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NYT Crossword — September 9, 2025

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 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

1Home in Havana

5Cheese town in northern Holland

9One on Santa's team

17Fixture above a bathroom sink

18Chicago's ___ B. Wells Drive

20Bit of writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne

23"No problem!"

26Viewing spot for the Grand Canyon

27Hookup for an undercover agent

28Cry accompanying a flamenco dance

29Like volume measures

32Film title character from the "glorious nation of Kazakhstan"

34Redding who wrote the song "Respect"

35Purchase on "Wheel of Fortune" ... or every other letter of this puzzle's grid

36One may be drop-down

37Brooks with an EGOT

38Put on the payroll

39Bonds tightly

40Disco ___ (1970s)

41Like some coffee and hockey pucks

42Rabbit's residence

43Beyond repair, say

45Hercules, e.g.

49Country singer Church

50Hawaiian dance

51In the manner of

52"Hold that thought ..."

56"And switching gears …"

57Blush or rose

58First, second or third

59401(k) alternatives

Down

39 clues

2Cosmetics brand

3Four-door, typically

4"The Beat With ___ Melber"

5Who rapped "I've created a monster, ’cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more"

6Some "Beowulf" characters

7Develops, as bourbon in a barrel

9Club with dinner and dancing

11Some winter decorations

12"What ___ Done" (Linkin Park song)

13The Motor City, on scoreboards

15Well-known by everyone

22Body part that might be blue

29One on Santa's team

30In ___ (not yet born)

31Like some treaties

32Daydreaming, say

36Local bond, informally

38Brand of neon markers

39What "F" can stand for

44Playground retort

45"The Count of Monte Cristo" author

47Soul singer Adams

48Starts of some pranks

50Jewish wedding dance

52Comfy bit of footwear

53Plastic ___ Band

55What might precede Phone, commercially?

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

30/195

Black / letter cells

5.3

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 9, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorMarshal Herrmann

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 39 down

Longest entries

14AToo fanciful15 ltrs 17AFixture above a bathroom sink15 ltrs 52A"Hold that thought ..."15 ltrs 56A"And switching gears …"15 ltrs 11DSome winter decorations9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 30 black squares and averages 5.3 letters per entry.