New York Times Crossword October 5 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 5 2025, constructed by John Kugelman. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AClassic target of a troll›
- 10APrized steed›
- 14ALittle hellions›
- 18AHard to understand›
- 20ALatvian capital›
- 21AKindle competitor›
- 22ASailor who drinks only the finest grog?›
- 24AKnockoff version of a sweet treat?›
- 26AID on a credit check›
- 27AEnd-of-level showdown›
- 29A"When in the ___ of human events ..."›
- 30ABridges›
- 32AVote for›
- 33APaint carelessly›
- 34AAlternative to kale›
- 35AProjectionist's item›
- 38A"If you ask me nicely …"›
- 42AGame with players known as "shooters"›
- 43AConvenient spot for a cat nap?›
- 45ASinger Rita›
- 46AOfficial hand gesture of Hawaii›
- 47A"Darn it!"›
- 48A1950s political nickname›
- 49AWild›
- 51AThe 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one›
- 52AZilch›
- 53AProminent feature of dubstep music›
- 55AWrap up tight›
- 56APress coverage›
- 57AScorching›
- 59AAgent's good news›
- 60ACryptographers' needs›
- 62ASuitable for the middle-aged?›
- 65A"Oh, dear!"›
- 66AFlies the coop›
- 68APain-relieving drug›
- 69AThe Chiffons' "___ So Fine"›
- 70AKnitted cap›
- 71APop icon with a Best Actress award›
- 73AHuff and puff?›
- 74A"Look what I did!"›
- 75ABewildered›
- 76APolynesian staple›
- 77ATwisted do›
- 78AGlobal currency market, for short›
- 79AMartial artist Bruce›
- 80ASuspicious absence from school?›
- 84ATaps on the snoot›
- 85APlaces›
- 87ASnuggle›
- 88AStooge who said "Soitenly!"›
- 89APoses›
- 91A"What's up, ___?"›
- 92AWise guys›
- 93ACrudely built shack›
- 96APurple fruit with a distinctive inner shape›
- 99ABarista or barrister›
- 102A"How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?›
- 104AA locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?›
- 107APresent opener?›
- 108AUnlike a cover: Abbr.›
- 109ASomething parents may try to limit for their kids›
- 110ASee 95-Down›
- 111ACreole staple›
- 112AIn which actors barely go through the motions?›
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- 1DSurreptitiously loops in, for short›
- 2DTroubles›
- 3DLow-fat›
- 4D___ Américas›
- 5DMany, many mos.›
- 6DVenues like New York City's Stonewall Inn›
- 7DDonny or Marie›
- 8DStockpile›
- 9DLight rebukes›
- 10D"For crying out loud!"›
- 11DHoot›
- 12DBefore›
- 13DReferee's mistake›
- 14DNighttime demons›
- 15D"Wuthering Heights" setting›
- 16DIs visually striking›
- 17DPortree is the capital of this isle›
- 19DDeath-___›
- 23DTriangular sign›
- 25DWhom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army›
- 28DLike wild meat, sometimes›
- 30DManage to lose, as a tail›
- 31DHe was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic›
- 33DProofreader's mark›
- 34DActor Affleck when he needs a nap?›
- 35DSome nonlicensed tributes›
- 36DSluggers' stats›
- 37DStartled cries›
- 39DHalf-woman, half-bird, all attitude?›
- 40D"Eureka!" shouter›
- 41DBenny Hill theme song›
- 42DOolong or lapsang souchong›
- 43DActor Bill of "Barry"›
- 44DTwists side-to-side›
- 46DHybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net›
- 47DSwiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum›
- 50DOld-fashioned term of address›
- 52DGratis›
- 53DGarden shelter›
- 54DDiscovery of chemist John Dalton›
- 55D"You're cramping my ___"›
- 58DEvil alter ego of literature›
- 59DWaffle House alternatives›
- 61DSound›
- 63DNot follow suit, in bridge›
- 64DFrequent on-screen partner of Hepburn›
- 67D"La Vie en rose" singer›
- 71DSports journalist Linda›
- 72D"___, Silver!"›
- 74DGimlets and screwdrivers›
- 76DAd Council spots, for short›
- 77DSome memes of the 2000s›
- 78DDriver's warning›
- 81DDisgusting, in totspeak›
- 82DTV journalist Kotb›
- 83DWhat wavy lines in comic strips represent›
- 84D"I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction›
- 86DBecame real, as bad news›
- 88DSouthwestern culinary fusion›
- 90DPigpen›
- 92DExtra›
- 93DMacbeth or Macduff›
- 94DBygone iPhone button›
- 95DCommon 110-Across stressor›
- 96DMove around and around›
- 97DRapper with a feline-sounding name›
- 98DChest muscles, for short›
- 99DKnit›
- 100D"This round's ___"›
- 101DEffortless ways to advance›
- 103DVex›
- 105DClose of business?›
- 106D66, for example: Abbr.›
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