NYT Crossword September 9 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday 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 Marshal HerrmannEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2A3S4A5E6D7A8M9C10U11P12I13D14OVER15IMAGI16NATIVE17MEDICINECABINET18IDA19ONES20TALE21CAN22INES23SUREC24A25N26RIM27WIRE28OLE29C30U31BIC32BORAT33NIX34OTIS35VOWEL36MENU37MEL38HIRED39FUSES40ERA41ICED42DEN43TOT44ALED45DEMI46G47O48D49ERIC50HULA51ALA52M53ORETO54COMEL55ATER56ONASEPARATENOTE57COLOR58BASE59IRAS

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHome in Havana4 lettersCASA
9AOne on Santa's team5 lettersCUPID
14AToo fanciful15 lettersOVERIMAGINATIVE
17AFixture above a bathroom sink15 lettersMEDICINECABINET
19ASingles4 lettersONES
21AThey bite7 lettersCANINES
23A"No problem!"7 lettersSURECAN
29ALike volume measures5 lettersCUBIC
33AOverrule3 lettersNIX
36AOne may be drop-down4 lettersMENU
37ABrooks with an EGOT3 lettersMEL
38APut on the payroll5 lettersHIRED
39ABonds tightly5 lettersFUSES
40ADisco ___ (1970s)3 lettersERA
42ARabbit's residence3 lettersDEN
43ABeyond repair, say7 lettersTOTALED
45AHercules, e.g.7 lettersDEMIGOD
49ACountry singer Church4 lettersERIC
50AHawaiian dance4 lettersHULA
51AIn the manner of3 lettersALA
52A"Hold that thought ..."15 lettersMORETOCOMELATER
56A"And switching gears …"15 lettersONASEPARATENOTE
57ABlush or rose5 lettersCOLOR
58AFirst, second or third4 lettersBASE
59A401(k) alternatives4 lettersIRAS
DOWN
1DCrack expert?5 lettersCOMIC
2DCosmetics brand5 lettersAVEDA
3DFour-door, typically5 lettersSEDAN
6DSome "Beowulf" characters5 lettersDANES
8D___ drop3 lettersMIC
9DClub with dinner and dancing7 lettersCABARET
10DHandy5 lettersUTILE
11DSome winter decorations9 lettersPINECONES
15DWell-known by everyone6 lettersICONIC
16DNot taught7 lettersNATURAL
23DBegat5 lettersSIRED
24DSkirt style5 lettersALINE
25DHub5 lettersNEXUS
27DBlew away5 lettersWOWED
29DOne on Santa's team5 lettersCOMET
30DIn ___ (not yet born)5 lettersUTERO
31DLike some treaties9 lettersBILATERAL
32DDaydreaming, say5 lettersBORED
35DNarco nabber7 lettersVICECOP
36DLocal bond, informally4 lettersMUNI
38DBrand of neon markers7 lettersHILITER
39DWhat "F" can stand for6 lettersFEMALE
42DErase6 lettersDELETE
44DPlayground retort5 lettersARESO
46DIt bites5 lettersGATOR
47DSoul singer Adams5 lettersOLETA
48DStarts of some pranks5 lettersDARES
50DJewish wedding dance4 lettersHORA
52DComfy bit of footwear3 lettersMOC
53DPlastic ___ Band3 lettersONO
54DTaxi3 lettersCAB
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