NYT Down Today September 30, 2025: Complete Vertical Clues Walkthrough
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 41 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Down Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | September 30, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Tuesday |
| Total Down Clues | 41 clues |
| Direction | Vertical (Top to Bottom) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
All Down Clues - Complete List
Here are all 41 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Down | 1. Fond du ___, Wis. |
| 2 Down | 2. ___ Lingus |
| 3 Down | 3. General on a Chinese menu |
| 4 Down | 4. "Was your performance a success?" |
| 5 Down | 5. Disney park with Spaceship Earth |
| 6 Down | 6. Movie house |
| 7 Down | 7. Opposing |
| 8 Down | 8. Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left |
| 9 Down | 9. Locale of an annual Carnaval |
| 10 Down | 10. Pollen, cat hair, etc. |
| 11 Down | 11. Largest and most northern Canadian territory |
| 12 Down | 12. One way to stop |
| 13 Down | 13. Flipped out |
| 14 Down | 18. Earth's pull, in brief |
| 15 Down | 22. Struggle |
| 16 Down | 23. Sound of a drinker in comics |
| 17 Down | 24. Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance" |
| 18 Down | 25. Crag |
| 19 Down | 26. Big name in tea |
| 20 Down | 29. Befitting a king or queen |
| 21 Down | 30. ___ choy |
| 22 Down | 32. Babyish |
| 23 Down | 36. Low-carb kind of diet |
| 24 Down | 37. H, to Homer |
| 25 Down | 38. "Oh. Come. On!" |
| 26 Down | 39. Some pod-bearing trees |
| 27 Down | 40. Fitness guru Jack |
| 28 Down | 41. Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show" |
| 29 Down | 44. Fly catcher |
| 30 Down | 45. Time in history |
| 31 Down | 46. Big truck |
| 32 Down | 48. CBS forensic drama |
| 33 Down | 49. When nothing goes right |
| 34 Down | 50. Sticky stuff |
| 35 Down | 54. ___ Island, locale in New York Harbor |
| 36 Down | 56. ID for a library volume |
| 37 Down | 57. Planet whose name is also a candy company |
| 38 Down | 60. Bit of apparel that often has stripes |
| 39 Down | 61. "Golly!" |
| 40 Down | 62. Owned |
| 41 Down | 63. Attempt |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:
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Complete Down Solutions:
1 Down: "1. Fond du ___, Wis."
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'C'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
LAC
2 Down: "2. ___ Lingus"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
AER
3 Down: "3. General on a Chinese menu"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TSO
4 Down: "4. "Was your performance a success?""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: H______O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
HOWDITGO
5 Down: "5. Disney park with Spaceship Earth"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: E___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
EPCOT
6 Down: "6. Movie house"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: C____A
- Similar words: movie house, film
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- This is Down clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
CINEMA
7 Down: "7. Opposing"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: A__I
- Opposite of: pro
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ANTI
8 Down: "8. Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P__T
- Similar words: larboard, porthole
- Opposite of: starboard
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
PORT
9 Down: "9. Locale of an annual Carnaval"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Rio de Janeiro
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
RIO
10 Down: "10. Pollen, cat hair, etc."
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A_______S
- Similar words: allergen
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: any substance that can cause an allergy
- This is Down clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ALLERGENS
11 Down: "11. Largest and most northern Canadian territory"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: N_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
NUNAVUT
12 Down: "12. One way to stop"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: O_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ONADIME
13 Down: "13. Flipped out"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GONEAPE
14 Down: "18. Earth's pull, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: O__G
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ONEG
15 Down: "22. Struggle"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: compete, contend
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
VIE
16 Down: "23. Sound of a drinker in comics"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'C'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
HIC
17 Down: "24. Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Similar words: Yoko Ono
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ONO
18 Down: "25. Crag"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
- This is Down clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TOR
19 Down: "26. Big name in tea"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: T__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TAZO
20 Down: "29. Befitting a king or queen"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: R___L
- Similar words: regal, purple
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
- This is Down clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ROYAL
21 Down: "30. ___ choy"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'K'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
BOK
22 Down: "32. Babyish"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I_______E
- Similar words: childish
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: indicating a lack of maturity
- This is Down clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
INFANTILE
23 Down: "36. Low-carb kind of diet"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: K__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
KETO
24 Down: "37. H, to Homer"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ETA
25 Down: "38. "Oh. Come. On!""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GETALIFE
26 Down: "39. Some pod-bearing trees"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A_____S
- Similar words: acacia
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
- This is Down clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ACACIAS
27 Down: "40. Fitness guru Jack"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L_____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
LALANNE
28 Down: "41. Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'Z'
- Word pattern: F_____Z
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
FRANKOZ
29 Down: "44. Fly catcher"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'B'
- Similar words: entanglement, WWW
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
WEB
30 Down: "45. Time in history"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'A'
- Similar words: epoch, geological era
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ERA
31 Down: "46. Big truck"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'G'
- Similar words: manipulate, getup
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
RIG
32 Down: "48. CBS forensic drama"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'I'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
CSI
33 Down: "49. When nothing goes right"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: O____Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
OFFDAY
34 Down: "50. Sticky stuff"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G__E
- Similar words: mucilage, paste
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GLUE
35 Down: "54. ___ Island, locale in New York Harbor"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E___S
- Similar words: Elli
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ELLIS
36 Down: "56. ID for a library volume"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: I__N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
ISBN
37 Down: "57. Planet whose name is also a candy company"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M__S
- Similar words: Mar, spoil
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
MARS
38 Down: "60. Bit of apparel that often has stripes"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: wed, splice
- Opposite of: disconnect
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TIE
39 Down: "61. "Golly!""
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: g-force, g
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
GEE
40 Down: "62. Owned"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'D'
- Similar words: bear, feature
- Opposite of: refuse
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: have or possess
- This is Down clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
HAD
41 Down: "63. Attempt"
Helpful hints for this Down clue:
- This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'Y'
- Similar words: hear, stress
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Down clue number 41
Answer: Click to reveal the Down answer
TRY
Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues
Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Down Clues?
- Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
- Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
- Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
- Down answers often help solve Across clues
Down Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
- Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically
Time-Saving Down Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Down first | Get a mental map of the vertical flow |
| Fill short Down words | 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors |
| Use crossing letters | Across letters help confirm Down answers |
| Look for themes | Related Down answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues
What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?
Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.
Should I solve Down or Across clues first?
Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 41 Down clues.
Are Down clues easier than Across clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.
How do Down clues interact with Across clues?
Down and Across 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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