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New York Times Crossword October 8 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the New York Times Crossword for October 8 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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Across

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Petri dish growth medium41 AcrossReveal answer → Turns red, say45 AcrossReveal answer → Michael of "Superbad"49 AcrossReveal answer → Overhaul413 AcrossReveal answer → European capital with canals914 AcrossReveal answer → "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"1416 AcrossReveal answer → Helpful skill for guessers318 AcrossReveal answer → "Black-eyed" or "sugar snap" legume319 AcrossReveal answer → Take in620 AcrossReveal answer → Requires522 AcrossReveal answer → "Despicable Me" protagonist324 AcrossReveal answer → Appliance that may have different floor settings, for short326 AcrossReveal answer → Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf427 AcrossReveal answer → Comics dog with a big red tongue428 AcrossReveal answer → Singer with the 2011 #1 hit "Set Fire to the Rain"530 AcrossReveal answer → I repeat: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"1332 AcrossReveal answer → Fashion designer Spade435 AcrossReveal answer → Pequod captain436 AcrossReveal answer → Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"1337 AcrossReveal answer → Decrease in intensity542 AcrossReveal answer → Swiss Army knives have many of these444 AcrossReveal answer → Encourage, with "on"445 AcrossReveal answer → N, E, W or S346 AcrossReveal answer → Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept.347 AcrossReveal answer → Author of "L'Île Mystérieuse"548 AcrossReveal answer → Solfège start649 AcrossReveal answer → Hairy Halloween costume352 AcrossReveal answer → Beethoven's "___ to Joy"354 AcrossReveal answer → Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across1455 AcrossReveal answer → Completely immersed959 AcrossReveal answer → Double Stuf cookie460 AcrossReveal answer → Eye problem461 AcrossReveal answer → A 2-1 record has one462 AcrossReveal answer → "Hey! Over here!"463 AcrossReveal answer →

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It shares a 27-mile border with 27-Across71 DownReveal answer → Erupting hot springs72 DownReveal answer → "New and improved" and "For a limited time only"73 DownReveal answer → Kanga's kid in "Winnie-the-Pooh"34 DownReveal answer → Truth's alternative45 DownReveal answer → Where volleyball and racquetball were invented, in brief46 DownReveal answer → Demonym suffix37 DownReveal answer → Elm and Maple are common ones: Abbr.38 DownReveal answer → Grouch49 DownReveal answer → East Coast counterpart to Dreyer's in the freezer aisle410 DownReveal answer → Trampled711 DownReveal answer → Lacking principles612 DownReveal answer → Elder son of Isaac415 DownReveal answer → Positive swings317 DownReveal answer → More than 2,000 years ago, for short321 DownReveal answer → 23andMe mailing623 DownReveal answer → Martini or Negroni spirit324 DownReveal answer → "I can ___"625 DownReveal answer → Something you can be under when in court428 DownReveal answer → Go extinct629 DownReveal answer → Somewhat430 DownReveal answer → Ariana ___, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2021's "West Side Story"631 DownReveal answer → Receipts433 DownReveal answer → Cries of enlightenment434 DownReveal answer → Official authorization737 DownReveal answer → Conference ___ (college athletic association)338 DownReveal answer → Brouhahas739 DownReveal answer → Dresses warmly, with "up"740 DownReveal answer → Place to buy a fir at Christmas741 DownReveal answer → Elaborate342 DownReveal answer → Tundras and deserts, e.g.643 DownReveal answer → ___ de gallo (Mexican salsa)447 DownReveal answer → Scrutinize348 DownReveal answer → Like soufflés450 DownReveal answer → Bog451 DownReveal answer → "10 and up" preceder452 DownReveal answer → Degrees of success, for short?453 DownReveal answer → Course for becoming bilingual, for short356 DownReveal answer → Prefix with -morphic357 DownReveal answer → Noggin knock358 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, October 8, 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.