NYT Crossword October 6, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Wished, as a goodbye 4 5A English Lit or Intermediate French 5 10A Reckless 4 14A One perched on a lily pad 4 15A Yankees slugger Judge 5 16A Sound heard in a cave 4 17A Fancy one-handed basketball shot 10 19A Enter 4 20A H.S. senior's exam 3 21A Serious theatrical work 5 22A Concur 5 23A ___ splicing 4 25A Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say 8 27A Language spoken in Kathmandu 6 29A Destiny 4 30A Org. looking for alien life 4 31A Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple" 5 33A Bowler or sombrero 3 36A Punch in the mouth, slangily 15 40A "Sure is" 3 41A Ralph who ran for president four times 5 42A Falco of "The Sopranos" 4 43A Popular brand of hiking sandals 4 44A Raked in 6 47A Cat's little pink paws, cutesily 8 51A Feel sorry for 4 52A Multinational currency since 2002 5 53A Blokes 5 55A Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us" 3 58A Loads 4 59A What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across 10 61A Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups 4 62A Wipe the slate clean? 5 63A As well 4 64A Goes steady with 4 65A Where shipwreck victims might be marooned 5 66A Cold one 4

Down

1D Closest pals always 4 2D Song for a diva 4 3D "Stay seated" 9 4D Sunny-side-up item 3 5D Place for privacy in a library 6 6D ___ Croft, "Tomb Raider" character 4 7D Welcoming feature of a bakery 5 8D Sun phenomenon that can cause radio blackouts 10 9D TV show with the most Emmy nominations of all time, familiarly (350+) 3 10D Music genre for Bob Marley 6 11D Nut for a squirrel 5 12D Backed (away from) 5 13D Beehive production 5 18D Fashion designer Mode in "The Incredibles" 4 22D Performed on the stage 5 24D "Beowulf" or the "Iliad" 4 26D Street name in the center of town 4 27D Hawaiian goose 4 28D Skaters who do lifts and twizzles 10 30D ___ blue 3 32D Language suffix 3 33D Secret compartment, informally 9 34D The "A" in DNA 4 35D Most common English word 3 37D Where pants may need patching 5 38D Source of much igneous rock 4 39D Left the area 4 43D Steakhouse options named for a letter 6 45D Fruit left on teachers' desks, perhaps 6 46D Stand up 4 47D Rips 5 48D Protruding bellybutton type 5 49D Gradually wear away, as soil 5 50D Sandbar 5 54D Church area next to the chancel 4 56D Big name in noise-canceling headphones 4 57D Stench 4 59D Architect I.M. ___ 3 60D Just lovely, informally 3