NYT Crossword September 7 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1H2A3V4A5N6A7U8P9D10O11E12M13I14R15S16C17A18B19ORATOR20NEAP21BANE22CASA23BILLWI24THERS25SLAM26DUNKS27NAVE28SHAVE29GEAR30OBOES31ONEA32T33IRE34TONYO35RLANDO36BASSH37ORN38RAG39AWOL40TRITE41ERA42T43US44E45D46U47P48E49S50T51ULYS52SESGR53A54NT55NOPE56LAO57TSE58SOB59AUGIE60ANTS61SUMATR62A63CO64W65ERNS66BLOT67TWPS68M69ARKC70UBAN71PLED72SEAR73COCA74SNL75Y76ALEMA77N78TRIO79OUTT80O81AU82G83TAROTS84UNTO85IRVIN86GBER87LIN88NEW89YESM90AN91CALL92EAME93S94LE95E96R97BEE98EYETE99E100T101H102B103A104R105BARAE106DEN107SNO108STORE109ETHER110STET111BANF112F113ILED114LEITM115OTIF116ELLEFA117NNING118LINE119RENO120TUES121NOTATE122ENOL123BRAG124ARMS125STONED

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1AWhere Gloria Estefan was born6 lettersHAVANA

7AHairstyle that can be casual or formal4 lettersUPDO

11ARelative of a sultan4 lettersEMIR

15AStrikebreaking sort4 lettersSCAB

19AOne who gives a good talking-to?6 lettersORATOR

20ASpring's opposite, tidally4 lettersNEAP

21AConstant nuisance4 lettersBANE

22AMansión, por ejemplo4 lettersCASA

23AAs the British pound rises in value, the dollar ___11 lettersBILLWITHERS

25ASure things9 lettersSLAMDUNKS

27AArea with pews4 lettersNAVE

28APart of many a morning routine5 lettersSHAVE

29AEquipment4 lettersGEAR

30AOrchestra section toward the middle of the pit5 lettersOBOES

31AWith 76-Down, individually5 lettersONEAT

33AFury3 lettersIRE

34AAfter spending the afternoon at Epcot, we had dinner at a ___ bistro11 lettersTONYORLANDO

36AAncestor of the tuba or sousaphone8 lettersBASSHORN

38ALow-quality paper?3 lettersRAG

39ALike a naughty Beetle Bailey, in brief4 lettersAWOL

40AOverdone5 lettersTRITE

41AThe "E" of Q.E.D.4 lettersERAT

43ADepleted6 lettersUSEDUP

48AFacetious suffix with most3 lettersEST

51ADid Joyce write courtesy of a ___?12 lettersULYSSESGRANT

55ABlunt negative4 lettersNOPE

56APhilosopher who purportedly said "The best fighter is never angry"6 lettersLAOTSE

58AHave a bawl3 lettersSOB

59ASon of Hanna-Barbera's Doggie Daddy5 lettersAUGIE

60AReason to relocate a picnic blanket, maybe4 lettersANTS

61ABorneo neighbor7 lettersSUMATRA

63AFemale moose or elephant3 lettersCOW

65AFish-eating raptors4 lettersERNS

66ADab with a towel4 lettersBLOT

67ASubdivisions of some counties: Abbr.4 lettersTWPS

68AAn increase in ham prices forced the deli to ___ sandwiches higher9 lettersMARKCUBAN

71ABegged4 lettersPLED

72AScorch the surface4 lettersSEAR

73AAndean stimulant4 lettersCOCA

74ASource of the films "The Blues Brothers" and "Coneheads," in brief3 lettersSNL

75AGerald Ford or William Howard Taft, once7 lettersYALEMAN

78APeter, Paul and Mary, e.g.4 lettersTRIO

79AWords before sea or lunch5 lettersOUTTO

81ASummer mo.3 lettersAUG

83ADecks for reading6 lettersTAROTS

84ABiblical preposition4 lettersUNTO

85ATo Washington ___, Germany, seemed far from Tarrytown, N.Y.12 lettersIRVINGBERLIN

88ABig word in advertising3 lettersNEW

89AToady6 lettersYESMAN

91ABuzz, so to speak4 lettersCALL

92ACharles or Ray who lent their name to a kind of chair5 lettersEAMES

94AUnpleasant look4 lettersLEER

97ASocial gathering of a sort3 lettersBEE

98ACertain canines8 lettersEYETEETH

102ASome Californians consider Santa ___ on Earth11 lettersBARBARAEDEN

107A___-cone3 lettersSNO

108AStockpile5 lettersSTORE

109AAnesthetic first used on a patient in 18425 lettersETHER

110A"Fine as is, actually"4 lettersSTET

111ACanada's first national park, founded in 18855 lettersBANFF

113A"___ Three Lives" (early TV drama)4 lettersILED

114AThe shark-warning notes of "Jaws," for example9 lettersLEITMOTIF

116AThe supermodel was holding a copy of ___ herself on the beach11 lettersELLEFANNING

