NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 5, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 5, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 65

  1. 1Classic target of a troll ↗BILLYGOAT
  2. 10Prized steed ↗ARAB
  3. 14Little hellions ↗IMPS
  4. 18Hard to understand ↗CLEARASMUD
  5. 20Latvian capital ↗RIGA
  6. 21Kindle competitor ↗NOOK
  7. 22Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? ↗CLASSYMATEY
  8. 24Knockoff version of a sweet treat? ↗GOODYCOPY
  9. 26ID on a credit check ↗SSN
  10. 27End-of-level showdown ↗BOSSFIGHT
  11. 29"When in the ___ of human events ..." ↗COURSE
  12. 30Bridges ↗SPANS
  13. 32Vote for ↗YEA
  14. 33Paint carelessly ↗DAUB
  15. 34Alternative to kale ↗CHARD
  16. 35Projectionist's item ↗FILMREEL
  17. 38"If you ask me nicely …" ↗IMAY
  18. 42Game with players known as "shooters" ↗CRAPS
  19. 43Convenient spot for a cat nap? ↗HANDYBELLY
  20. 45Singer Rita ↗ORA
  21. 46Official hand gesture of Hawaii ↗SHAKA
  22. 47"Darn it!" ↗DANG
  23. 481950s political nickname ↗IKE
  24. 49Wild ↗AMUCK
  25. 51The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one ↗PINE
  26. 52Zilch ↗NADA
  27. 53Prominent feature of dubstep music ↗BASS
  28. 55Wrap up tight ↗SWATHE
  29. 56Press coverage ↗INK
  30. 57Scorching ↗OVERHOT
  31. 59Agent's good news ↗ITSAHIT
  32. 60Cryptographers' needs ↗KEYS
  33. 62Suitable for the middle-aged? ↗FORTYWORTHY
  34. 65"Oh, dear!" ↗MYMY
  35. 66Flies the coop ↗ESCAPES
  36. 68Pain-relieving drug ↗DEMEROL
  37. 69The Chiffons' "___ So Fine" ↗HES
  38. 70Knitted cap ↗BEANIE
  39. 71Pop icon with a Best Actress award ↗CHER
  40. 73Huff and puff? ↗VAPE
  41. 74"Look what I did!" ↗TADA
  42. 75Bewildered ↗ATSEA
  43. 76Polynesian staple ↗POI
  44. 77Twisted do ↗LOCS
  45. 78Global currency market, for short ↗FOREX
  46. 79Martial artist Bruce ↗LEE
  47. 80Suspicious absence from school? ↗FISHYHOOKY
  48. 84Taps on the snoot ↗BOOPS
  49. 85Places ↗LAYS
  50. 87Snuggle ↗CANOODLE
  51. 88Stooge who said "Soitenly!" ↗CURLY
  52. 89Poses ↗ASKS
  53. 91"What's up, ___?" ↗DOC
  54. 92Wise guys ↗SAGES
  55. 93Crudely built shack ↗SHANTY
  56. 96Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape ↗STARAPPLE
  57. 99Barista or barrister ↗JOB
  58. 102"How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.? ↗COCKYPITY
  59. 104A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say? ↗STEAMYIRONY
  60. 107Present opener? ↗OMNI
  61. 108Unlike a cover: Abbr. ↗ORIG
  62. 109Something parents may try to limit for their kids ↗SCREENTIME
  63. 110See 95-Down ↗TEEN
  64. 111Creole staple ↗OKRA
  65. 112In which actors barely go through the motions? ↗SEXSCENES

Down 73

  1. 1Surreptitiously loops in, for short ↗BCCS
  2. 2Troubles ↗ILLS
  3. 3Low-fat ↗LEAN
  4. 4___ Américas ↗LAS
  5. 5Many, many mos. ↗YRS
  6. 6Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn ↗GAYBARS
  7. 7Donny or Marie ↗OSMOND
  8. 8Stockpile ↗AMASS
  9. 9Light rebukes ↗TUTS
  10. 10"For crying out loud!" ↗ARGH
  11. 11Hoot ↗RIOT
  12. 12Before ↗AGO
  13. 13Referee's mistake ↗BADCALL
  14. 14Nighttime demons ↗INCUBI
  15. 15"Wuthering Heights" setting ↗MOOR
  16. 16Is visually striking ↗POPS
  17. 17Portree is the capital of this isle ↗SKYE
  18. 19Death-___ ↗DEFYING
  19. 23Triangular sign ↗YIELD
  20. 25Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army ↗YOU
  21. 28Like wild meat, sometimes ↗GAMY
  22. 30Manage to lose, as a tail ↗SHAKE
  23. 31He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic ↗PAPA
  24. 33Proofreader's mark ↗DELE
  25. 34Actor Affleck when he needs a nap? ↗CRANKYCASEY
  26. 35Some nonlicensed tributes ↗FANART
  27. 36Sluggers' stats ↗RBIS
  28. 37Startled cries ↗EEKS
  29. 39Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude? ↗MOUTHYHARPY
  30. 40"Eureka!" shouter ↗ARCHIMEDES
  31. 41Benny Hill theme song ↗YAKETYSAX
  32. 42Oolong or lapsang souchong ↗CHINESETEA
  33. 43Actor Bill of "Barry" ↗HADER
  34. 44Twists side-to-side ↗YAWS
  35. 46Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net ↗SPIKEBALL
  36. 47Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum ↗DAVOS
  37. 50Old-fashioned term of address ↗MAAM
  38. 52Gratis ↗NOFEE
  39. 53Garden shelter ↗BOWER
  40. 54Discovery of chemist John Dalton ↗ATOM
  41. 55"You're cramping my ___" ↗STYLE
  42. 58Evil alter ego of literature ↗HYDE
  43. 59Waffle House alternatives ↗IHOPS
  44. 61Sound ↗SANE
  45. 63Not follow suit, in bridge ↗REVOKE
  46. 64Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn ↗TRACY
  47. 67"La Vie en rose" singer ↗PIAF
  48. 71Sports journalist Linda ↗COHN
  49. 72"___, Silver!" ↗HIYO
  50. 74Gimlets and screwdrivers ↗TOOLS
  51. 76Ad Council spots, for short ↗PSAS
  52. 77Some memes of the 2000s ↗LOLCATS
  53. 78Driver's warning ↗FORE
  54. 81Disgusting, in totspeak ↗ICKYPOO
  55. 82TV journalist Kotb ↗HODA
  56. 83What wavy lines in comic strips represent ↗ODORS
  57. 84"I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction ↗BUGEYES
  58. 86Became real, as bad news ↗SANKIN
  59. 88Southwestern culinary fusion ↗CALMEX
  60. 90Pigpen ↗STY
  61. 92Extra ↗SPARE
  62. 93Macbeth or Macduff ↗SCOT
  63. 94Bygone iPhone button ↗HOME
  64. 95Common 110-Across stressor ↗ACNE
  65. 96Move around and around ↗STIR
  66. 97Rapper with a feline-sounding name ↗TYGA
  67. 98Chest muscles, for short ↗PECS
  68. 99Knit ↗JOIN
  69. 100"This round's ___" ↗ONME
  70. 101Effortless ways to advance ↗BYES
  71. 103Vex ↗IRK
  72. 105Close of business? ↗INC
  73. 10666, for example: Abbr. ↗RTE