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New York Times Crossword October 9 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 9 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
"Yeeesh!"MAN3Across1 Snippet of greenerySPRIG5Across4 Prized horsesARABS5Across9 Hominidae memberAPE3Across14 Like sci-fi's Jabba the HuttOBESE5Across15 Infantry armRIFLE5Across16 Two downNOWAYJOSE9Across17 Storage device that has fallen out of fashionCDROM5Across19 MegaULTRA5Across20 Weapon seen in "RoboCop"UZI3Across21 Word after fire or before farmANT3Across23 Hydrating gel ingredientALOE4Across24 One outINEEDARIDE10Across25 Staunchly supportingLOYALTO7Across29 Storage device that has fallen out of fashionROLODEX7Across31 One of 300 at the National MallACRE4Across32 Variable in Newton's second lawMASS4Across34 Two moving around each otherNOTHINGTODO11Across35 Marvel series focused on Thor's brotherLOKI4Across39 "Aw, shucks" response, maybeGRIN4Across40 Like some chicken before cookingDEBONED7Across41 "What happened next …?"ANDTHEN7Across44 Two upWORKSFORME10Across49 PerfectHONE4Across51 ___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actressANA3Across52 What Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 2005THE3Across53 Section of the beverage aisleCOLAS5Across54 "The Burghers of Calais" sculptorRODIN5Across55 Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-AcrossALLTHUMBS9Across58 Set upFRAME5Across61 Poker actionRAISE5Across62 Ivy League nicknameELI3Across63 Authorization, informallySAYSO5Across64 Space blanket materialMYLAR5Across65 SpotSEE3Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Auto's oppositeMANUAL6Down1 ___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 1934APOLLO6Down2 Many an item on a child's Christmas listNEWTOY6Down3 High-protein beanSOYA4Down4 Common lunchbox item, informallyPBJ3Down5 Classic car based in Lansing, Mich.REO3Down6 Send outISSUE5Down7 FogyGEEZER6Down8 Hail Mary's pathARC3Down9 Clear (of)RID3Down10 "True, unfortunately"AFRAIDSO8Down11 Dolly Parton and othersBLONDES7Down12 Plastic explosive used in many demolitionsSEMTEX6Down13 DisciplineAREA4Down18 Statement from a witnessIDO3Down22 Tiny tormentITCH4Down25 Opposite of "Me too"NORI4Down26 Source of some nondairy milkALMOND6Down27 Way to goROAD4Down28 Some ancient ItaliansLATINS6Down30 O.E.D. part: Abbr.ENG3Down33 Annual breast cancer awareness observanceNOBRADAY8Down35 "All right, already!"OKOK4Down36 Equivalent of five caratsGRAM4Down37 Straight poker?TINE4Down38 Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"LEONORA7Down39 OvershadowsDWARFS6Down41 Direct deposit, in briefEFT3Down42 Break the Hippocratic oath, sayDOHARM6Down43 The old you?THOU4Down45 Fictional character who says "I am a brain …. The rest of me is a mere appendix"HOLMES6Down46 Allow, as cookiesENABLE6Down47 Cutesy name for a certain leviathanNESSIE6Down48 Circuit switcherRELAY5Down50 ___ hair (iconic 1970s style)CHER4Down54 PC discourse?IMS3Down56 Prefix with cortexNEO3Down57 Rapper ___ BabyLIL3Down59 Grp. whose activities produce long linesTSA3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, October 9, 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.