NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 29, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorBrian Keller
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
Division of a bowling game (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFRAME→
6A
Roomba target (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDUST→
10A
See 70-Across (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFIVE→
14A
Touch-and-go (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDICEY→
15A
Opening stake (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
16A
Awestruck (4)
Starts with A, ends with GAGOG→
17A
Words of empathy (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
18A
Bog down (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIRE→
19A
Caramel-filled candy (4)
Starts with R, ends with OROLO→
20A
Fast-food alternative to a nugget (13)
Starts with C, ends with RCHICKENTENDER→
23A
Hyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks (3)
Starts with H, ends with CHIC→
24A
Pie ___ mode (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
25A
3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
28A
Headwear usually worn metaphorically (11)
Starts with T, ends with PTHINKINGCAP→
35A
Free souvenirs (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSWAG→
37A
Yoko to whom the 1971 song "Oh Yoko!" is dedicated (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
38A
Homes for Plains tribes (6)
Starts with T, ends with STEPEES→
39A
"Feel me?" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with GYADIG→
41A
Walgreens rival (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCVS→
43A
A dance or a dip (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASALSA→
44A
Egyptian god of the underworld (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOSIRIS→
46A
Hunky-dory (3)
Starts with A, ends with KAOK→
48A
Schedule opening (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSLOT→
49A
Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant (11)
Starts with P, ends with NPHILJACKSON→
52A
Photo ___ (media events) (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOPS→
53A
Fertilization targets (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
54A
Without precedent (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNEW→
56A
Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares (13)
Starts with G, ends with SGREETINGCARDS→
63A
Longtime film rating org. (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMPAA→
65A
Encouraging start? (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
66A
Secure with ropes (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTIEUP→
67A
Seeming eternities (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
68A
Fertile soil (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLOAM→
69A
Vegan skin products brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAVEDA→
70A
With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHIGH→
71A
Singer Lovett (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYLE→
72A
Send to a specialist, say (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREFER→
Down
1D
Bank-backing grp. since 1933 (4)
Starts with F, ends with CFDIC→
2D
Very well-off (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRICH→
3D
Berry that's a "superfood" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
4D
Purchased souvenirs, informally (5)
Starts with M, ends with HMERCH→
5D
Makeup set containing shadow and mascara (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEYEKIT→
6D
"Shucks!," only stronger (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDAMN→
7D
Condo, e.g. (4)
Starts with U, ends with TUNIT→
8D
Run out of clothes? (6)
Starts with S, ends with KSTREAK→
9D
"Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" genre (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTEENLIT→
10D
Uber cost (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFARE→
11D
Composer Stravinsky (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIGOR→
12D
Button on a remote: Abbr. (3)
Starts with V, ends with LVOL→
13D
Id's counterpart (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
21D
Amazon speaker (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
22D
Copenhageners, e.g. (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDANES→
25D
Military mind game, for short (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPSYOP→
26D
Covered with water (5)
Starts with A, ends with HAWASH→
27D
Diameters halved (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRADII→
29D
Popular business magazine (3)
Starts with I, ends with CINC→
30D
Tennis star Djokovic (5)
Starts with N, ends with KNOVAK→
31D
4.0s are excellent ones (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGPAS→
32D
Stringed instrument that's often as tall as its seated musician (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCELLO→
33D
Man of morals (5)
Starts with A, ends with PAESOP→
34D
Exams for H.S. sophs. and jrs. (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPSATS→
36D
"You go, ___!" (4)
Starts with G, ends with LGIRL→
40D
Soldier who can stand at attention indefinitely (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGIJOE→
42D
Castaway's call for help (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSOS→
45D
Loss-prevention command (7)
Starts with S, ends with LSAVEALL→
47D
Donkey ___ (game) (4)
Starts with K, ends with GKONG→
50D
Laser pointer or rubber mouse (6)
Starts with C, ends with YCATTOY→
51D
Sweet drink (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNECTAR→
55D
Voluntarily relinquish, as a right (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWAIVE→
56D
Jets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L. (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGANG→
57D
Reckless (4)
Starts with R, ends with HRASH→
58D
Slanted type: Abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITAL→
59D
Word after pen, pet or proper (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAME→
60D
Endangered underwater ecosystem (4)
Starts with R, ends with FREEF→
62D
Trade punches (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
63D
Unimpressed reaction (3)
Starts with M, ends with HMEH→
64D
Luau paste (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPOI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 29, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brian Keller and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Division of a bowling game (FRAME); Roomba target (DUST); See 70-Across (FIVE).
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