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NYT Crossword September 30 2025 Answers

All 76 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 CLUES76 CLUES
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1AWood turner5 lettersSee answer ›6AFrank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life"5 lettersSee answer ›11AYuletide beverage3 lettersSee answer ›14AStoryteller of antiquity5 lettersSee answer ›15AHow tuna may be packed5 lettersSee answer ›16ACard game that involves shouting its name3 lettersSee answer ›17A*What a straw man in a cornfield is for?11 lettersSee answer ›19APalindromic woman's name3 lettersSee answer ›20A"Already accomplished!"6 lettersSee answer ›21ADodge5 lettersSee answer ›23AProduct in high demand7 lettersSee answer ›26AMaterial for a pub quiz6 lettersSee answer ›27ADuring a tiebreaker, informally4 lettersSee answer ›28A*Ref who makes a ruling against your favored team?10 lettersSee answer ›31AQueen Elizabeth II's favored dog breed5 lettersSee answer ›33AMove like the Blob4 lettersSee answer ›34AInformal top3 lettersSee answer ›35A*Primate with perfect pitch?9 lettersSee answer ›39APuppet alien of TV3 lettersSee answer ›42AGreek cheese4 lettersSee answer ›43AUnderground waterway5 lettersSee answer ›47A*Kelley Blue Book?10 lettersSee answer ›51A"Tootsie" actress Garr4 lettersSee answer ›52A"Unfortunately that's wrong"6 lettersSee answer ›53ASleazy hotel7 lettersSee answer ›55A"Shush!"5 lettersSee answer ›56A"No more for me, thanks"6 lettersSee answer ›58ASomething found in a pen or octopus3 lettersSee answer ›59A"I love this!" ... or, phonetically, remark about the answer to each of the starred clues11 lettersSee answer ›64AYear in Spain3 lettersSee answer ›65ASign between Virgo and Scorpio5 lettersSee answer ›66A"Unfortunately ..."5 lettersSee answer ›67ADeclares, informally3 lettersSee answer ›68ATeeny-tiny5 lettersSee answer ›69ARun-down5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DFond du ___, Wis.3 lettersSee answer ›2D___ Lingus3 lettersSee answer ›3DGeneral on a Chinese menu3 lettersSee answer ›4D"Was your performance a success?"8 lettersSee answer ›5DDisney park with Spaceship Earth5 lettersSee answer ›6DMovie house6 lettersSee answer ›7DOpposing4 lettersSee answer ›8DLeft of a ship ... or what a ship may have left4 lettersSee answer ›9DLocale of an annual Carnaval3 lettersSee answer ›10DPollen, cat hair, etc.9 lettersSee answer ›11DLargest and most northern Canadian territory7 lettersSee answer ›12DOne way to stop7 lettersSee answer ›13DFlipped out7 lettersSee answer ›18DEarth's pull, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›22DStruggle3 lettersSee answer ›23DSound of a drinker in comics3 lettersSee answer ›24DYoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance"3 lettersSee answer ›25DCrag3 lettersSee answer ›26DBig name in tea4 lettersSee answer ›29DBefitting a king or queen5 lettersSee answer ›30D___ choy3 lettersSee answer ›32DBabyish9 lettersSee answer ›36DLow-carb kind of diet4 lettersSee answer ›37DH, to Homer3 lettersSee answer ›38D"Oh. Come. On!"8 lettersSee answer ›39DSome pod-bearing trees7 lettersSee answer ›40DFitness guru Jack7 lettersSee answer ›41DPuppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"7 lettersSee answer ›44DFly catcher3 lettersSee answer ›45DTime in history3 lettersSee answer ›46DBig truck3 lettersSee answer ›48DCBS forensic drama3 lettersSee answer ›49DWhen nothing goes right6 lettersSee answer ›50DSticky stuff4 lettersSee answer ›54D___ Island, locale in New York Harbor5 lettersSee answer ›56DID for a library volume4 lettersSee answer ›57DPlanet whose name is also a candy company4 lettersSee answer ›60DBit of apparel that often has stripes3 lettersSee answer ›61D"Golly!"3 lettersSee answer ›62DOwned3 lettersSee answer ›63DAttempt3 lettersSee answer ›
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