 lettersSee answer ›59AMany TV panelists12 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DPacks4 lettersSee answer ›2DSea creature also known as a redfin ocean pan4 lettersSee answer ›3DUnseen wife on "Cheers"4 lettersSee answer ›4DIt keeps things going7 lettersSee answer ›5D___ Okafor, 6'10" Charlotte player who was the N.B.A.'s 2005 Rookie of the Year5 lettersSee answer ›6DMany lab instructors, informally3 lettersSee answer ›7DOrg. whose logo includes scales and an olive branch3 lettersSee answer ›8DReached the maximum7 lettersSee answer ›9D"Roots" surname5 lettersSee answer ›10DPolished off5 lettersSee answer ›11DCry of relief4 lettersSee answer ›12DIt's "wine-dark," in Homer's "Odyssey"3 lettersSee answer ›14DPajamas9 lettersSee answer ›16DFree kick, e.g., in soccer lingo8 lettersSee answer ›20DSpecial delivery at a conference7 lettersSee answer ›22DUnites after a break5 lettersSee answer ›23DRank above viscount4 lettersSee answer ›24DSubject of trade that gave rise to St. Louis and Detroit3 lettersSee answer ›25DJazzed7 lettersSee answer ›26DWent at8 lettersSee answer ›27DOnes with big blocks?9 lettersSee answer ›29DIs worth the effort4 lettersSee answer ›31DSome farm sounds4 lettersSee answer ›32DMuch "Real Housewives" doings5 lettersSee answer ›35DBang the drum for4 lettersSee answer ›38DMakes some introductions, informally3 lettersSee answer ›39DBread whose dough is rolled on a chakla7 lettersSee answer ›40DBritish royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›45DUnprecedented5 lettersSee answer ›46DLip5 lettersSee answer ›47DBe sassy, with "off"5 lettersSee answer ›49DBall4 lettersSee answer ›51DAncient home to many pre-Socratic philosophers4 lettersSee answer ›52DVerb before lips and palms4 lettersSee answer ›53DThey may be fine4 lettersSee answer ›55DSmall songbird3 lettersSee answer ›56DDirectional suffix3 lettersSee answer ›57DSolicit3 lettersSee answer ›
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