NYT Daily Crossword for September 21, 2025

15 Down: Make a big step, perhaps 25 Across: Pro ___32 Across: Kicked off, as a business 51 Across: Small square 80 Across: Muchas horas 82 Across: Bad spirit 84 Across: D.C. pro 85 Across: Fight the urge 87 Across: It gets bucks from Broncos 88 Across: Does a farm job 90 Across: Reform Party founder 91 Across: Feasts 92 Across: Like emailed files 98 Across: Certain rescue pet 101 Across: Gleeful feeling 104 Across: Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker 114 Across: Croft of video games 115 Across: ___ homo 117 Across: Perform horribly 118 Across: TV host Cohen 119 Across: Joke around 120 Across: "No man is an island" writer 1 Down: Holiest locales in synagogues, traditionally 2 Down: Applications of polish 4 Down: Models after 6 Down: "V for Vendetta" actor Stephen 7 Down: Uninvited guest 8 Down: Doings before surgery, informally 51 Down: "… actually, let's go to plan B"54 Down: Jazz composer Garner 56 Down: Swipe 57 Down: Go after, as mosquitoes 60 Down: Graham Greene's "___ Man in Havana"61 Down: One way to sell stock 67 Down: Bank acct. entry 68 Down: Several CBS dramas 69 Down: United Way and UNICEF, in brief 71 Down: It incited a famous 18th-century "party"73 Down: Cleaned up, in a way 75 Down: Dozes (off)96 Down: Music protector, of a sort 97 Down: Slope 98 Down: Guy 100 Down: Broken piece of pottery 101 Down: Insurer with a green mascot 102 Down: Justice Sotomayor 106 Down: Leave tire marks, say 108 Down: Expressions of disapproval 111 Down: B.S. part: Abbr.113 Down: Barbie's beau 5 Across: Does acid 10 Across: Tree with doubly serrated leaves 22 Across: Palindromic Italian number 23 Across: Traditional form of Japanese drama 26 Across: Key spot?27 Across: Entered on tiptoe 30 Across: Far from conscious 34 Across: 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade 36 Across: Had 41 Across: "You may ___"43 Across: The "me" of "Despicable Me"44 Across: Bonds 48 Across: "About Us" pieces 52 Across: Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow 45 Down: Hip 46 Down: Black, in verse 49 Down: Esoteric knowledge 59 Across: Festive outdoor lighting options 62 Across: Classic drinking "sport"63 Across: "Sorry, maybe next time"65 Across: "The Last Supper," e.g.66 Across: Third-largest land animal 68 Across: Pokémon enthusiast's collection 69 Across: Puck's king 79 Down: Neighbor of Lux.83 Down: Gannett-owned newspaper 86 Down: "Here's the thing ..."87 Down: Campground gathering spots 89 Down: Worked hard (for)71 Across: Muscle firmness 3 Down: Tik-Tok in the Oz books, for one 37 Down: Gone missing 47 Down: St. Andrews resident 74 Down: To be, in Nice 90 Down: Farm enclosures 91 Down: Jeans 53 Across: Self-love 54 Across: Phases, to Taylor Swift 93 Down: ___ Talks 72 Across: Place to perfect a recipe 76 Across: Swanson on "Parks and Recreation"105 Across: Big jerks 55 Across: Game with Indigenous origins 58 Across: ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)107 Across: Remove, as a coupon 109 Across: Dangerous additive in old paint 110 Across: Whopping 9 Down: Dubbed ones 10 Down: They might be glowing 11 Down: Astrological lion 12 Down: Filing services?13 Down: Programs hosted by SoundCloud 14 Down: Happy hour perch 16 Down: Rabbi's reading 18 Down: Regular at a park with half-pipes, informally 21 Down: Breaded, fried Japanese pork cutlet 24 Down: Big successes 17 Across: Locations in the game Clue 29 Down: Victor's cry 31 Down: Creative pursuit 33 Down: Oscar-winning Ariana of "West Side Story"35 Down: December drink 38 Down: Assist illegally 39 Down: 1958 romantic comedy that won Best Picture 40 Down: "I made it big time!"42 Down: Many a skin-care product 19 Across: Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000 38 Across: Lace protector 77 Across: Game typically played in the dark 81 Across: "Was ___ blame?"89 Across: ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)95 Across: "The Silence of the Lambs" villain 112 Across: Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle 116 Across: Some slushies 121 Across: Slumps 5 Down: 1995 Sandra Bullock cyberthriller 50 Down: Roald who wrote "Matilda"52 Down: Members of the mongoose family 64 Down: Public health agcy.70 Down: ___-chic (dressing style)78 Down: Ambush 94 Down: Intense, as an argument 99 Down: What the "dalai" of "Dalai Lama" translates to 103 Down: Seeking justice, in a way 1 Across: Vineyard measure 13 Across: [Hey!]20 Across: Heart of the matter 28 Across: "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)37 Across: Turns off 49 Across: Holds dear

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