NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 12, 2025
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorJoe Marquez
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Shake off (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVADE→
6A
Collapse (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFALL→
10A
Ailment the morning after a loud concert, maybe (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
14A
Largest U.S. city with a majority-Hispanic population (10)
Starts with S, ends with OSANANTONIO→
16A
BTS ___ (K-pop group's fan base) (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARMY→
17A
Receiving a certain hormone treatment (10)
Starts with O, ends with NONESTROGEN→
19A
Hem, but not haw? (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSEW→
20A
Word with crop or shotgun (6)
Starts with R, ends with GRIDING→
21A
Literary heroine who described herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEYRE→
22A
Give in (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFOLD→
23A
Intoxicate, quaintly (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBESOT→
25A
Idea for a pair of trick-or-treaters (14)
Starts with C, ends with ECOUPLESCOSTUME→
30A
Chicken korma, e.g. (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCURRY→
31A
Network lineup (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOWS→
32A
End of a mayoral address? (3)
Starts with G, ends with VGOV→
33A
"Sad to say …" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
34A
Case load? (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEERS→
35A
Bit of equipment in many athletic training exercises (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECONE→
36A
The Blues, on N.H.L. scoreboards (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSTL→
37A
___ incognita (unexplored area) (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATERRA→
38A
Things left at the entrance of a mosque (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOES→
39A
"I get it, I get it!" (14)
Starts with A, ends with YALRIGHTALREADY→
42A
Like some silences (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
44A
Spanish familial term of endearment (4)
Starts with P, ends with IPAPI→
45A
French for "dainty" (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMIGNON→
48A
Word that becomes its own synonym when the last letter is changed to "r" (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBAN→
51A
Heartfelt exchange? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIDOS→
52A
Deep study (10)
Starts with O, ends with YOCEANOLOGY→
54A
Slight (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMERE→
55A
They make a high-pitched noise when they're pretty heated (10)
Starts with T, ends with STEAKETTLES→
56A
Creative domain, with "the" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
57A
Classroom cry (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
58A
Weaken over time, as support (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERODE→
Down
1D
Plural pronoun in Puebla (4)
Starts with E, ends with SESOS→
2D
Pointer up high (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVANE→
3D
Freshly (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
4D
"___ Lied von der Erde" (Mahler work) (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
5D
Chaotic state (7)
Starts with E, ends with YENTROPY→
6D
Area bereft of grocery stores (10)
Starts with F, ends with TFOODDESERT→
7D
Website for finding home services (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANGI→
8D
Something sold in a tax sale (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLIEN→
9D
Medieval weapons traditionally made with yew (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLONGBOWS→
10D
Like one's most natural emotions (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRAWEST→
11D
Check-in line? (10)
Starts with A, ends with DAREYOUGOOD→
12D
Bets from the experts (10)
Starts with S, ends with YSMARTMONEY→
13D
Burning structure (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPYRE→
15D
Pianist's flourish (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTRILL→
22D
Certain winter accouterments (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFURS→
24D
Suffix with heir (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
25D
Someone with a devoted following (10)
Starts with C, ends with RCULTLEADER→
26D
Classroom delivery, perhaps (10)
Starts with O, ends with TORALREPORT→
27D
Cartoondom's "Princess of Power" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASHERA→
28D
Reptile known for its distinct color bands (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECORALSNAKE→
29D
Days of anticipation (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
30D
"___ dolce ___" (Italian saying) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
35D
Land with two official languages — French and Arabic (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCHAD→
37D
___ Fridays (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITGI→
38D
[More info below] (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESEENOTE→
40D
They surround pupils (6)
Starts with I, ends with SIRISES→
41D
River sourced by a glacier in the Swiss Alps (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERHONE→
44D
Cotton variety (4)
Starts with P, ends with APIMA→
46D
Beverage that was invented in a Dairy Queen (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
47D
What a backpacker packs (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGEAR→
48D
Accessory out West (4)
Starts with B, ends with OBOLO→
49D
Like some cheese (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
50D
Where Ferrari is "RACE," for short (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENYSE→
53D
Paper size: Abbr. (3)
Starts with L, ends with RLTR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 12, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joe Marquez and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Shake off (EVADE); Collapse (FALL); Ailment the morning after a loud concert, maybe (RASP).
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