New York Times Crossword September 28 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 28 2025, constructed by Rich Katz. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ACaveat ___ ("Buyer beware")›
- 7ASpice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking›
- 14AMarvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body›
- 20AArizona county or Indigenous people›
- 21ATries some water, say›
- 22ALike a win-win situation›
- 23A___ law, concept in computing technology›
- 24AAlternative to a nanny›
- 25AFire starters›
- 26AContents of a flagon›
- 27AOle Miss athletes, to fans›
- 29AX›
- 30A___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom›
- 32AOrg. not getting many happy returns?›
- 33ARemove surgically, as tissue›
- 35A"They tell me …"›
- 37ABeethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon›
- 39AClass that might cause some high schoolers to blush›
- 40ASprawling Indian metropolis›
- 41ALike some bridges›
- 42A"Let me check on that"›
- 44AExpiates, with "for"›
- 46AMan's name that's 49-Across plus a letter›
- 49AWoman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across›
- 50ARap battle participants›
- 53ATampa Bay athlete, in brief›
- 54ATwists off course, as a ship›
- 58AWitch›
- 59AExploited›
- 60A"Weekend Update" co-host Michael›
- 61AAll over again›
- 63A___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images›
- 64AWhere a hurricane forms›
- 66AWish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps›
- 69AAt dawn, say›
- 71AMammal with long whiskers›
- 73AExtra›
- 74AThey stand for art›
- 75ACalled›
- 77A___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"›
- 78ACelebrity chef Ina›
- 79ADemanding entertainer›
- 80AX›
- 82AHe was né Clay›
- 83AWatchdog's warning›
- 84AWords of understanding›
- 86AOutback baby›
- 87AFamiliar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain›
- 88ADo-over at Wimbledon›
- 89AKind of sauce at a sushi bar›
- 90ASewer in American history›
- 91A"Weekend Update" show, for short›
- 92AZipped›
- 93ALike some alcohol … or places that prohibit alcohol›
- 94ANot present and not excused, for short›
- 96AForeign policy grp.›
- 97ABrezhnev of the Soviet Union›
- 99ACherokee and Cheyenne›
- 101ARelationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle›
- 108AStarbucks competitor›
- 109ASpot for an ornament›
- 110AGiants in California and New York›
- 112A"Beat it!"›
- 115AActor Wilson of "The Office"›
- 116ARye, e.g.›
- 118A"Wouldn't miss it for the world!"›
- 119ALike slow filers and fast drivers, at times›
- 120AFurniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma›
- 121ALives (in)›
- 122AIditarod transports›
- 123AInvolves›
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- 1DTitle heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"›
- 2DDough›
- 3DFly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek›
- 4DDriveway goo›
- 5DAs a whole›
- 6DMoves elsewhere›
- 7DTenured profs, often›
- 8DSmall battery … or an org. that might help with a battery›
- 9DIt's all in your head›
- 10DMother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible›
- 11DBook after Song of Solomon›
- 12DFrench cocktail made with crème de cassis›
- 13DMirrored›
- 14DReasoned conclusion›
- 15DBrewski›
- 16DBulldog fan in Connecticut›
- 17DSanta ___›
- 18DStellar›
- 19DVan ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco›
- 28DMinds one's P's and Q's›
- 31DContribute (to), as one's reputation›
- 34DBeen asleep, say›
- 35DTexter's "Beats me"›
- 36DSmall inlet›
- 38DLi'l›
- 43DOne-named singer born in Nigeria›
- 45DSkier's conveyance›
- 46DOnline site for D.I.Y.ers›
- 47DTime out, perhaps›
- 48DInfo commonly shown on a board game box›
- 50DClown around with food?›
- 51DCity SE of Phoenix›
- 52DPurpose of some cameras›
- 55DReaches a shared opinion about›
- 56DHolistic contentment›
- 57DSome beans or sauces›
- 59D"E pluribus ___"›
- 62DSport›
- 65DMatrix›
- 67DSun bloc?›
- 68DPretty ___ picture›
- 70DMoving around›
- 72DAttack›
- 74DYou can put a ring on it›
- 76DBack›
- 78DCame back, as hair›
- 79DMusic's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally›
- 81DError message on a Blu-ray device›
- 83DTargeted (to)›
- 85DKey for a quick exit›
- 92DBoils with rage›
- 95DLiberal-leaning›
- 97DChinese "nut" that's really a fruit›
- 98DMakes small in comparison›
- 99DGovernment debt obligations, familiarly›
- 100D40 winks›
- 101D___ fatale›
- 102DGets 40 winks›
- 103DLetter-shaped train track piece›
- 104D"To ___ own self be true"›
- 105DSharpened›
- 106DGeorge of "Star Trek"›
- 107DBad thing to discover in the pantry›
- 108DAA or JJ, e.g.›
- 111DJazz singer Sylvia ___›
- 113DCome to›
- 114D"For sure"›
- 116DOrg. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023›
- 117DKind of party›
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