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NYT Crossword — September 8, 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.

0 of 78 revealed
1C
2A
3L
4M
5F
6R
7Y
8E
9R
10C
11O
12W
13O
B
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14A
I
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L
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15P
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P
A
16P
O
W
D
17E
R
P
U
F
F
18O
K
A
Y
19E
V
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20A
M
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N
21L
22A
P
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L
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23D
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24E
R
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25G
26R
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27P
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28A
29A
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30E
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32R
33F
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34A
C
35D
C
36O
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37A
38L
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39I
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40E
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41N
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42L
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43A
C
44O
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45H
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46L
L
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47A
N
48T
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50B
R
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51S
52C
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54S
55Y
56E
57R
R
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D
58L
59S
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60A
H
A
61T
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62S
63E
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64M
B
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65N
D
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66O
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67S
L
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68A
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K
69N
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70G
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Across

39 clues
1Like the proverbial period before a storm
5Cooking device in a fast-food restaurant
10Animal that moos
13Thin woodwind
14Condiment with four vowels in its name
15Father
16*Pad in a makeup kit
18"Fine by me"
19December 24 is a notable one
20Prayer's end
21Places for flag pins or mics
23Oasis setting
25Outstanding people
27No contest, for example
29$7 million for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl, say
31Pound sounds
34"Highway to Hell" band
36Winner of 2008 and 2012
38Mauna ___ Observatory
39Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues
41Small criticism
42Flower symbolizing early love
44Follow commands
454K screen precursor
46Big clothing retailer headquartered in Freeport, Maine
48Place for un béret
50Ones wearing white at weddings
52Show of respect to a queen
56Dropping off mail at the post office or picking up a prescription
58Exam on which Elle Woods scored 179 in "Legally Blonde," for short
60Cry of discovery
61Swarm (with)
62*Assignment on a plane
65Signed vows of secrecy, for short
66Chose
67Toboggan, e.g.
68Pop, as "the question"
69Filthy
70Totally understands

Down

39 clues
1Managed well enough
2Higher than on the totem pole
3Home Depot competitor
4Size between small and large: Abbr.
5Minor-league club
6Ready to be picked
7The "Y" of Y.A. books
8Keebler worker
9Hunted (through)
10*Bakery display piece
11Iridescent stone
12House ___ and Means Committee
15Can-opening mechanism
17___ Grey tea
22Slugger Judge
24Limited releases on Spotify, informally
26Article of sports equipment that needs to be strung
28Part of a play with the opening scene
30Send off
31100%
32Make annoyed
33*Days off following October midterms
35Hit on a vape pen
37Off-roading transport, in brief
39Strand during winter, say
40Superficially attractive sort
43Georgia politico Stacey ___
452013 movie about an A.I. crush
47Attaches
49Ballerina's garb
51Some bed supports
53Hold to discuss at a later time
54Word before metal or music
55Fabric amounts
56Italian erupter
57Cincinnati baseball franchise
59Editor's mark
63Pesticide regulator, in brief
64Food seasoning, for short

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Stats & info

Monday, Sep 8, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedSep 8, 2025
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorMargaret Seikel
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split39 across · 39 down
Longest entries
16A*Pad in a makeup kit10 ltrs62A*Assignment on a plane10 ltrs10D*Bakery display piece9 ltrs33D*Days off following October midterms9 ltrs5DMinor-league club8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.