NYT Crossword Answers for September 25, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Friday, September 25, 2026

15×15By Rafael MusaEdited by Will ShortzHard (themeless)

Friday puzzle · 70 answers · Hard (themeless). Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 6 longest answers (usually the theme)

14A IKIDYOUNOT17A TINDERDATE25A GAMETHESYSTEM42A THATREMINDSME54A PARALEGALS57A ENEMYSPIES

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 5; here are their numbers and answers.

54AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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PARALEGALS
57AAcross clue ending in “?” (10)
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ENEMYSPIES
11DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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ECONOMISTS
15DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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ORALHEALTH
27DDown clue ending in “?” (10)
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MEDITATION

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 316 puzzles since November 2025:

ATE ×21ACE ×18AREA ×16PSST ×16ACTS ×11ASIA ×10EASE ×10ODD ×8

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1C2A3N4O5E6C7A8V9A10G11E12A13R14IKIDY15OUNOT16ACME17TINDERDATE18ROME19ENO20LADLE21BANAL22BELL23S24AIGON25G26A27METHE28SYSTEM29AVERSE30WEK31BI32D33E34PEDI35A36MISS37ASIA38ECIG39LAP40N41ANTES42TH43ATRE44MINDSME45CATCHY46ACTS47LETBE48J49ADEN50P51C52P53ALIA54PARALE55GALS56BLOC57ENEMYSPIES58SINK59PEAS60TAROT

All 35 Across answers

1A CANOE6A CAVA10A GEAR14A IKIDYOUNOT16A ACME17A TINDERDATE18A ROME19A ENO20A LADLE21A BANAL22A BELL23A SAIGON25A GAMETHESYSTEM29A AVERSE30A WEK31A BIDE34A PEDI35A AMISS37A ASIA38A ECIG39A LAP40A NANTES42A THATREMINDSME45A CATCHY46A ACTS47A LETBE48A JADEN50A PCP53A ALIA54A PARALEGALS56A BLOC57A ENEMYSPIES58A SINK59A PEAS60A TAROT

All 35 Down answers

1D CITE2D AKIN3D NINO4D ODD5D EYELETS6D CUDDLE7D ANAL8D VOTESYES9D ATE10D GARAGEBANDS11D ECONOMISTS12D AMMAN13D REEL15D ORALHEALTH21D BIT22D BERIGHTBACK24D ASKSNICELY25D GAPE26D AVEC27D MEDITATION28D SWIPE32D DIEM33D EASE36D MARYJANE41D ANTNEST43D ACE44D MADAMS45D CELLI47D LABS49D AREA50D PAIR51D CLEO52D PSST54D PEP55D GPA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Friday, September 25, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Rafael Musa, edited by Will Shortz. It had 70 answers and 32 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Friday. 5 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Sep 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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