Problem solver's cry

Crossword Answer — September 04, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 04, 2025

By Colin Ernst

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Across

  1. 1Train unit
  2. 4One means of going up a hill
  3. 8Builds
  4. 14Tap it
  5. 15Reese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde"
  6. 16Fictional land of magic and talking animals
  7. 17Baseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600"
  8. 19Playground retort
  9. 20Untouchable
  10. 21Goalie's stat
  11. 23Genre for "Sunset Boulevard"
  12. 24Designation for some audio connectors
  13. 25Inch (toward)
  14. 29Had the reins
  15. 31Give and take
  16. 32Word with stop or prize
  17. 33Financial support
  18. 36Lose firmness
  19. 38Punk subculture
  20. 39World capital in central Anatolia
  21. 40Woke
  22. 42That little thing you do?
  23. 43Inits. for cinephiles
  24. 45Struggle to decide
  25. 46"___ a roll!"
  26. 48Spreadsheet units
  27. 50In good shape
  28. 51Corn syrup brand
  29. 52Book of Mormon book
  30. 53Plant watcher, for short
  31. 56Helped temporarily, with "over"
  32. 58Chops
  33. 60High-end suit
  34. 63Locale for a couples cruise?
  35. 65Milieu for the Flying Wallendas
  36. 66Obsessed with
  37. 67Reed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  38. 68Celestial omens, to some
  39. 69Make tears
  40. 70Mind meld?

Down

  1. 1Part of an airplane
  2. 2Where Davy Crockett died, with "the"
  3. 3Athlete tackling El Capitan, e.g.
  4. 4Relative of a gull
  5. 5Down
  6. 6___-country
  7. 7See 49-Down
  8. 8A bunch of fruit may grow on it
  9. 9Hurry
  10. 10Wiped out
  11. 11___ International, channel seen in hotel rooms worldwide
  12. 12"Deck the Halls" contraction
  13. 13___ Tiago, largest of the Cape Verde islands
  14. 18Problem solver's cry
  15. 22"___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet"
  16. 24N.Y. Rangers' home
  17. 26Investor's question for a start-up, to which 3-, 8-, 35- and 49-/7-Down reply "Yes!"'
  18. 27One of the Addams family
  19. 28Slowly diminish
  20. 30Gossip
  21. 33Dyeing technique
  22. 34Jungian archetype
  23. 35Who popularized the proverb "With great power comes great responsibility"
  24. 37Clown
  25. 41Weddings
  26. 44Traffic director
  27. 45Fool
  28. 47Write, as music
  29. 49With 7-Down, worker who likely knows the ropes
  30. 54Subs
  31. 55Invite from atop the stairs, say
  32. 57When ties get untied, for short
  33. 58___ in three
  34. 59Place offering a Rise 'N Shine breakfast
  35. 60Epitome of simplicity
  36. 61"Flying Down to ___" (1933 film)
  37. 62Lion keeper?
  38. 64Start to count?

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Train unit — Answer: CAR
  2. 4. One means of going up a hill — Answer: TBAR
  3. 8. Builds — Answer: ERECTS
  4. 14. Tap it — Answer: ALE
  5. 15. Reese Witherspoon's role in "Legally Blonde" — Answer: ELLE
  6. 16. Fictional land of magic and talking animals — Answer: NARNIA
  7. 17. Baseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600" — Answer: BABERUTH
  8. 19. Playground retort — Answer: ICANSO
  9. 20. Untouchable — Answer: IMMUNE
  10. 21. Goalie's stat — Answer: SAVES
  11. 23. Genre for "Sunset Boulevard" — Answer: NOIR
  12. 24. Designation for some audio connectors — Answer: MALE
  13. 25. Inch (toward) — Answer: EDGE
  14. 29. Had the reins — Answer: LED
  15. 31. Give and take — Answer: SWAP
  16. 32. Word with stop or prize — Answer: DOOR
  17. 33. Financial support — Answer: BACKING
  18. 36. Lose firmness — Answer: SAG
  19. 38. Punk subculture — Answer: EMO
  20. 39. World capital in central Anatolia — Answer: ANKARA
  21. 40. Woke — Answer: ROUSED
  22. 42. That little thing you do? — Answer: TIC
  23. 43. Inits. for cinephiles — Answer: TMC
  24. 45. Struggle to decide — Answer: AGONIZE
  25. 46. "___ a roll!" — Answer: IMON
  26. 48. Spreadsheet units — Answer: ROWS
  27. 50. In good shape — Answer: FIT
  28. 51. Corn syrup brand — Answer: KARO
  29. 52. Book of Mormon book — Answer: ENOS
  30. 53. Plant watcher, for short — Answer: OSHA
  31. 56. Helped temporarily, with "over" — Answer: TIDED
  32. 58. Chops — Answer: MINCES
  33. 60. High-end suit — Answer: ARMANI
  34. 63. Locale for a couples cruise? — Answer: NOAHSARK
  35. 65. Milieu for the Flying Wallendas — Answer: BIGTOP
  36. 66. Obsessed with — Answer: INTO
  37. 67. Reed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — Answer: LOU
  38. 68. Celestial omens, to some — Answer: COMETS
  39. 69. Make tears — Answer: WEEP
  40. 70. Mind meld? — Answer: ESP

