New York Times Crossword October 4 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 4 2025, constructed by Ryan McCarty. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AField of unknowns›
- 8ALead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985›
- 13AScrapes from a motorcycle fall›
- 15AIt "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes›
- 16A"Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan›
- 18AFacedown›
- 19AShrink back›
- 20APlace for eggs›
- 22AMuttonhead›
- 23ACousin of a springbok›
- 24AOutdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo›
- 26ADelight›
- 27AVulcans, for one›
- 28AChristmas carol contraction›
- 29AActress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"›
- 30ASlow-but-steady advancements›
- 31AGet a Lyft, say›
- 32AShort greetings›
- 35AThey may stop the presses›
- 36AHenry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated›
- 37AInitial challenge›
- 38AKnock one out of the park›
- 39AWith, en français›
- 40AOrg. offering jumps›
- 41AVittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves"›
- 42ABuck the establishment›
- 44ASplit›
- 46ARemains to be seen?›
- 47ACertain expectant parents›
- 48AStopped vacillating›
- 49A7-Eleven and Circle K, informally›
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- 1DFocus of an airplane battle, maybe›
- 2DLegendary rock singer?›
- 3DContainers that are often red›
- 4DHalley of Halley's comet›
- 5DCornrow, e.g.›
- 6DSkate park fixture›
- 7DMount for Quixote's squire›
- 8DAward won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson›
- 9DAssistance for short drivers?›
- 10DWalk with exaggerated motions›
- 11D___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker›
- 12DCalifornia town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign›
- 14DType of argument with conflicting accounts›
- 17DResult of sleeping in, say›
- 21DMoves along quickly, as a horse›
- 24DProtects oneself, possum-style›
- 25DFumble around in the dark›
- 27DHome of Banff National Park›
- 29DWonder Woman portrayer›
- 30DBrouhaha›
- 31D"Welsh" dish with melted cheese›
- 32DCuban container›
- 33DWater cooler?›
- 34DColorful shawls›
- 35D"Are you done guessing?"›
- 36DGet bested by›
- 37DGrain with a nutty flavor›
- 38DSafe job?›
- 41DNetflix offerings until 2023›
- 43DSource of some flashbacks›
- 45DSucker, for short›
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