The Crossword Answers NYT - September 28, 2025

across

• Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware") Crossword Clue

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  EMPTOR

• Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking Crossword Clue

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  PAPRIKA

• Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body Crossword Clue

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  ICEMAN

• Arizona county or Indigenous people Crossword Clue

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  MOHAVE

• Tries some water, say Crossword Clue

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  HASASIP

• Like a win-win situation Crossword Clue

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  NOLOSE

• ___ law, concept in computing technology Crossword Clue

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  MOORES

• Alternative to a nanny Crossword Clue

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  DAYCARE

• Fire starters Crossword Clue

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  FLINTS

• Contents of a flagon Crossword Clue

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  ALE

• Ole Miss athletes, to fans Crossword Clue

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  REBS

• X Crossword Clue

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  CHI

• ___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom Crossword Clue

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  DRED

• Org. not getting many happy returns? Crossword Clue

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  IRS

• Remove surgically, as tissue Crossword Clue

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  ABLATE

• "They tell me …" Crossword Clue

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  IHEAR

• Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon Crossword Clue

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  EROICA

• Class that might cause some high schoolers to blush Crossword Clue

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  HEALTH

• Sprawling Indian metropolis Crossword Clue

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  DELHI

• Like some bridges Crossword Clue

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  DENTAL

• "Let me check on that" Crossword Clue

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  ILLASK

• Expiates, with "for" Crossword Clue

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  ATONES

• Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letter Crossword Clue

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  EVAN

• Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across Crossword Clue

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  EVA

• Rap battle participants Crossword Clue

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  MCS

• Tampa Bay athlete, in brief Crossword Clue

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  BUC

• Twists off course, as a ship Crossword Clue

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  YAWS

• Witch Crossword Clue

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  HAG

• Exploited Crossword Clue

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  USED

• "Weekend Update" co-host Michael Crossword Clue

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  CHE

• All over again Crossword Clue

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  ANEW

• ___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images Crossword Clue

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  GEO

• Where a hurricane forms Crossword Clue

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  OCEAN

• Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps Crossword Clue

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  SENDACARD

• At dawn, say Crossword Clue

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  EARLY

• Mammal with long whiskers Crossword Clue

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  WALRUS

• Extra Crossword Clue

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  BONUS

• They stand for art Crossword Clue

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  EASELS

• Called Crossword Clue

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  TERMED

• ___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" Crossword Clue

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  ANDRA

• Celebrity chef Ina Crossword Clue

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  GARTEN

• Demanding entertainer Crossword Clue

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  DIVA

• X Crossword Clue

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  TEN

• He was né Clay Crossword Clue

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  ALI

• Watchdog's warning Crossword Clue

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  GRR

• Words of understanding Crossword Clue

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  ISEE

• Outback baby Crossword Clue

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  JOEY

• Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain Crossword Clue

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  UFO

• Do-over at Wimbledon Crossword Clue

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  LET

• Kind of sauce at a sushi bar Crossword Clue

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  EEL

• Sewer in American history Crossword Clue

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  ROSS

• "Weekend Update" show, for short Crossword Clue

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  SNL

• Zipped Crossword Clue

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  SPED

• Like some alcohol … or places that prohibit alcohol Crossword Clue

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  DRY

• Not present and not excused, for short Crossword Clue

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  AWOL

• Foreign policy grp Crossword Clue

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  NSC

• Brezhnev of the Soviet Union Crossword Clue

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  LEONID

• Cherokee and Cheyenne Crossword Clue

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  TRIBES

• Relationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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  FRIENDSWITHBENEFITS

• Starbucks competitor Crossword Clue

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  PEETS

• Spot for an ornament Crossword Clue

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  CARHOOD

• Giants in California and New York Crossword Clue

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  TEAMS

• "Beat it!" Crossword Clue

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  AMSCRAY

• Actor Wilson of "The Office" Crossword Clue

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  RAINN

• Rye, e.g Crossword Clue

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  WHISKEY

• "Wouldn't miss it for the world!" Crossword Clue

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  IMTHERE

• Like slow filers and fast drivers, at times Crossword Clue

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  FINED

• Furniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma Crossword Clue

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  WESTELM

• Lives (in) Crossword Clue

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  RESIDES

• Iditarod transports Crossword Clue

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  SLEDS

• Involves Crossword Clue

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  ENTAILS