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NYT Crossword — September 29, 2025

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

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Across

37 clues

1Division of a bowling game

10See 70-Across

15Opening stake

17Words of empathy

19Caramel-filled candy

20Fast-food alternative to a nugget

23Hyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks

253, 4 or 5, for a golf hole

28Headwear usually worn metaphorically

35Free souvenirs

37Yoko to whom the 1971 song "Oh Yoko!" is dedicated

38Homes for Plains tribes

41Walgreens rival

43A dance or a dip

44Egyptian god of the underworld

48Schedule opening

49Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant

52Photo ___ (media events)

53Fertilization targets

54Without precedent

56Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares

63Longtime film rating org.

65Encouraging start?

66Secure with ropes

67Seeming eternities

69Vegan skin products brand

70With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump

71Singer Lovett

72Send to a specialist, say

Down

41 clues

1Bank-backing grp. since 1933

3Berry that's a "superfood"

4Purchased souvenirs, informally

5Makeup set containing shadow and mascara

6"Shucks!," only stronger

8Run out of clothes?

9"Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre

11Composer Stravinsky

12Button on a remote: Abbr.

13Id's counterpart

21Amazon speaker

22Copenhageners, e.g.

25Military mind game, for short

26Covered with water

27Diameters halved

29Popular business magazine

30Tennis star Djokovic

314.0s are excellent ones

32Stringed instrument that's often as tall as its seated musician

33Man of morals

34Exams for H.S. sophs. and jrs.

36"You go, ___!"

40Soldier who can stand at attention indefinitely

42Castaway's call for help

45Loss-prevention command

47Donkey ___ (game)

50Laser pointer or rubber mouse

55Voluntarily relinquish, as a right

56Jets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L.

58Slanted type: Abbr.

59Word after pen, pet or proper

60Endangered underwater ecosystem

62Trade punches

63Unimpressed reaction

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Stats & info

Monday, Sep 29, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

42/183

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 29, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBrian Keller

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

20AFast-food alternative to a nugget13 ltrs 56AHallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares13 ltrs 28AHeadwear usually worn metaphorically11 ltrs 49ACoach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant11 ltrs 9D"Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre7 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 42 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.