New York Times Crossword October 3 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 3 2025, constructed by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASmooths out some rough edges›
- 6AContent commonly consumed by commuters›
- 14AOne end of a lap›
- 15AService to foster parents?›
- 16ALike Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth›
- 17APath to the Oscars›
- 18ACondition that may be treated with SSRIs›
- 19A"Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)›
- 20AThey help you get a grip›
- 21ASlapdash›
- 23ADiploma equivalent, for short›
- 24APoet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"›
- 25AAnimals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name›
- 27AGraduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief›
- 30AStops on a world tour, say›
- 31ASomething placed by a confident person›
- 32AChoo-choo train sound›
- 33AProfessional juggling act?›
- 36APest control targets›
- 37AWhen repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"›
- 38AOn deck›
- 39A"May I help you?"›
- 40AVans alternative›
- 41AStaggering blows?›
- 42ASet unit›
- 43AAlfresco dining spot›
- 45AStuffed›
- 48AWord after trumpet or tiger›
- 49AWelcoming›
- 51AOnes who are quick to complain›
- 53AModern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world›
- 54A"If you don't believe me …"›
- 55AFished off the coast of Maine, maybe›
- 56ASomething raised during Oktoberfest›
- 57ASprang›
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- 1DNot listen to, as on Spotify›
- 2D"Apparently we weren't done with these"›
- 3DSome push notifications›
- 4DBad internet connections?›
- 5DThe first one was issued in 1936, for short›
- 6D"Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"›
- 7DChances›
- 8DBoxing Day mo.›
- 9DMore than wants›
- 10DStinging the eyes, say›
- 11DOnes easily fooled›
- 12DCherry, but not strawberry›
- 13D7-5 and 6-0, e.g.›
- 15DForgets to proorfeed, say›
- 19DCan't get enough of something›
- 22DOne under a mare's care›
- 23DLose it›
- 26DNet›
- 27DLuxurious European gambling mecca›
- 28DReality shows?›
- 29DOne of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower›
- 30DWhat comes before we go?›
- 32DOne skilled at withholding details›
- 34DBesties, maybe›
- 35DStage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"›
- 40DStickler, of a sort›
- 42DRidged rod in construction›
- 44D"Who ___?"›
- 45DNot a striking personality?›
- 46DBritish bum›
- 47DKiddo›
- 48DNational symbol of England›
- 50DSelf-___›
- 52DWhat a wave might mean›
- 53DVast amount›
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