NYT Crossword Answers 10/02/25

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Across Clues

• 1 “That so?” or “Uh-huh, that’s so” YEAH
• 5 Abbr. that often follows a comma ETC
• 8 Hardly anyone counts on this anymore ABACUS
• 14 Shakespearean villain IAGO
• 15 Zip NIL
• 16 Wine and dine REGALE
• 17 How something distinctive appears PROMINENTLY
• 19 Any member of a band dubbed “The President’s Own” MARINE
• 20 Leveled the playing field, say? MOWED
• 21 Fight night sites ARENAS
• 22 Shortage of a sort FAMINE
• 25 Cardinal’s honorific HISEMINENCE
• 27 Suppose RECKON
• 29 Feel 41-Across AIL
• 30 ___ Summitt, legendary women’s basketball coach PAT
• 33 Asian city one can view within Instagram? AGRA
• 34 Among others, for short ETAL
• 37 Well-informed AWARE
• 39 Writer Zora ___ Hurston NEALE
• 41 See 29-Across ILL
• 42 Its hands might be near one of yours WATCH
• 43 Common daytime spots for first dates CAFES
• 44 Part of a list at an awards show NOMINEE
• 46 Biker’s selection GEAR
• 47 Doc seen for sinusitis ENT
• 48 Austin summer hrs. CDT
• 50 Board meeting handout AGENDA
• 52 Discusses at length GOESINTO
• 55 Pin number? TEN
• 56 Literary detective whose final case is in 1975’s “Curtain” POIROT
• 59 Sounds heard in haunted houses MOANS
• 61 What might prompt someone to close a window UPDATE
• 62 Classic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid ? as suggested by this puzzle? MINESWEEPER
• 66 Eye, slangily PEEPER
• 67 Actress Long NIA
• 68 “You’ll ___” LIVE
• 69 Sabotage UNDERMINE
• 70 Lift a finger, so to speak TRY
• 71 Output of a social media algorithm FEED

Vertical Clues

• 1 Sound from a puppy YIP
• 2 Balance aid EAR
• 3 What might come after many years? AGO
• 4 Ad ___ HOMINEM
• 5 Interweave ENTWINE
• 6 Scrabble rackful TILES
• 7 Half of a noted crime duo CLYDE
• 8 Renowned house at Milan Fashion Week ARMANI
• 9 Cousin of a Danish BEARCLAW
• 10 Match, as subject and verb AGREE
• 11 Biblical person who says “My punishment is greater than I can bear” CAIN
• 12 Bone with a radial notch ULNA
• 13 Candy company known for its chocolate and butterscotch SEES
• 18 Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A. NOHO
• 22 Home of the most Literature Nobelists in history FRANCE
• 23 Greece’s largest airline AEGEAN
• 24 Only video game to sell 300 million copies MINECRAFT
• 26 Selfish cry before an evil laugh MINEALLMINE
• 28 Moolah KALE
• 30 One of four awarded to Bill Nye PATENT
• 31 Crane’s place, maybe ARCADE
• 32 Where the film “Argo” is set TEHRAN
• 35 Features of some windows TINTS
• 36 Spanish phone greeting ALO
• 38 Job listing info WAGE
• 40 Moped alternative ESCOOTER
• 45 Erode EATAWAY
• 49 Figure out DETERMINE
• 51 Out of the park GONE
• 52 Certain Kool-Aid flavor GRAPE
• 53 On the horizon IMMINENT
• 54 Polite refusal NOSIR
• 56 ___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering) PUPU
• 57 Doing business OPEN
• 58 Carded IDED
• 60 The “s” in the acronym “scuba” SELF
• 63 Pizza, e.g. PIE
• 64 Christmas ___ EVE
• 65 Like Malbec wine RED