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NYT Crossword September 16 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday 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 CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ARelatives, informally3 lettersSee answer ›4ACarved bit of jewelry5 lettersSee answer ›9AFigure out5 lettersSee answer ›14APub pintful3 lettersSee answer ›15A___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)5 lettersSee answer ›16AFrog's sound5 lettersSee answer ›17A*High-status American Express offering9 lettersSee answer ›19ACause of food poisoning, for short5 lettersSee answer ›20AThin and graceful5 lettersSee answer ›21ARevolutionary Trotsky4 lettersSee answer ›23ABarbie's boyfriend3 lettersSee answer ›24A"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singer4 lettersSee answer ›25A*Task for a locksmith10 lettersSee answer ›28AScience fiction princess4 lettersSee answer ›30ADestiny6 lettersSee answer ›31A*Motion of receding waves8 lettersSee answer ›35AOffice paper fastener4 lettersSee answer ›37ASpanish article3 lettersSee answer ›38AMiss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations"7 lettersSee answer ›42ALennon's love3 lettersSee answer ›43AJapanese soup flavoring4 lettersSee answer ›45A*Bottom of the ocean8 lettersSee answer ›47ADrinking aids6 lettersSee answer ›51A"At Last" singer James4 lettersSee answer ›52A*Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free10 lettersSee answer ›54ANot bad, but not great4 lettersSee answer ›58ADonkey3 lettersSee answer ›59AMonk's hood4 lettersSee answer ›60ATheater employee5 lettersSee answer ›61AShade akin to cream5 lettersSee answer ›63ATrain conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues9 lettersSee answer ›66AStrung along5 lettersSee answer ›67ARock with a crystal-filled cavity5 lettersSee answer ›68AHwy.3 lettersSee answer ›69AHighly skilled5 lettersSee answer ›70AOpposite of delete5 lettersSee answer ›71AFloppy part of a beagle3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DStory with a moral5 lettersSee answer ›2DBold poker bet5 lettersSee answer ›3DSubstantial5 lettersSee answer ›4DLong, green veggie4 lettersSee answer ›5DCurved path3 lettersSee answer ›6DWall St. credential3 lettersSee answer ›7DPremature5 lettersSee answer ›8DNext to bat6 lettersSee answer ›9DAromas6 lettersSee answer ›10DElf's foe3 lettersSee answer ›11DA shopper, not a buyer, informally9 lettersSee answer ›12DFashion house named for its founder, Signor Garavani9 lettersSee answer ›13DScraping (by)5 lettersSee answer ›18DSidewalk writing medium5 lettersSee answer ›22DNon's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›25DSoul and Sorento4 lettersSee answer ›26DSunrise direction4 lettersSee answer ›27DCable inits. for cinephiles3 lettersSee answer ›29DFarm mother3 lettersSee answer ›31DMooch, as a cigarette3 lettersSee answer ›32DLicorice-flavored spice9 lettersSee answer ›33DRejected9 lettersSee answer ›34D"___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 film)3 lettersSee answer ›36D___ favor3 lettersSee answer ›39DLevi's alternative4 lettersSee answer ›40DBehind4 lettersSee answer ›41DRear, in the boat3 lettersSee answer ›44DChicago airport code3 lettersSee answer ›46DRodeo rope5 lettersSee answer ›48DSouthern drawl, for example6 lettersSee answer ›49DOwl's question?3 lettersSee answer ›50DWaste that's been flushed6 lettersSee answer ›52D"Se ___ español"5 lettersSee answer ›53DActress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"5 lettersSee answer ›55DChicago airport5 lettersSee answer ›56DSealy competitor5 lettersSee answer ›57DBig Mac meal with a Coke, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›60DRide from an airport, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›62DRepublicans, for short3 lettersSee answer ›64DPlace to park3 lettersSee answer ›65DCitrus drink suffix3 lettersSee answer ›
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