Home/Archive/Sep 14, 2025

NYT Crossword — September 14, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 134 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 134 revealed
1F
2R
3O
4S
5H
6F
7A
8D
9S
10A
11T
12O
13Z
14G
15I
16N
17Z
18A
19A
O
R
T
A
20A
L
O
T
21A
L
I
K
E
22O
V
O
I
D
23Q
B
E
R
T
24R
E
D
A
L
D
E
R
S
25F
A
W
N
S
26A
C
27M
E
C
O
R
P
O
R
A
T
28I
O
N
29D
30E
31L
P
H
I
32T
R
I
33K
34E
35S
36E
V
E
37E
L
38M
39S
40Y
41O
42S
H
I
43A
Y
O
44F
E
A
45S
T
D
A
Y
46T
E
A
P
I
T
47C
H
E
R
48A
N
N
O
49S
I
N
50L
O
H
A
N
51H
U
G
E
52M
E
L
B
53L
A
N
C
54C
H
U
C
K
55J
O
N
E
S
56E
D
Y
57E
L
S
58E
N
O
59A
L
T
60F
A
S
T
61A
62N
63D
64F
65U
66R
67R
Y
O
U
68S
69A
70N
71T
I
F
A
72A
D
O
L
P
H
E
73T
R
O
74J
75A
76N
77H
O
O
T
78S
H
A
D
O
W
I
N
79G
80X
O
X
O
81A
P
T
82A
83M
P
G
84A
N
T
E
85G
86G
87A
L
I
88B
E
E
89P
B
E
E
90P
E
91R
O
A
D
R
U
92N
N
E
R
93M
O
R
T
A
R
94D
S
L
95E
L
O
N
96K
O
O
K
Y
97R
E
P
S
98I
99T
100H
E
L
P
S
101O
102P
E
N
D
A
103T
104E
105S
106R
H
O
107L
E
I
108G
109H
110W
111I
L
E
E
C
O
Y
O
T
E
112A
O
L
113E
R
N
I
E
114O
V
E
R
S
A
W
115M
A
X
116Q
U
E
117R
A
G
O
N
118W
E
S
T
E
R
N
119B
L
T

Across

60 clues
1New H.S. student
10Complete
14Swanky Tokyo shopping district
19Supplier of oxygenated blood
20Very similar
22Shaped like a kiwi fruit
23Orange creature in an arcade game
24Trees native to the Yukon
25Young bucks, say
26Supplier of 110-Across
29Locale of the oracle of Apollo
32Some tots' transports
36Allhallows ___
37Trees on the National Mall
44Celebration dedicated to a saint
46Vessel that infuses and pours
48Italian for "year"
49Reason to atone
51Monumental
52Voice of 110-Across
54Artist and co-creator of 91- and 110-Across
57Liverpool's borders?
59Key that a Mac lacks
601949 short that marked the first appearance of 91- and 110-Across
69Left-wing activist movement
72Sax who invented the saxophone
73___ horse
77Emulate an owl
78Closely tracking
80Love letters?
81Apropos
84What a queen may lay
88Signature sound of 91-Across
91Target of 110-Across
93Partner of a pestle
95North Carolina college town
96Eccentric
97Personal trainer's count
98"That's useful information"
101Unscheduled slots
106P, to Pythagoras
110Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle
113Bert's best buddy
114Supervised
115Upper limit
116"Huh?," in Honduras
117Mercilessly mock
118Part of Wayne's world?

Down

74 clues
2Stick up
3Source of minerals
4Part of many purses
5It's buried to make peace
6Cost of a cab
8Imbecile
9Overhead light?
11Auditorium balcony, e.g.
12Cajun cooking staple
13Shaving on citrus desserts
14"You have my blessing"
16This very moment
18Purchased spots
21View from St. Moritz
27Certain taco topping
28"Uh-uh"
29Run down
30Tied up
31With little excess
35Holding the biggest grudge
38Prime retail area: Abbr.
39Match up, as two devices
40Oscar-winning Michelle
42Dazed and confused
45___ story
53It falls in the fall
55Day, in Dijon
62Silence-enforcing doc
63Avoid, as a falling anvil
65Rising
66Some megafauna, informally
67Summer cabin, maybe
69Captain in a classic novel
70"Uh-uh"
71Head over head?
74Actress Pflug
75Rod in a hot rod
76Word after film or pinot
78Vocally combine talking and crooning
82Tummy-toning tool
83Renowned N.Y.C. venue for divas
85Energy-saving vehicle
86Guzzle
89Raw fish dish
90Be a buttinsky
92Lack of a voice
99You, to Shakespeare
100Ozone layer issue
101Accented exclamations
103Paris's Panthéon, for one
105Risqué message
109Nest builder
110Awe
111"___ heard enough!"

Click a clue for its own page with the answer and a short explanation.

Stats & info

Sunday, Sep 14, 2025
21×21
Grid size
134
Total entries
100/341
Black / letter cells
5.1
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Themed
Sunday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 14, 2025
DaySunday
ThemeBird's Eye View
ConstructorDaniel Grinberg
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split60 across · 74 down
Longest entries

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 100 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.