NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 9, 2025
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
ConstructorMarshal Herrmann
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
Home in Havana (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
5A
Cheese town in northern Holland (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
9A
One on Santa's team (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCUPID→
14A
Too fanciful (15)
Starts with O, ends with EOVERIMAGINATIVE→
17A
Fixture above a bathroom sink (15)
Starts with M, ends with TMEDICINECABINET→
18A
Chicago's ___ B. Wells Drive (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIDA→
19A
Singles (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
20A
Bit of writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
21A
They bite (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCANINES→
23A
"No problem!" (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSURECAN→
26A
Viewing spot for the Grand Canyon (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRIM→
27A
Hookup for an undercover agent (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIRE→
28A
Cry accompanying a flamenco dance (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
29A
Like volume measures (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCUBIC→
32A
Film title character from the "glorious nation of Kazakhstan" (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBORAT→
33A
Overrule (3)
Starts with N, ends with XNIX→
34A
Redding who wrote the song "Respect" (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOTIS→
35A
Purchase on "Wheel of Fortune" ... or every other letter of this puzzle's grid (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVOWEL→
36A
One may be drop-down (4)
Starts with M, ends with UMENU→
37A
Brooks with an EGOT (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMEL→
38A
Put on the payroll (5)
Starts with H, ends with DHIRED→
39A
Bonds tightly (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFUSES→
40A
Disco ___ (1970s) (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
41A
Like some coffee and hockey pucks (4)
Starts with I, ends with DICED→
42A
Rabbit's residence (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDEN→
43A
Beyond repair, say (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTOTALED→
45A
Hercules, e.g. (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDEMIGOD→
49A
Country singer Church (4)
Starts with E, ends with CERIC→
50A
Hawaiian dance (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHULA→
51A
In the manner of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
52A
"Hold that thought ..." (15)
Starts with M, ends with RMORETOCOMELATER→
56A
"And switching gears …" (15)
Starts with O, ends with EONASEPARATENOTE→
57A
Blush or rose (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCOLOR→
58A
First, second or third (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBASE→
59A
401(k) alternatives (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
Down
1D
Crack expert? (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCOMIC→
2D
Cosmetics brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAVEDA→
3D
Four-door, typically (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDAN→
4D
"The Beat With ___ Melber" (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
5D
Who rapped "I've created a monster, ’cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more" (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMINEM→
6D
Some "Beowulf" characters (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDANES→
7D
Develops, as bourbon in a barrel (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
8D
___ drop (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMIC→
9D
Club with dinner and dancing (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCABARET→
11D
Some winter decorations (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPINECONES→
12D
"What ___ Done" (Linkin Park song) (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIVE→
13D
The Motor City, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDET→
15D
Well-known by everyone (6)
Starts with I, ends with CICONIC→
16D
Not taught (7)
Starts with N, ends with LNATURAL→
22D
Body part that might be blue (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRIS→
24D
Skirt style (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALINE→
27D
Blew away (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWOWED→
29D
One on Santa's team (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCOMET→
30D
In ___ (not yet born) (5)
Starts with U, ends with OUTERO→
31D
Like some treaties (9)
Starts with B, ends with LBILATERAL→
32D
Daydreaming, say (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBORED→
35D
Narco nabber (7)
Starts with V, ends with PVICECOP→
36D
Local bond, informally (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMUNI→
38D
Brand of neon markers (7)
Starts with H, ends with RHILITER→
39D
What "F" can stand for (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFEMALE→
44D
Playground retort (5)
Starts with A, ends with OARESO→
45D
"The Count of Monte Cristo" author (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUMAS→
46D
It bites (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGATOR→
47D
Soul singer Adams (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOLETA→
48D
Starts of some pranks (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDARES→
50D
Jewish wedding dance (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHORA→
52D
Comfy bit of footwear (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMOC→
53D
Plastic ___ Band (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
55D
What might precede Phone, commercially? (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 9, 2025?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Marshal Herrmann and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Home in Havana (CASA); Cheese town in northern Holland (EDAM); One on Santa's team (CUPID).
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