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NYT Crossword October 2 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Aidan DeshongEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so"4 lettersSee answer ›5AAbbr. that often follows a comma3 lettersSee answer ›8AHardly anyone counts on this anymore6 lettersSee answer ›14AShakespearean villain4 lettersSee answer ›15AZip3 lettersSee answer ›16AWine and dine6 lettersSee answer ›17AHow something distinctive appears11 lettersSee answer ›19AAny member of a band dubbed "The President's Own"6 lettersSee answer ›20ALeveled the playing field, say?5 lettersSee answer ›21AFight night sites6 lettersSee answer ›22AShortage of a sort6 lettersSee answer ›25ACardinal's honorific11 lettersSee answer ›27ASuppose6 lettersSee answer ›29AFeel 41-Across3 lettersSee answer ›30A___ Summitt, legendary women's basketball coach3 lettersSee answer ›33AAsian city one can view within Instagram?4 lettersSee answer ›34AAmong others, for short4 lettersSee answer ›37AWell-informed5 lettersSee answer ›39AWriter Zora ___ Hurston5 lettersSee answer ›41ASee 29-Across3 lettersSee answer ›42AIts hands might be near one of yours5 lettersSee answer ›43ACommon daytime spots for first dates5 lettersSee answer ›44APart of a list at an awards show7 lettersSee answer ›46ABiker's selection4 lettersSee answer ›47ADoc seen for sinusitis3 lettersSee answer ›48AAustin summer hrs.3 lettersSee answer ›50ABoard meeting handout6 lettersSee answer ›52ADiscusses at length8 lettersSee answer ›55APin number?3 lettersSee answer ›56ALiterary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain"6 lettersSee answer ›59ASounds heard in haunted houses5 lettersSee answer ›61AWhat might prompt someone to close a window6 lettersSee answer ›62AClassic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid … as suggested by this puzzle?11 lettersSee answer ›66AEye, slangily6 lettersSee answer ›67AActress Long3 lettersSee answer ›68A"You'll ___"4 lettersSee answer ›69ASabotage9 lettersSee answer ›70ALift a finger, so to speak3 lettersSee answer ›71AOutput of a social media algorithm4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DSound from a puppy3 lettersSee answer ›2DBalance aid3 lettersSee answer ›3DWhat might come after many years?3 lettersSee answer ›4DAd ___7 lettersSee answer ›5DInterweave7 lettersSee answer ›6DScrabble rackful5 lettersSee answer ›7DHalf of a noted crime duo5 lettersSee answer ›8DRenowned house at Milan Fashion Week6 lettersSee answer ›9DCousin of a Danish8 lettersSee answer ›10DMatch, as subject and verb5 lettersSee answer ›11DBiblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear"4 lettersSee answer ›12DBone with a radial notch4 lettersSee answer ›13DCandy company known for its chocolate and butterscotch4 lettersSee answer ›18DNeighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A.4 lettersSee answer ›22DHome of the most Literature Nobelists in history6 lettersSee answer ›23DGreece's largest airline6 lettersSee answer ›24DOnly video game to sell 300 million copies9 lettersSee answer ›26DSelfish cry before an evil laugh11 lettersSee answer ›28DMoolah4 lettersSee answer ›30DOne of four awarded to Bill Nye6 lettersSee answer ›31DCrane's place, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›32DWhere the film "Argo" is set6 lettersSee answer ›35DFeatures of some windows5 lettersSee answer ›36DSpanish phone greeting3 lettersSee answer ›38DJob listing info4 lettersSee answer ›40DMoped alternative8 lettersSee answer ›45DErode7 lettersSee answer ›49DFigure out9 lettersSee answer ›51DOut of the park4 lettersSee answer ›52DCertain Kool-Aid flavor5 lettersSee answer ›53DOn the horizon8 lettersSee answer ›54DPolite refusal5 lettersSee answer ›56D___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering)4 lettersSee answer ›57DDoing business4 lettersSee answer ›58DCarded4 lettersSee answer ›60DThe "s" in the acronym "scuba"4 lettersSee answer ›63DPizza, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›64DChristmas ___3 lettersSee answer ›65DLike Malbec wine3 lettersSee answer ›
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