New York Times Crossword September 5 2025 Answers
Sofia Marquez
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on September 5 2025, constructed by Bryan Cheong. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AOne who tries to make a good impression›
- 8AGo with›
- 14AIt has its X's and O's›
- 15AManscapes, perhaps›
- 16AMoney wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly›
- 17ADestroyed emotionally›
- 18AGreg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City"›
- 19AOnes who might be looking toward careers at museums›
- 21AElated›
- 22AGoal of a squeeze bunt, for short›
- 23A:(›
- 25APro whose work might be shocking›
- 28AAlley ___›
- 30ASched. placeholder›
- 31ASmall semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout›
- 35ACondiment at an Asian fusion restaurant›
- 36AGround-breaking invention?›
- 37ABig N.Y.S.E. news›
- 38AFormal duds›
- 39AKyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road›
- 40AWhat the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans›
- 43ABang into›
- 45AMusical lead-in to beat›
- 49A"OK, don't accept my apology then!"›
- 52ABird that can build tools and remember human faces›
- 53ANot family-friendly, in a way›
- 54ALogical inconsistency in a story›
- 56AGame with a 32-card deck›
- 57ARefreshers that can be served with green wedges›
- 58APresent›
- 59AGently presses, as a gas pedal›
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- 1DSkirt›
- 2DWater brand whose logo shows the Alps›
- 3DColorful fish with iridescent stripes›
- 4DNeed for a demo, maybe›
- 5DReally small amount›
- 6DBelle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV›
- 7DParagon›
- 8D"___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)›
- 9DSliding screen in a Japanese tearoom›
- 10DBounce›
- 11DExcess of inventory›
- 12DLike canvas grocery bags›
- 13DCookbook qty.›
- 14DDoes some stretching?›
- 20DConstriction of the pupils›
- 24DDaniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0"›
- 26DSeriously harm›
- 27D"Come on, just once!"›
- 29DTopping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe›
- 31DMisses watching a bullfight?›
- 32DWord with human or second›
- 33DSpot for a speaker›
- 34DYoung 31-Down›
- 35DBold choice, perhaps?›
- 36DLead-in to integration›
- 41DNot going anywhere›
- 42DProvided with, as anonymous tips›
- 44DObama family member with credits as a TV writer›
- 46DNoted ring bearer›
- 47DSlugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves›
- 48DHas an unsettled Venmo request, say›
- 50DCold one›
- 51DMonks' honorifics›
- 53DJewish honorific›
- 55DBit of concert merch›
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