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Friday, 5th September 2025

There are 31 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 5th September 2025. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	One who tries to make a good impression
AAcross 8:	Go with
AAcross 14:	It has its X's and O's	LOVENOTE
AAcross 15:	Manscapes, perhaps
AAcross 16:	Money wasted on poor decision-making, jocularly	IDIOTTAX
AAcross 17:	Destroyed emotionally	TOREUP
AAcross 18:	Greg ___, author of the 1994 science fiction novel "Permutation City"	EGAN
AAcross 19:	Ones who might be looking toward careers at museums	ARTMAJORS
AAcross 21:	Elated
AAcross 22:	Goal of a squeeze bunt, for short
AAcross 23:	:(	IMSAD
AAcross 25:	Pro whose work might be shocking	EMT
AAcross 28:	Alley ___
AAcross 30:	Sched. placeholder	TBA
AAcross 31:	Small semiaquatic mammal with 22 tentacles on its snout
AAcross 35:	Condiment at an Asian fusion restaurant	TERIYAKISAUCE
AAcross 36:	Ground-breaking invention?	DYNAMITESTICK
AAcross 37:	Big N.Y.S.E. news
AAcross 38:	Formal duds
AAcross 39:	Kyrgyz city on the ancient Silk Road	OSH
AAcross 40:	What the "sans" refers to in Comic Sans
AAcross 43:	Bang into
AAcross 45:	Musical lead-in to beat
AAcross 49:	"OK, don't accept my apology then!"	FINEBEMAD
AAcross 52:	Bird that can build tools and remember human faces
AAcross 53:	Not family-friendly, in a way	RATEDR
AAcross 54:	Logical inconsistency in a story	PLOTHOLE
AAcross 56:	Game with a 32-card deck
AAcross 57:	Refreshers that can be served with green wedges
AAcross 58:	Present
AAcross 59:	Gently presses, as a gas pedal	EASESON
DDown 1:	Skirt
DDown 2:	Water brand whose logo shows the Alps	EVIAN
DDown 3:	Colorful fish with iridescent stripes	NEONTETRA
DDown 4:	Need for a demo, maybe
DDown 5:	Really small amount
DDown 6:	Belle ___, real-life 19th-century outlaw celebrated in film and TV
DDown 7:	Paragon	TEXTBOOKEXAMPLE
DDown 8:	"___ bien!" ("All right!," in Spanish)	ESTA
DDown 9:	Sliding screen in a Japanese tearoom
DDown 10:	Bounce
DDown 11:	Excess of inventory
DDown 12:	Like canvas grocery bags
DDown 13:	Cookbook qty.	TSP
DDown 14:	Does some stretching?
DDown 20:	Constriction of the pupils
DDown 24:	Daniel ___ Kim of "Hawaii Five-0"
DDown 26:	Seriously harm
DDown 27:	"Come on, just once!"	TRYIT
DDown 29:	Topping dolloped on fresh Italian tomatoes, maybe
DDown 31:	Misses watching a bullfight?
DDown 32:	Word with human or second
DDown 33:	Spot for a speaker
DDown 34:	Young 31-Down	MUCHACHAS
DDown 35:	Bold choice, perhaps?
DDown 36:	Lead-in to integration
DDown 41:	Not going anywhere
DDown 42:	Provided with, as anonymous tips	FEDTO
DDown 44:	Obama family member with credits as a TV writer	MALIA
DDown 46:	Noted ring bearer	FRODO
DDown 47:	Slugger Scott with eight Gold Gloves	ROLEN
DDown 48:	Has an unsettled Venmo request, say
DDown 50:	Cold one
DDown 51:	Monks' honorifics
DDown 53:	Jewish honorific
DDown 55:	Bit of concert merch

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