118ATackle box item4 lettersLINE

119AHome makeover, in brief4 lettersRENO

120AElection Day is one: Abbr.4 lettersTUES

121AWork on the score of6 lettersNOTATE

122ACarbon compound4 lettersENOL

123ABeat one's chest4 lettersBRAG

124ASet of pull-ups?4 lettersARMS

125AVery high6 lettersSTONED

DOWN

1DSchmooze6 lettersHOBNOB

2D___ Afghan Airlines, carrier to the Mideast6 lettersARIANA

3DParts of a heart or trumpet6 lettersVALVES

4DNo fewer than7 lettersATLEAST

5D"Stat!"3 lettersNOW

6DMedia personalities Melber and Fleischer4 lettersARIS

7DRemove a restraint from9 lettersUNHARNESS

8DIrk5 lettersPEEVE

9DHave the nerve4 lettersDARE

10DSpecial ___3 lettersOPS

11DBuddy who portrayed TV's Jed Clampett5 lettersEBSEN

12DPeninsula in southeast Asia6 lettersMALAYA

13DConsecutively6 lettersINAROW

14DSomnial acronym3 lettersREM

15DAquatic acronym5 lettersSCUBA

16DCollection of laws5 lettersCANON

17D"Jeez, sorry I ___!"5 lettersASKED

18DSarastro in Mozart's "The Magic Flute," e.g.5 lettersBASSO

24DProduct of the first three primes6 lettersTHIRTY

26DTiny house occupants5 lettersDOLLS

29DGet crazy (over)6 lettersGOGAGA

32DPushes with force7 lettersTHRUSTS

34DSmears4 lettersTARS

35DDirects, as cargo6 lettersROUTES

37DEdmonton N.H.L. player5 lettersOILER

38DInternational shoe brand originating in England6 lettersREEBOK

42DExtremely loyal8 lettersTRUEBLUE

44DOne who's a well-meaning but bad influence on a friend, maybe7 lettersENABLER

45DWhy do none of the Fruit of the Loom characters ___-colored clothing?8 lettersDONLEMON

46DCurrent8 lettersUPTODATE

47DAnnoyance4 lettersPEST

48DTrains above street level3 lettersELS

49DWhite wine named for a region in France8 lettersSAUTERNE

50DPeeping ___ for Lady Godiva to appear8 lettersTOMWAITS

52DLike some philosophical arguments8 lettersSOCRATIC

53DTaj Mahal's city4 lettersAGRA

54DNumbskull5 lettersNINNY

57DBar with drafts7 lettersTAPROOM

62DLove, in Lyon5 lettersAMOUR

64DSpots to go in the U.K.3 lettersWCS

69DEnd of any Shakespeare play4 lettersACTV

70DPowerless6 lettersUNABLE

71DSpace balls7 lettersPLANETS

72DBed-___ (Brooklyn neighborhood, familiarly)4 lettersSTUY

73DShakespeare, vis-à-vis the expression "brave new world"6 lettersCOINER

76DSee 31-Across5 lettersATIME

77DSydney's state: Abbr.3 lettersNSW

80DHow some risks are taken6 lettersONABET

82DImmaturity9 lettersGREENNESS

86DSecluded valley4 lettersGLEN

87D"Take it easy, will you?!"6 lettersLAYOFF

90DStartle5 lettersALARM

93DMounted below the surface of7 lettersSETINTO

95D___ Sunday6 lettersEASTER

96DBody part containing photoreceptors6 lettersRETINA

99DRelating to the wind's movement6 lettersEOLIAN

100DVingt + dix6 lettersTRENTE

101DEquivocated6 lettersHEDGED

102DBall girl?5 lettersBELLE

103DDidn't dine out5 lettersATEIN

104DLarge safari sight5 lettersRHINO

105DIntoxicating Asian plant whose name sounds like an insect5 lettersBETEL

106DClear, in a way, as a windshield5 lettersDEFOG

107DBeaver State capital5 lettersSALEM

111DSight of a speeding car, maybe4 lettersBLUR

112DSeason ticket holders, presumably4 lettersFANS

115DSpherical shape3 lettersORB

116DInfo for a traveler, for short3 lettersETA

117DFollower of waste and want3 lettersNOT

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