NYT Crossword September 4 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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
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1ATrain unit3 lettersSee answer ›4AOne means of going up a hill4 lettersSee answer ›8ABuilds6 lettersSee answer ›14ATap it3 lettersSee answer ›15AReese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde"4 lettersSee answer ›16AFictional land of magic and talking animals6 lettersSee answer ›17ABaseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600"8 lettersSee answer ›19APlayground retort6 lettersSee answer ›20AUntouchable6 lettersSee answer ›21AGoalie's stat5 lettersSee answer ›23AGenre for "Sunset Boulevard"4 lettersSee answer ›24ADesignation for some audio connectors4 lettersSee answer ›25AInch (toward)4 lettersSee answer ›29AHad the reins3 lettersSee answer ›31AGive and take4 lettersSee answer ›32AWord with stop or prize4 lettersSee answer ›33AFinancial support7 lettersSee answer ›36ALose firmness3 lettersSee answer ›38APunk subculture3 lettersSee answer ›39AWorld capital in central Anatolia6 lettersSee answer ›40AWoke6 lettersSee answer ›42AThat little thing you do?3 lettersSee answer ›43AInits. for cinephiles3 lettersSee answer ›45AStruggle to decide7 lettersSee answer ›46A"___ a roll!"4 lettersSee answer ›48ASpreadsheet units4 lettersSee answer ›50AIn good shape3 lettersSee answer ›51ACorn syrup brand4 lettersSee answer ›52ABook of Mormon book4 lettersSee answer ›53APlant watcher, for short4 lettersSee answer ›56AHelped temporarily, with "over"5 lettersSee answer ›58AChops6 lettersSee answer ›60AHigh-end suit6 lettersSee answer ›63ALocale for a couples cruise?8 lettersSee answer ›65AMilieu for the Flying Wallendas6 lettersSee answer ›66AObsessed with4 lettersSee answer ›67AReed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame3 lettersSee answer ›68ACelestial omens, to some6 lettersSee answer ›69AMake tears4 lettersSee answer ›70AMind meld?3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPart of an airplane5 lettersSee answer ›2DWhere Davy Crockett died, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›3DAthlete tackling El Capitan, e.g.11 lettersSee answer ›4DRelative of a gull4 lettersSee answer ›5DDown4 lettersSee answer ›6D___-country3 lettersSee answer ›7DSee 49-Down6 lettersSee answer ›8DA bunch of fruit may grow on it9 lettersSee answer ›9DHurry4 lettersSee answer ›10DWiped out6 lettersSee answer ›11D___ International, channel seen in hotel rooms worldwide3 lettersSee answer ›12D"Deck the Halls" contraction3 lettersSee answer ›13D___ Tiago, largest of the Cape Verde islands3 lettersSee answer ›18DProblem solver's cry6 lettersSee answer ›22D"___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet"4 lettersSee answer ›24DN.Y. Rangers' home3 lettersSee answer ›26DInvestor's question for a start-up, to which 3-, 8-, 35- and 49-/7-Down reply "Yes!"'11 lettersSee answer ›27DOne of the Addams family5 lettersSee answer ›28DSlowly diminish5 lettersSee answer ›30DGossip4 lettersSee answer ›33DDyeing technique5 lettersSee answer ›34DJungian archetype5 lettersSee answer ›35DWho popularized the proverb "With great power comes great responsibility"9 lettersSee answer ›37DClown4 lettersSee answer ›41DWeddings6 lettersSee answer ›44DTraffic director4 lettersSee answer ›45DFool3 lettersSee answer ›47DWrite, as music6 lettersSee answer ›49DWith 7-Down, worker who likely knows the ropes6 lettersSee answer ›54DSubs5 lettersSee answer ›55DInvite from atop the stairs, say5 lettersSee answer ›57DWhen ties get untied, for short4 lettersSee answer ›58D___ in three4 lettersSee answer ›59DPlace offering a Rise ’N Shine breakfast4 lettersSee answer ›60DEpitome of simplicity3 lettersSee answer ›61D"Flying Down to ___" (1933 film)3 lettersSee answer ›62DLion keeper?3 lettersSee answer ›64DStart to count?3 lettersSee answer ›
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