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NYT Crossword September 25 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Friday, September 25 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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Across

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

Down

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