Android alternative

Crossword Answer — September 25, 2025

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NYT Crossword Answers

NYT Crossword

Thursday, September 25, 2025

By Jesse Goldberg

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  1. 1Onetime capital of the Mughal EmpireAGRA
  2. 5Dad on "Family Guy"PETER
  3. 10Word after long or before paperTERM
  4. 14Film unitREEL
  5. 15"Pardon me," in PaduaSCUSI
  6. 16Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!)ERIE
  7. 17Airline known for tight securityELAL
  8. 18Continental productsTIRES
  9. 19Disney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?"NEMO
  10. 20Illegally siphon fundsSKIMOFFTHETOP
  11. 23Grand Ole ___OPRY
  12. 24Subj. studied with the help of telescopesSETI
  13. 25Property owner subject to a legal claimLIENEE
  14. 28Law derived from the QuranSHARIA
  15. 32"Not interested"IPASS
  16. 33SnitchRAT
  17. 36Savanna antelopeELAND
  18. 37Common street nameELM
  19. 38QuiversTREMORS
  20. 41Android alternativeIOS
  21. 42Some necklinesVEES
  22. 44"I'm here to help"USEME
  23. 45Look greedilyOGLE
  24. 46Livestock identifiersEARTAGS
  25. 48Bit of fraternity party headgearBEERHAT
  26. 50Actress GarrTERI
  27. 51Final stroke of most roundsPUTT
  28. 52What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make senseFIRSTTWOLETTERS
  29. 59Big name in laptopsASUS
  30. 60Only president not born in the continental U.S.OBAMA
  31. 61"I'll handle that!"ONIT
  32. 62Beginning of every Washington State ZIP codeNINE
  33. 63Steakhouse choiceFILET
  34. 64Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone coverNUDE
  35. 65Disapproving soundsTSKS
  36. 66Celebratory eventsFESTS
  37. 67ToreSPED

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  1. 1Blast loudlyARE
  2. 2Anaheim ballplayersGELS
  3. 3String of wins or lossesREAK
  4. 4StudsALLIONS
  5. 5Apple shopPSTORE
  6. 6Spell outECIFY
  7. 7Replace the sod ofTURF
  8. 8Programs in advanceESETS
  9. 9Pastors' concernsRISHES
  10. 10PossibilityTENTIAL
  11. 11Standard music equipmentEREO
  12. 12Scratch and saveRIMP
  13. 13Carved part of a piece of jewelryMEO
  14. 21Terrible stormMPEST
  15. 22Sees redETHES
  16. 25Replace on the moundLIEVE
  17. 26Traveler's aid, familiarlyIPLEA
  18. 27Storage item on some ocean voyagesEAMERTRUNK
  19. 29Stop slouchingRAIGHTENUP
  20. 30Shoe polish brandINOLA
  21. 31DeterminedADSET
  22. 33Strain's partnerRESS
  23. 34Freeze-___AME
  24. 35Enter into a plot?TOMB
  25. 39Show that you think something isn't importantRUGITOFF
  26. 40The Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990sREEPEATS
  27. 43Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybeSTESSES
  28. 45Shipping weight unitsORTTONS
  29. 47Stop's oppositeART
  30. 49Alaska nativeEUT
  31. 52Incubator occupant in a neonatal unitFANT
  32. 53Crucial difficulty to get throughISIS
  33. 54NeophyteWBIE
  34. 55Shipwreck locales, oftenOALS
  35. 56Headgear for a bicyclistLMET
  36. 57Step with confidenceRIDE
  37. 58Beat in competitionSTED

