Thursday, September 25, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire
- 5Dad on "Family Guy"
- 10Word after long or before paper
- 14Film unit
- 15"Pardon me," in Padua
- 16Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!)
- 17Airline known for tight security
- 18Continental products
- 19Disney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?"
- 20Illegally siphon funds
- 23Grand Ole ___
- 24Subj. studied with the help of telescopes
- 25Property owner subject to a legal claim
- 28Law derived from the Quran
- 32"Not interested"
- 33Snitch
- 36Savanna antelope
- 37Common street name
- 38Quivers
- 41Android alternative
- 42Some necklines
- 44"I'm here to help"
- 45Look greedily
- 46Livestock identifiers
- 48Bit of fraternity party headgear
- 50Actress Garr
- 51Final stroke of most rounds
- 52What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense
- 59Big name in laptops
- 60Only president not born in the continental U.S.
- 61"I'll handle that!"
- 62Beginning of every Washington State ZIP code
- 63Steakhouse choice
- 64Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover
- 65Disapproving sounds
- 66Celebratory events
- 67Tore
Down
- 1Blast loudly
- 2Anaheim ballplayers
- 3String of wins or losses
- 4Studs
- 5Apple shop
- 6Spell out
- 7Replace the sod of
- 8Programs in advance
- 9Pastors' concerns
- 10Possibility
- 11Standard music equipment
- 12Scratch and save
- 13Carved part of a piece of jewelry
- 21Terrible storm
- 22Sees red
- 25Replace on the mound
- 26Traveler's aid, familiarly
- 27Storage item on some ocean voyages
- 29Stop slouching
- 30Shoe polish brand
- 31Determined
- 33Strain's partner
- 34Freeze-___
- 35Enter into a plot?
- 39Show that you think something isn't important
- 40The Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990s
- 43Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe
- 45Shipping weight units
- 47Stop's opposite
- 49Alaska native
- 52Incubator occupant in a neonatal unit
- 53Crucial difficulty to get through
- 54Neophyte
- 55Shipwreck locales, often
- 56Headgear for a bicyclist
- 57Step with confidence
- 58Beat in competition
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire — Answer: AGRA
- 5. Dad on "Family Guy" — Answer: PETER
- 10. Word after long or before paper — Answer: TERM
- 14. Film unit — Answer: REEL
- 15. "Pardon me," in Padua — Answer: SCUSI
- 16. Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!) — Answer: ERIE
- 17. Airline known for tight security — Answer: ELAL
- 18. Continental products — Answer: TIRES
- 19. Disney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?" — Answer: NEMO
- 20. Illegally siphon funds — Answer: SKIMOFFTHETOP
- 23. Grand Ole ___ — Answer: OPRY
- 24. Subj. studied with the help of telescopes — Answer: SETI
- 25. Property owner subject to a legal claim — Answer: LIENEE
- 28. Law derived from the Quran — Answer: SHARIA
- 32. "Not interested" — Answer: IPASS
- 33. Snitch — Answer: RAT
- 36. Savanna antelope — Answer: ELAND
- 37. Common street name — Answer: ELM
- 38. Quivers — Answer: TREMORS
- 41. Android alternative — Answer: IOS
- 42. Some necklines — Answer: VEES
- 44. "I'm here to help" — Answer: USEME
- 45. Look greedily — Answer: OGLE
- 46. Livestock identifiers — Answer: EARTAGS
- 48. Bit of fraternity party headgear — Answer: BEERHAT
- 50. Actress Garr — Answer: TERI
- 51. Final stroke of most rounds — Answer: PUTT
- 52. What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense — Answer: FIRSTTWOLETTERS
- 59. Big name in laptops — Answer: ASUS
- 60. Only president not born in the continental U.S. — Answer: OBAMA
- 61. "I'll handle that!" — Answer: ONIT
- 62. Beginning of every Washington State ZIP code — Answer: NINE
- 63. Steakhouse choice — Answer: FILET
- 64. Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover — Answer: NUDE
- 65. Disapproving sounds — Answer: TSKS
- 66. Celebratory events — Answer: FESTS
- 67. Tore — Answer: SPED
Down
- 1. Blast loudly — Answer: ARE
- 2. Anaheim ballplayers — Answer: GELS
- 3. String of wins or losses — Answer: REAK
- 4. Studs — Answer: ALLIONS
- 5. Apple shop — Answer: PSTORE
- 6. Spell out — Answer: ECIFY
- 7. Replace the sod of — Answer: TURF
- 8. Programs in advance — Answer: ESETS
- 9. Pastors' concerns — Answer: RISHES
- 10. Possibility — Answer: TENTIAL
- 11. Standard music equipment — Answer: EREO
- 12. Scratch and save — Answer: RIMP
- 13. Carved part of a piece of jewelry — Answer: MEO
- 21. Terrible storm — Answer: MPEST
- 22. Sees red — Answer: ETHES
- 25. Replace on the mound — Answer: LIEVE
- 26. Traveler's aid, familiarly — Answer: IPLEA
- 27. Storage item on some ocean voyages — Answer: EAMERTRUNK
- 29. Stop slouching — Answer: RAIGHTENUP
- 30. Shoe polish brand — Answer: INOLA
- 31. Determined — Answer: ADSET
- 33. Strain's partner — Answer: RESS
- 34. Freeze-___ — Answer: AME
- 35. Enter into a plot? — Answer: TOMB
- 39. Show that you think something isn't important — Answer: RUGITOFF
- 40. The Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990s — Answer: REEPEATS
- 43. Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe — Answer: STESSES
- 45. Shipping weight units — Answer: ORTTONS
- 47. Stop's opposite — Answer: ART
- 49. Alaska native — Answer: EUT
- 52. Incubator occupant in a neonatal unit — Answer: FANT
- 53. Crucial difficulty to get through — Answer: ISIS
- 54. Neophyte — Answer: WBIE
- 55. Shipwreck locales, often — Answer: OALS
- 56. Headgear for a bicyclist — Answer: LMET
- 57. Step with confidence — Answer: RIDE
- 58. Beat in competition — Answer: STED
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