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NYT Crossword — October 9, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues
1"Yeeesh!"
4Snippet of greenery
9Prized horses
14Hominidae member
15Like sci-fi's Jabba the Hutt
16Infantry arm
17Two down
19Storage device that has fallen out of fashion
20Mega
21Weapon seen in "RoboCop"
23Word after fire or before farm
24Hydrating gel ingredient
25One out
29Staunchly supporting
31Storage device that has fallen out of fashion
32One of 300 at the National Mall
34Variable in Newton's second law
35Two moving around each other
39Marvel series focused on Thor's brother
40"Aw, shucks" response, maybe
41Like some chicken before cooking
44"What happened next …?"
49Two up
51Perfect
52___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actress
53What Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 2005
54Section of the beverage aisle
55"The Burghers of Calais" sculptor
58Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across
61Set up
62Poker action
63Ivy League nickname
64Authorization, informally
65Space blanket material
66Spot

Down

39 clues
1Auto's opposite
2___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 1934
3Many an item on a child's Christmas list
4High-protein bean
5Common lunchbox item, informally
6Classic car based in Lansing, Mich.
7Send out
8Fogy
9Hail Mary's path
10Clear (of)
11"True, unfortunately"
12Dolly Parton and others
13Plastic explosive used in many demolitions
18Discipline
22Statement from a witness
25Tiny torment
26Opposite of "Me too"
27Source of some nondairy milk
28Way to go
30Some ancient Italians
33O.E.D. part: Abbr.
35Annual breast cancer awareness observance
36"All right, already!"
37Equivalent of five carats
38Straight poker?
39Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"
41Overshadows
42Direct deposit, in brief
43Break the Hippocratic oath, say
45The old you?
46Fictional character who says "I am a brain …. The rest of me is a mere appendix"
47Allow, as cookies
48Cutesy name for a certain leviathan
50Circuit switcher
54___ hair (iconic 1970s style)
56PC discourse?
57Prefix with cortex
59Rapper ___ Baby
60Grp. whose activities produce long lines

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Stats & info

Thursday, Oct 9, 2025
15×15
Grid size
74
Total entries
40/185
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedOct 9, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorFreddie Cheng
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split35 across · 39 down
Longest entries
35ATwo moving around each other11 ltrs25AOne out10 ltrs49ATwo up10 ltrs17ATwo down9 ltrs58AKlutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.