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NYT Crossword October 9 2025 Answers

All 74 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.

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ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Yeeesh!"3 lettersSee answer ›4ASnippet of greenery5 lettersSee answer ›9APrized horses5 lettersSee answer ›14AHominidae member3 lettersSee answer ›15ALike sci-fi's Jabba the Hutt5 lettersSee answer ›16AInfantry arm5 lettersSee answer ›17ATwo down9 lettersSee answer ›19AStorage device that has fallen out of fashion5 lettersSee answer ›20AMega5 lettersSee answer ›21AWeapon seen in "RoboCop"3 lettersSee answer ›23AWord after fire or before farm3 lettersSee answer ›24AHydrating gel ingredient4 lettersSee answer ›25AOne out10 lettersSee answer ›29AStaunchly supporting7 lettersSee answer ›31AStorage device that has fallen out of fashion7 lettersSee answer ›32AOne of 300 at the National Mall4 lettersSee answer ›34AVariable in Newton's second law4 lettersSee answer ›35ATwo moving around each other11 lettersSee answer ›39AMarvel series focused on Thor's brother4 lettersSee answer ›40A"Aw, shucks" response, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›41ALike some chicken before cooking7 lettersSee answer ›44A"What happened next …?"7 lettersSee answer ›49ATwo up10 lettersSee answer ›51APerfect4 lettersSee answer ›52A___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actress3 lettersSee answer ›53AWhat Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 20053 lettersSee answer ›54ASection of the beverage aisle5 lettersSee answer ›55A"The Burghers of Calais" sculptor5 lettersSee answer ›58AKlutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across9 lettersSee answer ›61ASet up5 lettersSee answer ›62APoker action5 lettersSee answer ›63AIvy League nickname3 lettersSee answer ›64AAuthorization, informally5 lettersSee answer ›65ASpace blanket material5 lettersSee answer ›66ASpot3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DAuto's opposite6 lettersSee answer ›2D___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 19346 lettersSee answer ›3DMany an item on a child's Christmas list6 lettersSee answer ›4DHigh-protein bean4 lettersSee answer ›5DCommon lunchbox item, informally3 lettersSee answer ›6DClassic car based in Lansing, Mich.3 lettersSee answer ›7DSend out5 lettersSee answer ›8DFogy6 lettersSee answer ›9DHail Mary's path3 lettersSee answer ›10DClear (of)3 lettersSee answer ›11D"True, unfortunately"8 lettersSee answer ›12DDolly Parton and others7 lettersSee answer ›13DPlastic explosive used in many demolitions6 lettersSee answer ›18DDiscipline4 lettersSee answer ›22DStatement from a witness3 lettersSee answer ›25DTiny torment4 lettersSee answer ›26DOpposite of "Me too"4 lettersSee answer ›27DSource of some nondairy milk6 lettersSee answer ›28DWay to go4 lettersSee answer ›30DSome ancient Italians6 lettersSee answer ›33DO.E.D. part: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›35DAnnual breast cancer awareness observance8 lettersSee answer ›36D"All right, already!"4 lettersSee answer ›37DEquivalent of five carats4 lettersSee answer ›38DStraight poker?4 lettersSee answer ›39DHeroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"7 lettersSee answer ›41DOvershadows6 lettersSee answer ›42DDirect deposit, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›43DBreak the Hippocratic oath, say6 lettersSee answer ›45DThe old you?4 lettersSee answer ›46DFictional character who says "I am a brain …. The rest of me is a mere appendix"6 lettersSee answer ›47DAllow, as cookies6 lettersSee answer ›48DCutesy name for a certain leviathan6 lettersSee answer ›50DCircuit switcher5 lettersSee answer ›54D___ hair (iconic 1970s style)4 lettersSee answer ›56DPC discourse?3 lettersSee answer ›57DPrefix with cortex3 lettersSee answer ›59DRapper ___ Baby3 lettersSee answer ›60DGrp. whose activities produce long lines3 lettersSee answer ›
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