NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 2, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorAidan Deshong
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEAH→
5A
Abbr. that often follows a comma (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
8A
Hardly anyone counts on this anymore (6)
Starts with A, ends with SABACUS→
14A
Shakespearean villain (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIAGO→
16A
Wine and dine (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREGALE→
17A
How something distinctive appears (11)
Starts with P, ends with YPROMINENTLY→
19A
Any member of a band dubbed "The President's Own" (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMARINE→
20A
Leveled the playing field, say? (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMOWED→
21A
Fight night sites (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARENAS→
22A
Shortage of a sort (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFAMINE→
25A
Cardinal's honorific (11)
Starts with H, ends with EHISEMINENCE→
27A
Suppose (6)
Starts with R, ends with NRECKON→
29A
Feel 41-Across (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
30A
___ Summitt, legendary women's basketball coach (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPAT→
33A
Asian city one can view within Instagram? (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
34A
Among others, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
37A
Well-informed (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAWARE→
39A
Writer Zora ___ Hurston (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENEALE→
41A
See 29-Across (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
42A
Its hands might be near one of yours (5)
Starts with W, ends with HWATCH→
43A
Common daytime spots for first dates (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAFES→
44A
Part of a list at an awards show (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOMINEE→
46A
Biker's selection (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGEAR→
47A
Doc seen for sinusitis (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
48A
Austin summer hrs. (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCDT→
50A
Board meeting handout (6)
Starts with A, ends with AAGENDA→
52A
Discusses at length (8)
Starts with G, ends with OGOESINTO→
55A
Pin number? (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
56A
Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain" (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPOIROT→
59A
Sounds heard in haunted houses (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOANS→
61A
What might prompt someone to close a window (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUPDATE→
62A
66A
Eye, slangily (6)
Starts with P, ends with RPEEPER→
67A
Actress Long (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANIA→
68A
"You'll ___" (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIVE→
69A
Sabotage (9)
Starts with U, ends with EUNDERMINE→
70A
Lift a finger, so to speak (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTRY→
71A
Output of a social media algorithm (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEED→
Down
1D
Sound from a puppy (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYIP→
2D
Balance aid (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
3D
What might come after many years? (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
4D
Ad ___ (7)
Starts with H, ends with MHOMINEM→
5D
Interweave (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENTWINE→
6D
Scrabble rackful (5)
Starts with T, ends with STILES→
7D
Half of a noted crime duo (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLYDE→
8D
Renowned house at Milan Fashion Week (6)
Starts with A, ends with IARMANI→
9D
Cousin of a Danish (8)
Starts with B, ends with WBEARCLAW→
10D
Match, as subject and verb (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGREE→
11D
Biblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAIN→
12D
Bone with a radial notch (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
13D
Candy company known for its chocolate and butterscotch (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
18D
Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOHO→
22D
Home of the most Literature Nobelists in history (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFRANCE→
23D
Greece's largest airline (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAEGEAN→
24D
Only video game to sell 300 million copies (9)
Starts with M, ends with TMINECRAFT→
26D
Selfish cry before an evil laugh (11)
Starts with M, ends with EMINEALLMINE→
28D
Moolah (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
30D
One of four awarded to Bill Nye (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPATENT→
31D
Crane's place, maybe (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCADE→
32D
Where the film "Argo" is set (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTEHRAN→
35D
Features of some windows (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINTS→
36D
Spanish phone greeting (3)
Starts with A, ends with OALO→
38D
Job listing info (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWAGE→
40D
Moped alternative (8)
Starts with E, ends with RESCOOTER→
49D
Figure out (9)
Starts with D, ends with EDETERMINE→
51D
Out of the park (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGONE→
52D
Certain Kool-Aid flavor (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGRAPE→
53D
On the horizon (8)
Starts with I, ends with TIMMINENT→
54D
Polite refusal (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNOSIR→
56D
___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering) (4)
Starts with P, ends with UPUPU→
57D
Doing business (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
58D
Carded (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDED→
60D
The "s" in the acronym "scuba" (4)
Starts with S, ends with FSELF→
63D
Pizza, e.g. (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
64D
Christmas ___ (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
65D
Like Malbec wine (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 2, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Aidan Deshong and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so" (YEAH); Abbr. that often follows a comma (ETC); Hardly anyone counts on this anymore (ABACUS).
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