NYT Crossword September 25 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rafael MusaEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2A3N4O5E6C7A8V9A10G11E12A13R14IKIDY15OUNOT16ACME17TINDERDATE18ROME19ENO20LADLE21BANAL22BELL23S24AIGON25G26A27METHE28SYSTEM29AVERSE30WEK31BI32D33E34PEDI35A36MISS37ASIA38ECIG39LAP40N41ANTES42TH43ATRE44MINDSME45CATCHY46ACTS47LETBE48J49ADEN50P51C52P53ALIA54PARALE55GALS56BLOC57ENEMYSPIES58SINK59PEAS60TAROT

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOlympic slalom equipment5 lettersCANOE
6ASpanish sparkling wine4 lettersCAVA
10AFirst, second or third4 lettersGEAR
14A"For real!"10 lettersIKIDYOUNOT
17AOutcome of a match, maybe10 lettersTINDERDATE
18AForum setting4 lettersROME
19AU2 producer Brian3 lettersENO
20AStew on it!5 lettersLADLE
25AExploit a loophole, e.g.13 lettersGAMETHESYSTEM
29ADisinclined6 lettersAVERSE
30ASupermodel Alek3 lettersWEK
31A___ one's time4 lettersBIDE
35AOff5 lettersAMISS
37A___ Minor4 lettersASIA
40APort on the Loire6 lettersNANTES
42A"Speaking of which ..."13 lettersTHATREMINDSME
45ALike an earworm6 lettersCATCHY
46APlay group4 lettersACTS
47ANot bother5 lettersLETBE
48ARapper and actor Smith5 lettersJADEN
50AGo-to doc3 lettersPCP
53AActress Shawkat4 lettersALIA
54AOnes providing brief assistance?10 lettersPARALEGALS
56AAlliance4 lettersBLOC
57AInvasive plants?10 lettersENEMYSPIES
60AThe Devil's domain5 lettersTAROT
DOWN
1DGive credit to, in a way4 lettersCITE
2DAnalogous4 lettersAKIN
4D"How ___"3 lettersODD
5DCertain loopholes7 lettersEYELETS
6DSpoon, e.g.6 lettersCUDDLE
7DSecond Freudian stage4 lettersANAL
8DGives one's approval, in a way8 lettersVOTESYES
10DSources of some rock11 lettersGARAGEBANDS
11DSome experts of interest?10 lettersECONOMISTS
15DFocus for the foul-mouthed?10 lettersORALHEALTH
21DSkosh3 lettersBIT
22D"Hang on a sec"11 lettersBERIGHTBACK
24DSays "please," say10 lettersASKSNICELY
25DLook stunned4 lettersGAPE
27DBreathtaking activity?10 lettersMEDITATION
32DPer ___4 lettersDIEM
33DSlip (into)4 lettersEASE
36DGanja8 lettersMARYJANE
44DPolite titles6 lettersMADAMS
47DDiscovery sites4 lettersLABS
50DPart of a full house4 lettersPAIR
52DPoke alternative4 lettersPSST
54DVim3 lettersPEP
55DTranscript fig.3 lettersGPA
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