Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, September 28, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on September 28?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for September 28, 2025
The full solution for the September 28 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, September 28.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for September 28, 2025
Every clue from the September 28 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware") | EMPTOR |
| 7 | Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking | PAPRIKA |
| 14 | Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body | ICEMAN |
| 20 | Arizona county or Indigenous people | MOHAVE |
| 21 | Tries some water, say | HASASIP |
| 22 | Like a win-win situation | NOLOSE |
| 23 | ___ law, concept in computing technology | MOORES |
| 24 | Alternative to a nanny | DAYCARE |
| 25 | Fire starters | FLINTS |
| 26 | Contents of a flagon | ALE |
| 27 | Ole Miss athletes, to fans | REBS |
| 29 | X | CHI |
| 30 | ___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom | DRED |
| 32 | Org. not getting many happy returns? | IRS |
| 33 | Remove surgically, as tissue | ABLATE |
| 35 | "They tell me ..." | IHEAR |
| 37 | Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon | EROICA |
| 39 | Class that might cause some high schoolers to blush | HEALTH |
| 40 | Sprawling Indian metropolis | DELHI |
| 41 | Like some bridges | DENTAL |
| 42 | "Let me check on that" | ILLASK |
| 44 | Expiates, with "for" | ATONES |
| 46 | Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letter | EVAN |
| 49 | Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across | EVA |
| 50 | Rap battle participants | MCS |
| 53 | Tampa Bay athlete, in brief | BUC |
| 54 | Twists off course, as a ship | YAWS |
| 58 | Witch | HAG |
| 59 | Exploited | USED |
| 60 | "Weekend Update" co-host Michael | CHE |
| 61 | All over again | ANEW |
| 63 | ___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images | GEO |
| 64 | Where a hurricane forms | OCEAN |
| 66 | Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps | SENDACARD |
| 69 | At dawn, say | EARLY |
| 71 | Mammal with long whiskers | WALRUS |
| 73 | Extra | BONUS |
| 74 | They stand for art | EASELS |
| 75 | Called | TERMED |
| 77 | ___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" | ANDRA |
| 78 | Celebrity chef Ina | GARTEN |
| 79 | Demanding entertainer | DIVA |
| 80 | X | TEN |
| 82 | He was né Clay | ALI |
| 83 | Watchdog's warning | GRR |
| 84 | Words of understanding | ISEE |
| 86 | Outback baby | JOEY |
| 87 | Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain | UFO |
| 88 | Do-over at Wimbledon | LET |
| 89 | Kind of sauce at a sushi bar | EEL |
| 90 | Sewer in American history | ROSS |
| 91 | "Weekend Update" show, for short | SNL |
| 92 | Zipped | SPED |
| 93 | Like some alcohol ... or places that prohibit alcohol | DRY |
| 94 | Not present and not excused, for short | AWOL |
| 96 | Foreign policy grp. | NSC |
| 97 | Brezhnev of the Soviet Union | LEONID |
| 99 | Cherokee and Cheyenne | TRIBES |
| 101 | Relationship featuring casual intimacy ... or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle | FRIENDSWITHBENEFITS |
| 108 | Starbucks competitor | PEETS |
| 109 | Spot for an ornament | CARHOOD |
| 110 | Giants in California and New York | TEAMS |
| 112 | "Beat it!" | AMSCRAY |
| 115 | Actor Wilson of "The Office" | RAINN |
| 116 | Rye, e.g. | WHISKEY |
| 118 | "Wouldn't miss it for the world!" | IMTHERE |
| 119 | Like slow filers and fast drivers, at times | FINED |
| 120 | Furniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma | WESTELM |
| 121 | Lives (in) | RESIDES |
| 122 | Iditarod transports | SLEDS |
| 123 | Involves | ENTAILS |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition" | EMMA |
| 2 | Dough | MOOLAH |
| 3 | Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek | PHOEBE |
| 4 | Driveway goo | TAR |
| 5 | As a whole | OVERALL |
| 6 | Moves elsewhere | RESETTLES |
| 7 | Tenured profs, often | PHDS |
| 8 | Small battery ... or an org. that might help with a battery | AAA |
| 9 | It's all in your head | PSYCHE |
| 10 | Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible | RACHEL |
| 11 | Book after Song of Solomon | ISAIAH |
| 12 | French cocktail made with crème de cassis | KIR |
| 13 | Mirrored | APED |
| 14 | Reasoned conclusion | INFERENCE |
| 15 | Brewski | COLDONE |
| 16 | Bulldog fan in Connecticut | ELI |
| 17 | Santa ___ | MONICA |
| 18 | Stellar | ASTRAL |
| 19 | Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco | NESS |
| 28 | Minds one's P's and Q's | BEHAVES |
| 31 | Contribute (to), as one's reputation | REDOUND |
| 34 | Been asleep, say | LAIN |
| 35 | Texter's "Beats me" | IDK |
| 36 | Small inlet | RIA |
| 38 | Li'l | ITSY |
| 43 | One-named singer born in Nigeria | SADE |
| 45 | Skier's conveyance | TBAR |
| 46 | Online site for D.I.Y.ers | EHOW |
| 47 | Time out, perhaps | VACATION |
| 48 | Info commonly shown on a board game box | AGELEVEL |
| 50 | Clown around with food? | MCDONALD |
| 51 | City SE of Phoenix | CHANDLER |
| 52 | Purpose of some cameras | SECURITY |
| 55 | Reaches a shared opinion about | AGREESON |
| 56 | Holistic contentment | WELLNESS |
| 57 | Some beans or sauces | SOYS |
| 59 | "E pluribus ___" | UNUM |
| 62 | Sport | WEAR |
| 65 | Matrix | ARRAY |
| 67 | Sun bloc? | NBA |
| 68 | Pretty ___ picture | ASA |
| 70 | Moving around | ASTIR |
| 72 | Attack | SETUPON |
| 74 | You can put a ring on it | EARLOBE |
| 76 | Back | DEFEND |
| 78 | Came back, as hair | GREWIN |
| 79 | Music's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally | DJS |
| 81 | Error message on a Blu-ray device | NODISC |
| 83 | Targeted (to) | GEARED |
| 85 | Key for a quick exit | ESC |
| 92 | Boils with rage | SEESRED |
| 95 | Liberal-leaning | LEFTIST |
| 97 | Chinese "nut" that's really a fruit | LITCHI |
| 98 | Makes small in comparison | DWARFS |
| 99 | Government debt obligations, familiarly | TBONDS |
| 100 | 40 winks | SIESTA |
| 101 | ___ fatale | FEMME |
| 102 | Gets 40 winks | RESTS |
| 103 | Letter-shaped train track piece | IRAIL |
| 104 | "To ___ own self be true" | THINE |
| 105 | Sharpened | HONED |
| 106 | George of "Star Trek" | TAKEI |
| 107 | Bad thing to discover in the pantry | SMELL |
| 108 | AA or JJ, e.g. | PAIR |
| 111 | Jazz singer Sylvia ___ | SYMS |
| 113 | Come to | ARE |
| 114 | "For sure" | YES |
| 116 | Org. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023 | WWE |
| 117 | Kind of party | HEN |
Hints for the September 28 puzzle
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