NYT Crossword Answers 09/03/25

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Across Clues

• 1 Project for a beginning knitter SCARF
• 6 Petri dish medium AGAR
• 10 Niecy ___ of “Clean House” NASH
• 14 Exposed, as one’s dirty laundry AIRED
• 15 Protein in a niçoise salad TUNA
• 16 Guthrie who sang “Alice’s Restaurant” ARLO
• 17 Neutral shade in some Florida décor? TAMPABEIGE
• 19 One getting top billing STAR
• 20 Just OK SOSO
• 21 Break in the action LULL
• 22 Censures DAMNS
• 23 Lighthearted invitation for joining one’s sled team? SKIPTOMYLUGE
• 26 [Is this thing on?] TAPTAP
• 29 Fish feared by dragons in “How to Train Your Dragon” EELS
• 30 Cry of defeat ILOST
• 31 Chess piece that can be promoted PAWN
• 34 Creature of Sherpa folklore YETI
• 37 Chop (off) LOP
• 38 Fancify ? or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across ZHUZHUP
• 41 Stalling sounds UHS
• 42 Tolkien trilogy, to fans LOTR
• 44 Word after latch or glom ONTO
• 45 “Death of a Salesman” salesman LOMAN
• 47 A half-filled auditorium, per Robert Frost HELL
• 49 Puts the pedal to the metal GUNSIT
• 50 Headline during a zombie attack? THEDEADSIEGE
• 55 Pair of cymbals with a foot pedal HIHAT
• 56 Gain EARN
• 57 World’s most-watched television franchise, informally IDOL
• 61 School within both Princeton and Carleton? ETON
• 62 Price of makeup at the dollar store, informally? BUCKAROUGE
• 64 No longer applicable MOOT
• 65 Feel sore ACHE
• 66 Console for the game Pitfall! ATARI
• 67 Partner of odds ENDS
• 68 Rhyming word after speed READ
• 69 Loses color PALES

Vertical Clues

• 1 Exams that are often optional SATS
• 2 Florence farewell CIAO
• 3 Munitions ARMS
• 4 Spreads on social media REPOSTS
• 5 Cosmetics-regulating org. FDA
• 6 Couldn’t get enough of ATEUP
• 7 Reason for a tucked tail, perhaps GUILT
• 8 ___-Saxon ANGLO
• 9 Issa of “Insecure” RAE
• 10 How a Dylan impersonator might sing NASALLY
• 11 Tate Modern and others ARTMUSEUMS
• 12 “That slaps,” for something good, e.g. SLANG
• 13 One might be mounted HORSE
• 18 Tiny deviation from a general trend BLIP
• 22 Product from Rit DYE
• 24 New York City deli name KATZ
• 25 It might be fixed at a chef’s table MENU
• 26 Cashier’s tray TILL
• 27 ___ gobi (potato curry) ALOO
• 28 Prepare to do an oil change, say POPTHEHOOD
• 31 “The shoddy sandwich knife couldn’t cut the mustard,” e.g. PUN
• 32 Early H.I.V. med AZT
• 33 “___ knows?” WHO
• 35 Phuket native THAI
• 36 “___ she lovely?” (Stevie Wonder question) ISNT
• 39 Greeting that becomes another greeting if you add an A at the front and reverse it HOLA
• 40 Promote PLUG
• 43 Stinging insects REDANTS
• 46 The least amount a person might give ONEIOTA
• 48 Tennis umpire’s call LET
• 49 Rowlands of “A Woman Under the Influence” GENA
• 50 Subject THEME
• 51 Discover by chance HITON
• 52 Two in a hand DEUCE
• 53 ___ Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” actor SACHA
• 54 Ticked off IRKED
• 58 Twofold DUAL
• 59 Fairy tale baddie OGRE
• 60 Some island rings LEIS
• 62 Setting for many a joke with a priest, a pastor and a rabbi BAR
• 63 Sharp knock RAP