New York Times Crossword September 21 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 21 2025, constructed by Adrianne Baik. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AVineyard measure›
- 5ADoes acid›
- 10ATree with doubly serrated leaves›
- 13A[Hey!]›
- 17ALocations in the game Clue›
- 19AGrand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000›
- 20AHeart of the matter›
- 22APalindromic Italian number›
- 23ATraditional form of Japanese drama›
- 25APro ___›
- 26AKey spot?›
- 27AEntered on tiptoe›
- 28A"Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)›
- 30AFar from conscious›
- 32AKicked off, as a business›
- 34A2012 Disney film set inside an arcade›
- 36AHad›
- 37ATurns off›
- 38ALace protector›
- 41A"You may ___"›
- 43AThe "me" of "Despicable Me"›
- 44ABonds›
- 48A"About Us" pieces›
- 49AHolds dear›
- 51ASmall square›
- 52ALongtime employer of Rachel Maddow›
- 53ASelf-love›
- 54APhases, to Taylor Swift›
- 55AGame with Indigenous origins›
- 58A___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)›
- 59AFestive outdoor lighting options›
- 62AClassic drinking "sport"›
- 63A"Sorry, maybe next time"›
- 65A"The Last Supper," e.g.›
- 66AThird-largest land animal›
- 68APokémon enthusiast's collection›
- 69APuck's king›
- 71AMuscle firmness›
- 72APlace to perfect a recipe›
- 76ASwanson on "Parks and Recreation"›
- 77AGame typically played in the dark›
- 80AMuchas horas›
- 81A"Was ___ blame?"›
- 82ABad spirit›
- 84AD.C. pro›
- 85AFight the urge›
- 87AIt gets bucks from Broncos›
- 88ADoes a farm job›
- 89A___ Island (Georgia resort destination)›
- 90AReform Party founder›
- 91AFeasts›
- 92ALike emailed files›
- 95A"The Silence of the Lambs" villain›
- 98ACertain rescue pet›
- 101AGleeful feeling›
- 104AMiniaturized Amazon smart speaker›
- 105ABig jerks›
- 107ARemove, as a coupon›
- 109ADangerous additive in old paint›
- 110AWhopping›
- 112ABite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle›
- 114ACroft of video games›
- 115A___ homo›
- 116ASome slushies›
- 117APerform horribly›
- 118ATV host Cohen›
- 119AJoke around›
- 120A"No man is an island" writer›
- 121ASlumps›
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- 1DHoliest locales in synagogues, traditionally›
- 2DApplications of polish›
- 3DTik-Tok in the Oz books, for one›
- 4DModels after›
- 5D1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller›
- 6D"V for Vendetta" actor Stephen›
- 7DUninvited guest›
- 8DDoings before surgery, informally›
- 9DDubbed ones›
- 10DThey might be glowing›
- 11DAstrological lion›
- 12DFiling services?›
- 13DPrograms hosted by SoundCloud›
- 14DHappy hour perch›
- 15DMake a big step, perhaps›
- 16DRabbi's reading›
- 18DRegular at a park with half-pipes, informally›
- 21DBreaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet›
- 24DBig successes›
- 29DVictor's cry›
- 31DCreative pursuit›
- 33DOscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story"›
- 35DDecember drink›
- 37DGone missing›
- 38DAssist illegally›
- 39D1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture›
- 40D"I made it big time!"›
- 42DMany a skin-care product›
- 45DHip›
- 46DBlack, in verse›
- 47DSt. Andrews resident›
- 49DEsoteric knowledge›
- 50DRoald who wrote "Matilda"›
- 51D"… actually, let's go to plan B"›
- 52DMembers of the mongoose family›
- 54DJazz composer Garner›
- 56DSwipe›
- 57DGo after, as mosquitoes›
- 60DGraham Greene's "___ Man in Havana"›
- 61DOne way to sell stock›
- 64DPublic health agcy.›
- 67DBank acct. entry›
- 68DSeveral CBS dramas›
- 69DUnited Way and UNICEF, in brief›
- 70D___-chic (dressing style)›
- 71DIt incited a famous 18th-century "party"›
- 73DCleaned up, in a way›
- 74DTo be, in Nice›
- 75DDozes (off)›
- 78DAmbush›
- 79DNeighbor of Lux.›
- 83DGannett-owned newspaper›
- 86D"Here's the thing ..."›
- 87DCampground gathering spots›
- 89DWorked hard (for)›
- 90DFarm enclosures›
- 91DJeans›
- 93D___ Talks›
- 94DIntense, as an argument›
- 96DMusic protector, of a sort›
- 97DSlope›
- 98DGuy›
- 99DWhat the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates to›
- 100DBroken piece of pottery›
- 101DInsurer with a green mascot›
- 102DJustice Sotomayor›
- 103DSeeking justice, in a way›
- 106DLeave tire marks, say›
- 108DExpressions of disapproval›
- 111DB.S. part: Abbr.›
- 113DBarbie's beau›
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