NYT Daily Crossword for September 12, 2025
22 Across: Give in33 Across: "Sad to say …"43 Across: Lose56 Across: Creative domain, with "the"2 Down: Pointer up high26 Down: Classroom delivery, perhaps40 Down: They surround pupils47 Down: What a backpacker packs53 Down: Paper size: Abbr.6 Across: Collapse14 Across: Largest U.S. city with a majority-Hispanic population16 Across: BTS ___ (K-pop group's fan base)17 Across: Receiving a certain hormone treatment20 Across: Word with crop or shotgun23 Across: Intoxicate, quaintly25 Across: Idea for a pair of trick-or-treaters30 Across: Chicken korma, e.g.34 Across: Case load?36 Across: The Blues, on N.H.L. scoreboards39 Across: "I get it, I get it!"45 Across: French for "dainty"54 Across: Slight58 Across: Weaken over time, as support1 Down: Plural pronoun in Puebla3 Down: Freshly8 Down: Something sold in a tax sale13 Down: Burning structure46 Down: Beverage that was invented in a Dairy Queen50 Down: Where Ferrari is "RACE," for short18 Across: Sport51 Across: Heartfelt exchange?15 Down: Pianist's flourish30 Down: "___ dolce ___" (Italian saying)1 Across: Shake off10 Across: Ailment the morning after a loud concert, maybe19 Across: Hem, but not haw?21 Across: Literary heroine who described herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little"31 Across: Network lineup32 Across: End of a mayoral address?35 Across: Bit of equipment in many athletic training exercises37 Across: ___ incognita (unexplored area)38 Across: Things left at the entrance of a mosque42 Across: Like some silences44 Across: Spanish familial term of endearment48 Across: Word that becomes its own synonym when the last letter is changed to "r"52 Across: Deep study55 Across: They make a high-pitched noise when they're pretty heated57 Across: Classroom cry4 Down: "___ Lied von der Erde" (Mahler work)5 Down: Chaotic state6 Down: Area bereft of grocery stores7 Down: Website for finding home services9 Down: Medieval weapons traditionally made with yew10 Down: Like one's most natural emotions11 Down: Check-in line?12 Down: Bets from the experts22 Down: Certain winter accouterments24 Down: Suffix with heir25 Down: Someone with a devoted following27 Down: Cartoondom's "Princess of Power"28 Down: Reptile known for its distinct color bands29 Down: Days of anticipation34 Down: Beast35 Down: Land with two official languages — French and Arabic37 Down: ___ Fridays38 Down: [More info below]41 Down: River sourced by a glacier in the Swiss Alps44 Down: Cotton variety48 Down: Accessory out West49 Down: Like some cheese