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New York Times Crossword October 3 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 70 clues from the New York Times Crossword for October 3 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Smooths out some rough edges51 AcrossReveal answer → Content commonly consumed by commuters86 AcrossReveal answer → One end of a lap514 AcrossReveal answer → Service to foster parents?915 AcrossReveal answer → Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth516 AcrossReveal answer → Path to the Oscars917 AcrossReveal answer → Condition that may be treated with SSRIs418 AcrossReveal answer → "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)419 AcrossReveal answer → They help you get a grip520 AcrossReveal answer → Slapdash721 AcrossReveal answer → Diploma equivalent, for short323 AcrossReveal answer → Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"524 AcrossReveal answer → Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name425 AcrossReveal answer → Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief327 AcrossReveal answer → Stops on a world tour, say630 AcrossReveal answer → Something placed by a confident person331 AcrossReveal answer → Choo-choo train sound432 AcrossReveal answer → Professional juggling act?1533 AcrossReveal answer → Pest control targets436 AcrossReveal answer → When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"337 AcrossReveal answer → On deck638 AcrossReveal answer → "May I help you?"339 AcrossReveal answer → Vans alternative440 AcrossReveal answer → Staggering blows?541 AcrossReveal answer → Set unit342 AcrossReveal answer → Alfresco dining spot743 AcrossReveal answer → Stuffed545 AcrossReveal answer → Word after trumpet or tiger448 AcrossReveal answer → Welcoming449 AcrossReveal answer → Ones who are quick to complain951 AcrossReveal answer → Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world553 AcrossReveal answer → "If you don't believe me …"954 AcrossReveal answer → Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe555 AcrossReveal answer → Something raised during Oktoberfest856 AcrossReveal answer → Sprang557 AcrossReveal answer →

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Not listen to, as on Spotify41 DownReveal answer → "Apparently we weren't done with these"102 DownReveal answer → Some push notifications103 DownReveal answer → Bad internet connections?94 DownReveal answer → The first one was issued in 1936, for short35 DownReveal answer → "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"156 DownReveal answer → Chances47 DownReveal answer → Boxing Day mo.38 DownReveal answer → More than wants69 DownReveal answer → Stinging the eyes, say510 DownReveal answer → Ones easily fooled411 DownReveal answer → Cherry, but not strawberry412 DownReveal answer → 7-5 and 6-0, e.g.413 DownReveal answer → Forgets to proorfeed, say415 DownReveal answer → Can't get enough of something819 DownReveal answer → One under a mare's care422 DownReveal answer → Lose it823 DownReveal answer → Net326 DownReveal answer → Luxurious European gambling mecca1027 DownReveal answer → Reality shows?1028 DownReveal answer → One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower429 DownReveal answer → What comes before we go?430 DownReveal answer → One skilled at withholding details932 DownReveal answer → Besties, maybe334 DownReveal answer → Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"435 DownReveal answer → Stickler, of a sort640 DownReveal answer → Ridged rod in construction542 DownReveal answer → "Who ___?"444 DownReveal answer → Not a striking personality?445 DownReveal answer → British bum446 DownReveal answer → Kiddo447 DownReveal answer → National symbol of England448 DownReveal answer → Self-___450 DownReveal answer → What a wave might mean352 DownReveal answer → Vast amount353 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, October 3, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.