NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 23, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorJacob Stulberg
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Some cookbook measurements: Abbr. (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSPS→
5A
Teacher for just a day, informally (3)
Starts with S, ends with BSUB→
8A
Cannon sound (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBLAST→
13A
Holly locales, in a Christmas carol (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHALLS→
15A
Passover mo., usually (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAPR→
16A
Iliac artery feeder (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAORTA→
17A
Inbox contents (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEMAIL→
18A
*Serves, as soup or ice cream (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSPOONSOUT→
20A
Line dance (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACONGA→
21A
Whole lot (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHEAP→
22A
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
23A
*Gymgoer's goal, perhaps (12)
Starts with W, ends with SWASHBOARDABS→
26A
Org. taking X-rays (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATSA→
27A
Hollywood's Janet or Vivien (5)
Starts with L, ends with HLEIGH→
30A
Shambles (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMESS→
33A
Some Rhode Island Reds (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHENS→
37A
Elite squad (5)
Starts with A, ends with MATEAM→
39A
Go ___ over (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
40A
*Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found (7)
Starts with J, ends with DJUGBAND→
42A
Detergent brand (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
43A
"On the Road Again," for one (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETITLE→
45A
Go ___ over (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGAGA→
47A
Treasure holder (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCHEST→
49A
Nov. 11 honoree (3)
Starts with V, ends with TVET→
51A
*Accessory for Abraham Lincoln (12)
Starts with S, ends with TSTOVEPIPEHAT→
58A
Slaughter in the Baseball Hall of 61-Across (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
61A
See 58-Across (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFAME→
62A
Eyewear, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPECS→
63A
*Refreshes one's knowledge of (9)
Starts with B, ends with NBONESUPON→
65A
Biggest city in Nebraska (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
66A
Forthright (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBLUNT→
67A
Flesh-eating creature in "The Lord of the Rings" (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
68A
Worker with a van (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMOVER→
69A
Giving back talk (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSASSY→
70A
Alternative to white (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
71A
Pharmaceuticals, for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEDS→
Down
1D
"Superman & Lois" airer (5)
Starts with T, ends with WTHECW→
2D
Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASAMOA→
3D
Things that rain might ruin (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLANS→
4D
Doesn't give proper respect (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSLIGHTS→
5D
One of the Obama daughters (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASASHA→
6D
Word before deck or hand (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUPPER→
7D
Like generalizations (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBROAD→
8D
Excommunicate, e.g. (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
9D
Flies off the handle (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLOSESIT→
10D
Onetime nickname on the Yankees (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAROD→
11D
Bowl over (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTUN→
12D
"Bye!" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATATA→
14D
Units of concrete (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLABS→
19D
Gem that's much mined in Australia (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
24D
Waikiki Beach locale (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
25D
Necklace or anklet bit (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBEAD→
28D
Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" (4)
Starts with G, ends with KGEEK→
29D
Long-eared leaper (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHARE→
30D
Gym sight (3)
Starts with M, ends with TMAT→
31D
"Paradise Lost," e.g. (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
32D
Son of Adam (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSETH→
34D
Mayo ingredient (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
35D
Org. for the Knicks and Mavericks (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANBA→
36D
Fail to hold, in a way (3)
Starts with S, ends with GSAG→
38D
Gaping opening (3)
Starts with M, ends with WMAW→
40D
It's not said seriously (4)
Starts with J, ends with TJEST→
41D
Blue-skinned race in "Avatar" (4)
Starts with N, ends with INAVI→
44D
Decreases (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLESSENS→
46D
Camilla vis-à-vis William and Harry, informally (7)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEPMOM→
48D
Staple of vegan cooking (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
50D
___ salt (5)
Starts with E, ends with MEPSOM→
52D
Humidifier's output (5)
Starts with V, ends with RVAPOR→
53D
Atlanta university (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMORY→
54D
British coins (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENCE→
55D
Emit, as a large sigh (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHEAVE→
57D
Peter the Great and others (5)
Starts with T, ends with STSARS→
58D
Goes down (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEBBS→
59D
The Big Easy (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOLA→
60D
Burden (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONUS→
64D
Place for wallowing (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 23, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jacob Stulberg and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Some cookbook measurements: Abbr. (TSPS); Teacher for just a day, informally (SUB); Cannon sound (BLAST).
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