NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 24, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorPeter A. Collins
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
Light touches (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDABS→
5A
Domino features (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPIPS→
9A
Maine-to-Spain direction (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEAST→
13A
Frequently (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALOT→
14A
MacDowell of "Groundhog Day" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANDIE→
16A
Start of a new deal (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
17A
Participate in a blindside on "Survivor," say (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVOTE→
18A
Dance craze named for a Southern city (10)
Starts with C, ends with NCHARLESTON→
20A
Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across (7)
Starts with I, ends with OIHOPESO→
22A
Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across (7)
Starts with I, ends with GIMLYING→
23A
Cannonball Adderley's musical instrument, informally (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSAX→
24A
Lead-in to struck or luck (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDUMB→
26A
Fashionable time to arrive, it's said (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
27A
"Odyssey" figure with many suitors (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPENELOPE→
30A
Carry a debt (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOWE→
32A
Business magnate (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBARON→
35A
A hawk carrying a dove in its talons, in Book 15 of the "Odyssey" (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMEN→
36A
Affectionate sign-off (3)
Starts with X, ends with XXOX→
37A
Like thrifted goods (4)
Starts with U, ends with DUSED→
38A
What's heard exactly twice in a lifetime? (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILONGI→
40A
The Emerald Isle (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEIRE→
41A
Tabs with psychedelic properties (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLSD→
42A
Hang in the balance (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPEND→
43A
Soft volleyball hits (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDINKS→
44A
Jazz genre for Cannonball Adderley (3)
Starts with B, ends with PBOP→
45A
Worked to learn (8)
Starts with I, ends with DINTERNED→
48A
James of "The Godfather" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCAAN→
50A
Thailand, once (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSIAM→
51A
A.L. West team, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with L, ends with ALAA→
54A
With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters (7)
Starts with F, ends with SFINGERS→
57A
See 54-Across (7)
Starts with C, ends with DCROSSED→
59A
Taunt that may follow a failed gullibility test (10)
Starts with M, ends with KMADEYALOOK→
61A
Bit of merchandise (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWARE→
62A
___ impasse (4)
Starts with A, ends with NATAN→
63A
Put off for now (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETABLE→
64A
Situated above (4)
Starts with A, ends with PATOP→
65A
Witty remark (4)
Starts with J, ends with TJEST→
66A
Craft store item (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBEAD→
67A
"Hey!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPSST→
Down
1D
Viola of "The Woman King" (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDAVIS→
2D
"So long, Oahu!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALOHA→
3D
Wrinkle smoother (5)
Starts with B, ends with XBOTOX→
4D
Part of a flight (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
5D
Clothing chain that began as a surf shop (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPACSUN→
6D
Like some tutoring and eldercare (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINHOME→
7D
Smooching on a park bench, e.g., for short (3)
Starts with P, ends with APDA→
8D
One who's given many instructions nowadays (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
9D
G.P.A. enhancer (5)
Starts with E, ends with AEASYA→
10D
Neutralizing serum (9)
Starts with A, ends with NANTITOXIN→
11D
Masonry (9)
Starts with S, ends with KSTONEWORK→
12D
100 C-notes (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTENG→
15D
Stately shade provider (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
19D
2011 Peace Nobelist ___ Johnson Sirleaf (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELLEN→
21D
Word aptly hidden in "unspoiled enclave" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEDEN→
25D
Lightheaded sorts? (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBLONDES→
27D
Capsule (3)
Starts with P, ends with DPOD→
28D
[Shocking!] (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
29D
Least-populous Canadian province: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPEI→
31D
Ones paying or receiving alimony (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEXES→
32D
Future amaryllis, e.g. (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBULB→
33D
Colleague (9)
Starts with A, ends with EASSOCIATE→
34D
Colorful ring-tailed mammals of Asia (9)
Starts with R, ends with SREDPANDAS→
38D
Spy novelist Deighton (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLEN→
39D
Most-populous Canadian province: Abbr. (3)
Starts with O, ends with TONT→
40D
Festival at the end of Ramadan, informally (3)
Starts with E, ends with DEID→
42D
Like the scent of some air fresheners (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPINEY→
43D
Floor model, often (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
46D
Swiss cough drop brand (6)
Starts with R, ends with ARICOLA→
47D
Squealed: Var. (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNARKED→
49D
Word with double or free (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGENT→
51D
Hurdles for future J.D.s (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLSATS→
52D
Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAEROS→
53D
Skillful (5)
Starts with A, ends with TADEPT→
54D
Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 6: Abbr. (4)
Starts with F, ends with JFMAJ→
55D
Squealer (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
56D
Thick piece (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSLAB→
58D
Cashless deal (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSWAP→
60D
U.K. award (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOBE→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 24, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Peter A. Collins and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Light touches (DABS); Domino features (PIPS); Maine-to-Spain direction (EAST).
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