Down

  1. 1. Part of an airplane — Answer: CABIN
  2. 2. Where Davy Crockett died, with "the" — Answer: ALAMO
  3. 3. Athlete tackling El Capitan, e.g. — Answer: REBMILCKCOR
  4. 4. Relative of a gull — Answer: TERN
  5. 5. Down — Answer: BLUE
  6. 6. ___-country — Answer: ALT
  7. 7. See 49-Down — Answer: REHSAW
  8. 8. A bunch of fruit may grow on it — Answer: ENIVEPARG
  9. 9. Hurry — Answer: RACE
  10. 10. Wiped out — Answer: ERASED
  11. 11. ___ International, channel seen in hotel rooms worldwide — Answer: CNN
  12. 12. "Deck the Halls" contraction — Answer: TIS
  13. 13. ___ Tiago, largest of the Cape Verde islands — Answer: SAO
  14. 18. Problem solver's cry — Answer: EUREKA
  15. 22. "___, that love, so gentle in his view, / Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!": "Romeo and Juliet" — Answer: ALAS
  16. 24. N.Y. Rangers' home — Answer: MSG
  17. 26. Investor's question for a start-up, to which 3-, 8-, 35- and 49-/7-Down reply "Yes!"' — Answer: DOESITSCALE
  18. 27. One of the Addams family — Answer: GOMEZ
  19. 28. Slowly diminish — Answer: ERODE
  20. 30. Gossip — Answer: DIRT
  21. 33. Dyeing technique — Answer: BATIK
  22. 34. Jungian archetype — Answer: ANIMA
  23. 35. Who popularized the proverb "With great power comes great responsibility" — Answer: NAMREDIPS
  24. 37. Clown — Answer: GOOF
  25. 41. Weddings — Answer: UNIONS
  26. 44. Traffic director — Answer: CONE
  27. 45. Fool — Answer: ASS
  28. 47. Write, as music — Answer: NOTATE
  29. 49. With 7-Down, worker who likely knows the ropes — Answer: WODNIW
  30. 54. Subs — Answer: HEROS
  31. 55. Invite from atop the stairs, say — Answer: ASKUP
  32. 57. When ties get untied, for short — Answer: INOT
  33. 58. ___ in three — Answer: MATE
  34. 59. Place offering a Rise 'N Shine breakfast — Answer: IHOP
  35. 60. Epitome of simplicity — Answer: ABC
  36. 61. "Flying Down to ___" (1933 film) — Answer: RIO
  37. 62. Lion keeper? — Answer: MGM
  38. 64. Start to count? — Answer: ONE

The answer to “Problem solver's cry” in the New York Times crossword is EUREKA — a 6-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on September 4, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 18-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“Problem solver's cry” answer

EUREKA (6 letters)

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Why the answer is EUREKA

EUREKA is the 6-letter solution that fits "Problem solver's cry" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 4, 2025 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Thursday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Problem solver's cry”?

The answer is EUREKA, a 6-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 4, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Problem solver's cry”?

6 letters: EUREKA.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on September 4, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 18-Down.

Can “Problem solver's cry” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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