New York Times AnswersFriday, 3rd October 2025 There are 35 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 3rd October 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Smooths out some rough edgesSANDSAAcross 6: Content commonly consumed by commutersPODCASTSAAcross 14: One end of a lapKNEESAAcross 15: Service to foster parents?ELDERCAREAAcross 16: Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birthIOWANAAcross 17: Path to the OscarsRED-CARPETAAcross 18: Condition that may be treated with SSRIsPTSDAAcross 19: "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)ERASAAcross 20: They help you get a gripVISESAAcross 21: SlapdashHALFASSAAcross 23: Diploma equivalent, for shortGEDAAcross 24: Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"ELIOTAAcross 25: Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its nameEWESAAcross 27: Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in briefMDSAAcross 30: Stops on a world tour, sayARENASAAcross 31: Something placed by a confident personBETAAcross 32: Choo-choo train soundTOOTAAcross 33: Professional juggling act?WORKLIFEBALANCEAAcross 36: Pest control targetsANTSAAcross 37: When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"TAPAAcross 38: On deckNEXTUPAAcross 39: "May I help you?"YESAAcross 40: Vans alternativePUMAAAcross 41: Staggering blows?GALESAAcross 42: Set unitREPAAcross 43: Alfresco dining spotTERRACEAAcross 45: StuffedSATEDAAcross 48: Word after trumpet or tigerLILYAAcross 49: WelcomingWARMAAcross 51: Ones who are quick to complainCRYBABIESAAcross 53: Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the worldSYRIAAAcross 54: "If you don't believe me …"ASKANYONEAAcross 55: Fished off the coast of Maine, maybeEELEDAAcross 56: Something raised during OktoberfestBEERTENTAAcross 57: SprangAROSEDDown 1: Not listen to, as on SpotifySKIPDDown 2: "Apparently we weren't done with these"ANOTHERONEDDown 3: Some push notificationsNEWSALERTSDDown 4: Bad internet connections?DEADLINKSDDown 5: The first one was issued in 1936, for shortSSNDDown 6: "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"PLEASEBEPATIENTDDown 7: ChancesODDSDDown 8: Boxing Day mo.DECDDown 9: More than wantsCRAVESDDown 10: Stinging the eyes, sayACRIDDDown 11: Ones easily fooledSAPSDDown 12: Cherry, but not strawberryTREEDDown 13: 7-5 and 6-0, e.g.SETSDDown 15: Forgets to proorfeed, sayERRSDDown 19: Can't get enough of somethingEATSITUPDDown 22: One under a mare's careFOALDDown 23: Lose itGETANGRYDDown 26: NetWEBDDown 27: Luxurious European gambling meccaMONTE CARLODDown 28: Reality shows?DOCUSERIESDDown 29: One of 1,665 in the Eiffel TowerSTEPDDown 30: What comes before we go?AWAYDDown 32: One skilled at withholding detailsTAXLAWYERDDown 34: Besties, maybeFAMDDown 35: Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"LEARDDown 40: Stickler, of a sortPEDANTDDown 42: Ridged rod in constructionREBARDDown 44: "Who ___?"ELSEDDown 45: Not a striking personality?SCABDDown 46: British bumARSEDDown 47: KiddoTYKEDDown 48: National symbol of EnglandLIONDDown 50: Self-___MADEDDown 52: What a wave might meanBYEDDown 53: Vast amountSEA