Today's NYT Crossword Across Clues October 03, 2025 - Complete Left-to-Right Answers
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 35 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 | October 03, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Friday |
| Total Across Clues | 35 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Tricky |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 35 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Smooths out some rough edges |
| 2 Across | 6. Content commonly consumed by commuters |
| 3 Across | 14. One end of a lap |
| 4 Across | 15. Service to foster parents? |
| 5 Across | 16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth |
| 6 Across | 17. Path to the Oscars |
| 7 Across | 18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs |
| 8 Across | 19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric) |
| 9 Across | 20. They help you get a grip |
| 10 Across | 21. Slapdash |
| 11 Across | 23. Diploma equivalent, for short |
| 12 Across | 24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper" |
| 13 Across | 25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name |
| 14 Across | 27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief |
| 15 Across | 30. Stops on a world tour, say |
| 16 Across | 31. Something placed by a confident person |
| 17 Across | 32. Choo-choo train sound |
| 18 Across | 33. Professional juggling act? |
| 19 Across | 36. Pest control targets |
| 20 Across | 37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?" |
| 21 Across | 38. On deck |
| 22 Across | 39. "May I help you?" |
| 23 Across | 40. Vans alternative |
| 24 Across | 41. Staggering blows? |
| 25 Across | 42. Set unit |
| 26 Across | 43. Alfresco dining spot |
| 27 Across | 45. Stuffed |
| 28 Across | 48. Word after trumpet or tiger |
| 29 Across | 49. Welcoming |
| 30 Across | 51. Ones who are quick to complain |
| 31 Across | 53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world |
| 32 Across | 54. "If you don't believe me …" |
| 33 Across | 55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe |
| 34 Across | 56. Something raised during Oktoberfest |
| 35 Across | 57. Sprang |
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. Smooths out some rough edges"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S___S
- Similar words: littoral zone, gumption
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SANDS
2 Across: "6. Content commonly consumed by commuters"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P______S
- Similar words: podcast
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PODCASTS
3 Across: "14. One end of a lap"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: K___S
- Similar words: knee, stifle
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KNEES
4 Across: "15. Service to foster parents?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E_______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELDERCARE
5 Across: "16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: I___N
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a native or resident of Iowa
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IOWAN
6 Across: "17. Path to the Oscars"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: R_______T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REDCARPET
7 Across: "18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: P__D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PTSD
8 Across: "19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E__S
- Similar words: era, geological era
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERAS
9 Across: "20. They help you get a grip"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: V___S
- Similar words: bench vise, vise
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
VISES
10 Across: "21. Slapdash"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: H_____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HALFASS
11 Across: "23. Diploma equivalent, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'D'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GED
12 Across: "24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: E___T
- Similar words: T. S. Eliot, George Eliot
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ELIOT
13 Across: "25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E__S
- Similar words: ewe, Ewe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EWES
14 Across: "27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: MD, Maryland
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MDS
15 Across: "30. Stops on a world tour, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A____S
- Similar words: bowl, stadium
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a particular environment or walk of life
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ARENAS
16 Across: "31. Something placed by a confident person"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: wager, reckon
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the money risked on a gamble
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BET
17 Across: "32. Choo-choo train sound"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: T__T
- Similar words: carouse, blare
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a blast of a horn
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TOOT
18 Across: "33. Professional juggling act?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: W_____________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WORKLIFEBALANCE
19 Across: "36. Pest control targets"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A__S
- Similar words: ant, emmet
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANTS
20 Across: "37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: rap, strike
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the sound made by a gentle blow
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TAP
21 Across: "38. On deck"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: N____P
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEXTUP
22 Across: "39. "May I help you?""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
- Opposite of: no
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an affirmative
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YES
23 Across: "40. Vans alternative"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: P__A
- Similar words: catamount, panther
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: large American feline resembling a lion
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PUMA
24 Across: "41. Staggering blows?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: G___S
- Similar words: gale
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GALES
25 Across: "42. Set unit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: repp
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: informal abbreviation of `representative'
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
REP
26 Across: "43. Alfresco dining spot"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: T_____E
- Similar words: patio, bench
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TERRACE
27 Across: "45. Stuffed"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: S___D
- Similar words: sate, fill
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: fill to satisfaction
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SATED
28 Across: "48. Word after trumpet or tiger"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: L__Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LILY
29 Across: "49. Welcoming"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: W__M
- Similar words: affectionate, quick
- Opposite of: cool
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: get warm or warmer
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WARM
30 Across: "51. Ones who are quick to complain"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C_______S
- Similar words: grumbler, wimp
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a person who lacks confidence
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CRYBABIES
31 Across: "53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: S___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SYRIA
32 Across: "54. "If you don't believe me …""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A_______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASKANYONE
33 Across: "55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: E___D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EELED
34 Across: "56. Something raised during Oktoberfest"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: B______T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEERTENT
35 Across: "57. Sprang"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A___E
- Similar words: rise, go up
- Opposite of: go to bed
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AROSE
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 35 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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