NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 4, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 4, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Ryan McCartyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1562 clues

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Across 31

  1. 1Field of unknowns ↗ALGEBRA
  2. 8Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985 ↗MCFLY
  3. 13Scrapes from a motorcycle fall ↗ROADRASH
  4. 15It "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes ↗VALOR
  5. 16"Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan ↗MRSMAISEL
  6. 18Facedown ↗PRONE
  7. 19Shrink back ↗RECOIL
  8. 20Place for eggs ↗SAC
  9. 22Muttonhead ↗LUNK
  10. 23Cousin of a springbok ↗ELAND
  11. 24Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo ↗PATAGONIA
  12. 26Delight ↗SEND
  13. 27Vulcans, for one ↗ALIENRACE
  14. 28Christmas carol contraction ↗TIS
  15. 29Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon" ↗GLADSTONE
  16. 30Slow-but-steady advancements ↗BABYSTEPS
  17. 31Get a Lyft, say ↗RIDESHARE
  18. 32Short greetings ↗HIS
  19. 35They may stop the presses ↗GAGORDERS
  20. 36Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated ↗LUCE
  21. 37Initial challenge ↗FIRSTTEST
  22. 38Knock one out of the park ↗HOMER
  23. 39With, en français ↗AVEC
  24. 40Org. offering jumps ↗AAA
  25. 41Vittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves" ↗DESICA
  26. 42Buck the establishment ↗REBEL
  27. 44Split ↗DIVVIEDUP
  28. 46Remains to be seen? ↗RUINS
  29. 47Certain expectant parents ↗DADSTOBE
  30. 48Stopped vacillating ↗OPTED
  31. 497-Eleven and Circle K, informally ↗CSTORES

Down 31

  1. 1Focus of an airplane battle, maybe ↗ARMREST
  2. 2Legendary rock singer? ↗LORELEI
  3. 3Containers that are often red ↗GASCANS
  4. 4Halley of Halley's comet ↗EDMOND
  5. 5Cornrow, e.g. ↗BRAID
  6. 6Skate park fixture ↗RAIL
  7. 7Mount for Quixote's squire ↗ASS
  8. 8Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson ↗MVP
  9. 9Assistance for short drivers? ↗CARLOANS
  10. 10Walk with exaggerated motions ↗FLOUNCE
  11. 11___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker ↗LONNIE
  12. 12California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign ↗YREKA
  13. 14Type of argument with conflicting accounts ↗HESAIDSHESAID
  14. 17Result of sleeping in, say ↗LATESTART
  15. 21Moves along quickly, as a horse ↗CANTERS
  16. 24Protects oneself, possum-style ↗PLAYSDEAD
  17. 25Fumble around in the dark ↗GROPE
  18. 27Home of Banff National Park ↗ALBERTA
  19. 29Wonder Woman portrayer ↗GADOT
  20. 30Brouhaha ↗BIGSCENE
  21. 31"Welsh" dish with melted cheese ↗RAREBIT
  22. 32Cuban container ↗HUMIDOR
  23. 33Water cooler? ↗ICECUBE
  24. 34Colorful shawls ↗SERAPES
  25. 35"Are you done guessing?" ↗GIVEUP
  26. 36Get bested by ↗LOSETO
  27. 37Grain with a nutty flavor ↗FARRO
  28. 38Safe job? ↗HEIST
  29. 41Netflix offerings until 2023 ↗DVDS
  30. 43Source of some flashbacks ↗LSD
  31. 45Sucker, for short ↗VAC