NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 7, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 7, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Corry CropperEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1"No ___, no glory!" ↗GUTS
  2. 5Floral shade ↗LILAC
  3. 10Diamonds, informally ↗ICE
  4. 13"A likely story" ↗IBET
  5. 14Puccini's "___ Butterfly" ↗MADAMA
  6. 15D.C. ballplayer ↗NAT
  7. 16It is "an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken," per Shakespeare ↗LOVE
  8. 17Trample ↗STEPON
  9. 18Belgian resort renowned for its mineral springs ↗SPA
  10. 19Brief time to savor one's glory, metaphorically ↗DAYINTHESUN
  11. 21Boy king of Egypt ↗TUT
  12. 22Shorthand pro ↗STENO
  13. 23Written to arouse, say ↗EROTIC
  14. 25Turnip or rutabaga ↗ROOT
  15. 29Diaphanous ↗LIGHT
  16. 31Coyote pup's place ↗DEN
  17. 34Mysterious way to vanish ↗INTOTHINAIR
  18. 37Eye layer ↗UVEA
  19. 39Lugged ↗TOTED
  20. 40Sicily's highest peak ↗ETNA
  21. 41Practical and unpretentious ↗DOWNTOEARTH
  22. 44Madrid's country, on World Cup scoreboards ↗ESP
  23. 45Top-tier ↗ELITE
  24. 4640-Across output ↗LAVA
  25. 47One-of-a-kind ↗UNIQUE
  26. 50Delay ↗STALL
  27. 55Baseball great Mel ↗OTT
  28. 56Oscar-winning Disney song sung by a crab named Sebastian ↗UNDERTHESEA
  29. 60South America's ___ de la Plata ↗RIO
  30. 61Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across ↗ICARUS
  31. 62Venetian blind component ↗SLAT
  32. 63Animal with an udder ↗COW
  33. 64Thin layer ↗LAMINA
  34. 65Sidewalk eatery ↗CAFE
  35. 66"Bel Canto" author Patchett ↗ANN
  36. 67Cathedral recesses ↗APSES
  37. 68Black gemstone ↗ONYX

Down 37

  1. 1Embellishes ↗GILDS
  2. 2W.W. II menace ↗UBOAT
  3. 3"Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist ↗TEVYE
  4. 4Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid ↗STEIN
  5. 5Wood strip ↗LATH
  6. 6___ fixe ↗IDEE
  7. 7Run out, as a subscription ↗LAPSE
  8. 816-Across, to Molière ↗AMOUR
  9. 9Italian dessert menu staple ↗CANNOLI
  10. 10Kick off ↗INSTIGATE
  11. 11Certain monk(ey)s ↗CAPUCHINS
  12. 12Coup d'___ ↗ETAT
  13. 14Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City ↗MST
  14. 20Sushi seaweed ↗NORI
  15. 24Pointed part of a pitchfork ↗TINE
  16. 26Not fooled by ↗ONTO
  17. 27Central Plains tribe ↗OTOE
  18. 28Wreck beyond repair ↗TOTAL
  19. 30Ensnare ↗TRAP
  20. 31"My bro!" ↗DUDE
  21. 32Process of change over generations ↗EVOLUTION
  22. 33Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say ↗NEWINTOWN
  23. 35Prefix with watt ↗TERA
  24. 36Purchase for a family room ↗HDTV
  25. 38Opposed to ↗ANTI
  26. 42Spirit of Mexico? ↗TEQUILA
  27. 43Dish that's "slung" ↗HASH
  28. 48Open, as a bottle ↗UNCAP
  29. 49Some Dutch cheeses ↗EDAMS
  30. 51Major British grocery chain ↗TESCO
  31. 52Narnia lion ↗ASLAN
  32. 53Like spinach or chard ↗LEAFY
  33. 54Material for some gloves and balloons ↗LATEX
  34. 55Largest member of the dolphin family ↗ORCA
  35. 57Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y. ↗ERIE
  36. 58The "R" of R/H/E ↗RUNS
  37. 59Airport org. ↗TSA