NYT Crossword September 26, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Hogwash 5 6A Smart 4 10A Dip that can be made in a molcajete, for short 4 14A Start of a count-off 5 15A Stream with a lot of shade? 9 17A "You interested?" 5 18A Something a newlywed usually lacks 9 19A Embark 7 21A Some wraps 6 22A Flock : geese :: business : ___ 7 23A Comic book sound 3 24A "Alea iacta ___" ("The die is cast") 3 25A Politician who organized the first congressional hearing on global warming (1981) 6 26A Indigenous person of northern South America 5 28A It holds the line 4 29A Lots and lots 4 31A "Hogwash!" 3 33A Takes in the trash? 13 37A It gets pumped at a party 3 38A "Is this seat taken ...?" 4 39A Pet food brand whose name reflects its founding in Allentown, Pa. 4 41A Blowouts 5 43A Chew on 6 45A "The Walking Dead" network 3 48A Call at the table? 3 49A In need of an evening out? 7 50A Greeting that combines a handshake and an embrace 6 52A Put together 7 53A Sign before picking up 9 55A Border (on) 5 57A Digitally altered videos of celebrities, say 9 58A Race, in a way 5 59A Icelandic saga 4 60A Creature that can be "red-spotted" 4 61A Novelist Ferrante 5

Down

1D Put in stitches 3 2D Talked one's way (out of) 8 3D It might be on display at Comic-Con 9 4D Cleaning product commonly used by pet owners 10 5D One receiving monthly payments 6 6D Drinks made with cardamom 5 7D Word with study or city 4 8D "Who am ___ question?" 3 9D Bowdlerize, maybe 6 10D Enemigo de un ratón 4 11D Serving a purpose 5 12D High points 5 13D It's where the heart is 5 16D Diaper bag item 7 20D Patronized, in a way 5 22D Repeated word in the "Star Wars" prologue 3 23D Variety of violet 5 26D Closing bars 5 27D Classic thing to slip on 10 30D City east of Phoenix 5 32D Didn't get broken 9 34D Search for oneself 7 35D Antibiotic used to treat anthrax 5 36D Problem for someone who's pushing 90, say 8 40D Chicago airport code 3 42D Duchess of Sussex beginning in 2018 6 44D The works? 6 45D Building … or a building material, if you swap its consonants 5 46D Cincinnati sports mascot 5 47D Made some Java, say 5 49D Cockatoo feature 5 51D Purifying filter acronym 4 52D Waxed, in a way 4 54D Scrape (out) 3 56D Org. that measures A.Q.I. 3