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NYT Crossword hints: Saturday September 6th 2025
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1a. They help you see the big picture.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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The best way to see a horror movie!
13a. Swing states?
Our hint: A mutual agreement.
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Requires trust and respect to run smoothly.
15a. Things you can’t do without.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Food, water, clothing, etc.
17a. Animal that’s born with a full set of teeth.
Our hint: And not a single bone!
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Sharks are some of the most feared creatures of the sea.
18a. Actress Dawson of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay”
Our hint: Starts with an S.
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An Australian actress that played Annie Cresta.
19a. Sound from a chicken.
Our hint: Or a scared little mouse?
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A fightened noise when coming from a human.
21a. Stop working, say.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A ten to fifteen minute break can make all the difference to your stress levels.
24a. Bash.
Our hint: Starts with an F.
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“Are you going to the village fete this year?”
25a. Half of a rhyming game name.
Our hint: The second half, specifically.
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of Jai Alai.
28a. Not from Scotland?
Our hint: Age-old way of saying “no”
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“it’s nae as guid as whiskey”
29a. A little husky?
Our hint: A baby.
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The most adorable time of life for a canine.
30a. One preparing eggs.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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She incubates the eggs while the papa bird collects the food.
32a. 19th-century naturalist buried in Westminster Abbey.
Our hint: Honed the theory of evolution.
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Charles Darwin.
33a. Bubble burster, perhaps.
Our hint: “Put a ___ in it.”
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Sharp objects certainly capable of popping bubbles and a range of other things.
34a. Delta hub, in brief.
Our hint: Starts with an A.
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Short for Atlanta!
35a. Nose around.
Our hint: To get involved where you shouldn’t.
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“I don’t mean to pry…”
36a. Inits. in a job posting.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Meaning Equal Employment Opportunity.
37a. Swellings in bodily tissues.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Caused by a collection of fluids.
39a. Dignified and gracious sort.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A high quality person, performance, or trait.
41a. Checkers, e.g.
Our hint: Also come in compact form…
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A flat shape with rounded edges.
42a. Nothing needs to be said to do it.
Our hint: A musical technique.
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Often done absentmindedly!
43a. First Nations people.
Our hint: In Canada.
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North American indigenous peoples.
44a. Down Under colleges.
Our hint: For short.
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Short for Universities.
45a. Jazz fest?
Our hint: A two word answer.
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Where you would go to watch a basketball match.
48a. Child support, in brief?
Our hint: An acronym.
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Short for Parent Teacher Association.
49a. High-energy snack.
Our hint: Also known as scroggin.
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Another word for trail mix, essentially.
50a. “People are wrong when they say ___ is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what is wrong with it.” Noel Coward.
Our hint: President Abraham Lincoln’s last soiree.
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A place to enjoy incredible singing talents.
54a. First science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
Our hint: Lilith’s Brood.
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The MacArthur Fellowship was received in 1995.
58a. Reflective period.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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A great place for some introspection.
59a. Many TV panelists.
Our hint: A popular American rock band.
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Most influential during the 70s and 80s.
1d. Packs.
Our hint: Starts with an M.
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Can be peaceful or aggressive.
2d. Sea creature also known as a redfin ocean pan.
Our hint: Or Moonfish!
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Found in deep waters.
3d. Unseen wife on “Cheers”
Our hint: Starts with a V.
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Vera Peterson, to be precise!
4d. It keeps things going.
Our hint: Newton first law.
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Requiring little to no effort to continue once it gets going.
5d. ___ Okafor, 6’10” Charlotte player who was the NBAs 2005 Rookie of the Year.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats.
6d. Many lab instructors, informally.
Our hint: It’s an acronym.
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Short for Teaching Assistants.
7d. Org. whose logo includes scales and an olive branch.
Our hint: Collects.
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Short for Internal Revenue Service.
8d. Reached the maximum.
Our hint: Sulphur ___ Cockatoo.
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A crest can also be a visual feature of an animal.
9d. “Roots” surname.
Our hint: The Saga of an American Family.
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By Alex Haley.
10d. Polished off.
Our hint: What you can consider your dinner after you’re done with it!
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A common Christmas occurence.
11d. Cry of relief.
Our hint: An acronym.
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Thank God It’s Friday.
12d. It’s “wine-dark” in Homer’s “Odyssey”
Our hint: Where you might find 2d.
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“And what if one of the gods does wreck me out on the wine-dark sea?”
14d. Pajamas.
Our hint: Or a nightgown.
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Attire to wear to bed.
16d. Free kick e.g., in soccer lingo.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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When the game is restarted after another event.
20d. Special delivery at a conference.
Our hint: Typically taking place at the beginning.
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A speaker, of sorts.
22d. Unites after a break.
Our hint: A textile art.
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How your grandma makes those comfy warm scarves.
23d. Rank above viscount.
Our hint: ___ Grey.
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Earl Grey is a popular and fragrant tea.
24d. Subject of trade that gave rise to St. Louis and Detroit.
Our hint: Brings warmth.
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Beaver fur, to be precise.
25d. Jazzed.
Our hint: What a musician would be before the show.
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To be amped up is to be very excited.
26d. Went at.
Our hint: A two word answer.
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To have a go at.
27d. Ones with big blocks?
Our hint: Forgetful.
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Amnesia is a significant loss of memory.
29d. Is worth the effort.
Our hint: What your job does.
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To send or give money for an item or service.
31d. Some farm sounds.
Our hint: What a Shepherd may hear.
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The sound a sheep makes.
32d. Much “Real Housewives” doings.
Our hint: Starts with a D.
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Sensationalist.
35d. Bang the drum for.
Our hint: Found near sinks.
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The plug in your sink stops the water from escaping!
38d. Makes some introductions, informally.
Our hint: An aconym.
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Short for Masters of Ceremonies.
39d. Break whose dough is rolled on a chakla.
Our hint: Starts with a C.
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A bread with Indian origins.
40d. British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy e.g.
Our hint: A symbol of sovereignty.
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Usually a very impressive ornamental staff.
45d. Unprecedented.
Our hint: A type of book.
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A novel event or moment is one that is quite unique.
46d. Lip.
Our hint: Starts with a B.
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“He’s right on the brink!”
47d. Be sassy, with “off”
Our hint: What someone with a tendency to run their mouth does.
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To mouth off.
49d. Ball.
Our hint: Starts with a G.
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Usually a black tie event.
51d. Ancient home to many pre-Soctratic philosophers.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Also known a Velia.
52d. Verb before lips and palms.
Our hint: What you may do to a good book.
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Palm reading and lip reading.
53d. They may be fine.
Our hint: Can be studied.
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A Bachelor of Arts is a type of degree.
55d. Small songbird.
Our hint: Coal, Great, or Marsh, for example.
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There are many different varieties!
56d. Directional suffix.
Our hint: Starts with an E.
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Northern, southern, western, etc.
47d. Solicit.
Our hint: Starts with a B.
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To ask with urgency.
NYT Crossword answers: Saturday September 6th 2025
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And there it is! The NYT Crossword for the 6th of September in all of its glory. Congratulations if you made it this far!
This puzzle had no shortage of difficult riddles. The most troublesome for me was 45a. As soon as I read jazz fest, I had music on the brain and it was not going away! I also found myself pondering 39d for some time. I have never tried Chapati, but now I very much want to.
That’s all for today’s puzzle, but if you like to keep your brain active with more of NYT’s puzzles, you can also check out our guides on the Wordle hint and answer for Saturday 6th September and our Connections hint for Saturday 6th September.