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NYT Crossword Answers for September 25, 2016

Sunday, September 25, 2016 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, September 25, 2016: 140 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Lament after being backstabbed

    4 letters Hints for Lament after being backstabbed Clue page for Lament after being backstabbed

  2. 5

    Crack up

    5 letters Hints for Crack up Clue page for Crack up

  3. 10

    Test one's metal?

    5 letters Hints for Test one's metal? Clue page for Test one's metal?

  4. 15

    Down

    3 letters Hints for Down Clue page for Down

  5. 18

    Classic word game

    5 letters Hints for Classic word game Clue page for Classic word game

  6. 20

    Dollar competitor

    5 letters Hints for Dollar competitor Clue page for Dollar competitor

  7. 21

    Contemptible sort

    5 letters Hints for Contemptible sort Clue page for Contemptible sort

  8. 22

    "___ linda!" ("How pretty!," in Spanish)

    3 letters Hints for "___ linda!" ("How pretty!," in Spanish) Clue page for "___ linda!" ("How pretty!," in Spanish)

  9. 23

    One who's dunzo

    5 letters Hints for One who's dunzo Clue page for One who's dunzo

  10. 24

    Glossy fabric

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  11. 25

    Dancer's leader

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  12. 26

    The Bulldogs of the S.E.C.

    3 letters Hints for The Bulldogs of the S.E.C. Clue page for The Bulldogs of the S.E.C.

  13. 27

    Line at the side of a photo

    6 letters Hints for Line at the side of a photo Clue page for Line at the side of a photo

  14. 29

    Hoopster observing Ramadan?

    14 letters Hints for Hoopster observing Ramadan? Clue page for Hoopster observing Ramadan?

  15. 32

    Electric ___

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  16. 33

    Shepherd's pie bit

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  17. 35

    River through Seoul

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  18. 36

    Bakery buy

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  19. 37

    Nearly dried-up Asian sea

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  20. 38

    Country whose name becomes its language when you drop its last letter

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  21. 40

    Frequent Winter Olympics setting

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  22. 43

    Sign from a third base coach, say

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  23. 45

    Van Susteren formerly of Fox News

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  24. 46

    Gangster Luciano performing a risqué prank?

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  25. 49

    Ankle-exposing pants

    6 letters Hints for Ankle-exposing pants Clue page for Ankle-exposing pants

  26. 50

    "___ been thinking ..."

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  27. 51

    Captains on The Atlantic, briefly?

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  28. 52

    By and large

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  29. 54

    Neighbor of N.Y.

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  30. 55

    Young swan

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  31. 58

    Colleens

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  32. 60

    Uncommon spelling for a common greeting

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  33. 62

    Whole ___

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  34. 63

    I.Q. test name

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  35. 64

    1982 #1 hit with the line "Watch out boy she'll chew you up"

    8 letters Hints for 1982 #1 hit with the line "Watch out boy she'll chew you up" Clue page for 1982 #1 hit with the line "Watch out boy she'll chew you up"

  36. 67

    Look lecherously

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  37. 68

    Hobo at the wheel?

    11 letters Hints for Hobo at the wheel? Clue page for Hobo at the wheel?

  38. 71

    Cunningness

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  39. 72

    Many web advertisements

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  40. 74

    Overly indulge in

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  41. 75

    Movie Hall

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  42. 76

    Bridge words

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  43. 77

    Evil spirits

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  44. 79

    Gently jabbed

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  45. 80

    Enliven, with "up"

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  46. 82

    Build-it-yourself auto

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  47. 84

    Sugar suffix

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  48. 85

    Flatow of NPR's "Science Friday"

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  49. 86

    Drops a line

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  50. 88

    Where to buy certain Christmas decorations?

    14 letters Hints for Where to buy certain Christmas decorations? Clue page for Where to buy certain Christmas decorations?

  51. 94

    Early PC platform

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  52. 95

    Link with

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  53. 96

    Accident-investigating agcy.

