NYT Crossword October 3, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Smooths out some rough edges 5 6A Content commonly consumed by commuters 8 14A One end of a lap 5 15A Service to foster parents? 9 16A Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth 5 17A Path to the Oscars 9 18A Condition that may be treated with SSRIs 4 19A "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric) 4 20A They help you get a grip 5 21A Slapdash 7 23A Diploma equivalent, for short 3 24A Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" 5 25A Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name 4 27A Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief 3 30A Stops on a world tour, say 6 31A Something placed by a confident person 3 32A Choo-choo train sound 4 33A Professional juggling act? 15 36A Pest control targets 4 37A When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?" 3 38A On deck 6 39A "May I help you?" 3 40A Vans alternative 4 41A Staggering blows? 5 42A Set unit 3 43A Alfresco dining spot 7 45A Stuffed 5 48A Word after trumpet or tiger 4 49A Welcoming 4 51A Ones who are quick to complain 9 53A Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world 5 54A "If you don't believe me …" 9 55A Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe 5 56A Something raised during Oktoberfest 8 57A Sprang 5

Down

1D Not listen to, as on Spotify 4 2D "Apparently we weren't done with these" 10 3D Some push notifications 10 4D Bad internet connections? 9 5D The first one was issued in 1936, for short 3 6D "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can" 15 7D Chances 4 8D Boxing Day mo. 3 9D More than wants 6 10D Stinging the eyes, say 5 11D Ones easily fooled 4 12D Cherry, but not strawberry 4 13D 7-5 and 6-0, e.g. 4 15D Forgets to proorfeed, say 4 19D Can't get enough of something 8 22D One under a mare's care 4 23D Lose it 8 26D Net 3 27D Luxurious European gambling mecca 10 28D Reality shows? 10 29D One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower 4 30D What comes before we go? 4 32D One skilled at withholding details 9 34D Besties, maybe 3 35D Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" 4 40D Stickler, of a sort 6 42D Ridged rod in construction 5 44D "Who ___?" 4 45D Not a striking personality? 4 46D British bum 4 47D Kiddo 4 48D National symbol of England 4 50D Self-___ 4 52D What a wave might mean 3 53D Vast amount 3