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire — Answer: AGRA
  2. 5. Dad on "Family Guy" — Answer: PETER
  3. 10. Word after long or before paper — Answer: TERM
  4. 14. Film unit — Answer: REEL
  5. 15. "Pardon me," in Padua — Answer: SCUSI
  6. 16. Home of Minor League Baseball's SeaWolves (more than 350 miles from the ocean!) — Answer: ERIE
  7. 17. Airline known for tight security — Answer: ELAL
  8. 18. Continental products — Answer: TIRES
  9. 19. Disney character who asks "Have you ever met a shark?" — Answer: NEMO
  10. 20. Illegally siphon funds — Answer: SKIMOFFTHETOP
  11. 23. Grand Ole ___ — Answer: OPRY
  12. 24. Subj. studied with the help of telescopes — Answer: SETI
  13. 25. Property owner subject to a legal claim — Answer: LIENEE
  14. 28. Law derived from the Quran — Answer: SHARIA
  15. 32. "Not interested" — Answer: IPASS
  16. 33. Snitch — Answer: RAT
  17. 36. Savanna antelope — Answer: ELAND
  18. 37. Common street name — Answer: ELM
  19. 38. Quivers — Answer: TREMORS
  20. 41. Android alternative — Answer: IOS
  21. 42. Some necklines — Answer: VEES
  22. 44. "I'm here to help" — Answer: USEME
  23. 45. Look greedily — Answer: OGLE
  24. 46. Livestock identifiers — Answer: EARTAGS
  25. 48. Bit of fraternity party headgear — Answer: BEERHAT
  26. 50. Actress Garr — Answer: TERI
  27. 51. Final stroke of most rounds — Answer: PUTT
  28. 52. What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense — Answer: FIRSTTWOLETTERS
  29. 59. Big name in laptops — Answer: ASUS
  30. 60. Only president not born in the continental U.S. — Answer: OBAMA
  31. 61. "I'll handle that!" — Answer: ONIT
  32. 62. Beginning of every Washington State ZIP code — Answer: NINE
  33. 63. Steakhouse choice — Answer: FILET
  34. 64. Like John Lennon on a 1981 Rolling Stone cover — Answer: NUDE
  35. 65. Disapproving sounds — Answer: TSKS
  36. 66. Celebratory events — Answer: FESTS
  37. 67. Tore — Answer: SPED

Down

  1. 1. Blast loudly — Answer: ARE
  2. 2. Anaheim ballplayers — Answer: GELS
  3. 3. String of wins or losses — Answer: REAK
  4. 4. Studs — Answer: ALLIONS
  5. 5. Apple shop — Answer: PSTORE
  6. 6. Spell out — Answer: ECIFY
  7. 7. Replace the sod of — Answer: TURF
  8. 8. Programs in advance — Answer: ESETS
  9. 9. Pastors' concerns — Answer: RISHES
  10. 10. Possibility — Answer: TENTIAL
  11. 11. Standard music equipment — Answer: EREO
  12. 12. Scratch and save — Answer: RIMP
  13. 13. Carved part of a piece of jewelry — Answer: MEO
  14. 21. Terrible storm — Answer: MPEST
  15. 22. Sees red — Answer: ETHES
  16. 25. Replace on the mound — Answer: LIEVE
  17. 26. Traveler's aid, familiarly — Answer: IPLEA
  18. 27. Storage item on some ocean voyages — Answer: EAMERTRUNK
  19. 29. Stop slouching — Answer: RAIGHTENUP
  20. 30. Shoe polish brand — Answer: INOLA
  21. 31. Determined — Answer: ADSET
  22. 33. Strain's partner — Answer: RESS
  23. 34. Freeze-___ — Answer: AME
  24. 35. Enter into a plot? — Answer: TOMB
  25. 39. Show that you think something isn't important — Answer: RUGITOFF
  26. 40. The Chicago Bulls had a pair of them in the 1990s — Answer: REEPEATS
  27. 43. Hors d'oeuvre servers, maybe — Answer: STESSES
  28. 45. Shipping weight units — Answer: ORTTONS
  29. 47. Stop's opposite — Answer: ART
  30. 49. Alaska native — Answer: EUT
  31. 52. Incubator occupant in a neonatal unit — Answer: FANT
  32. 53. Crucial difficulty to get through — Answer: ISIS
  33. 54. Neophyte — Answer: WBIE
  34. 55. Shipwreck locales, often — Answer: OALS
  35. 56. Headgear for a bicyclist — Answer: LMET
  36. 57. Step with confidence — Answer: RIDE
  37. 58. Beat in competition — Answer: STED

The answer to “Android alternative” in the New York Times crossword is IOS — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on September 25, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 41-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.

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