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NYT Crossword — October 1, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Sits up and asks for table scraps, say

5Reason for a school closing

10Shopper's reminder

14Kind of vaccine

15What Stan Lee has in many a Marvel movie

16From the beginning

17Elite soldier from GERMANY

19Sister brand of Slush Puppie

20It's famously sealed with red wax

21Shipping route

23Monastery head

25Vessel for cooking rice from NEPAL

27Rugged rock face

28Attics often have lots of them

29A schooner has at least two of them

31Its roles include the kings of both Egypt and Ethiopia

32Note above fa

33Sci-fi attack from SLOVENIA

38___ Robinson (role in "The Graduate")

39Nimble-fingered

42Japanese beer brand

45Shower affection (on)

46School supply that might come in stick form

47Fighting style from OMAN

49Gillian ___, author of "Sharp Objects"

50Chinese monastery known for its style of kung fu

51Greeting from Bowser

52Bulletin board sticker

53Seasonal precipitation from SURINAME

58Toledo's lake

60FAQ page contents

61Finish a flight

62Looks at a Nook, say

Down

39 clues

1Stole from a show?

3Keepsake after a rookie's first touchdown

4Sneaky so-and-so

5An "I.R.S. agent" asking you to buy gift cards, e.g.

6M&M's color replaced by blue in 1995

8Candy brand with a Big Cup variety

9Fungus with a pitted cap

10Boxer who retired undefeated (24-0) in 2007

11With an implication of shouting, say

12Spotted attending

13Most middle schoolers

18Splinter in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," e.g.

23Blackjack half

24Spanish for "tar"

25Spa treatment, familiarly

31Move in which a skier leaves the ground

32Still on, in a way

34"Can't wait for the next episode!"

35Power to remove a nomination for eviction on "Big Brother"

36Online subscription service since 2016

37Paper or plastic, say

41Part of a Cub Scout pack

42Dutch beer brand

43Desert whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert"

44Painkiller brand that sponsored the first TV sitcom

45River through four European capitals

46___ Estefan, Miami Sound Machine vocalist

49Suiting the needs of

54Wharton offering, in brief

55TV's "Chicago ___"

56Hypotheticals

57"What's ___ to like?"

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 1, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorNeville Fogarty

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

33ASci-fi attack from SLOVENIA13 ltrs 17AElite soldier from GERMANY10 ltrs 53ASeasonal precipitation from SURINAME10 ltrs 25AVessel for cooking rice from NEPAL9 ltrs 47AFighting style from OMAN9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.