NYT Crossword September 19 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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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1ATake over5 lettersSee answer ›6AEngage in magniloquence4 lettersSee answer ›10AA double might get you some, for short4 lettersSee answer ›14AFly me to the moon!10 lettersSee answer ›16AActress Chaplin4 lettersSee answer ›17AAncient creepy-crawlies10 lettersSee answer ›18AIt "smiles on the frowning night," in "Romeo and Juliet"4 lettersSee answer ›19A___ milk3 lettersSee answer ›20A___ Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII4 lettersSee answer ›21AAdded (on)6 lettersSee answer ›23AOne of four for a bat or a cat4 lettersSee answer ›24A"Moulin Rouge" co-star, 19525 lettersSee answer ›25ANot with it14 lettersSee answer ›30AWith (it)4 lettersSee answer ›31AIn tandem6 lettersSee answer ›32AWay out in space3 lettersSee answer ›34ABiker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"5 lettersSee answer ›36APull-up target, for short3 lettersSee answer ›37ALet it all out, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›39ANutmeg-flavored quaff, informally3 lettersSee answer ›40ARibbed silk material6 lettersSee answer ›43AThe "A" in STEAM4 lettersSee answer ›44A"I, personally, wouldn't boast about that"14 lettersSee answer ›47ABring the receipts for, as they say5 lettersSee answer ›48AFigs. on a 4-point scale4 lettersSee answer ›49ATennis star Stephens who won the 2017 U.S. Open6 lettersSee answer ›51ABerth place4 lettersSee answer ›52AA.L. East team, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›55ACar whose name means "listen" in Latin4 lettersSee answer ›56AOrdered clubs, for example10 lettersSee answer ›59AQuickly assembles, with "up"4 lettersSee answer ›60AFrees10 lettersSee answer ›61A"Gotcha"4 lettersSee answer ›62AEditor's marking4 lettersSee answer ›63AAccording to experiments, they can't "sleep" in space5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DLead-in to stratus or cumulus4 lettersSee answer ›2D___ mater (brain protector)4 lettersSee answer ›3DHandling things4 lettersSee answer ›4DBud3 lettersSee answer ›5DMemorial Coliseum athlete6 lettersSee answer ›6DProvide that crucial spark for11 lettersSee answer ›7DYou may have learned your times tables by it4 lettersSee answer ›8DFin3 lettersSee answer ›9DDevelop over time7 lettersSee answer ›10D"50 First Dates" or "(500) Days of Summer"6 lettersSee answer ›11DReader's digest10 lettersSee answer ›12DConcerning4 lettersSee answer ›13DIt might be picked up from a trip to the beach4 lettersSee answer ›15DClassic lunchbox staple, informally6 lettersSee answer ›22DTolerate5 lettersSee answer ›23DDone: Fr.4 lettersSee answer ›24DBig ol' teddy bear11 lettersSee answer ›25DWord of approval, in French and Spanish4 lettersSee answer ›26DFinance5 lettersSee answer ›27DA little of this, a little of that10 lettersSee answer ›28DSalutation for a mass email5 lettersSee answer ›29DLower than, on a score5 lettersSee answer ›33DLearning center?4 lettersSee answer ›35DZac of "The Iron Claw"5 lettersSee answer ›38DPulitzer-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman4 lettersSee answer ›41DBritish spots7 lettersSee answer ›42DThrows out6 lettersSee answer ›45DDeclaration that might come from a bluffer6 lettersSee answer ›46DSpirited sort?6 lettersSee answer ›49DWrapped dress4 lettersSee answer ›50DAuthor Jorge ___ Borges4 lettersSee answer ›51DApt rhyme for fire4 lettersSee answer ›52DObject marked with the speed limit, sometimes4 lettersSee answer ›53DWord in an Italian veal dish4 lettersSee answer ›54D"___ the Man" (2006 film inspired by "Twelfth Night")4 lettersSee answer ›57DOn the newsstand, say3 lettersSee answer ›58DJohn3 lettersSee answer ›
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