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NYT Crossword Answers Sep 23, 2025

Complete answer list for the September 23, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jacob StulbergEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Some cookbook measurements: Abbr. ↗TSPS
  2. 5Teacher for just a day, informally ↗SUB
  3. 8Cannon sound ↗BLAST
  4. 13Holly locales, in a Christmas carol ↗HALLS
  5. 15Passover mo., usually ↗APR
  6. 16Iliac artery feeder ↗AORTA
  7. 17Inbox contents ↗EMAIL
  8. 18*Serves, as soup or ice cream ↗SPOONSOUT
  9. 20Line dance ↗CONGA
  10. 21Whole lot ↗HEAP
  11. 22Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay ↗EDNA
  12. 23*Gymgoer's goal, perhaps ↗WASHBOARDABS
  13. 26Org. taking X-rays ↗TSA
  14. 27Hollywood's Janet or Vivien ↗LEIGH
  15. 30Shambles ↗MESS
  16. 33Some Rhode Island Reds ↗HENS
  17. 37Elite squad ↗ATEAM
  18. 39Go ___ over ↗APE
  19. 40*Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found ↗JUGBAND
  20. 42Detergent brand ↗ERA
  21. 43"On the Road Again," for one ↗TITLE
  22. 45Go ___ over ↗GAGA
  23. 46Bias ↗SKEW
  24. 47Treasure holder ↗CHEST
  25. 49Nov. 11 honoree ↗VET
  26. 51*Accessory for Abraham Lincoln ↗STOVEPIPEHAT
  27. 58Slaughter in the Baseball Hall of 61-Across ↗ENOS
  28. 61See 58-Across ↗FAME
  29. 62Eyewear, informally ↗SPECS
  30. 63*Refreshes one's knowledge of ↗BONESUPON
  31. 65Biggest city in Nebraska ↗OMAHA
  32. 66Forthright ↗BLUNT
  33. 67Flesh-eating creature in "The Lord of the Rings" ↗ORC
  34. 68Worker with a van ↗MOVER
  35. 69Giving back talk ↗SASSY
  36. 70Alternative to white ↗RYE
  37. 71Pharmaceuticals, for short ↗MEDS

Down 41

  1. 1"Superman & Lois" airer ↗THECW
  2. 2Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 ↗SAMOA
  3. 3Things that rain might ruin ↗PLANS
  4. 4Doesn't give proper respect ↗SLIGHTS
  5. 5One of the Obama daughters ↗SASHA
  6. 6Word before deck or hand ↗UPPER
  7. 7Like generalizations ↗BROAD
  8. 8Excommunicate, e.g. ↗BAN
  9. 9Flies off the handle ↗LOSESIT
  10. 10Onetime nickname on the Yankees ↗AROD
  11. 11Bowl over ↗STUN
  12. 12"Bye!" ↗TATA
  13. 14Units of concrete ↗SLABS
  14. 19Gem that's much mined in Australia ↗OPAL
  15. 24Waikiki Beach locale ↗OAHU
  16. 25Necklace or anklet bit ↗BEAD
  17. 28Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory" ↗GEEK
  18. 29Long-eared leaper ↗HARE
  19. 30Gym sight ↗MAT
  20. 31"Paradise Lost," e.g. ↗EPIC
  21. 32Son of Adam ↗SETH
  22. 34Mayo ingredient ↗EGG
  23. 35Org. for the Knicks and Mavericks ↗NBA
  24. 36Fail to hold, in a way ↗SAG
  25. 38Gaping opening ↗MAW
  26. 40It's not said seriously ↗JEST
  27. 41Blue-skinned race in "Avatar" ↗NAVI
  28. 44Decreases ↗LESSENS
  29. 46Camilla vis-à-vis William and Harry, informally ↗STEPMOM
  30. 48Staple of vegan cooking ↗TOFU
  31. 50___ salt ↗EPSOM
  32. 52Humidifier's output ↗VAPOR
  33. 53Atlanta university ↗EMORY
  34. 54British coins ↗PENCE
  35. 55Emit, as a large sigh ↗HEAVE
  36. 56Hurt ↗ACHED
  37. 57Peter the Great and others ↗TSARS
  38. 58Goes down ↗EBBS
  39. 59The Big Easy ↗NOLA
  40. 60Burden ↗ONUS
  41. 64Place for wallowing ↗STY