NYT Crossword October 5, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Classic target of a troll 9 10A Prized steed 4 14A Little hellions 4 18A Hard to understand 10 20A Latvian capital 4 21A Kindle competitor 4 22A Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? 11 24A Knockoff version of a sweet treat? 9 26A ID on a credit check 3 27A End-of-level showdown 9 29A "When in the ___ of human events ..." 6 30A Bridges 5 32A Vote for 3 33A Paint carelessly 4 34A Alternative to kale 5 35A Projectionist's item 8 38A "If you ask me nicely …" 4 42A Game with players known as "shooters" 5 43A Convenient spot for a cat nap? 10 45A Singer Rita 3 46A Official hand gesture of Hawaii 5 47A "Darn it!" 4 48A 1950s political nickname 3 49A Wild 5 51A The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one 4 52A Zilch 4 53A Prominent feature of dubstep music 4 55A Wrap up tight 6 56A Press coverage 3 57A Scorching 7 59A Agent's good news 7 60A Cryptographers' needs 4 62A Suitable for the middle-aged? 11 65A "Oh, dear!" 4 66A Flies the coop 7 68A Pain-relieving drug 7 69A The Chiffons' "___ So Fine" 3 70A Knitted cap 6 71A Pop icon with a Best Actress award 4 73A Huff and puff? 4 74A "Look what I did!" 4 75A Bewildered 5 76A Polynesian staple 3 77A Twisted do 4 78A Global currency market, for short 5 79A Martial artist Bruce 3 80A Suspicious absence from school? 10 84A Taps on the snoot 5 85A Places 4 87A Snuggle 8 88A Stooge who said "Soitenly!" 5 89A Poses 4 91A "What's up, ___?" 3 92A Wise guys 5 93A Crudely built shack 6 96A Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape 9 99A Barista or barrister 3 102A "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.? 9 104A A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say? 11 107A Present opener? 4 108A Unlike a cover: Abbr. 4 109A Something parents may try to limit for their kids 10 110A See 95-Down 4 111A Creole staple 4 112A In which actors barely go through the motions? 9

Down

1D Surreptitiously loops in, for short 4 2D Troubles 4 3D Low-fat 4 4D ___ Américas 3 5D Many, many mos. 3 6D Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn 7 7D Donny or Marie 6 8D Stockpile 5 9D Light rebukes 4 10D "For crying out loud!" 4 11D Hoot 4 12D Before 3 13D Referee's mistake 7 14D Nighttime demons 6 15D "Wuthering Heights" setting 4 16D Is visually striking 4 17D Portree is the capital of this isle 4 19D Death-___ 7 23D Triangular sign 5 25D Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army 3 28D Like wild meat, sometimes 4 30D Manage to lose, as a tail 5 31D He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic 4 33D Proofreader's mark 4 34D Actor Affleck when he needs a nap? 11 35D Some nonlicensed tributes 6 36D Sluggers' stats 4 37D Startled cries 4 39D Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude? 11 40D "Eureka!" shouter 10 41D Benny Hill theme song 9 42D Oolong or lapsang souchong 10 43D Actor Bill of "Barry" 5 44D Twists side-to-side 4 46D Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net 9 47D Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 5 50D Old-fashioned term of address 4 52D Gratis 5 53D Garden shelter 5 54D Discovery of chemist John Dalton 4 55D "You're cramping my ___" 5 58D Evil alter ego of literature 4 59D Waffle House alternatives 5 61D Sound 4 63D Not follow suit, in bridge 6 64D Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn 5 67D "La Vie en rose" singer 4 71D Sports journalist Linda 4 72D "___, Silver!" 4 74D Gimlets and screwdrivers 5 76D Ad Council spots, for short 4 77D Some memes of the 2000s 7 78D Driver's warning 4 81D Disgusting, in totspeak 7 82D TV journalist Kotb 4 83D What wavy lines in comic strips represent 5 84D "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction 7 86D Became real, as bad news 6 88D Southwestern culinary fusion 6 90D Pigpen 3 92D Extra 5 93D Macbeth or Macduff 4 94D Bygone iPhone button 4 95D Common 110-Across stressor 4 96D Move around and around 4 97D Rapper with a feline-sounding name 4 98D Chest muscles, for short 4 99D Knit 4 100D "This round's ___" 4 101D Effortless ways to advance 4 103D Vex 3 105D Close of business? 3 106D 66, for example: Abbr. 3