Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce

Crossword Answer — September 11, 2025

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NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Across

  1. 1City with a view of Mount Vesuvius
  2. 7Minuscule, in cutesy lingo
  3. 13"Seinfeld" role
  4. 14Came unglued
  5. 15Hand-held communication device
  6. 16Get cranky with fatigue, maybe
  7. 17Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short
  8. 18Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce
  9. 19Jam
  10. 21Check out
  11. 23Total
  12. 28Microdosing substance
  13. 29Blowout
  14. 30Sound in a horror film
  15. 31Simpson née Bouvier
  16. 33Tick-borne affliction, informally
  17. 35Treats, as a sprain
  18. 36Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues
  19. 39Marinara tomato
  20. 40Kind of surgeon
  21. 41HI hi
  22. 43Pair of words that are usually contracted
  23. 45Curved shapes
  24. 47Lush
  25. 48One laying a foundation
  26. 49Turner of rock
  27. 50Video surveillance letters
  28. 51"I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff
  29. 53"Out!"
  30. 55Region of South Dakota
  31. 59Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark
  32. 62Author who created Heffalumps and Woozles
  33. 63Current measure
  34. 64Flashiness
  35. 65Answer with a salute

Down

  1. 1Semiaquatic amphibian
  2. 2Resembling
  3. 3Mom, dad and sis, but not bro
  4. 4Took a shine to
  5. 5City WNW of Tulsa
  6. 6Handles
  7. 7Material with a coarse weave
  8. 8Long hyphen
  9. 9H
  10. 10Grandma, in Gloucester
  11. 11Steamy place
  12. 12"You betcha"
  13. 14Lash mark
  14. 16Vices that are best abandoned
  15. 19Antiracist movement since 2013, for short
  16. 20Dance pioneer Duncan
  17. 22Leonhard who helped develop calculus
  18. 24Archangel in "Paradise Lost"
  19. 25Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer
  20. 26Something one might slice
  21. 27Approves
  22. 29Graycoat in the Civil War
  23. 30Briny
  24. 32Organic fertilizer
  25. 34Casaba, e.g.
  26. 37Plethora
  27. 38Courtroom figs.
  28. 39Butter from a farm
  29. 42Dune buggy, e.g., in brief
  30. 44Ready for an emergency, say
  31. 46Time for a trip to the laundromat
  32. 49Alternative to Gain
  33. 50Guest freebies
  34. 52Youngest of the Brontë sisters
  35. 54Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature"
  36. 55Medieval entertainer
  37. 56Good rating for a bond
  38. 57Noncombat region, in brief
  39. 58Cheney of politics
  40. 60Prefix with lingual or lateral
  41. 61"___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. City with a view of Mount Vesuvius — Answer: NAPLES
  2. 7. Minuscule, in cutesy lingo — Answer: TEENSY
  3. 13. "Seinfeld" role — Answer: ELAINE
  4. 14. Came unglued — Answer: WENTAPE
  5. 15. Hand-held communication device — Answer: WALKIE
  6. 16. Get cranky with fatigue, maybe — Answer: NEEDANAP
  7. 17. Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short — Answer: IEDS
  8. 18. Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce — Answer: ALDA
  9. 19. Jam — Answer: BIND
  10. 21. Check out — Answer: TEST
  11. 23. Total — Answer: SUMTO
  12. 28. Microdosing substance — Answer: LSD
  13. 29. Blowout — Answer: ROUT
  14. 30. Sound in a horror film — Answer: SHRIEK
  15. 31. Simpson née Bouvier — Answer: MARGE
  16. 33. Tick-borne affliction, informally — Answer: LYME
  17. 35. Treats, as a sprain — Answer: ICES
  18. 36. Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues — Answer: DOUBLEHEADERS
  19. 39. Marinara tomato — Answer: ROMA
  20. 40. Kind of surgeon — Answer: ORAL
  21. 41. HI hi — Answer: ALOHA
  22. 43. Pair of words that are usually contracted — Answer: ARENOT
  23. 45. Curved shapes — Answer: BOWS
  24. 47. Lush — Answer: SOT
  25. 48. One laying a foundation — Answer: MASON
  26. 49. Turner of rock — Answer: TINA
  27. 50. Video surveillance letters — Answer: CCTV
  28. 51. "I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff — Answer: CAIT
  29. 53. "Out!" — Answer: SHOO
  30. 55. Region of South Dakota — Answer: BADLANDS
  31. 59. Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark — Answer: HUMPTY
  32. 62. Author who created Heffalumps and Woozles — Answer: AAMILNE
  33. 63. Current measure — Answer: AMPERE
  34. 64. Flashiness — Answer: RAZZLE
  35. 65. Answer with a salute — Answer: YESSIR

Down

  1. 1. Semiaquatic amphibian — Answer: NEW
  2. 2. Resembling — Answer: ALA
  3. 3. Mom, dad and sis, but not bro — Answer: PALINDROMES
  4. 4. Took a shine to — Answer: LIKED
  5. 5. City WNW of Tulsa — Answer: ENID
  6. 6. Handles — Answer: SEESTO
  7. 7. Material with a coarse weave — Answer: TEED
  8. 8. Long hyphen — Answer: ENDASH
  9. 9. H — Answer: ETA
  10. 10. Grandma, in Gloucester — Answer: NAN
  11. 11. Steamy place — Answer: SPA
  12. 12. "You betcha" — Answer: YEP
  13. 14. Lash mark — Answer: WELT
  14. 16. Vices that are best abandoned — Answer: NASTYHABITS
  15. 19. Antiracist movement since 2013, for short — Answer: BLM
  16. 20. Dance pioneer Duncan — Answer: ISADORA
  17. 22. Leonhard who helped develop calculus — Answer: EULER
  18. 24. Archangel in "Paradise Lost" — Answer: URIEL
  19. 25. Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer — Answer: MICROSCOPES
  20. 26. Something one might slice — Answer: TEESHOT
  21. 27. Approves — Answer: OKS. Hint: It's a simple way to give the green light! 👍
  22. 29. Graycoat in the Civil War — Answer: REB
  23. 30. Briny — Answer: SEA
  24. 32. Organic fertilizer — Answer: GUANO
  25. 34. Casaba, e.g. — Answer: MELON
  26. 37. Plethora — Answer: LOT
  27. 38. Courtroom figs. — Answer: DAS
  28. 39. Butter from a farm — Answer: RAM
  29. 42. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief — Answer: ATV
  30. 44. Ready for an emergency, say — Answer: ONCALL
  31. 46. Time for a trip to the laundromat — Answer: WASHAY
  32. 49. Alternative to Gain — Answer: TIDE
  33. 50. Guest freebies — Answer: COMPS
  34. 52. Youngest of the Brontë sisters — Answer: ANNE
  35. 54. Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature" — Answer: HUME
  36. 55. Medieval entertainer — Answer: BAR
  37. 56. Good rating for a bond — Answer: AAA
  38. 57. Noncombat region, in brief — Answer: DMZ
  39. 58. Cheney of politics — Answer: LIZ
  40. 60. Prefix with lingual or lateral — Answer: TRI
  41. 61. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album") — Answer: YER

The answer to “Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce” in the New York Times crossword is ALDA — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on September 11, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 18-Across. 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.

“Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce” answer

ALDA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ALDA

ALDA is the 4-letter solution that fits "Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 11, 2025 (18-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce”?

The answer is ALDA, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 11, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce”?

4 letters: ALDA.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on September 11, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 18-Across.

Can “Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce” 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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