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NYT Crossword — October 6, 2025

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

0 of 76 revealed

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5C

6L

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8S

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15A

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19G

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20S

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27N

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30S

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53C

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55H

56B

57O

58A

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61R

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66B

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Across

37 clues

1Wished, as a goodbye

5English Lit or Intermediate French

14One perched on a lily pad

15Yankees slugger Judge

16Sound heard in a cave

17Fancy one-handed basketball shot

20H.S. senior's exam

21Serious theatrical work

25Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say

27Language spoken in Kathmandu

30Org. looking for alien life

31Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple"

33Bowler or sombrero

36Punch in the mouth, slangily

41Ralph who ran for president four times

42Falco of "The Sopranos"

43Popular brand of hiking sandals

47Cat's little pink paws, cutesily

51Feel sorry for

52Multinational currency since 2002

55Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us"

59What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across

61Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups

62Wipe the slate clean?

64Goes steady with

65Where shipwreck victims might be marooned

Down

39 clues

1Closest pals always

2Song for a diva

4Sunny-side-up item

5Place for privacy in a library

6___ Croft, "Tomb Raider" character

7Welcoming feature of a bakery

8Sun phenomenon that can cause radio blackouts

9TV show with the most Emmy nominations of all time, familiarly (350+)

10Music genre for Bob Marley

11Nut for a squirrel

12Backed (away from)

13Beehive production

18Fashion designer Mode in "The Incredibles"

22Performed on the stage

24"Beowulf" or the "Iliad"

26Street name in the center of town

27Hawaiian goose

28Skaters who do lifts and twizzles

32Language suffix

33Secret compartment, informally

34The "A" in DNA

35Most common English word

37Where pants may need patching

38Source of much igneous rock

39Left the area

43Steakhouse options named for a letter

45Fruit left on teachers' desks, perhaps

48Protruding bellybutton type

49Gradually wear away, as soil

54Church area next to the chancel

56Big name in noise-canceling headphones

59Architect I.M. ___

60Just lovely, informally

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Stats & info

Monday, Oct 6, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 6, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHannah Binney

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

36APunch in the mouth, slangily15 ltrs 17AFancy one-handed basketball shot10 ltrs 59AWhat a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across10 ltrs 8DSun phenomenon that can cause radio blackouts10 ltrs 28DSkaters who do lifts and twizzles10 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.