The full solution for the NY Times September 25 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Olympic slalom equipment CANOE
- 6A Spanish sparkling wine CAVA
- 10A First, second or third GEAR
- 14A “For real!” IKIDYOUNOT
- 16A Fictional company famous for its duds ACME
- 17A Outcome of a match, maybe TINDERDATE
- 18A Forum setting ROME
- 19A U2 producer Brian ENO
- 20A Stew on it! LADLE
- 21A Like a whodunit in which the butler did it [duh!] BANAL
- 22A Device seen on a front desk BELL
- 23A Ho Chi Minh City’s former name SAIGON
- 25A Exploit a loophole, e.g. GAMETHESYSTEM
- 29A Disinclined AVERSE
- 30A Supermodel Alek WEK
- 31A ___ one’s time BIDE
- 34A Procedure after which you might wear flip-flops, informally PEDI
- 35A Off AMISS
- 37A ___ Minor ASIA
- 38A Pen that isn’t used for writing, in brief ECIG
- 39A “Karma is a cat / Purring in my ___ ’cause it loves me” (Taylor Swift lyric) LAP
- 40A Port on the Loire NANTES
- 42A “Speaking of which …” THATREMINDSME
- 45A Like an earworm CATCHY
- 46A Play group ACTS
- 47A Not bother LETBE
- 48A Rapper and actor Smith JADEN
- 50A Go-to doc PCP
- 53A Actress Shawkat ALIA
- 54A Ones providing brief assistance? PARALEGALS
- 56A Alliance BLOC
- 57A Invasive plants? ENEMYSPIES
- 58A One might be meat-only or dairy-only in a kosher household SINK
- 59A Morsels often found in fried rice PEAS
- 60A The Devil’s domain TAROT
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Give credit to, in a way CITE
- 2D Analogous AKIN
- 3D ___ Sarratore, “My Brilliant Friend” character NINO
- 4D “How ___” ODD
- 5D Certain loopholes EYELETS
- 6D Spoon, e.g. CUDDLE
- 7D Second Freudian stage ANAL
- 8D Gives one’s approval, in a way VOTESYES
- 9D Past-tense verb that becomes its present tense when you move its last letter to the front ATE
- 10D Sources of some rock GARAGEBANDS
- 11D Some experts of interest? ECONOMISTS
- 12D World capital once known as Philadelphia AMMAN
- 13D Instagram : ___ :: YouTube : Short REEL
- 15D Focus for the foul-mouthed? ORALHEALTH
- 21D Skosh BIT
- 22D “Hang on a sec” BERIGHTBACK
- 24D Says “please,” say ASKSNICELY
- 25D Look stunned GAPE
- 26D “___ plaisir” (“You’re welcome,” in French) AVEC
- 27D Breathtaking activity? MEDITATION
- 28D Take without paying … or a motion made while paying SWIPE
- 32D Per ___ DIEM
- 33D Slip (into) EASE
- 36D Ganja MARYJANE
- 41D Residence that can have thousands of chambers ANTNEST
- 43D Unreturnable pickleball shot ACE
- 44D Polite titles MADAMS
- 45D Instruments in chamber groups CELLI
- 47D Discovery sites LABS
- 49D What’s distorted in a Mercator projection AREA
- 50D Part of a full house PAIR
- 51D Ptolemaic royal, familiarly CLEO
- 52D Poke alternative PSST
- 54D Vim PEP
- 55D Transcript fig. GPA
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