NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 6, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorHannah Binney
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Wished, as a goodbye (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBADE→
5A
English Lit or Intermediate French (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLASS→
10A
Reckless (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRASH→
14A
One perched on a lily pad (4)
Starts with F, ends with GFROG→
15A
Yankees slugger Judge (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAARON→
16A
Sound heard in a cave (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
17A
Fancy one-handed basketball shot (10)
Starts with F, ends with LFINGERROLL→
20A
H.S. senior's exam (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
21A
Serious theatrical work (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADRAMA→
22A
Concur (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGREE→
23A
___ splicing (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
25A
Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say (8)
Starts with A, ends with YARMCANDY→
27A
Language spoken in Kathmandu (6)
Starts with N, ends with INEPALI→
29A
Destiny (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFATE→
30A
Org. looking for alien life (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISETI→
31A
Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECELIE→
33A
Bowler or sombrero (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
36A
Punch in the mouth, slangily (15)
Starts with K, ends with HKNUCKLESANDWICH→
40A
"Sure is" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYEP→
41A
Ralph who ran for president four times (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNADER→
42A
Falco of "The Sopranos" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDIE→
43A
Popular brand of hiking sandals (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATEVA→
44A
Raked in (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEARNED→
47A
Cat's little pink paws, cutesily (8)
Starts with T, ends with STOEBEANS→
51A
Feel sorry for (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPITY→
52A
Multinational currency since 2002 (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEUROS→
53A
Blokes (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHAPS→
55A
Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us" (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHBO→
59A
What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across (10)
Starts with P, ends with DPEOPLEFOOD→
61A
Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
62A
Wipe the slate clean? (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
63A
As well (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
64A
Goes steady with (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
65A
Where shipwreck victims might be marooned (5)
Starts with I, ends with SISLES→
66A
Cold one (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
Down
1D
Closest pals always (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBFFS→
2D
Song for a diva (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
3D
"Stay seated" (9)
Starts with D, ends with PDONTGETUP→
4D
Sunny-side-up item (3)
Starts with E, ends with GEGG→
5D
Place for privacy in a library (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCARREL→
6D
___ Croft, "Tomb Raider" character (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
7D
Welcoming feature of a bakery (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAROMA→
8D
Sun phenomenon that can cause radio blackouts (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLARFLARE→
9D
TV show with the most Emmy nominations of all time, familiarly (350+) (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
10D
Music genre for Bob Marley (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREGGAE→
11D
Nut for a squirrel (5)
Starts with A, ends with NACORN→
12D
Backed (away from) (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSHIED→
13D
Beehive production (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHONEY→
18D
Fashion designer Mode in "The Incredibles" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEDNA→
22D
Performed on the stage (5)
Starts with A, ends with DACTED→
24D
"Beowulf" or the "Iliad" (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
26D
Street name in the center of town (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMAIN→
27D
Hawaiian goose (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
28D
Skaters who do lifts and twizzles (10)
Starts with I, ends with SICEDANCERS→
30D
___ blue (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
32D
Language suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
33D
Secret compartment, informally (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDEYHOLE→
34D
The "A" in DNA (4)
Starts with A, ends with DACID→
35D
Most common English word (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETHE→
37D
Where pants may need patching (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNEES→
38D
Source of much igneous rock (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALAVA→
39D
Left the area (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWENT→
43D
Steakhouse options named for a letter (6)
Starts with T, ends with STBONES→
45D
Fruit left on teachers' desks, perhaps (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPLES→
46D
Stand up (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERISE→
48D
Protruding bellybutton type (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOUTIE→
49D
Gradually wear away, as soil (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERODE→
50D
Sandbar (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSHOAL→
54D
Church area next to the chancel (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
56D
Big name in noise-canceling headphones (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBOSE→
57D
Stench (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
59D
Architect I.M. ___ (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPEI→
60D
Just lovely, informally (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFAB→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 6, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Hannah Binney and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Wished, as a goodbye (BADE); English Lit or Intermediate French (CLASS); Reckless (RASH).
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