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NYT Crossword — September 26, 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.

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Across

35 clues

10Dip that can be made in a molcajete, for short

14Start of a count-off

15Stream with a lot of shade?

17"You interested?"

18Something a newlywed usually lacks

22Flock : geese :: business : ___

23Comic book sound

24"Alea iacta ___" ("The die is cast")

25Politician who organized the first congressional hearing on global warming (1981)

26Indigenous person of northern South America

28It holds the line

29Lots and lots

33Takes in the trash?

37It gets pumped at a party

38"Is this seat taken ...?"

39Pet food brand whose name reflects its founding in Allentown, Pa.

45"The Walking Dead" network

48Call at the table?

49In need of an evening out?

50Greeting that combines a handshake and an embrace

53Sign before picking up

57Digitally altered videos of celebrities, say

58Race, in a way

59Icelandic saga

60Creature that can be "red-spotted"

61Novelist Ferrante

Down

35 clues

1Put in stitches

2Talked one's way (out of)

3It might be on display at Comic-Con

4Cleaning product commonly used by pet owners

5One receiving monthly payments

6Drinks made with cardamom

7Word with study or city

8"Who am ___ question?"

9Bowdlerize, maybe

10Enemigo de un ratón

11Serving a purpose

13It's where the heart is

16Diaper bag item

20Patronized, in a way

22Repeated word in the "Star Wars" prologue

23Variety of violet

27Classic thing to slip on

30City east of Phoenix

32Didn't get broken

34Search for oneself

35Antibiotic used to treat anthrax

36Problem for someone who's pushing 90, say

40Chicago airport code

42Duchess of Sussex beginning in 2018

45Building … or a building material, if you swap its consonants

46Cincinnati sports mascot

47Made some Java, say

49Cockatoo feature

51Purifying filter acronym

52Waxed, in a way

56Org. that measures A.Q.I.

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Stats & info

Friday, Sep 26, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 26, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorLarry Snyder

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

33ATakes in the trash?13 ltrs 4DCleaning product commonly used by pet owners10 ltrs 27DClassic thing to slip on10 ltrs 15AStream with a lot of shade?9 ltrs 18ASomething a newlywed usually lacks9 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.