NYT Crossword September 8, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Like the proverbial period before a storm 4 5A Cooking device in a fast-food restaurant 5 10A Animal that moos 3 13A Thin woodwind 4 14A Condiment with four vowels in its name 5 15A Father 4 16A *Pad in a makeup kit 10 18A "Fine by me" 4 19A December 24 is a notable one 3 20A Prayer's end 4 21A Places for flag pins or mics 6 23A Oasis setting 6 25A Outstanding people 6 27A No contest, for example 4 29A $7 million for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl, say 6 31A Pound sounds 4 34A "Highway to Hell" band 4 36A Winner of 2008 and 2012 5 38A Mauna ___ Observatory 3 39A Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues 7 41A Small criticism 3 42A Flower symbolizing early love 5 44A Follow commands 4 45A 4K screen precursor 4 46A Big clothing retailer headquartered in Freeport, Maine 6 48A Place for un béret 4 50A Ones wearing white at weddings 6 52A Show of respect to a queen 6 56A Dropping off mail at the post office or picking up a prescription 6 58A Exam on which Elle Woods scored 179 in "Legally Blonde," for short 4 60A Cry of discovery 3 61A Swarm (with) 4 62A *Assignment on a plane 10 65A Signed vows of secrecy, for short 4 66A Chose 5 67A Toboggan, e.g. 4 68A Pop, as "the question" 3 69A Filthy 5 70A Totally understands 4

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1D Managed well enough 5 2D Higher than on the totem pole 5 3D Home Depot competitor 5 4D Size between small and large: Abbr. 3 5D Minor-league club 8 6D Ready to be picked 4 7D The "Y" of Y.A. books 5 8D Keebler worker 3 9D Hunted (through) 6 10D *Bakery display piece 9 11D Iridescent stone 4 12D House ___ and Means Committee 4 15D Can-opening mechanism 6 17D ___ Grey tea 4 22D Slugger Judge 5 24D Limited releases on Spotify, informally 3 26D Article of sports equipment that needs to be strung 6 28D Part of a play with the opening scene 6 30D Send off 4 31D 100% 3 32D Make annoyed 4 33D *Days off following October midterms 9 35D Hit on a vape pen 3 37D Off-roading transport, in brief 3 39D Strand during winter, say 5 40D Superficially attractive sort 8 43D Georgia politico Stacey ___ 6 45D 2013 movie about an A.I. crush 3 47D Attaches 6 49D Ballerina's garb 4 51D Some bed supports 5 53D Hold to discuss at a later time 5 54D Word before metal or music 5 55D Fabric amounts 5 56D Italian erupter 4 57D Cincinnati baseball franchise 4 59D Editor's mark 4 63D Pesticide regulator, in brief 3 64D Food seasoning, for short 3