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New York Times Crossword October 5 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 5 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 138 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#
Classic target of a trollBILLYGOAT9Across1 Prized steedARAB4Across10 Little hellionsIMPS4Across14 Hard to understandCLEARASMUD10Across18 Latvian capitalRIGA4Across20 Kindle competitorNOOK4Across21 Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?CLASSYMATEY11Across22 Knockoff version of a sweet treat?GOODYCOPY9Across24 ID on a credit checkSSN3Across26 End-of-level showdownBOSSFIGHT9Across27 "When in the ___ of human events ..."COURSE6Across29 BridgesSPANS5Across30 Vote forYEA3Across32 Paint carelesslyDAUB4Across33 Alternative to kaleCHARD5Across34 Projectionist's itemFILMREEL8Across35 "If you ask me nicely …"IMAY4Across38 Game with players known as "shooters"CRAPS5Across42 Convenient spot for a cat nap?HANDYBELLY10Across43 Singer RitaORA3Across45 Official hand gesture of HawaiiSHAKA5Across46 "Darn it!"DANG4Across47 1950s political nicknameIKE3Across48 WildAMUCK5Across49 The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is onePINE4Across51 ZilchNADA4Across52 Prominent feature of dubstep musicBASS4Across53 Wrap up tightSWATHE6Across55 Press coverageINK3Across56 ScorchingOVERHOT7Across57 Agent's good newsITSAHIT7Across59 Cryptographers' needsKEYS4Across60 Suitable for the middle-aged?FORTYWORTHY11Across62 "Oh, dear!"MYMY4Across65 Flies the coopESCAPES7Across66 Pain-relieving drugDEMEROL7Across68 The Chiffons' "___ So Fine"HES3Across69 Knitted capBEANIE6Across70 Pop icon with a Best Actress awardCHER4Across71 Huff and puff?VAPE4Across73 "Look what I did!"TADA4Across74 BewilderedATSEA5Across75 Polynesian staplePOI3Across76 Twisted doLOCS4Across77 Global currency market, for shortFOREX5Across78 Martial artist BruceLEE3Across79 Suspicious absence from school?FISHYHOOKY10Across80 Taps on the snootBOOPS5Across84 PlacesLAYS4Across85 SnuggleCANOODLE8Across87 Stooge who said "Soitenly!"CURLY5Across88 PosesASKS4Across89 "What's up, ___?"DOC3Across91 Wise guysSAGES5Across92 Crudely built shackSHANTY6Across93 Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shapeSTARAPPLE9Across96 Barista or barristerJOB3Across99 "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?COCKYPITY9Across102 A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?STEAMYIRONY11Across104 Present opener?OMNI4Across107 Unlike a cover: Abbr.ORIG4Across108 Something parents may try to limit for their kidsSCREENTIME10Across109 See 95-DownTEEN4Across110 Creole stapleOKRA4Across111 In which actors barely go through the motions?SEXSCENES9Across112

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Surreptitiously loops in, for shortBCCS4Down1 TroublesILLS4Down2 Low-fatLEAN4Down3 ___ AméricasLAS3Down4 Many, many mos.YRS3Down5 Venues like New York City's Stonewall InnGAYBARS7Down6 Donny or MarieOSMOND6Down7 StockpileAMASS5Down8 Light rebukesTUTS4Down9 "For crying out loud!"ARGH4Down10 HootRIOT4Down11 BeforeAGO3Down12 Referee's mistakeBADCALL7Down13 Nighttime demonsINCUBI6Down14 "Wuthering Heights" settingMOOR4Down15 Is visually strikingPOPS4Down16 Portree is the capital of this isleSKYE4Down17 Death-___DEFYING7Down19 Triangular signYIELD5Down23 Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. ArmyYOU3Down25 Like wild meat, sometimesGAMY4Down28 Manage to lose, as a tailSHAKE5Down30 He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classicPAPA4Down31 Proofreader's markDELE4Down33 Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?CRANKYCASEY11Down34 Some nonlicensed tributesFANART6Down35 Sluggers' statsRBIS4Down36 Startled criesEEKS4Down37 Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?MOUTHYHARPY11Down39 "Eureka!" shouterARCHIMEDES10Down40 Benny Hill theme songYAKETYSAX9Down41 Oolong or lapsang souchongCHINESETEA10Down42 Actor Bill of "Barry"HADER5Down43 Twists side-to-sideYAWS4Down44 Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like netSPIKEBALL9Down46 Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic ForumDAVOS5Down47 Old-fashioned term of addressMAAM4Down50 GratisNOFEE5Down52 Garden shelterBOWER5Down53 Discovery of chemist John DaltonATOM4Down54 "You're cramping my ___"STYLE5Down55 Evil alter ego of literatureHYDE4Down58 Waffle House alternativesIHOPS5Down59 SoundSANE4Down61 Not follow suit, in bridgeREVOKE6Down63 Frequent on-screen partner of HepburnTRACY5Down64 "La Vie en rose" singerPIAF4Down67 Sports journalist LindaCOHN4Down71 "___, Silver!"HIYO4Down72 Gimlets and screwdriversTOOLS5Down74 Ad Council spots, for shortPSAS4Down76 Some memes of the 2000sLOLCATS7Down77 Driver's warningFORE4Down78 Disgusting, in totspeakICKYPOO7Down81 TV journalist KotbHODA4Down82 What wavy lines in comic strips representODORS5Down83 "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reactionBUGEYES7Down84 Became real, as bad newsSANKIN6Down86 Southwestern culinary fusionCALMEX6Down88 PigpenSTY3Down90 ExtraSPARE5Down92 Macbeth or MacduffSCOT4Down93 Bygone iPhone buttonHOME4Down94 Common 110-Across stressorACNE4Down95 Move around and aroundSTIR4Down96 Rapper with a feline-sounding nameTYGA4Down97 Chest muscles, for shortPECS4Down98 KnitJOIN4Down99 "This round's ___"ONME4Down100 Effortless ways to advanceBYES4Down101 VexIRK3Down103 Close of business?INC3Down105 66, for example: Abbr.RTE3Down106

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