The full solution for the NY Times September 21 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Adrianne Baik and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Gimme a Break!.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Vineyard measure ACRE
- 5 Does acid TRIPS
- 10 Tree with doubly serrated leaves ELM
- 13 [Hey!] PSST
- 17 Locations in the game Clue ROOMS
- 19 Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000 HENRI
- 20 Heart of the matter MEAT
- 22 Palindromic Italian number OTTO
- 23 Traditional form of Japanese drama KABUKIT/KATHEATER
- 25 Pro ___ BONO
- 26 Key spot? DOOR
- 27 Entered on tiptoe STOLEIN
- 28 “Love, ___” (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins) ROSIE
- 30 Far from conscious INACOMA
- 32 Kicked off, as a business STARTEDUP
- 34 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade WRECKIT/KATRALPH
- 36 Had TASTED
- 37 Turns off DISGUSTS
- 38 Lace protector AGLET
- 41 “You may ___” BEGIN
- 43 The “me” of “Despicable Me” GRU
- 44 Bonds TIES
- 48 “About Us” pieces BIOS
- 49 Holds dear ADORES
- 51 Small square ONE
- 52 Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow MSNBC
- 53 Self-love EGO
- 54 Phases, to Taylor Swift ERAS
- 55 Game with Indigenous origins LACROSSE
- 58 ___ Fighters (“Everlong” band) FOO
- 59 Festive outdoor lighting options TIKIT/KATORCHES
- 62 Classic drinking “sport” PONG
- 63 “Sorry, maybe next time” WECANT
- 65 “The Last Supper,” e.g. MURAL
- 66 Third-largest land animal HIPPO
- 68 Pokémon enthusiast’s collection CARDS
- 69 Puck’s king OBERON
- 71 Muscle firmness TONE
- 72 Place to perfect a recipe TESTKIT/KATCHEN
- 76 Swanson on “Parks and Recreation” RON
- 77 Game typically played in the dark LASERTAG
- 80 Muchas horas DIAS
- 81 “Was ___ blame?” ITO
- 82 Bad spirit GHOUL
- 84 D.C. pro NAT
- 85 Fight the urge RESIST
- 87 It gets bucks from Broncos FORD
- 88 Does a farm job SOWS
- 89 ___ Island (Georgia resort destination) SEA
- 90 Reform Party founder PEROT
- 91 Feasts DINES
- 92 Like emailed files ATTACHED
- 95 “The Silence of the Lambs” villain LECTER
- 98 Certain rescue pet FOSTERKIT/KATTEN
- 101 Gleeful feeling GIDDINESS
- 104 Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker ECHODOT
- 105 Big jerks ASSES
- 107 Remove, as a coupon CLIPOUT
- 109 Dangerous additive in old paint LEAD
- 110 Whopping VAST
- 112 Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers … or a hint to what’s found in five squares in this puzzle KITKATMINIS
- 114 Croft of video games LARA
- 115 ___ homo ECCE
- 116 Some slushies ICEES
- 117 Perform horribly STINK
- 118 TV host Cohen ANDY
- 119 Joke around KID
- 120 “No man is an island” writer DONNE
- 121 Slumps SAGS
Vertical Clues
- 1 Holiest locales in synagogues, traditionally ARKS
- 2 Applications of polish COATS
- 3 Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one ROBOT
- 4 Models after EMULATES
- 5 1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller THENET
- 6 “V for Vendetta” actor Stephen REA
- 7 Uninvited guest INTRUDER
- 8 Doings before surgery, informally PREOP
- 9 Dubbed ones SIRS
- 10 They might be glowing EMBERS
- 11 Astrological lion LEO
- 12 Filing services? MANICURES
- 13 Programs hosted by SoundCloud PODCASTS
- 14 Happy hour perch STOOL
- 15 Make a big step, perhaps STOMP
- 16 Rabbi’s reading TORAH
- 18 Regular at a park with half-pipes, informally SKIT/KATERAT
- 21 Breaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet TONKIT/KATSU
- 24 Big successes HITS
- 29 Victor’s cry IWIN
- 31 Creative pursuit ART
- 33 Oscar-winning Ariana of “West Side Story” DEBOSE
- 35 December drink EGGNOG
- 37 Gone missing DISAPPEARED
- 38 Assist illegally ABET
- 39 1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture GIGI
- 40 “I made it big time!” LOOKIT/KATMENOW
- 42 Many a skin-care product GEL
- 45 Hip INFASHION
- 46 Black, in verse EBON
- 47 St. Andrews resident SCOT
- 49 Esoteric knowledge ARCANA
- 50 Roald who wrote “Matilda” DAHL
- 51 “? actually, let’s go to plan B” ORNOT
- 52 Members of the mongoose family MEERKIT/KATS
- 54 Jazz composer Garner ERROLL
- 56 Swipe COP
- 57 Go after, as mosquitoes SWATAT
- 60 Graham Greene’s “___ Man in Havana” OUR
- 61 One way to sell stock SHORT
- 64 Public health agcy. CDC
- 67 Bank acct. entry INT
- 68 Several CBS dramas CSIS
- 69 United Way and UNICEF, in brief ORGS
- 70 ___-chic (dressing style) BOHO
- 71 It incited a famous 18th-century “party” TEAACT
- 73 Cleaned up, in a way EDITED
- 74 To be, in Nice ETRE
- 75 Dozes (off) NODS
- 78 Ambush SNEAKIT/KATTACK
- 79 Neighbor of Lux. GER
- 83 Gannett-owned newspaper USATODAY
- 86 “Here’s the thing …” SOLISTEN
- 87 Campground gathering spots FIREPITS
- 89 Worked hard (for) STROVE
- 90 Farm enclosures PENS
- 91 Jeans DENIMS
- 93 ___ Talks TED
- 94 Intense, as an argument HEATED
- 96 Music protector, of a sort CDCASE
- 97 Slope TILT
- 98 Guy FELLA
- 99 What the “dalai” of “Dalai Lama” translates to OCEAN
- 100 Broken piece of pottery SHARD
- 101 Insurer with a green mascot GEICO
- 102 Justice Sotomayor SONIA
- 103 Seeking justice, in a way SUING
- 106 Leave tire marks, say SKID
- 108 Expressions of disapproval TSKS
- 111 B.S. part: Abbr. SCI
- 113 Barbie’s beau KEN
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