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  54. 97

    Part of STEM, for short

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  55. 98

    Long tale

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  56. 99

    ___-pah

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  57. 100

    Subzero, maybe

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  58. 102

    One whose life is in order?

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  59. 104

    Lament

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  60. 105

    Mild form of corporal punishment?

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  61. 110

    Poor

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  62. 112

    Home of the Pampas: Abbr.

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  63. 113

    "Rumor has it ..."

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  64. 114

    Partner of live

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  65. 116

    Actress Swinton

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  66. 117

    Golfer Michelle

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  67. 118

    "Scooby-Doo" girl

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  68. 119

    Commercial cow

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  69. 120

    Brownstone feature

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  70. 121

    The Bosporus, e.g.: Abbr.

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  71. 122

    Haven

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  72. 123

    Change with the times

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  73. 124

    Moving well

    4 letters Hints for Moving well Clue page for Moving well

Down clues

  1. 1

    Ovum

    7 letters Hints for Ovum Clue page for Ovum

  2. 2

    "Walden" writer

    7 letters Hints for "Walden" writer Clue page for "Walden" writer

  3. 3

    "Wild Thing" rapper

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  4. 4

    How many college textbooks are bought

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  5. 5

    Lot of fun, informally

    3 letters Hints for Lot of fun, informally Clue page for Lot of fun, informally

  6. 6

    Saint for whom a Minnesota college is named

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  7. 7

    ___ Hari

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  8. 8

    Powerless group?

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  9. 9

    "It's worse than you can imagine"

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  10. 10

    Org.

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  11. 11

    Party handouts

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  12. 12

    Wicked

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  13. 13

    ___ Chigurh, villain in "No Country for Old Men"

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  14. 14

    It takes months to complete

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  15. 15

    Cheering done in a plaza?

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  16. 16

    Baked with breadcrumbs and cheese

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  17. 17

    Bringing up the rear

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  18. 19

    Set off, as a security alarm

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  19. 28

    China display

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  20. 30

    Under the wire, so to speak

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  21. 31

    ___ speed

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  22. 34

    Cockpit datum: Abbr.

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  23. 39

    Merely superficial

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  24. 41

    Olympics events rarely shown in prime time

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  25. 42

    Carried chairs

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  26. 44

    Nephew of Cain

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  27. 45

    King who's a friend of Oprah

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  28. 47

    First name in fashion

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  29. 48

    Word after liquid or fixed

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  30. 49

    Sword fight sound

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  31. 53

    ___ of Glamis, title in Shakespeare

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  32. 55

    Corp. money pros

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  33. 56

    One holding many positions

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  34. 57

    Big fan of the "Lord of the Flies" author?

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  35. 59

    Mirror buildup, at times

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  36. 61

    Dangerous backyard projectile

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  37. 63

    Pop

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  38. 64

    Erroneously hit "reply all" instead of "reply," say

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  39. 65

    Late author Wiesel

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  40. 66

    Thatching material

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  41. 68

    Underpinning

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  42. 69

    Text on an iPad, say

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  43. 70

    Collars

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  44. 73

    Really feels the heat

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  45. 75

    See 79-Down

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  46. 77

    Hoped-for result of swiping right on Tinder

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  47. 78

    Hot

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  48. 79

    75-Down around a saint

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  49. 80

    Wardens enforce them

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  50. 81

    Emotionally, if not physically

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  51. 83

    TV spinoff of 2002

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  52. 87

    Narrow arm of the sea

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  53. 89

    Part of the inner ear

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  54. 90

    Channel with "Family Feud" reruns

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  55. 91

    Sound of a pebble hitting water

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  56. 92

    Galápagos Islands' country

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  57. 93

    Setting for many New Yorker cartoons

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  58. 95

    They get wetter as they dry

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  59. 99

    Actor Milo

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  60. 101

    Bottom line

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  61. 103

    Beer ___

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  62. 106

    DVR choice

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  63. 107

    Refrain syllables

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  64. 108

    Pluto flyby org.

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  65. 109

    Enthrall

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  66. 111

    They come straight from the horse's mouth

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  67. 115

    Bottom line

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