NYT Crossword September 3 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday 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 Michael B. BergEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3A4R5F6A7G8A9R10N11A12S13H14AIRED15TUNA16ARLO17TAMPA18BEIGE19STAR20SOSO21LULL22DAMNS23S24KIPTO25MYLUGE26T27A28PTAP29EELS30ILOST31P32A33WN34YE35T36I37LOP38Z39HUZHU40P41UHS42LOT43R44ONTO45L46OMAN47HE48LL49GUNSIT50T51HEDEA52D53S54IEGE55HIHAT56EARN57I58D59O60L61ETON62BUCKA63ROUGE64MOOT65ACHE66ATARI67ENDS68READ69PALES

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
6APetri dish medium4 lettersAGAR
19AOne getting top billing4 lettersSTAR
20AJust OK4 lettersSOSO
21ABreak in the action4 lettersLULL
22ACensures5 lettersDAMNS
26A[Is this thing on?]6 lettersTAPTAP
30ACry of defeat5 lettersILOST
37AChop (off)3 lettersLOP
41AStalling sounds3 lettersUHS
42ATolkien trilogy, to fans4 lettersLOTR
44AWord after latch or glom4 lettersONTO
49APuts the pedal to the metal6 lettersGUNSIT
50AHeadline during a zombie attack?12 lettersTHEDEADSIEGE
56AGain4 lettersEARN
64ANo longer applicable4 lettersMOOT
65AFeel sore4 lettersACHE
67APartner of odds4 lettersENDS
68ARhyming word after speed4 lettersREAD
69ALoses color5 lettersPALES
DOWN
2DFlorence farewell4 lettersCIAO
3DMunitions4 lettersARMS
4DSpreads on social media7 lettersREPOSTS
5DCosmetics-regulating org.3 lettersFDA
6DCouldn't get enough of5 lettersATEUP
8D___-Saxon5 lettersANGLO
9DIssa of "Insecure"3 lettersRAE
11DTate Modern and others10 lettersARTMUSEUMS
13DOne might be mounted5 lettersHORSE
22DProduct from Rit3 lettersDYE
24DNew York City deli name4 lettersKATZ
26DCashier's tray4 lettersTILL
27D___ gobi (potato curry)4 lettersALOO
28DPrepare to do an oil change, say10 lettersPOPTHEHOOD
32DEarly H.I.V. med3 lettersAZT
33D"___ knows?"3 lettersWHO
35DPhuket native4 lettersTHAI
40DPromote4 lettersPLUG
43DStinging insects7 lettersREDANTS
48DTennis umpire's call3 lettersLET
50DSubject5 lettersTHEME
51DDiscover by chance5 lettersHITON
52DTwo in a hand5 lettersDEUCE
54DTicked off5 lettersIRKED
58DTwofold4 lettersDUAL
59DFairy tale baddie4 lettersOGRE
60DSome island rings4 lettersLEIS
63DSharp knock3 lettersRAP
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