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New York Times Crossword September 21 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 21 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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#
Vineyard measureACRE4Across1 Does acidTRIPS5Across5 Tree with doubly serrated leavesELM3Across10 [Hey!]PSST4Across13 Locations in the game ClueROOMS5Across17 Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000HENRI5Across19 Heart of the matterMEAT4Across20 Palindromic Italian numberOTTO4Across22 Traditional form of Japanese dramaKABUKITKATHEATER16Across23 Pro ___BONO4Across25 Key spot?DOOR4Across26 Entered on tiptoeSTOLEIN7Across27 "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)ROSIE5Across28 Far from consciousINACOMA7Across30 Kicked off, as a businessSTARTEDUP9Across32 2012 Disney film set inside an arcadeWRECKITKATRALPH15Across34 HadTASTED6Across36 Turns offDISGUSTS8Across37 Lace protectorAGLET5Across38 "You may ___"BEGIN5Across41 The "me" of "Despicable Me"GRU3Across43 BondsTIES4Across44 "About Us" piecesBIOS4Across48 Holds dearADORES6Across49 Small squareONE3Across51 Longtime employer of Rachel MaddowMSNBC5Across52 Self-loveEGO3Across53 Phases, to Taylor SwiftERAS4Across54 Game with Indigenous originsLACROSSE8Across55 ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)FOO3Across58 Festive outdoor lighting optionsTIKITKATORCHES14Across59 Classic drinking "sport"PONG4Across62 "Sorry, maybe next time"WECANT6Across63 "The Last Supper," e.g.MURAL5Across65 Third-largest land animalHIPPO5Across66 Pokémon enthusiast's collectionCARDS5Across68 Puck's kingOBERON6Across69 Muscle firmnessTONE4Across71 Place to perfect a recipeTESTKITKATCHEN14Across72 Swanson on "Parks and Recreation"RON3Across76 Game typically played in the darkLASERTAG8Across77 Muchas horasDIAS4Across80 "Was ___ blame?"ITO3Across81 Bad spiritGHOUL5Across82 D.C. proNAT3Across84 Fight the urgeRESIST6Across85 It gets bucks from BroncosFORD4Across87 Does a farm jobSOWS4Across88 ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)SEA3Across89 Reform Party founderPEROT5Across90 FeastsDINES5Across91 Like emailed filesATTACHED8Across92 "The Silence of the Lambs" villainLECTER6Across95 Certain rescue petFOSTERKITKATTEN15Across98 Gleeful feelingGIDDINESS9Across101 Miniaturized Amazon smart speakerECHODOT7Across104 Big jerksASSES5Across105 Remove, as a couponCLIPOUT7Across107 Dangerous additive in old paintLEAD4Across109 WhoppingVAST4Across110 Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzleKITKATMINIS11Across112 Croft of video gamesLARA4Across114 ___ homoECCE4Across115 Some slushiesICEES5Across116 Perform horriblySTINK5Across117 TV host CohenANDY4Across118 Joke aroundKID3Across119 "No man is an island" writerDONNE5Across120 SlumpsSAGS4Across121

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Holiest locales in synagogues, traditionallyARKS4Down1 Applications of polishCOATS5Down2 Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for oneROBOT5Down3 Models afterEMULATES8Down4 1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthrillerTHENET6Down5 "V for Vendetta" actor StephenREA3Down6 Uninvited guestINTRUDER8Down7 Doings before surgery, informallyPREOP5Down8 Dubbed onesSIRS4Down9 They might be glowingEMBERS6Down10 Astrological lionLEO3Down11 Filing services?MANICURES9Down12 Programs hosted by SoundCloudPODCASTS8Down13 Happy hour perchSTOOL5Down14 Make a big step, perhapsSTOMP5Down15 Rabbi's readingTORAH5Down16 Regular at a park with half-pipes, informallySKITKATERAT11Down18 Breaded, fried Japanese pork cutletTONKITKATSU11Down21 Big successesHITS4Down24 Victor's cryIWIN4Down29 Creative pursuitART3Down31 Oscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story"DEBOSE6Down33 December drinkEGGNOG6Down35 Gone missingDISAPPEARED11Down37 Assist illegallyABET4Down38 1958 romantic comedy that won Best PictureGIGI4Down39 "I made it big time!"LOOKITKATMENOW14Down40 Many a skin-care productGEL3Down42 HipINFASHION9Down45 Black, in verseEBON4Down46 St. Andrews residentSCOT4Down47 Esoteric knowledgeARCANA6Down49 Roald who wrote "Matilda"DAHL4Down50 "… actually, let's go to plan B"ORNOT5Down51 Members of the mongoose familyMEERKITKATS11Down52 Jazz composer GarnerERROLL6Down54 SwipeCOP3Down56 Go after, as mosquitoesSWATAT6Down57 Graham Greene's "___ Man in Havana"OUR3Down60 One way to sell stockSHORT5Down61 Public health agcy.CDC3Down64 Bank acct. entryINT3Down67 Several CBS dramasCSIS4Down68 United Way and UNICEF, in briefORGS4Down69 ___-chic (dressing style)BOHO4Down70 It incited a famous 18th-century "party"TEAACT6Down71 Cleaned up, in a wayEDITED6Down73 To be, in NiceETRE4Down74 Dozes (off)NODS4Down75 AmbushSNEAKITKATTACK14Down78 Neighbor of Lux.GER3Down79 Gannett-owned newspaperUSATODAY8Down83 "Here's the thing ..."SOLISTEN8Down86 Campground gathering spotsFIREPITS8Down87 Worked hard (for)STROVE6Down89 Farm enclosuresPENS4Down90 JeansDENIMS6Down91 ___ TalksTED3Down93 Intense, as an argumentHEATED6Down94 Music protector, of a sortCDCASE6Down96 SlopeTILT4Down97 GuyFELLA5Down98 What the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates toOCEAN5Down99 Broken piece of potterySHARD5Down100 Insurer with a green mascotGEICO5Down101 Justice SotomayorSONIA5Down102 Seeking justice, in a waySUING5Down103 Leave tire marks, saySKID4Down106 Expressions of disapprovalTSKS4Down108 B.S. part: Abbr.SCI3Down111 Barbie's beauKEN3Down113

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, September 21, 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.