NYT Crossword September 20, 2025 Answers

Across

1A "Hell no!" 9 10A Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will) 5 15A New customs might incite them 9 16A Verso's counterpart 5 17A Spare no indulgence 9 18A Prime 5 19A Free of typos, say 5 20A Hill folk, informally 4 22A Lay off 4 23A Special ___ 3 24A Secure over 5 25A M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm 4 26A Chilling 8 29A Sports org. in a 1976 merger 3 30A Loose sheets in a program, e.g. 7 33A More constricting 7 35A Sullen sorts 6 36A Hit the horn 6 37A "Need anything else from me?" 7 39A Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g. 7 40A Conference acronym 3 41A "Seems like it" 8 43A Typically exaggerated length of time 4 45A Have a standout performance 5 46A Keep to oneself 3 49A Watch unseen 4 50A Typically exaggerated quantity 4 51A Strip of wood from which a bow is carved 5 53A ___ acid (staining agent used in electron microscopy) 5 55A "Later!" 9 57A Big names 5 58A Blow it! 9 59A Famous around-the-world traveler 5 60A Slower, musically 9

Down

1D Catholic university in Florida or its home town 5 2D Kink 5 3D "Love, love, love!" and the like 5 4D Original plot 4 5D Connect with a flame 4 6D Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s 3 7D Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850 7 8D Specialized languages 6 9D Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality" 7 10D Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black" 3 11D Charcoal and wood, for two 5 12D Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream 9 13D Drink drunk the morning after, maybe 9 14D Hidden assets 9 21D B to C, but not A to B 8 24D Big mess 8 26D Word after chicken or breast 4 27D What's wrong? 5 28D Rare showbiz collections 5 30D "Hmm, no idea" 9 31D "I don't like it," in Spanish 9 32D Web master? 9 34D Sounds from 59-Across 4 38D Self-effacing personality trait 7 39D Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts 7 42D Demand upon reaching an "enemy border" 6 44D Bottom of many an ensemble 5 46D Some pilgrims 5 47D Sheets might be placed in them 5 48D Commencement 5 51D Apple attachment 4 52D Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies 4 54D Farmer's market alternative, in brief 3 56D Result of the ’64 Clay/Liston fight 3