One on Santa's team
Crossword Answer — September 09, 2025
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
By Marshal Herrmann
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Home in Havana — Answer: CASA
- 5. Cheese town in northern Holland — Answer: EDAM
- 9. One on Santa's team — Answer: CUPID
- 14. Too fanciful — Answer: OVERIMAGINATIVE
- 17. Fixture above a bathroom sink — Answer: MEDICINECABINET
- 18. Chicago's ___ B. Wells Drive — Answer: IDA
- 19. Singles — Answer: ONES
- 20. Bit of writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne — Answer: TALE
- 21. They bite — Answer: CANINES
- 23. "No problem!" — Answer: SURECAN
- 26. Viewing spot for the Grand Canyon — Answer: RIM
- 27. Hookup for an undercover agent — Answer: WIRE
- 28. Cry accompanying a flamenco dance — Answer: OLE
- 29. Like volume measures — Answer: CUBIC
- 32. Film title character from the "glorious nation of Kazakhstan" — Answer: BORAT
- 33. Overrule — Answer: NIX
- 34. Redding who wrote the song "Respect" — Answer: OTIS
- 35. Purchase on "Wheel of Fortune" ... or every other letter of this puzzle's grid — Answer: VOWEL
- 36. One may be drop-down — Answer: MENU
- 37. Brooks with an EGOT — Answer: MEL
- 38. Put on the payroll — Answer: HIRED
- 39. Bonds tightly — Answer: FUSES
- 40. Disco ___ (1970s) — Answer: ERA
- 41. Like some coffee and hockey pucks — Answer: ICED
- 42. Rabbit's residence — Answer: DEN
- 43. Beyond repair, say — Answer: TOTALED
- 45. Hercules, e.g. — Answer: DEMIGOD
- 49. Country singer Church — Answer: ERIC
- 50. Hawaiian dance — Answer: HULA
- 51. In the manner of — Answer: ALA. Hint: Think of a phrase that suggests doing something in a certain style or way! ✨
- 52. "Hold that thought ..." — Answer: MORETOCOMELATER
- 56. "And switching gears ..." — Answer: ONASEPARATENOTE
- 57. Blush or rose — Answer: COLOR
- 58. First, second or third — Answer: BASE
- 59. 401(k) alternatives — Answer: IRAS
Down
- 1. Crack expert? — Answer: COMIC
- 2. Cosmetics brand — Answer: AVEDA
- 3. Four-door, typically — Answer: SEDAN
- 4. "The Beat With ___ Melber" — Answer: ARI
- 5. Who rapped "I've created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more" — Answer: EMINEM
- 6. Some "Beowulf" characters — Answer: DANES
- 7. Develops, as bourbon in a barrel — Answer: AGES
- 8. ___ drop — Answer: MIC. Hint: Think of what you might hear in a sound studio when recording! 🎤
- 9. Club with dinner and dancing — Answer: CABARET
- 10. Handy — Answer: UTILE
- 11. Some winter decorations — Answer: PINECONES
- 12. "What ___ Done" (Linkin Park song) — Answer: IVE
- 13. The Motor City, on scoreboards — Answer: DET
- 15. Well-known by everyone — Answer: ICONIC
- 16. Not taught — Answer: NATURAL
- 22. Body part that might be blue — Answer: IRIS
- 23. Begat — Answer: SIRED
- 24. Skirt style — Answer: ALINE
- 25. Hub — Answer: NEXUS
- 27. Blew away — Answer: WOWED
- 29. One on Santa's team — Answer: COMET
- 30. In ___ (not yet born) — Answer: UTERO
- 31. Like some treaties — Answer: BILATERAL
- 32. Daydreaming, say — Answer: BORED
- 35. Narco nabber — Answer: VICECOP
- 36. Local bond, informally — Answer: MUNI
- 38. Brand of neon markers — Answer: HILITER
- 39. What "F" can stand for — Answer: FEMALE
- 42. Erase — Answer: DELETE
- 44. Playground retort — Answer: ARESO
- 45. "The Count of Monte Cristo" author — Answer: DUMAS
- 46. It bites — Answer: GATOR
- 47. Soul singer Adams — Answer: OLETA
- 48. Starts of some pranks — Answer: DARES
- 50. Jewish wedding dance — Answer: HORA
- 52. Comfy bit of footwear — Answer: MOC
- 53. Plastic ___ Band — Answer: ONO
- 54. Taxi — Answer: CAB
- 55. What might precede Phone, commercially? — Answer: ANI
The answer to “One on Santa's team” in the New York Times crossword is COMET — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on September 9, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 29-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.
“One on Santa's team” answer
COMET (5 letters)
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Why the answer is COMET
COMET is the 5-letter solution that fits "One on Santa's team" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 9, 2025 (29-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “One on Santa's team” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
- September 9, 2025 (this puzzle) → COMET
- September 9, 2025 → CUPID
More clues from the NYT Crossword on September 9, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Like volume measures → CUBIC
- Redding who wrote the song "Respect" → OTIS
- Brooks with an EGOT → MEL
- Disco ___ (1970s) → ERA
- Beyond repair, say → TOTALED
- Cry accompanying a flamenco dance → OLE
- In ___ (not yet born) → UTERO
- Hookup for an undercover agent → WIRE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for September 9, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
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 Tuesday 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 “One on Santa's team”?
The answer is COMET, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 9, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “One on Santa's team”?
5 letters: COMET.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on September 9, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 29-Down.
Can “One on Santa's team” 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.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for September 9, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.