NYT Crossword October 4, 2025 Answers
By Ryan McCarty · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from October 4, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A Field of unknowns 7 8A Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985 5 13A Scrapes from a motorcycle fall 8 15A It "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes 5 16A "Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan 9 18A Facedown 5 19A Shrink back 6 20A Place for eggs 3 22A Muttonhead 4 23A Cousin of a springbok 5 24A Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo 9 26A Delight 4 27A Vulcans, for one 9 28A Christmas carol contraction 3 29A Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon" 9 30A Slow-but-steady advancements 9 31A Get a Lyft, say 9 32A Short greetings 3 35A They may stop the presses 9 36A Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated 4 37A Initial challenge 9 38A Knock one out of the park 5 39A With, en français 4 40A Org. offering jumps 3 41A Vittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves" 6 42A Buck the establishment 5 44A Split 9 46A Remains to be seen? 5 47A Certain expectant parents 8 48A Stopped vacillating 5 49A 7-Eleven and Circle K, informally 7Down
1D Focus of an airplane battle, maybe 7 2D Legendary rock singer? 7 3D Containers that are often red 7 4D Halley of Halley's comet 6 5D Cornrow, e.g. 5 6D Skate park fixture 4 7D Mount for Quixote's squire 3 8D Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson 3 9D Assistance for short drivers? 8 10D Walk with exaggerated motions 7 11D ___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker 6 12D California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign 5 14D Type of argument with conflicting accounts 13 17D Result of sleeping in, say 9 21D Moves along quickly, as a horse 7 24D Protects oneself, possum-style 9 25D Fumble around in the dark 5 27D Home of Banff National Park 7 29D Wonder Woman portrayer 5 30D Brouhaha 8 31D "Welsh" dish with melted cheese 7 32D Cuban container 7 33D Water cooler? 7 34D Colorful shawls 7 35D "Are you done guessing?" 6 36D Get bested by 6 37D Grain with a nutty flavor 5 38D Safe job? 5 41D Netflix offerings until 2023 4 43D Source of some flashbacks 3 45D Sucker, for short 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the October 4, 2025 NYT Crossword?
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