The NYT Crossword answers for Tuesday, September 23rd 2025
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NYT Crossword hints: Tuesday September 23rd 2025
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1a. Some cookbook measurements: Abbr.
Our hint: Smaller than a TBSP.
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Short for "teaspoon"
5a. Teacher for just a day, informally.
Our hint: Or the type of sandwiches Subway specializes in.
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Short for "substitute"
8a. Cannon sound.
Our hint: Or what a British villain might say when something goes wrong.
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Quite an explosive sound.
13a. Holly locales, in a Christmas carol.
Our hint: Large meeting spaces.
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Most towns have at least one.
15a. Passover mo., usually.
Our hint: Passover is a major Jewish holiday.
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Short for April.
16a. Iliac artery feeder.
Our hint: The largest artery in the human body.
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Found connected to the left ventricle of the heart.
17a. Inbox contents.
Our hint: Usually begin with "I hope this finds you well"
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Common in the workplace.
18a. *Serves, as soup or ice cream.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A spoon is a much better utensil for soup than a fork.
20a. Line dance.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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A festive dance.
21a. Whole lot.
Our hint: When the measurement goes a little over the top.
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A heaped teaspoon, for example, is a little bit more than your average teaspoon.
22a. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay.
Our hint: Or Miss Mode from "The Incredibles"
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Edna Mode was the designer in charge of the superhero uniforms.
23a. *Gymgoers goal, perhaps.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Abs so defined you could clean clothes on them!
26a. Org. taking X-rays.
Our hint: At the airport.
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Stands for the Transportation Security Administration.
27a. Hollywood's Janet or Vivian.
Our hint: Starts with an L.
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Both incredible actors.
30a. Shambles.
Our hint: Like your house after a party, perhaps.
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Sunday is a good day to fix it up.
33a. Some Rhode Island Reds.
Our hint: The ones who lay eggs.
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Rhode Island Red Hens are a classic American breed.
37a. Elite squad.
Our hint: Better than the B Team.
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The best team there is.
39a. Go ___ over.
Our hint: An evolutionary cousin.
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To go ape is to go crazy.
40a. *Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A music ground often blending traditional and improvised instruments.
42a. Detergent brand.
Our hint: "The power to fight tough stains"
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Known for its stain-removing power!
43a. "On the Road Again", for one.
Our hint: A name of sorts.
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The name of a work.
45a. Go ____ over.
Our hint: A 90s dance movement.
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Gaga was developed by Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin.
46a. Bias.
Our hint: To twist.
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You can skew someone's perspective, for example.
47a. Treasure holder.
Our hint: Heart holder.
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Many treasure chests probably still lie undiscovered, even today.
49a. Nov. 11 honoree.
Our hint: A pet's lifesaver.
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Short for veterinarian.
51a. *Accessory for Abraham Lincoln.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A very tall hat.
58a. Slaughter in the Baseball Hall of 62-Across.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Enos Slaughter was a professional baseball player.
61a. See 58-Across.
Our hint: What stars rise to.
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Don't let it get to your head, though!
62a. Eyewear, informally.
Our hint: Small flecks of dirt, perhaps.
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Specs is another word for glasses.
63a. *Refreshes one's knowledge of.
Our hint: A three word answer.
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To study intensively.
65a. Biggest city in Nebraska.
Our hint: Home of the Reuben Sandwich.
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A sandwich with corned beef and sauerkraut.
66a. Forthright.
Our hint: Not sharp.
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A blunt knife is often more dangerous than a sharp one.
67a. Flesh-eating creature in "The Lord of the Rings"
Our hint: Sting glows blue when they are near.
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Sting is Frodo's legendary sword.
68a. Worker with a van.
Our hint: Hired when moving house.
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Moves large things for you.
69a. Giving back talk.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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Sarcastic and overconfident.
70a. Alternative to white.
Our hint: In the world of bread.
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A more hearty option.
71a. Pharmaceuticals, for short.
Our hint: Don't forget to take them!
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Short for medications.
1d. "Superman & Lois" airer.
Our hint: A two "word" answer.
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C = CBS, W = Warner Bros.
2d. Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997.
Our hint: A Pacific Island.
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Part of Polynesia.
3d. Things that rain might ruin.
Our hint: Detailed steps or itineraries, perhaps.
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Don't you hate it when it rains on the parade?
