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New York Times Crossword October 2 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 2 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so"YEAH4Across1 Abbr. that often follows a commaETC3Across5 Hardly anyone counts on this anymoreABACUS6Across8 Shakespearean villainIAGO4Across14 ZipNIL3Across15 Wine and dineREGALE6Across16 How something distinctive appearsPROMINENTLY11Across17 Any member of a band dubbed "The President's Own"MARINE6Across19 Leveled the playing field, say?MOWED5Across20 Fight night sitesARENAS6Across21 Shortage of a sortFAMINE6Across22 Cardinal's honorificHISEMINENCE11Across25 SupposeRECKON6Across27 Feel 41-AcrossAIL3Across29 ___ Summitt, legendary women's basketball coachPAT3Across30 Asian city one can view within Instagram?AGRA4Across33 Among others, for shortETAL4Across34 Well-informedAWARE5Across37 Writer Zora ___ HurstonNEALE5Across39 See 29-AcrossILL3Across41 Its hands might be near one of yoursWATCH5Across42 Common daytime spots for first datesCAFES5Across43 Part of a list at an awards showNOMINEE7Across44 Biker's selectionGEAR4Across46 Doc seen for sinusitisENT3Across47 Austin summer hrs.CDT3Across48 Board meeting handoutAGENDA6Across50 Discusses at lengthGOESINTO8Across52 Pin number?TEN3Across55 Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain"POIROT6Across56 Sounds heard in haunted housesMOANS5Across59 What might prompt someone to close a windowUPDATE6Across61 Classic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid … as suggested by this puzzle?MINESWEEPER11Across62 Eye, slangilyPEEPER6Across66 Actress LongNIA3Across67 "You'll ___"LIVE4Across68 SabotageUNDERMINE9Across69 Lift a finger, so to speakTRY3Across70 Output of a social media algorithmFEED4Across71

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sound from a puppyYIP3Down1 Balance aidEAR3Down2 What might come after many years?AGO3Down3 Ad ___HOMINEM7Down4 InterweaveENTWINE7Down5 Scrabble rackfulTILES5Down6 Half of a noted crime duoCLYDE5Down7 Renowned house at Milan Fashion WeekARMANI6Down8 Cousin of a DanishBEARCLAW8Down9 Match, as subject and verbAGREE5Down10 Biblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear"CAIN4Down11 Bone with a radial notchULNA4Down12 Candy company known for its chocolate and butterscotchSEES4Down13 Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A.NOHO4Down18 Home of the most Literature Nobelists in historyFRANCE6Down22 Greece's largest airlineAEGEAN6Down23 Only video game to sell 300 million copiesMINECRAFT9Down24 Selfish cry before an evil laughMINEALLMINE11Down26 MoolahKALE4Down28 One of four awarded to Bill NyePATENT6Down30 Crane's place, maybeARCADE6Down31 Where the film "Argo" is setTEHRAN6Down32 Features of some windowsTINTS5Down35 Spanish phone greetingALO3Down36 Job listing infoWAGE4Down38 Moped alternativeESCOOTER8Down40 ErodeEATAWAY7Down45 Figure outDETERMINE9Down49 Out of the parkGONE4Down51 Certain Kool-Aid flavorGRAPE5Down52 On the horizonIMMINENT8Down53 Polite refusalNOSIR5Down54 ___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering)PUPU4Down56 Doing businessOPEN4Down57 CardedIDED4Down58 The "s" in the acronym "scuba"SELF4Down60 Pizza, e.g.PIE3Down63 Christmas ___EVE3Down64 Like Malbec wineRED3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.