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NYT Crossword October 3 2025 Answers

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Every answer from the Friday, October 3 2025 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Smooths out some rough edges5 lettersSee answer ›6Content commonly consumed by commuters8 lettersSee answer ›14One end of a lap5 lettersSee answer ›15Service to foster parents?9 lettersSee answer ›16Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth5 lettersSee answer ›17Path to the Oscars9 lettersSee answer ›18Condition that may be treated with SSRIs4 lettersSee answer ›19"Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)4 lettersSee answer ›20They help you get a grip5 lettersSee answer ›21Slapdash7 lettersSee answer ›23Diploma equivalent, for short3 lettersSee answer ›24Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"5 lettersSee answer ›25Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name4 lettersSee answer ›27Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›30Stops on a world tour, say6 lettersSee answer ›31Something placed by a confident person3 lettersSee answer ›32Choo-choo train sound4 lettersSee answer ›33Professional juggling act?15 lettersSee answer ›36Pest control targets4 lettersSee answer ›37When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"3 lettersSee answer ›38On deck6 lettersSee answer ›39"May I help you?"3 lettersSee answer ›40Vans alternative4 lettersSee answer ›41Staggering blows?5 lettersSee answer ›42Set unit3 lettersSee answer ›43Alfresco dining spot7 lettersSee answer ›45Stuffed5 lettersSee answer ›48Word after trumpet or tiger4 lettersSee answer ›49Welcoming4 lettersSee answer ›51Ones who are quick to complain9 lettersSee answer ›53Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world5 lettersSee answer ›54"If you don't believe me …"9 lettersSee answer ›55Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›56Something raised during Oktoberfest8 lettersSee answer ›57Sprang5 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Not listen to, as on Spotify4 lettersSee answer ›2"Apparently we weren't done with these"10 lettersSee answer ›3Some push notifications10 lettersSee answer ›4Bad internet connections?9 lettersSee answer ›5The first one was issued in 1936, for short3 lettersSee answer ›6"Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"15 lettersSee answer ›7Chances4 lettersSee answer ›8Boxing Day mo.3 lettersSee answer ›9More than wants6 lettersSee answer ›10Stinging the eyes, say5 lettersSee answer ›11Ones easily fooled4 lettersSee answer ›12Cherry, but not strawberry4 lettersSee answer ›137-5 and 6-0, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›15Forgets to proorfeed, say4 lettersSee answer ›19Can't get enough of something8 lettersSee answer ›22One under a mare's care4 lettersSee answer ›23Lose it8 lettersSee answer ›26Net3 lettersSee answer ›27Luxurious European gambling mecca10 lettersSee answer ›28Reality shows?10 lettersSee answer ›29One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower4 lettersSee answer ›30What comes before we go?4 lettersSee answer ›32One skilled at withholding details9 lettersSee answer ›34Besties, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›35Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"4 lettersSee answer ›40Stickler, of a sort6 lettersSee answer ›42Ridged rod in construction5 lettersSee answer ›44"Who ___?"4 lettersSee answer ›45Not a striking personality?4 lettersSee answer ›46British bum4 lettersSee answer ›47Kiddo4 lettersSee answer ›48National symbol of England4 lettersSee answer ›50Self-___4 lettersSee answer ›52What a wave might mean3 lettersSee answer ›53Vast amount3 lettersSee answer ›