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New York Times Crossword September 17 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 83 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 83 clues from the New York Times Crossword for September 17 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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State trees of North Dakota41 AcrossReveal answer → Ditto, in footnotes45 AcrossReveal answer → Measure (up)59 AcrossReveal answer → First in a line of 14 popes414 AcrossReveal answer → Some garage jobs515 AcrossReveal answer → Olympian Strug517 AcrossReveal answer → Start of a joke1018 AcrossReveal answer → Elder brother of Moses520 AcrossReveal answer → Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine"521 AcrossReveal answer → Perfectly pitched?522 AcrossReveal answer → Sound effect in a slapstick routine424 AcrossReveal answer → One might hit it or raise it, metaphorically425 AcrossReveal answer → Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice927 AcrossReveal answer → Awakening729 AcrossReveal answer → World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr.332 AcrossReveal answer → Knowing what not to say, say433 AcrossReveal answer → Regional life forms534 AcrossReveal answer → Kitchen appliance brand538 AcrossReveal answer → Cry of dismay342 AcrossReveal answer → Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid843 AcrossReveal answer → "Fat chance!"345 AcrossReveal answer → Classroom assignments546 AcrossReveal answer → Encouraged, with "on"548 AcrossReveal answer → Very pressing449 AcrossReveal answer → Cred350 AcrossReveal answer → One-named Barbadian superstar752 AcrossReveal answer → Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports film954 AcrossReveal answer → Time when streetlights turn on460 AcrossReveal answer → "All right already, I'll do it!"461 AcrossReveal answer → Punk or funk562 AcrossReveal answer → Joined, as a table564 AcrossReveal answer → Edmonton athlete567 AcrossReveal answer → Trinket1069 AcrossReveal answer → Swedish coin571 AcrossReveal answer → Nursery song refrain572 AcrossReveal answer → Really loving473 AcrossReveal answer → Like a smart aleck574 AcrossReveal answer → Pushing against a boundary … like this answer?475 AcrossReveal answer → "Shreds," in winter sports lingo476 AcrossReveal answer →

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___ Club41 DownReveal answer → Actress Dunham42 DownReveal answer → Apollo mission mementos93 DownReveal answer → Alternative to a strike [cough cough]74 DownReveal answer → Variety35 DownReveal answer → Brooks & ___ (country duo)46 DownReveal answer → Literary download57 DownReveal answer → Anime style involving giant robots58 DownReveal answer → Rocksteady precursor39 DownReveal answer → Soothing home remedy for puffy eyes710 DownReveal answer → Spanish rice511 DownReveal answer → Sorcerous elder of folklore512 DownReveal answer → Garden hose problems513 DownReveal answer → Go over lightly416 DownReveal answer → Enemy agency in "Get Smart"419 DownReveal answer → ___ Maria (liqueur)323 DownReveal answer → Beatles sobriquet426 DownReveal answer → See 68-Down428 DownReveal answer → Slightly429 DownReveal answer → Go pit-a-pat430 DownReveal answer → Enjoy431 DownReveal answer → Texter's "!!!"335 DownReveal answer → Make "it," in a kids' game336 DownReveal answer → Ripening agent437 DownReveal answer → Body of policy advisers939 DownReveal answer → Take home440 DownReveal answer → Bird named for a Titan441 DownReveal answer → Like a 6-3, 6-1 tennis match443 DownReveal answer → Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?"444 DownReveal answer → Legendary sea monsters747 DownReveal answer → Some bottled waters749 DownReveal answer → String tightener on a guitar351 DownReveal answer → Ear covering453 DownReveal answer → Screwballs554 DownReveal answer → Director Kurosawa555 DownReveal answer → Caramel-filled candies556 DownReveal answer → Actress Palmer of "Nope"457 DownReveal answer → Outie's counterpart558 DownReveal answer → Hung on the clothesline559 DownReveal answer → Vape pen, informally463 DownReveal answer → When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton"465 DownReveal answer → Some ring decisions, in brief466 DownReveal answer → With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chief368 DownReveal answer → Comedian Jo370 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, September 17, 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.