Today's Across Crossword NYT September 16, 2025 - Every Horizontal Solution Explained
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Across Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | September 16, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Tuesday |
| Total Across Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Relatives, informally |
| 2 Across | 4. Carved bit of jewelry |
| 3 Across | 9. Figure out |
| 4 Across | 14. Pub pintful |
| 5 Across | 15. ___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference) |
| 6 Across | 16. Frog's sound |
| 7 Across | 17. *High-status American Express offering |
| 8 Across | 19. Cause of food poisoning, for short |
| 9 Across | 20. Thin and graceful |
| 10 Across | 21. Revolutionary Trotsky |
| 11 Across | 23. Barbie's boyfriend |
| 12 Across | 24. "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singer |
| 13 Across | 25. *Task for a locksmith |
| 14 Across | 28. Science fiction princess |
| 15 Across | 30. Destiny |
| 16 Across | 31. *Motion of receding waves |
| 17 Across | 35. Office paper fastener |
| 18 Across | 37. Spanish article |
| 19 Across | 38. Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations" |
| 20 Across | 42. Lennon's love |
| 21 Across | 43. Japanese soup flavoring |
| 22 Across | 45. *Bottom of the ocean |
| 23 Across | 47. Drinking aids |
| 24 Across | 51. "At Last" singer James |
| 25 Across | 52. *Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free |
| 26 Across | 54. Not bad, but not great |
| 27 Across | 58. Donkey |
| 28 Across | 59. Monk's hood |
| 29 Across | 60. Theater employee |
| 30 Across | 61. Shade akin to cream |
| 31 Across | 63. Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues |
| 32 Across | 66. Strung along |
| 33 Across | 67. Rock with a crystal-filled cavity |
| 34 Across | 68. Hwy. |
| 35 Across | 69. Highly skilled |
| 36 Across | 70. Opposite of delete |
| 37 Across | 71. Floppy part of a beagle |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Relatives, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'M'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FAM
2 Across: "4. Carved bit of jewelry"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: C___O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CAMEO
3 Across: "9. Figure out"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S___E
- Similar words: clear, work out
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOLVE
4 Across: "14. Pub pintful"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALE
5 Across: "15. ___ Dictionary (crowdsourced online reference)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: U___N
- Opposite of: rural
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
URBAN
6 Across: "16. Frog's sound"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: C___K
- Similar words: choke, go
- Opposite of: be born
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CROAK
7 Across: "17. *High-status American Express offering"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: B_______D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BLACKCARD
8 Across: "19. Cause of food poisoning, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: E___I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECOLI
9 Across: "20. Thin and graceful"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L___E
- Similar words: lissom, lithesome
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: moving and bending with ease
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LITHE
10 Across: "21. Revolutionary Trotsky"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: L__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEON
11 Across: "23. Barbie's boyfriend"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'N'
- Similar words: sight, cognizance
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: range of what one can know or understand
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KEN
12 Across: "24. "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" singer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: E__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ENYA
13 Across: "25. *Task for a locksmith"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: K________G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KEYCUTTING
14 Across: "28. Science fiction princess"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: L__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEIA
15 Across: "30. Destiny"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: K____T
- Similar words: kismat
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (Islam) the will of Allah
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KISMET
16 Across: "31. *Motion of receding waves"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: B______H
- Similar words: airstream, slipstream
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BACKWASH
17 Across: "35. Office paper fastener"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: C__P
- Similar words: lop, curtail
- Opposite of: unclip
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLIP
18 Across: "37. Spanish article"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UNA
19 Across: "38. Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: E_____A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ESTELLA
20 Across: "42. Lennon's love"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Yoko Ono
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONO
21 Across: "43. Japanese soup flavoring"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: M__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MISO
22 Across: "45. *Bottom of the ocean"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: S______R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEAFLOOR
23 Across: "47. Drinking aids"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S____S
- Similar words: straw, shuck
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STRAWS
24 Across: "51. "At Last" singer James"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: E__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETTA
25 Across: "52. *Product of meat scraps that, despite its name, is dairy-free"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: H________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HEADCHEESE
26 Across: "54. Not bad, but not great"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: S__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOSO
27 Across: "58. Donkey"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: nookie, behind
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASS
28 Across: "59. Monk's hood"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: C__L
- Similar words: bonnet, cowling
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COWL
29 Across: "60. Theater employee"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: U___R
- Similar words: doorkeeper, James Ussher
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
USHER
30 Across: "61. Shade akin to cream"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: B___E
- Similar words: ecru
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a very light brown
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEIGE
31 Across: "63. Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A_______D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALLABOARD
32 Across: "66. Strung along"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: L___N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEDON
33 Across: "67. Rock with a crystal-filled cavity"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GEODE
34 Across: "68. Hwy."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RTE
35 Across: "69. Highly skilled"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A___T
- Similar words: whizz, skilful
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADEPT
36 Across: "70. Opposite of delete"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: E___R
- Similar words: insert, introduce
- Opposite of: exit
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: to come or go into
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ENTER
37 Across: "71. Floppy part of a beagle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Similar words: spike, capitulum
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EAR
Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues
Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Across Clues?
- Across clues often provide more letter intersections
- Reading left to right feels more natural
- Many common phrases run horizontally
- Across answers often help solve Down clues
Across Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
- Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally
Time-Saving Across Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Across first | Get a mental map of the horizontal flow |
| Fill short Across words | 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions |
| Use crossing letters | Down letters help confirm Across answers |
| Look for themes | Related Across answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues
What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?
Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.
Should I solve Across or Down clues first?
Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 37 Across clues.
Are Across clues easier than Down clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.
How do Across clues interact with Down clues?
Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.
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