New York Times Crossword September 16 2025 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 16 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 78 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Relatives, informallyFAM3Across1
Carved bit of jewelryCAMEO5Across4
Figure outSOLVE5Across9
Pub pintfulALE3Across14
___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)URBAN5Across15
Frog's soundCROAK5Across16
*High-status American Express offeringBLACKCARD9Across17
Cause of food poisoning, for shortECOLI5Across19
Thin and gracefulLITHE5Across20
Revolutionary TrotskyLEON4Across21
Barbie's boyfriendKEN3Across23
"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singerENYA4Across24
*Task for a locksmithKEYCUTTING10Across25
Science fiction princessLEIA4Across28
DestinyKISMET6Across30
*Motion of receding wavesBACKWASH8Across31
Office paper fastenerCLIP4Across35
Spanish articleUNA3Across37
Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations"ESTELLA7Across38
Lennon's loveONO3Across42
Japanese soup flavoringMISO4Across43
*Bottom of the oceanSEAFLOOR8Across45
Drinking aidsSTRAWS6Across47
"At Last" singer JamesETTA4Across51
*Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-freeHEADCHEESE10Across52
Not bad, but not greatSOSO4Across54
DonkeyASS3Across58
Monk's hoodCOWL4Across59
Theater employeeUSHER5Across60
Shade akin to creamBEIGE5Across61
Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred cluesALLABOARD9Across63
Strung alongLEDON5Across66
Rock with a crystal-filled cavityGEODE5Across67
Hwy.RTE3Across68
Highly skilledADEPT5Across69
Opposite of deleteENTER5Across70
Floppy part of a beagleEAR3Across71
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Story with a moralFABLE5Down1
Bold poker betALLIN5Down2
SubstantialMEATY5Down3
Long, green veggieCUKE4Down4
Curved pathARC3Down5
Wall St. credentialMBA3Down6
PrematureEARLY5Down7
Next to batONDECK6Down8
AromasSCENTS6Down9
Elf's foeORC3Down10
A shopper, not a buyer, informallyLOOKIELOO9Down11
Fashion house named for its founder, Signor GaravaniVALENTINO9Down12
Scraping (by)EKING5Down13
Sidewalk writing mediumCHALK5Down18
Non's oppositeOUI3Down22
Soul and SorentoKIAS4Down25
Sunrise directionEAST4Down26
Cable inits. for cinephilesTMC3Down27
Farm motherEWE3Down29
Mooch, as a cigaretteBUM3Down31
Licorice-flavored spiceANISESEED9Down32
RejectedCASTASIDE9Down33
"___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 film)HES3Down34
___ favorPOR3Down36
Levi's alternativeLEES4Down39
BehindLATE4Down40
Rear, in the boatAFT3Down41
Chicago airport codeORD3Down44
Rodeo ropeLASSO5Down46
Southern drawl, for exampleACCENT6Down48
Owl's question?WHO3Down49
Waste that's been flushedSEWAGE6Down50
"Se ___ español"HABLA5Down52
Actress Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy"ELLEN5Down53
Chicago airportOHARE5Down55
Sealy competitorSERTA5Down56
Big Mac meal with a Coke, e.g.ORDER5Down57
Ride from an airport, maybeUBER4Down60
Republicans, for shortGOP3Down62
Place to parkLOT3Down64
Citrus drink suffixADE3Down65
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, September 16, 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.