The NYT Crossword answers for Monday, October 6th 2025
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NYT Crossword hints: Monday October 6th 2025
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1a. Wished, as a goodbye.
Our hint: To give a command, poetically.
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The past tense of "bid"
5a. English Lit or Intermediate French.
Our hint: Can be taken.
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Great places of learning.
10a. Reckless.
Our hint: Cause to see a doctor.
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Always investigate any strange rashes!
14a. One perched on a lily pad.
Our hint: Croaking, perhaps.
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So cute!
15a. Yankees slugger Judge.
Our hint: Starts with two identical letters.
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.
16a. Sound heard in a cave.
Our hint: Repetition.
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Reverberated sounds.
17a. Fancy one-handed basketball shot.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Imparts a spin on the ball.
19a. Enter.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Welcome!
20a. H.S. senior's exam.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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Important for college admission.
21a. Serious theatrical work.
Our hint: Like a soap, for example.
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Emotionally charged and very dramatic!
22a. Concur.
Our hint: What a nod signifies, perhaps.
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"Sounds good to me!"
23a. ___ splicing.
Our hint: To create a hybrid.
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A touchy subject for some.
25a. Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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One to turn heads!
27a. Language spoken in Kathmandu.
Our hint: Starts with an N.
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Can also be heard in India, Bhutan, Myanmar, and more.
29a. Destiny.
Our hint: There are three of them in Greek mythology.
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Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
30a. Org. looking for alien life.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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Founded in 1984.
31a. Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple"
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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The main character.
33a. Bowler or sombrero.
Our hint: Cap or beanie.
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Headwear, specifically.
36a. Punch in the mouth, slangily.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Doesn't sound very tasty.
40a. "Sure is"
Our hint: Informal agreement.
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Means yes, basically.
41a. Ralph who ran for president four times.
Our hint: Starts with an N.
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Ralph Nader is an American consumer advocate, political activist, author, and attorney.
42a. Falco of "The Sopranos"
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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She played Carmela Soprano.
43a. Popular brand of hiking sandals.
Our hint: “On the water. Over land. Throughout time.”
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A well trusted brand.
44a. Raked in.
Our hint: The appeal of jobs.
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To gather as payment, for example.
47a. Cat's little pink paws, cutesily.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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An informal yet common term.
51a. Feel sorry for.
Our hint: Compassion tinged with sorrow.
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Not a good feeling for either party.
52a. Multinational currency since 2002.
Our hint: Used in France.
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The official currency of the Eurozone.
53a. Blokes.
Our hint: Old blokes in england, maybe.
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Old chap is a common term.
55a. Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us"
Our hint: Pioneering cable pioneer, briefly.
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Stands for "Home Box Office"
58a. Loads.
Our hint: 1000kg.
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Often exagerrated.
59a. What a dog desires from the dinner table... or a hint to 17, 25, 36, and 47- Across.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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People food isn't all that good for dogs! Or even people, in some cases.
61a. Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups.
Our hint: Found in theme parks.
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Like rollercoasters!
62a. Wipe the slate clean?
Our hint: The purpose of a rubber.
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Doesn't work on pen or bad decisions.
63a. As well.
Our hint: In addition to.
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Signals that there is more to come.
64a. Goes steady with.
Our hint: Done with the eyes.
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When you are 'seeing' someone it means you are dating them.
65a. Where shipwreck victims might be marooned.
Our hint: Skye and Man, for example.
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Small island, essentially.
66a. Cold one.
Our hint: An alcoholic beverage.
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One of the world's oldest beverages.
1d. Closest pals always.
Our hint: For short.
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Short for "Best Friends Forever"
2d. Song for a diva.
Our hint: A solo vocal piece.
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A new word for me!
3d. "Stay seated"
Our hint: A three word answer.
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Heard after a plane lands but before it's parked up, perhaps.
4d. Sunny-side-up item.
Our hint: Can be lain.
