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NYT Crossword — September 16, 2025

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 78 revealed

1F

2A

3M

4C

5A

6M

7E

8O

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15U

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16C

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17B

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19E

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20L

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21L

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22O

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24E

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39L

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58A

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60U

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61B

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67G

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68R

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Across

37 clues

1Relatives, informally

4Carved bit of jewelry

15___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)

17*High-status American Express offering

19Cause of food poisoning, for short

20Thin and graceful

21Revolutionary Trotsky

23Barbie's boyfriend

24"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singer

25*Task for a locksmith

28Science fiction princess

31*Motion of receding waves

35Office paper fastener

37Spanish article

38Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations"

42Lennon's love

43Japanese soup flavoring

45*Bottom of the ocean

47Drinking aids

51"At Last" singer James

52*Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free

54Not bad, but not great

60Theater employee

61Shade akin to cream

63Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues

67Rock with a crystal-filled cavity

69Highly skilled

70Opposite of delete

71Floppy part of a beagle

Down

41 clues

1Story with a moral

2Bold poker bet

4Long, green veggie

6Wall St. credential

11A shopper, not a buyer, informally

12Fashion house named for its founder, Signor Garavani

13Scraping (by)

18Sidewalk writing medium

22Non's opposite

25Soul and Sorento

26Sunrise direction

27Cable inits. for cinephiles

31Mooch, as a cigarette

32Licorice-flavored spice

34"___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 film)

39Levi's alternative

41Rear, in the boat

44Chicago airport code

48Southern drawl, for example

49Owl's question?

50Waste that's been flushed

52"Se ___ español"

53Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"

55Chicago airport

56Sealy competitor

57Big Mac meal with a Coke, e.g.

60Ride from an airport, maybe

62Republicans, for short

64Place to park

65Citrus drink suffix

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 16, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJonathan Daly

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

25A*Task for a locksmith10 ltrs 52A*Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free10 ltrs 17A*High-status American Express offering9 ltrs 63ATrain conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues9 ltrs 11DA shopper, not a buyer, informally9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.