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NYT Crossword Answers Oct 8, 2025

Complete answer list for the October 8, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Daniel Trujillo DiazEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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Across 34

  1. 1Petri dish growth medium ↗AGAR
  2. 5Turns red, say ↗DYES
  3. 9Michael of "Superbad" ↗CERA
  4. 13Overhaul ↗REDO
  5. 14European capital with canals ↗AMSTERDAM
  6. 16"Will Ruby go to prom with me?" ↗MYSOURCESSAYNO
  7. 18Helpful skill for guessers ↗ESP
  8. 19"Black-eyed" or "sugar snap" legume ↗PEA
  9. 20Take in ↗ABSORB
  10. 22Requires ↗NEEDS
  11. 24"Despicable Me" protagonist ↗GRU
  12. 26Appliance that may have different floor settings, for short ↗VAC
  13. 27Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf ↗IRAN
  14. 28Comics dog with a big red tongue ↗ODIE
  15. 30Singer with the 2011 #1 hit "Set Fire to the Rain" ↗ADELE
  16. 32I repeat: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?" ↗ASKAGAINLATER
  17. 35Fashion designer Spade ↗KATE
  18. 36Pequod captain ↗AHAB
  19. 37Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?" ↗WITHOUTADOUBT
  20. 42Decrease in intensity ↗ABATE
  21. 44Swiss Army knives have many of these ↗USES
  22. 45Encourage, with "on" ↗SPUR
  23. 46N, E, W or S ↗DIR
  24. 47Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept. ↗PTA
  25. 48Author of "L'Île Mystérieuse" ↗VERNE
  26. 49Solfège start ↗DOREMI
  27. 52Hairy Halloween costume ↗APE
  28. 54Beethoven's "___ to Joy" ↗ODE
  29. 55Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across ↗MAGICEIGHTBALL
  30. 59Completely immersed ↗ENGROSSED
  31. 60Double Stuf cookie ↗OREO
  32. 61Eye problem ↗STYE
  33. 62A 2-1 record has one ↗LOSS
  34. 63"Hey! Over here!" ↗PSST

Down 40

  1. 1It shares a 27-mile border with 27-Across ↗ARMENIA
  2. 2Erupting hot springs ↗GEYSERS
  3. 3"New and improved" and "For a limited time only" ↗ADSPEAK
  4. 4Kanga's kid in "Winnie-the-Pooh" ↗ROO
  5. 5Truth's alternative ↗DARE
  6. 6Where volleyball and racquetball were invented, in brief ↗YMCA
  7. 7Demonym suffix ↗ESE
  8. 8Elm and Maple are common ones: Abbr. ↗STS
  9. 9Grouch ↗CRAB
  10. 10East Coast counterpart to Dreyer's in the freezer aisle ↗EDYS
  11. 11Trampled ↗RANOVER
  12. 12Lacking principles ↗AMORAL
  13. 15Elder son of Isaac ↗ESAU
  14. 17Positive swings ↗UPS
  15. 21More than 2,000 years ago, for short ↗BCE
  16. 2323andMe mailing ↗DNAKIT
  17. 24Martini or Negroni spirit ↗GIN
  18. 25"I can ___" ↗RELATE
  19. 28Something you can be under when in court ↗OATH
  20. 29Go extinct ↗DIEOUT
  21. 30Somewhat ↗ATAD
  22. 31Ariana ___, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2021's "West Side Story" ↗DEBOSE
  23. 33Receipts ↗GATE
  24. 34Cries of enlightenment ↗AHAS
  25. 37Official authorization ↗WARRANT
  26. 38Conference ___ (college athletic association) ↗USA
  27. 39Brouhahas ↗UPROARS
  28. 40Dresses warmly, with "up" ↗BUNDLES
  29. 41Place to buy a fir at Christmas ↗TREELOT
  30. 42Elaborate ↗ADD
  31. 43Tundras and deserts, e.g. ↗BIOMES
  32. 47___ de gallo (Mexican salsa) ↗PICO
  33. 48Scrutinize ↗VET
  34. 50Like soufflés ↗EGGY
  35. 51Bog ↗MIRE
  36. 52"10 and up" preceder ↗AGES
  37. 53Degrees of success, for short? ↗PHDS
  38. 56Course for becoming bilingual, for short ↗ESL
  39. 57Prefix with -morphic ↗ISO
  40. 58Noggin knock ↗BOP