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NYT Crossword October 5 2025 Answers

All 138 clues from the Sunday 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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1AClassic target of a troll9 lettersSee answer ›10APrized steed4 lettersSee answer ›14ALittle hellions4 lettersSee answer ›18AHard to understand10 lettersSee answer ›20ALatvian capital4 lettersSee answer ›21AKindle competitor4 lettersSee answer ›22ASailor who drinks only the finest grog?11 lettersSee answer ›24AKnockoff version of a sweet treat?9 lettersSee answer ›26AID on a credit check3 lettersSee answer ›27AEnd-of-level showdown9 lettersSee answer ›29A"When in the ___ of human events ..."6 lettersSee answer ›30ABridges5 lettersSee answer ›32AVote for3 lettersSee answer ›33APaint carelessly4 lettersSee answer ›34AAlternative to kale5 lettersSee answer ›35AProjectionist's item8 lettersSee answer ›38A"If you ask me nicely …"4 lettersSee answer ›42AGame with players known as "shooters"5 lettersSee answer ›43AConvenient spot for a cat nap?10 lettersSee answer ›45ASinger Rita3 lettersSee answer ›46AOfficial hand gesture of Hawaii5 lettersSee answer ›47A"Darn it!"4 lettersSee answer ›48A1950s political nickname3 lettersSee answer ›49AWild5 lettersSee answer ›51AThe 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one4 lettersSee answer ›52AZilch4 lettersSee answer ›53AProminent feature of dubstep music4 lettersSee answer ›55AWrap up tight6 lettersSee answer ›56APress coverage3 lettersSee answer ›57AScorching7 lettersSee answer ›59AAgent's good news7 lettersSee answer ›60ACryptographers' needs4 lettersSee answer ›62ASuitable for the middle-aged?11 lettersSee answer ›65A"Oh, dear!"4 lettersSee answer ›66AFlies the coop7 lettersSee answer ›68APain-relieving drug7 lettersSee answer ›69AThe Chiffons' "___ So Fine"3 lettersSee answer ›70AKnitted cap6 lettersSee answer ›71APop icon with a Best Actress award4 lettersSee answer ›73AHuff and puff?4 lettersSee answer ›74A"Look what I did!"4 lettersSee answer ›75ABewildered5 lettersSee answer ›76APolynesian staple3 lettersSee answer ›77ATwisted do4 lettersSee answer ›78AGlobal currency market, for short5 lettersSee answer ›79AMartial artist Bruce3 lettersSee answer ›80ASuspicious absence from school?10 lettersSee answer ›84ATaps on the snoot5 lettersSee answer ›85APlaces4 lettersSee answer ›87ASnuggle8 lettersSee answer ›88AStooge who said "Soitenly!"5 lettersSee answer ›89APoses4 lettersSee answer ›91A"What's up, ___?"3 lettersSee answer ›92AWise guys5 lettersSee answer ›93ACrudely built shack6 lettersSee answer ›96APurple fruit with a distinctive inner shape9 lettersSee answer ›99ABarista or barrister3 lettersSee answer ›102A"How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?9 lettersSee answer ›104AA locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?11 lettersSee answer ›107APresent opener?4 lettersSee answer ›108AUnlike a cover: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›109ASomething parents may try to limit for their kids10 lettersSee answer ›110ASee 95-Down4 lettersSee answer ›111ACreole staple4 lettersSee answer ›112AIn which actors barely go through the motions?9 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSurreptitiously loops in, for short4 lettersSee answer ›2DTroubles4 lettersSee answer ›3DLow-fat4 lettersSee answer ›4D___ Américas3 lettersSee answer ›5DMany, many mos.3 lettersSee answer ›6DVenues like New York City's Stonewall Inn7 lettersSee answer ›7DDonny or Marie6 lettersSee answer ›8DStockpile5 lettersSee answer ›9DLight rebukes4 lettersSee answer ›10D"For crying out loud!"4 lettersSee answer ›11DHoot4 lettersSee answer ›12DBefore3 lettersSee answer ›13DReferee's mistake7 lettersSee answer ›14DNighttime demons6 lettersSee answer ›15D"Wuthering Heights" setting4 lettersSee answer ›16DIs visually striking4 lettersSee answer ›17DPortree is the capital of this isle4 lettersSee answer ›19DDeath-___7 lettersSee answer ›23DTriangular sign5 lettersSee answer ›25DWhom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army3 lettersSee answer ›28DLike wild meat, sometimes4 lettersSee answer ›30DManage to lose, as a tail5 lettersSee answer ›31DHe was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic4 lettersSee answer ›33DProofreader's mark4 lettersSee answer ›34DActor Affleck when he needs a nap?11 lettersSee answer ›35DSome nonlicensed tributes6 lettersSee answer ›36DSluggers' stats4 lettersSee answer ›37DStartled cries4 lettersSee answer ›39DHalf-woman, half-bird, all attitude?11 lettersSee answer ›40D"Eureka!" shouter10 lettersSee answer ›41DBenny Hill theme song9 lettersSee answer ›42DOolong or lapsang souchong10 lettersSee answer ›43DActor Bill of "Barry"5 lettersSee answer ›44DTwists side-to-side4 lettersSee answer ›46DHybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net9 lettersSee answer ›47DSwiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum5 lettersSee answer ›50DOld-fashioned term of address4 lettersSee answer ›52DGratis5 lettersSee answer ›53DGarden shelter5 lettersSee answer ›54DDiscovery of chemist John Dalton4 lettersSee answer ›55D"You're cramping my ___"5 lettersSee answer ›58DEvil alter ego of literature4 lettersSee answer ›59DWaffle House alternatives5 lettersSee answer ›61DSound4 lettersSee answer ›63DNot follow suit, in bridge6 lettersSee answer ›64DFrequent on-screen partner of Hepburn5 lettersSee answer ›67D"La Vie en rose" singer4 lettersSee answer ›71DSports journalist Linda4 lettersSee answer ›72D"___, Silver!"4 lettersSee answer ›74DGimlets and screwdrivers5 lettersSee answer ›76DAd Council spots, for short4 lettersSee answer ›77DSome memes of the 2000s7 lettersSee answer ›78DDriver's warning4 lettersSee answer ›81DDisgusting, in totspeak7 lettersSee answer ›82DTV journalist Kotb4 lettersSee answer ›83DWhat wavy lines in comic strips represent5 lettersSee answer ›84D"I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction7 lettersSee answer ›86DBecame real, as bad news6 lettersSee answer ›88DSouthwestern culinary fusion6 lettersSee answer ›90DPigpen3 lettersSee answer ›92DExtra5 lettersSee answer ›93DMacbeth or Macduff4 lettersSee answer ›94DBygone iPhone button4 lettersSee answer ›95DCommon 110-Across stressor4 lettersSee answer ›96DMove around and around4 lettersSee answer ›97DRapper with a feline-sounding name4 lettersSee answer ›98DChest muscles, for short4 lettersSee answer ›99DKnit4 lettersSee answer ›100D"This round's ___"4 lettersSee answer ›101DEffortless ways to advance4 lettersSee answer ›103DVex3 lettersSee answer ›105DClose of business?3 lettersSee answer ›106D66, for example: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
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