NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 3, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 3, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael MusaEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1570 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Smooths out some rough edges ↗SANDS
  2. 6Content commonly consumed by commuters ↗PODCASTS
  3. 14One end of a lap ↗KNEES
  4. 15Service to foster parents? ↗ELDERCARE
  5. 16Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth ↗IOWAN
  6. 17Path to the Oscars ↗REDCARPET
  7. 18Condition that may be treated with SSRIs ↗PTSD
  8. 19"Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric) ↗ERAS
  9. 20They help you get a grip ↗VISES
  10. 21Slapdash ↗HALFASS
  11. 23Diploma equivalent, for short ↗GED
  12. 24Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" ↗ELIOT
  13. 25Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name ↗EWES
  14. 27Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief ↗MDS
  15. 30Stops on a world tour, say ↗ARENAS
  16. 31Something placed by a confident person ↗BET
  17. 32Choo-choo train sound ↗TOOT
  18. 33Professional juggling act? ↗WORKLIFEBALANCE
  19. 36Pest control targets ↗ANTS
  20. 37When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?" ↗TAP
  21. 38On deck ↗NEXTUP
  22. 39"May I help you?" ↗YES
  23. 40Vans alternative ↗PUMA
  24. 41Staggering blows? ↗GALES
  25. 42Set unit ↗REP
  26. 43Alfresco dining spot ↗TERRACE
  27. 45Stuffed ↗SATED
  28. 48Word after trumpet or tiger ↗LILY
  29. 49Welcoming ↗WARM
  30. 51Ones who are quick to complain ↗CRYBABIES
  31. 53Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world ↗SYRIA
  32. 54"If you don't believe me …" ↗ASKANYONE
  33. 55Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe ↗EELED
  34. 56Something raised during Oktoberfest ↗BEERTENT
  35. 57Sprang ↗AROSE

Down 35

  1. 1Not listen to, as on Spotify ↗SKIP
  2. 2"Apparently we weren't done with these" ↗ANOTHERONE
  3. 3Some push notifications ↗NEWSALERTS
  4. 4Bad internet connections? ↗DEADLINKS
  5. 5The first one was issued in 1936, for short ↗SSN
  6. 6"Hold on — we're working as fast as we can" ↗PLEASEBEPATIENT
  7. 7Chances ↗ODDS
  8. 8Boxing Day mo. ↗DEC
  9. 9More than wants ↗CRAVES
  10. 10Stinging the eyes, say ↗ACRID
  11. 11Ones easily fooled ↗SAPS
  12. 12Cherry, but not strawberry ↗TREE
  13. 137-5 and 6-0, e.g. ↗SETS
  14. 15Forgets to proorfeed, say ↗ERRS
  15. 19Can't get enough of something ↗EATSITUP
  16. 22One under a mare's care ↗FOAL
  17. 23Lose it ↗GETANGRY
  18. 26Net ↗WEB
  19. 27Luxurious European gambling mecca ↗MONTECARLO
  20. 28Reality shows? ↗DOCUSERIES
  21. 29One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower ↗STEP
  22. 30What comes before we go? ↗AWAY
  23. 32One skilled at withholding details ↗TAXLAWYER
  24. 34Besties, maybe ↗FAM
  25. 35Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" ↗LEAR
  26. 40Stickler, of a sort ↗PEDANT
  27. 42Ridged rod in construction ↗REBAR
  28. 44"Who ___?" ↗ELSE
  29. 45Not a striking personality? ↗SCAB
  30. 46British bum ↗ARSE
  31. 47Kiddo ↗TYKE
  32. 48National symbol of England ↗LION
  33. 50Self-___ ↗MADE
  34. 52What a wave might mean ↗BYE
  35. 53Vast amount ↗SEA