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NYT Crossword — October 4, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 62 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 62 revealed

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2L

3G

4E

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6R

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12Y

13R

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16M

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17L

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19R

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K

23E

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25G

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28T

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30B

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31R

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36L

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43L

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48O

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Across

31 clues

1Field of unknowns

8Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985

13Scrapes from a motorcycle fall

15It "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes

16"Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan

20Place for eggs

23Cousin of a springbok

24Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo

27Vulcans, for one

28Christmas carol contraction

29Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"

30Slow-but-steady advancements

31Get a Lyft, say

32Short greetings

35They may stop the presses

36Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated

37Initial challenge

38Knock one out of the park

39With, en français

40Org. offering jumps

41Vittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves"

42Buck the establishment

46Remains to be seen?

47Certain expectant parents

48Stopped vacillating

497-Eleven and Circle K, informally

Down

31 clues

1Focus of an airplane battle, maybe

2Legendary rock singer?

3Containers that are often red

4Halley of Halley's comet

6Skate park fixture

7Mount for Quixote's squire

8Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson

9Assistance for short drivers?

10Walk with exaggerated motions

11___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker

12California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign

14Type of argument with conflicting accounts

17Result of sleeping in, say

21Moves along quickly, as a horse

24Protects oneself, possum-style

25Fumble around in the dark

27Home of Banff National Park

29Wonder Woman portrayer

31"Welsh" dish with melted cheese

32Cuban container

33Water cooler?

34Colorful shawls

35"Are you done guessing?"

36Get bested by

37Grain with a nutty flavor

41Netflix offerings until 2023

43Source of some flashbacks

45Sucker, for short

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Stats & info

Saturday, Oct 4, 2025

15×15

Grid size

62

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

6.2

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 4, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorRyan McCarty

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split31 across · 31 down

Longest entries

14DType of argument with conflicting accounts13 ltrs 16A"Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan9 ltrs 24AOutdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo9 ltrs 27AVulcans, for one9 ltrs 29AActress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 6.2 letters per entry.