NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 1, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorNeville Fogarty
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Sits up and asks for table scraps, say (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEGS→
5A
Reason for a school closing (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSTORM→
10A
Shopper's reminder (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
14A
Kind of vaccine (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
15A
What Stan Lee has in many a Marvel movie (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAMEO→
16A
From the beginning (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
17A
Elite soldier from GERMANY (10)
Starts with A, ends with RARMYRANGER→
19A
Sister brand of Slush Puppie (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
20A
It's famously sealed with red wax (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
21A
Shipping route (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESEALANE→
23A
Monastery head (5)
Starts with A, ends with TABBOT→
25A
Vessel for cooking rice from NEPAL (9)
Starts with P, ends with NPAELLAPAN→
27A
Rugged rock face (4)
Starts with C, ends with GCRAG→
28A
Attics often have lots of them (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWEBS→
29A
A schooner has at least two of them (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMASTS→
30A
Reef lurker (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
31A
Its roles include the kings of both Egypt and Ethiopia (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAIDA→
32A
Note above fa (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSOL→
33A
Sci-fi attack from SLOVENIA (13)
Starts with A, ends with NALIENINVASION→
38A
___ Robinson (role in "The Graduate") (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
39A
Nimble-fingered (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDEFT→
40A
Go-ahead (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
42A
Japanese beer brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAHI→
45A
Shower affection (on) (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOTE→
46A
School supply that might come in stick form (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLUE→
47A
Fighting style from OMAN (9)
Starts with M, ends with OMANOAMANO→
49A
Gillian ___, author of "Sharp Objects" (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFLYNN→
50A
Chinese monastery known for its style of kung fu (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSHAOLIN→
51A
Greeting from Bowser (4)
Starts with W, ends with FWOOF→
52A
Bulletin board sticker (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTACK→
53A
Seasonal precipitation from SURINAME (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSUMMERRAIN→
58A
Toledo's lake (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
59A
Receded (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEBBED→
60A
FAQ page contents (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINFO→
61A
Finish a flight (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
62A
Looks at a Nook, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREADS→
63A
#2: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TASST→
Down
1D
Stole from a show? (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABOA→
2D
Screw up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
3D
Keepsake after a rookie's first touchdown (8)
Starts with G, ends with LGAMEBALL→
4D
Sneaky so-and-so (6)
Starts with S, ends with GSLYDOG→
5D
An "I.R.S. agent" asking you to buy gift cards, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCAM→
6D
M&M's color replaced by blue in 1995 (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
7D
"Whoa!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
8D
Candy brand with a Big Cup variety (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREESES→
9D
Fungus with a pitted cap (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOREL→
10D
Boxer who retired undefeated (24-0) in 2007 (8)
Starts with L, ends with ILAILAALI→
11D
With an implication of shouting, say (6)
Starts with I, ends with SINCAPS→
12D
Spotted attending (6)
Starts with S, ends with TSEENAT→
13D
Most middle schoolers (6)
Starts with T, ends with STWEENS→
18D
Splinter in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," e.g. (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
22D
Just about (6)
Starts with A, ends with TALMOST→
23D
Blackjack half (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
24D
Spanish for "tar" (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABREA→
25D
Spa treatment, familiarly (4)
Starts with P, ends with IPEDI→
26D
Desert (7)
Starts with A, ends with NABANDON→
28D
Takes gold (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWINS→
31D
Move in which a skier leaves the ground (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAERIAL→
32D
Still on, in a way (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
34D
"Can't wait for the next episode!" (8)
Starts with I, ends with DIMHOOKED→
35D
Power to remove a nomination for eviction on "Big Brother" (4)
Starts with V, ends with OVETO→
36D
Online subscription service since 2016 (8)
Starts with O, ends with SONLYFANS→
37D
Paper or plastic, say (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNOUN→
41D
Part of a Cub Scout pack (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
42D
Dutch beer brand (6)
Starts with A, ends with LAMSTEL→
43D
Desert whose name comes from the Arabic for "desert" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASAHARA→
44D
Painkiller brand that sponsored the first TV sitcom (6)
Starts with A, ends with NANACIN→
45D
River through four European capitals (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDANUBE→
46D
___ Estefan, Miami Sound Machine vocalist (6)
Starts with G, ends with AGLORIA→
48D
Pinchpenny (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMISER→
49D
Suiting the needs of (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFOR→
51D
Gets hitched (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWEDS→
54D
Wharton offering, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
55D
TV's "Chicago ___" (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMED→
56D
Hypotheticals (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIFS→
57D
"What's ___ to like?" (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 1, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Neville Fogarty and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Sits up and asks for table scraps, say (BEGS); Reason for a school closing (STORM); Shopper's reminder (LIST).
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