New York Times Crossword Answers

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Today's NYT Crossword Answers

70 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for September 25 2026. In total there are 70 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Olympic slalom equipment5 letters 6Spanish sparkling wine4 letters 10First, second or third4 letters 14"For real!"10 letters 16Fictional company famous for its duds4 letters 17Outcome of a match, maybe10 letters 18Forum setting4 letters 19U2 producer Brian3 letters 20Stew on it!5 letters 21Like a whodunit in which the butler did it [duh!]5 letters 22Device seen on a front desk4 letters 23Ho Chi Minh City's former name6 letters 25Exploit a loophole, e.g.13 letters 29Disinclined6 letters 30Supermodel Alek3 letters 31___ one's time4 letters 34Procedure after which you might wear flip-flops, informally4 letters 35Off5 letters 37___ Minor4 letters 38Pen that isn't used for writing, in brief4 letters 39"Karma is a cat / Purring in my ___ 'cause it loves me" (Taylor Swift lyric)3 letters 40Port on the Loire6 letters 42"Speaking of which ..."13 letters 45Like an earworm6 letters 46Play group4 letters 47Not bother5 letters 48Rapper and actor Smith5 letters 50Go-to doc3 letters 53Actress Shawkat4 letters 54Ones providing brief assistance?10 letters 56Alliance4 letters 57Invasive plants?10 letters 58One might be meat-only or dairy-only in a kosher household4 letters 59Morsels often found in fried rice4 letters 60The Devil's domain5 letters

Down

1Give credit to, in a way4 letters 2Analogous4 letters 3___ Sarratore, "My Brilliant Friend" character4 letters 4"How ___"3 letters 5Certain loopholes7 letters 6Spoon, e.g.6 letters 7Second Freudian stage4 letters 8Gives one's approval, in a way8 letters 9Past-tense verb that becomes its present tense when you move its last letter to the front3 letters 10Sources of some rock11 letters 11Some experts of interest?10 letters 12World capital once known as Philadelphia5 letters 13Instagram : ___ :: YouTube : Short4 letters 15Focus for the foul-mouthed?10 letters 21Skosh3 letters 22"Hang on a sec"11 letters 24Says "please," say10 letters 25Look stunned4 letters 26"___ plaisir" ("You're welcome," in French)4 letters 27Breathtaking activity?10 letters 28Take without paying ... or a motion made while paying5 letters 32Per ___4 letters 33Slip (into)4 letters 36Ganja8 letters 41Residence that can have thousands of chambers7 letters 43Unreturnable pickleball shot3 letters 44Polite titles6 letters 45Instruments in chamber groups5 letters 47Discovery sites4 letters 49What's distorted in a Mercator projection4 letters 50Part of a full house4 letters 51Ptolemaic royal, familiarly4 letters 52Poke alternative4 letters 54Vim3 letters 55Transcript fig.3 letters

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