New York Times Crossword September 17 2025 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 83 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 17 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 83 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#
State trees of North DakotaELMS4Across1
Ditto, in footnotesIDEM4Across5
Measure (up)STACK5Across9
First in a line of 14 popesLEOI4Across14
Some garage jobsLUBES5Across15
Olympian StrugKERRI5Across17
Start of a jokeKNOCKKNOCK10Across18
Elder brother of MosesAARON5Across20
Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine"SANKA5Across21
Perfectly pitched?NOHIT5Across22
Sound effect in a slapstick routineBONK4Across24
One might hit it or raise it, metaphoricallyROOF4Across25
Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juiceKAMIKAZES9Across27
AwakeningAROUSAL7Across29
World Cup champs of 1978, 1986 and 2022: Abbr.ARG3Across32
Knowing what not to say, sayTACT4Across33
Regional life formsBIOTA5Across34
Kitchen appliance brandOSTER5Across38
Cry of dismayACK3Across42
Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 … or a hint to an unusual feature of this puzzle's answer grid24KMAGIC8Across43
"Fat chance!"HAH3Across45
Classroom assignmentsDESKS5Across46
Encouraged, with "on"EGGED5Across48
Very pressingDIRE4Across49
CredREP3Across50
One-named Barbadian superstarRIHANNA7Across52
Title nickname in a classic 1984 sports filmKARATEKID9Across54
Time when streetlights turn onDUSK4Across60
"All right already, I'll do it!"OKOK4Across61
Punk or funkGENRE5Across62
Joined, as a tableSATAT5Across64
Edmonton athleteOILER5Across67
TrinketKNICKKNACK10Across69
Swedish coinKRONA5Across71
Nursery song refrainEIEIO5Across72
Really lovingINTO4Across73
Like a smart aleckSASSY5Across74
Pushing against a boundary … like this answer?EDGY4Across75
"Shreds," in winter sports lingoSKIS4Across76
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ ClubELKS4Down1
Actress DunhamLENA4Down2
Apollo mission mementosMOONROCKS9Down3
Alternative to a strike [cough cough]SICKOUT7Down4
VarietyILK3Down5
Brooks & ___ (country duo)DUNN4Down6
Literary downloadEBOOK5Down7
Anime style involving giant robotsMECHA5Down8
Rocksteady precursorSKA3Down9
Soothing home remedy for puffy eyesTEABAGS7Down10
Spanish riceARROZ5Down11
Sorcerous elder of folkloreCRONE5Down12
Garden hose problemsKINKS5Down13
Go over lightlySKIM4Down16
Enemy agency in "Get Smart"KAOS4Down19
___ Maria (liqueur)TIA3Down23
Beatles sobriquetFAB44Down26
See 68-DownKROC4Down28
SlightlyATAD4Down29
Go pit-a-patRACE4Down30
EnjoyLIKE4Down31
Texter's "!!!"OMG3Down35
Make "it," in a kids' gameTAG3Down36
Ripening agentAGER4Down37
Body of policy advisersTHINKTANK9Down39
Take homeEARN4Down40
Bird named for a TitanRHEA4Down41
Like a 6-3, 6-1 tennis match2SET4Down43
Contrite answer to "Who put the empty ice cream carton back in the freezer?"IDID4Down44
Legendary sea monstersKRAKENS7Down47
Some bottled watersDASANIS7Down49
String tightener on a guitarPEG3Down51
Ear coveringHUSK4Down53
ScrewballsKOOKS5Down54
Director KurosawaAKIRA5Down55
Caramel-filled candiesROLOS5Down56
Actress Palmer of "Nope"KEKE4Down57
Outie's counterpartINNIE5Down58
Hung on the clotheslineDRIED5Down59
Vape pen, informallyECIG4Down63
When Hamilton arrives in New York City, in "Hamilton"ACTI4Down65
Some ring decisions, in briefTKOS4Down66
With 28-Down, longtime McDonald's chiefRAY3Down68
Comedian JoKOY3Down70
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, September 17, 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.