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New York Times Crossword October 8 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 8 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 74 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#
Petri dish growth mediumAGAR4Across1 Turns red, sayDYES4Across5 Michael of "Superbad"CERA4Across9 OverhaulREDO4Across13 European capital with canalsAMSTERDAM9Across14 "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"MYSOURCESSAYNO14Across16 Helpful skill for guessersESP3Across18 "Black-eyed" or "sugar snap" legumePEA3Across19 Take inABSORB6Across20 RequiresNEEDS5Across22 "Despicable Me" protagonistGRU3Across24 Appliance that may have different floor settings, for shortVAC3Across26 Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian GulfIRAN4Across27 Comics dog with a big red tongueODIE4Across28 Singer with the 2011 #1 hit "Set Fire to the Rain"ADELE5Across30 I repeat: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"ASKAGAINLATER13Across32 Fashion designer SpadeKATE4Across35 Pequod captainAHAB4Across36 Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?"WITHOUTADOUBT13Across37 Decrease in intensityABATE5Across42 Swiss Army knives have many of theseUSES4Across44 Encourage, with "on"SPUR4Across45 N, E, W or SDIR3Across46 Group that may have an organizational meeting in Sept.PTA3Across47 Author of "L'Île Mystérieuse"VERNE5Across48 Solfège startDOREMI6Across49 Hairy Halloween costumeAPE3Across52 Beethoven's "___ to Joy"ODE3Across54 Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-AcrossMAGICEIGHTBALL14Across55 Completely immersedENGROSSED9Across59 Double Stuf cookieOREO4Across60 Eye problemSTYE4Across61 A 2-1 record has oneLOSS4Across62 "Hey! Over here!"PSST4Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It shares a 27-mile border with 27-AcrossARMENIA7Down1 Erupting hot springsGEYSERS7Down2 "New and improved" and "For a limited time only"ADSPEAK7Down3 Kanga's kid in "Winnie-the-Pooh"ROO3Down4 Truth's alternativeDARE4Down5 Where volleyball and racquetball were invented, in briefYMCA4Down6 Demonym suffixESE3Down7 Elm and Maple are common ones: Abbr.STS3Down8 GrouchCRAB4Down9 East Coast counterpart to Dreyer's in the freezer aisleEDYS4Down10 TrampledRANOVER7Down11 Lacking principlesAMORAL6Down12 Elder son of IsaacESAU4Down15 Positive swingsUPS3Down17 More than 2,000 years ago, for shortBCE3Down21 23andMe mailingDNAKIT6Down23 Martini or Negroni spiritGIN3Down24 "I can ___"RELATE6Down25 Something you can be under when in courtOATH4Down28 Go extinctDIEOUT6Down29 SomewhatATAD4Down30 Ariana ___, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2021's "West Side Story"DEBOSE6Down31 ReceiptsGATE4Down33 Cries of enlightenmentAHAS4Down34 Official authorizationWARRANT7Down37 Conference ___ (college athletic association)USA3Down38 BrouhahasUPROARS7Down39 Dresses warmly, with "up"BUNDLES7Down40 Place to buy a fir at ChristmasTREELOT7Down41 ElaborateADD3Down42 Tundras and deserts, e.g.BIOMES6Down43 ___ de gallo (Mexican salsa)PICO4Down47 ScrutinizeVET3Down48 Like soufflésEGGY4Down50 BogMIRE4Down51 "10 and up" precederAGES4Down52 Degrees of success, for short?PHDS4Down53 Course for becoming bilingual, for shortESL3Down56 Prefix with -morphicISO3Down57 Noggin knockBOP3Down58

About this puzzle

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