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New York Times Crossword October 5 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 138 clues from the New York Times Crossword for October 5 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
Classic target of a troll91 AcrossReveal answer → Prized steed410 AcrossReveal answer → Little hellions414 AcrossReveal answer → Hard to understand1018 AcrossReveal answer → Latvian capital420 AcrossReveal answer → Kindle competitor421 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?1122 AcrossReveal answer → Knockoff version of a sweet treat?924 AcrossReveal answer → ID on a credit check326 AcrossReveal answer → End-of-level showdown927 AcrossReveal answer → "When in the ___ of human events ..."629 AcrossReveal answer → Bridges530 AcrossReveal answer → Vote for332 AcrossReveal answer → Paint carelessly433 AcrossReveal answer → Alternative to kale534 AcrossReveal answer → Projectionist's item835 AcrossReveal answer → "If you ask me nicely …"438 AcrossReveal answer → Game with players known as "shooters"542 AcrossReveal answer → Convenient spot for a cat nap?1043 AcrossReveal answer → Singer Rita345 AcrossReveal answer → Official hand gesture of Hawaii546 AcrossReveal answer → "Darn it!"447 AcrossReveal answer → 1950s political nickname348 AcrossReveal answer → Wild549 AcrossReveal answer → The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one451 AcrossReveal answer → Zilch452 AcrossReveal answer → Prominent feature of dubstep music453 AcrossReveal answer → Wrap up tight655 AcrossReveal answer → Press coverage356 AcrossReveal answer → Scorching757 AcrossReveal answer → Agent's good news759 AcrossReveal answer → Cryptographers' needs460 AcrossReveal answer → Suitable for the middle-aged?1162 AcrossReveal answer → "Oh, dear!"465 AcrossReveal answer → Flies the coop766 AcrossReveal answer → Pain-relieving drug768 AcrossReveal answer → The Chiffons' "___ So Fine"369 AcrossReveal answer → Knitted cap670 AcrossReveal answer → Pop icon with a Best Actress award471 AcrossReveal answer → Huff and puff?473 AcrossReveal answer → "Look what I did!"474 AcrossReveal answer → Bewildered575 AcrossReveal answer → Polynesian staple376 AcrossReveal answer → Twisted do477 AcrossReveal answer → Global currency market, for short578 AcrossReveal answer → Martial artist Bruce379 AcrossReveal answer → Suspicious absence from school?1080 AcrossReveal answer → Taps on the snoot584 AcrossReveal answer → Places485 AcrossReveal answer → Snuggle887 AcrossReveal answer → Stooge who said "Soitenly!"588 AcrossReveal answer → Poses489 AcrossReveal answer → "What's up, ___?"391 AcrossReveal answer → Wise guys592 AcrossReveal answer → Crudely built shack693 AcrossReveal answer → Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape996 AcrossReveal answer → Barista or barrister399 AcrossReveal answer → "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?9102 AcrossReveal answer → A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?11104 AcrossReveal answer → Present opener?4107 AcrossReveal answer → Unlike a cover: Abbr.4108 AcrossReveal answer → Something parents may try to limit for their kids10109 AcrossReveal answer → See 95-Down4110 AcrossReveal answer → Creole staple4111 AcrossReveal answer → In which actors barely go through the motions?9112 AcrossReveal answer →

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Surreptitiously loops in, for short41 DownReveal answer → Troubles42 DownReveal answer → Low-fat43 DownReveal answer → ___ Américas34 DownReveal answer → Many, many mos.35 DownReveal answer → Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn76 DownReveal answer → Donny or Marie67 DownReveal answer → Stockpile58 DownReveal answer → Light rebukes49 DownReveal answer → "For crying out loud!"410 DownReveal answer → Hoot411 DownReveal answer → Before312 DownReveal answer → Referee's mistake713 DownReveal answer → Nighttime demons614 DownReveal answer → "Wuthering Heights" setting415 DownReveal answer → Is visually striking416 DownReveal answer → Portree is the capital of this isle417 DownReveal answer → Death-___719 DownReveal answer → Triangular sign523 DownReveal answer → Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army325 DownReveal answer → Like wild meat, sometimes428 DownReveal answer → Manage to lose, as a tail530 DownReveal answer → He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic431 DownReveal answer → Proofreader's mark433 DownReveal answer → Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?1134 DownReveal answer → Some nonlicensed tributes635 DownReveal answer → Sluggers' stats436 DownReveal answer → Startled cries437 DownReveal answer → Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?1139 DownReveal answer → "Eureka!" shouter1040 DownReveal answer → Benny Hill theme song941 DownReveal answer → Oolong or lapsang souchong1042 DownReveal answer → Actor Bill of "Barry"543 DownReveal answer → Twists side-to-side444 DownReveal answer → Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net946 DownReveal answer → Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum547 DownReveal answer → Old-fashioned term of address450 DownReveal answer → Gratis552 DownReveal answer → Garden shelter553 DownReveal answer → Discovery of chemist John Dalton454 DownReveal answer → "You're cramping my ___"555 DownReveal answer → Evil alter ego of literature458 DownReveal answer → Waffle House alternatives559 DownReveal answer → Sound461 DownReveal answer → Not follow suit, in bridge663 DownReveal answer → Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn564 DownReveal answer → "La Vie en rose" singer467 DownReveal answer → Sports journalist Linda471 DownReveal answer → "___, Silver!"472 DownReveal answer → Gimlets and screwdrivers574 DownReveal answer → Ad Council spots, for short476 DownReveal answer → Some memes of the 2000s777 DownReveal answer → Driver's warning478 DownReveal answer → Disgusting, in totspeak781 DownReveal answer → TV journalist Kotb482 DownReveal answer → What wavy lines in comic strips represent583 DownReveal answer → "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction784 DownReveal answer → Became real, as bad news686 DownReveal answer → Southwestern culinary fusion688 DownReveal answer → Pigpen390 DownReveal answer → Extra592 DownReveal answer → Macbeth or Macduff493 DownReveal answer → Bygone iPhone button494 DownReveal answer → Common 110-Across stressor495 DownReveal answer → Move around and around496 DownReveal answer → Rapper with a feline-sounding name497 DownReveal answer → Chest muscles, for short498 DownReveal answer → Knit499 DownReveal answer → "This round's ___"4100 DownReveal answer → Effortless ways to advance4101 DownReveal answer → Vex3103 DownReveal answer → Close of business?3105 DownReveal answer → 66, for example: Abbr.3106 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, October 5, 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.