4d. Doesn't give proper respect.
Our hint: Just a little.
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To slight someone is to disrespect them.
5d. One of the Obama daughters.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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The youngest daughter.
6d. Word before deck or hand.
Our hint: Above.
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To have the upper hand is to have an edge over someone.
7d. Like generalizations.
Our hint: Expansive.
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A broad area is always rather large.
8d. Excommunicate, e.g.
Our hint: To be barred
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"Don't let me see your face here again!"
9d. Flies off the handle.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Often done with one's marbles.
10d. Onetime nickname on the Yankees.
Our hint: For short.
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Short for Alex Rodriguez.
11d. Bowl over.
Our hint: Amaze.
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One can also look stunning.
12d. "Bye!"
Our hint: An old phrase.
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Tata is a rather fancy way of saying goodbye.
14d. Units of concrete.
Our hint: A wide and flat piece.
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Perfect for paving.
19d. Gem that's much mined in Australia.
Our hint: Reflects all the colors of the rainbow.
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Formed via silica-rich water.
24d. Waikiki Beach locale.
Our hint: Starts with an O.
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In Hawaii.
25d. Necklace or anklet bit.
Our hint: Often made using glass, paper, or even flower petals.
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Small, decorative pieces.
28d. Many a character on "The Big Bang Theory"
Our hint: Nerd, perhaps.
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Someone obsessively enthusiastic about a certain subject.
29d. Long-eared leaper.
Our hint: Who the tortoise was racing.
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Slow and steady wins the race!
30d. Gym sight.
Our hint: For floor exercises.
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Usually for stretching or ab exercises.
31d. "Paradise Lost", e.g.
Our hint: Something absolutely incredible.
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"Paradise Lost" was by John Milton.
32d. Son of Adam.
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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The son of Adam and Eve, according to the Bible.
34d. Mayo ingredient.
Our hint: Not the oil.
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Mayo is mainly egg and oil!
35d. Org. for the Knicks and Mavericks.
Our hint: An acronym.
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Stands for the National Basketball Association.
36d. Fail to hold, in a way.
Our hint: To hang.
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Often the product of aging.
38d. Gaping opening.
Our hint: A wide-open mouth.
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The jaws of a great beast, perhaps.
40d. It's not said seriously.
Our hint: Starts with a J.
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"In jest" means as a joke.
41d. Blue-skinned race in "Avatar"
Our hint: Starts with an N.
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A civilization that lives with nature, rather than against it.
44d. Decreases.
Our hint: Reduces.
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Less is more, or so they say.
46d. Camilla vis-a-vis William and Harry, informally.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Often depicted as evil.
48d. Staple of vegan cooking.
Our hint: Made from soybeans.
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A good protein alternative.
50d. ___ salt.
Our hint: Great for aching muscles.
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Composed of magnesium sulfate.
52d. Humidifier's output.
Our hint: Light and airy.
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The gaseus form of a substance.
53d. Atlanta university.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Founded in 1836.
54d. British coins.
Our hint: 100 = One pound.
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The plural of 'penny'
55d. Emit, as a large sigh.
Our hint: To lift.
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Heave ho!
56d. Hurt.
Our hint: A persistent background pain.
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Aches and pains are part of the human experience, unfortunately.
57d. Peter the Great and others.
Our hint: Starts with a silent T.
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A monarch or supreme ruler.
58d. Goes down.
Our hint: And flows.
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Ebbs and flows, like the tide.
59d. The Big Easy.
Our hint: For short.
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Stands for New Orleans, Louisiana.
60d. Burden.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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"It's on us!"
64d. Place for wallowing.
Our hint: Pigs may live there.
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Can also be an infection of the eye.
NYT Crossword answers: Tuesday September 23rd 2025
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And there it is! The Tuesday, 23rd of September, NYT Crossword ticked off your to-do list. Hopefully, this guide was able to help you through it without you losing too much hair or patience!
Many NYT Crosswords have a theme of sorts, and this one was no different. There were several Jug Band-themed hints here, which were very fun! And much easier if you are familiar with what a Jug Band is. Unfortunately, I wasn't, but I sure am now.
That's all for today's puzzle, but if you like to keep your brain active with more of NYT's puzzles, you can also check out our guides on the Wordle hint and answer for Tuesday 29th September and our Connections hint for Tuesday 29th September.
