NYT Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Thursday, October 2, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword October 2, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from October 2, 2025 contains 78 total clues—39 across and 39 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our NYT crossword archive.

Across Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1A	"That so?" or "Uh-huh, that's so"	YEAH
5A	Abbr. that often follows a comma	ETC
8A	Hardly anyone counts on this anymore	ABACUS
14A	Shakespearean villain	IAGO
15A	Zip	NADA
16A	Wine and dine	WOO
17A	How something distinctive appears	PROMNTLYPROMINENTLY
19A	Any member of a band dubbed "The President's Own"	MARINE
20A	Leveled the playing field, say?	MOWED
21A	Fight night sites	ARENAS
22A	Shortage of a sort	FAMFAMINE
25A	Cardinal's honorific	HISEMNCEHISEMINENCE
27A	Suppose	RECKON
29A	Feel 41-Across	AIL
30A	___ Summitt, legendary women's basketball coach	PAT
33A	Asian city one can view within Instagram?	AGRA
34A	Among others, for short	ETAL
37A	Well-informed	AWARE
39A	Writer Zora ___ Hurston	NEALE
41A	See 29-Across	ILL
42A	Its hands might be near one of yours	WATCH
43A	Common daytime spots for first dates	CAFES
44A	Part of a list at an awards show	NOMENOMINEE
46A	Biker's selection	GEAR
47A	Doc seen for sinusitis	ENT
48A	Austin summer hrs.	CDT
50A	Board meeting handout	AGENDA
52A	Discusses at length	GOESINTO
55A	Pin number?	TEN
56A	Literary detective whose final case is in 1975's "Curtain"	POIROT
59A	Sounds heard in haunted houses	MOANS
61A	What might prompt someone to close a window	UPDATE
62A	Classic computer game whose players avoid hazardous items in a grid … as suggested by this puzzle?	MSWEEPERMINESWEEPER
66A	Eye, slangily	PEEPER
67A	Actress Long	NIA
68A	"You'll ___"	LIVE
69A	Sabotage	UNDERMUNDERMINE
70A	Lift a finger, so to speak	TRY
71A	Output of a social media algorithm	FEED

Down Clues

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Sound from a puppy	YIP
2D	Balance aid	EAR
3D	What might come after many years?	AGO
4D	Ad ___	HOMMHOMINEM
5D	Interweave	ENTWINE
6D	Scrabble rackful	TILES
7D	Half of a noted crime duo	CLYDE
8D	Renowned house at Milan Fashion Week	ARMANI
9D	Cousin of a Danish	BEARCLAW
10D	Match, as subject and verb	AGREE
11D	Biblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear"	CAIN
12D	Bone with a radial notch	ULNA
13D	Candy company known for its chocolate and butterscotch	SEES
18D	Neighborhood in N.Y.C. or L.A.	NOHO
22D	Home of the most Literature Nobelists in history	FRANCE
23D	Greece's largest airline	AEGEAN
24D	Only video game to sell 300 million copies	MCRAFTMINECRAFT
26D	Selfish cry before an evil laugh	MALLMMINEALLMINE
28D	Moolah	KALE
30D	One of four awarded to Bill Nye	PATENT
31D	Crane's place, maybe	ARCADE
32D	Where the film "Argo" is set	TEHRAN
35D	Features of some windows	TINTS
36D	Spanish phone greeting	ALO
38D	Job listing info	WAGE
40D	Moped alternative	ESCOOTER
45D	Erode	EATAWAY
49D	Figure out	DETERMDETERMINE
51D	Out of the park	GONE
52D	Certain Kool-Aid flavor	GRAPE
53D	On the horizon	IMMNTIMMINENT
54D	Polite refusal	NOSIR
56D	___ platter (Chinese restaurant offering)	PUPU
57D	Doing business	OPEN
58D	Carded	IDED
60D	The "s" in the acronym "scuba"	SELF
63D	Pizza, e.g.	PIE
64D	Christmas ___	EVE
65D	Like Malbec wine	RED

The New York Times Crossword has been published since 1942 and is widely considered the gold standard of American crosswords. The puzzle follows a weekly difficulty progression: Monday is the easiest, building up to Saturday's notoriously challenging grid. Sunday features a larger puzzle with Thursday-level difficulty. Edited by Will Shortz since 1993, the NYT crossword has launched countless constructors' careers and remains the most prestigious venue in crossword publishing.

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