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Over-easy is another great way to have eggs.
5d. Place for privacy in a library.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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A small and enclosed study space.
6d. ___ Croft, "Tomb Raider" character.
Our hint: Starts with an L.
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A popular video game series.
7d. Welcoming feature of a bakery.
Our hint: An enticing scent.
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A pleasant smell.
8d. Sun phenomenon that can cause radio blackouts.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Bursts of electromagnetic radiation.
9d. TV show with the most Emmy nominations of all time, familiarly (350+)
Our hint: Bad Bunny is the current host.
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"Saturday Night Live"
10d. Music genre for Bob Marley.
Our hint: Invented in Jamaica.
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Don't worry, be happy!
11d. Nut for a squirrel.
Our hint: Found on oaks.
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Can be eaten by humans, too, but it's not very common.
12d. Backed (away from)
Our hint: To receed.
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When someone is feeling ucomfortable.
13d. Beehive production.
Our hint: Bears love it.
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Humans love it too!
18d. Fashion designer Mode in "The Incredibles"
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Known for her short stature and iconic haircut.
22d. Performed on the stage.
Our hint: Played out.
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What actors do!
24d. "Beowulf" or the "Iliad"
Our hint: Incredible.
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Something epic is almost legendary.
26d. Street name in the center of town.
Our hint: Primary.
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Most places have a main street!
27d. Hawaiian goose.
Our hint: Starts with an N.
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How cute!
28d. Skaters who do lifts and twizzles.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A very difficult sport to master!
30d. ___ blue.
Our hint: A light and vibrant shade.
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Like the sky on a nice day.
32d. Language suffix.
Our hint: Also a suffix for nationality.
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Japanese, chinese, vietnamese, etc.
33d. Secret compartment, informally.
Our hint: Two words.
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A good place to stash things.
34d. The A in DNA.
Our hint: Corrosive.
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid, in full.
35d. Most common English word.
Our hint: A determiner.
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It makes a noun specific.
37d. Where pants may need patching.
Our hint: Weak in the ___.
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Easily scraped, especially as a child.
38d. Source of much igneous rock.
Our hint: Very hot.
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Don't touch it!
39d. Left the area.
Our hint: Took off, in the past.
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To go on the move.
43d. Steakhouse options named for a letter.
Our hint: Very large cuts.
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From the short loin.
45d. Fruit left on teacher's desks, perhaps.
Our hint: Their seeds contain cyanide.
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One of the most common fruits.
46d. Stand up.
Our hint: What the sun does each morning.
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Rise and shine!
47d. Rips.
Our hint: A sign of emotion.
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Tears are released when crying.
48d. Protruding bellybutton type.
Our hint: Starts with an O.
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As opposed to an innie.
49d. Gradually wear away, as soil.
Our hint: Like cliffs on a beach, perhaps.
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When forces of nature eat away at land formations.
50d. Sandbar.
Our hint: A group of fish, perhaps.
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Shoals can be hidden dangers for ships.
54d. Church area next to the chancel.
Our hint: Where the tabernacle can be found.
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Typically found on the eastern end of a church.
56d. Big name in noise-canceling headphones.
Our hint: "Better sound through research"
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Very reliable.
57d. Stench.
Our hint: Typically unpleasant.
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Not like that bakery aroma.
59d. Architect I.M. ____.
Our hint: Starts with a P.
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A world-renowned Chinese-American artist.
60d. Just lovely, informally.
Our hint: The nickname for a cleaning product, perhaps?
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Short for fabulous.
NYT Crossword answers: Monday October 6th 2025
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And there it is! The 6th of October NYT Crossword in all of its glory. We hope this crossword guide was able to help you get out of any pickles you may have found yourself in along the way!
My biggest challenge today was 2d. I had never heard of the word aria before, so not only was I able to exercise my brain with the NYT Crossword today, I was also able to add a whole new word to my vocabulary!
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