NYT Crossword September 5, 2025 Answers

Across

1A One who tries to make a good impression 7 8A Go with 6 14A It has its X's and O's 8 15A Manscapes, perhaps 6 16A Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly 8 17A Destroyed emotionally 6 18A Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City" 4 19A Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums 9 21A Elated 4 22A Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short 3 23A :( 5 25A Pro whose work might be shocking 3 28A Alley ___ 3 30A Sched. placeholder 3 31A Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout 13 35A Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant 13 36A Ground-breaking invention? 13 37A Big N.Y.S.E. news 3 38A Formal duds 3 39A Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road 3 40A What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans 5 43A Bang into 3 45A Musical lead-in to beat 4 49A "OK, don't accept my apology then!" 9 52A Bird that can build tools and remember human faces 4 53A Not family-friendly, in a way 6 54A Logical inconsistency in a story 8 56A Game with a 32-card deck 6 57A Refreshers that can be served with green wedges 8 58A Present 6 59A Gently presses, as a gas pedal 7

Down

1D Skirt 5 2D Water brand whose logo shows the Alps 5 3D Colorful fish with iridescent stripes 9 4D Need for a demo, maybe 3 5D Really small amount 4 6D Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV 5 7D Paragon 15 8D "___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish) 4 9D Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom 5 10D Bounce 5 11D Excess of inventory 9 12D Like canvas grocery bags 8 13D Cookbook qty. 3 14D Does some stretching? 4 20D Constriction of the pupils 6 24D Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0" 3 26D Seriously harm 4 27D "Come on, just once!" 5 29D Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe 5 31D Misses watching a bullfight? 9 32D Word with human or second 6 33D Spot for a speaker 4 34D Young 31-Down 9 35D Bold choice, perhaps? 8 36D Lead-in to integration 3 41D Not going anywhere 5 42D Provided with, as anonymous tips 5 44D Obama family member with credits as a TV writer 5 46D Noted ring bearer 5 47D Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves 5 48D Has an unsettled Venmo request, say 4 50D Cold one 4 51D Monks' honorifics 4 53D Jewish honorific 3 55D Bit of concert merch 3