NYT Crossword — September 12, 2025
Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 70 revealed
1E
2V
3A
4D
5E
6F
7A
8L
9L
10R
11A
12S
13P
14S
A
N
A
N
15T
O
N
I
O
16A
R
M
Y
17O
N
E
S
T
R
O
G
E
N
18W
E
A
R
19S
E
W
20R
I
D
I
N
G
21E
Y
R
E
22F
O
L
D
23B
24E
S
O
T
25C
26O
U
P
L
E
27S
28C
O
S
T
U
M
29E
30C
U
R
R
Y
31S
H
O
W
S
32G
O
V
33A
L
A
S
34B
E
E
R
S
35C
O
N
E
36S
T
L
37T
E
R
R
A
38S
H
O
E
S
39A
L
R
40I
G
H
T
A
L
41R
E
A
D
Y
42E
E
R
I
E
43S
H
E
D
44P
A
P
I
45M
46I
47G
N
O
N
48B
49A
50N
51I
D
O
S
52O
C
E
A
N
O
53L
O
G
Y
54M
E
R
E
55T
E
A
K
E
T
T
L
E
S
56A
R
T
S
57H
E
R
E
58E
R
O
D
E
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Stats & info
Friday, Sep 12, 202515×15
Grid size
70
Total entries
32/193
Black / letter cells
5.5
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Hard
Friday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 12, 2025
DayFriday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorJoe Marquez
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split35 across · 35 down
Longest entries
25AIdea for a pair of trick-or-treaters14 ltrs39A"I get it, I get it!"14 ltrs14ALargest U.S. city with a majority-Hispanic population10 ltrs17AReceiving a certain hormone treatment10 ltrs52ADeep study10 ltrs
Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.