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NYT Crossword — September 20, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 68 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

34 clues
1"Hell no!"
10Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will)
15New customs might incite them
16Verso's counterpart
17Spare no indulgence
18Prime
19Free of typos, say
20Hill folk, informally
22Lay off
23Special ___
24Secure over
25M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm
26Chilling
29Sports org. in a 1976 merger
30Loose sheets in a program, e.g.
33More constricting
35Sullen sorts
36Hit the horn
37"Need anything else from me?"
39Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g.
40Conference acronym
41"Seems like it"
43Typically exaggerated length of time
45Have a standout performance
46Keep to oneself
49Watch unseen
50Typically exaggerated quantity
51Strip of wood from which a bow is carved
53___ acid (staining agent used in electron microscopy)
55"Later!"
57Big names
58Blow it!
59Famous around-the-world traveler
60Slower, musically

Down

34 clues
1Catholic university in Florida or its home town
2Kink
3"Love, love, love!" and the like
4Original plot
5Connect with a flame
6Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s
7Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850
8Specialized languages
9Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality"
10Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black"
11Charcoal and wood, for two
12Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream
13Drink drunk the morning after, maybe
14Hidden assets
21B to C, but not A to B
24Big mess
26Word after chicken or breast
27What's wrong?
28Rare showbiz collections
30"Hmm, no idea"
31"I don't like it," in Spanish
32Web master?
34Sounds from 59-Across
38Self-effacing personality trait
39Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts
42Demand upon reaching an "enemy border"
44Bottom of many an ensemble
46Some pilgrims
47Sheets might be placed in them
48Commencement
51Apple attachment
52Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies
54Farmer's market alternative, in brief
56Result of the ’64 Clay/Liston fight

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Stats & info

Saturday, Sep 20, 2025
15×15
Grid size
68
Total entries
29/196
Black / letter cells
5.8
Avg entry length
9 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 20, 2025
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorKatie Hoody
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split34 across · 34 down
Longest entries
1A"Hell no!"9 ltrs15ANew customs might incite them9 ltrs17ASpare no indulgence9 ltrs55A"Later!"9 ltrs58ABlow it!9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 29 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.