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NYT Crossword — September 24, 2025

Wednesday’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
1D
2A
3B
4S
5P
6I
7P
8S
9E
10A
11S
12T
13A
L
O
T
14A
N
D
I
15E
16A
N
T
E
17V
O
T
E
18C
H
A
R
L
19E
S
T
O
N
20I
H
O
P
21E
S
O
22I
M
L
Y
I
N
G
23S
A
X
24D
U
M
25B
26L
A
T
E
27P
E
N
E
L
28O
29P
E
30O
W
31E
32B
33A
34R
O
N
35O
M
E
N
36X
O
X
37U
S
E
D
38L
39O
N
G
I
40E
I
R
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41L
S
D
42P
E
N
D
43D
I
N
K
S
44B
O
P
45I
N
T
E
46R
47N
E
D
48C
A
49A
N
50S
I
A
M
51L
52A
53A
54F
I
N
G
E
55R
56S
57C
R
O
58S
S
E
D
59M
A
D
E
Y
A
L
60O
O
K
61W
A
R
E
62A
T
A
N
63T
A
B
L
E
64A
T
O
P
65J
E
S
T
66B
E
A
D
67P
S
S
T

Across

39 clues
1Light touches
5Domino features
9Maine-to-Spain direction
13Frequently
14MacDowell of "Groundhog Day"
16Start of a new deal
17Participate in a blindside on "Survivor," say
18Dance craze named for a Southern city
20Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across
22Possible meaning of 54-/57-Across
23Cannonball Adderley's musical instrument, informally
24Lead-in to struck or luck
26Fashionable time to arrive, it's said
27"Odyssey" figure with many suitors
30Carry a debt
32Business magnate
35A hawk carrying a dove in its talons, in Book 15 of the "Odyssey"
36Affectionate sign-off
37Like thrifted goods
38What's heard exactly twice in a lifetime?
40The Emerald Isle
41Tabs with psychedelic properties
42Hang in the balance
43Soft volleyball hits
44Jazz genre for Cannonball Adderley
45Worked to learn
48James of "The Godfather"
50Thailand, once
51A.L. West team, on scoreboards
54With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters
57See 54-Across
59Taunt that may follow a failed gullibility test
61Bit of merchandise
62___ impasse
63Put off for now
64Situated above
65Witty remark
66Craft store item
67"Hey!"

Down

39 clues
1Viola of "The Woman King"
2"So long, Oahu!"
3Wrinkle smoother
4Part of a flight
5Clothing chain that began as a surf shop
6Like some tutoring and eldercare
7Smooching on a park bench, e.g., for short
8One who's given many instructions nowadays
9G.P.A. enhancer
10Neutralizing serum
11Masonry
12100 C-notes
15Stately shade provider
192011 Peace Nobelist ___ Johnson Sirleaf
21Word aptly hidden in "unspoiled enclave"
25Lightheaded sorts?
27Capsule
28[Shocking!]
29Least-populous Canadian province: Abbr.
31Ones paying or receiving alimony
32Future amaryllis, e.g.
33Colleague
34Colorful ring-tailed mammals of Asia
38Spy novelist Deighton
39Most-populous Canadian province: Abbr.
40Festival at the end of Ramadan, informally
42Like the scent of some air fresheners
43Floor model, often
46Swiss cough drop brand
47Squealed: Var.
49Word with double or free
51Hurdles for future J.D.s
52Nestlé bars filled with tiny bubbles
53Skillful
54Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 6: Abbr.
55Squealer
56Thick piece
58Cashless deal
60U.K. award

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 24, 2025
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorPeter A. Collins
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split39 across · 39 down
Longest entries
18ADance craze named for a Southern city10 ltrs59ATaunt that may follow a failed gullibility test10 ltrs10DNeutralizing serum9 ltrs11DMasonry9 ltrs33DColleague9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.