NYT Daily Crossword for September 22, 2025
36 Down: Carefree motto, in modern lingo23 Across: Changes with the times43 Across: Basketball's O'Neal, to fans53 Across: The lion's share65 Across: Avant-garde musical artist Yoko2 Down: "Not guilty," e.g.5 Down: Like some bars in gymnastics10 Down: Tour guide?31 Down: City-related41 Down: Hurdles for srs.54 Down: Does some theater work13 Down: "Need You Tonight" rock band21 Down: Brand of cooler that shares its name with a Himalayan legend28 Down: Where to find the Jazz4 Across: Yeast, mold and mushrooms16 Across: Synthetic fabric once common in sweaters1 Across: School stat like 3.5 or 4.09 Across: Desert plants with needles15 Across: Alaskan native20 Across: Bonkers34 Across: Ask God (for)38 Across: Where canines sleep46 Across: To no ___ (ineffectively)54 Across: Cigarette butt receptacle58 Across: Do the backstroke or breaststroke67 Across: "The Godfather" author Puzo4 Down: Certain evergreen6 Down: One who is barely seen?33 Across: Put to work37 Across: Identify in a Facebook photo45 Across: Keanu Reeves's character in "The Matrix"48 Across: Platform for Donkey Kong Country57 Across: Major N.Y.C. concert venue66 Across: Fixed, as a piano68 Across: Frequently, to a poet70 Across: Surgical tube1 Down: Kids these days3 Down: "You got that right, sister!"7 Down: Jeer9 Down: Pamper12 Down: Promote enthusiastically30 Down: Apply, as ointment35 Down: Desertlike39 Down: Low-scoring deadlock56 Down: Refine, as a skill59 Down: What a whittler whittles64 Down: Spicy26 Down: Join into one18 Across: Wine choice in southern France24 Across: Females that may be fleeced44 Down: Sounded like a duck49 Down: Tartan patterns14 Across: Tree with "American" and "slippery" varieties25 Down: Opposite of tame26 Across: Cinema showing52 Across: Ingredient in many hand lotions71 Across: Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across55 Down: Word before food or mate60 Down: Facts63 Down: Private online chats, for short19 Down: Like speakeasies and refrigerators, at times22 Across: Compete (for)8 Down: "How was ___ know?"40 Down: Richard of "Pretty Woman"47 Down: Farm docs17 Across: Born as32 Across: Cyber Monday sector69 Across: Winter coasters29 Down: Long-winded tales61 Down: Relative of a butterfly27 Down: Jacuzzi features27 Across: Canadian P.M. who is the son of another Canadian P.M.50 Down: "Yeah, right"51 Down: Bean57 Down: Castle defense42 Across: "Du-u-ude!"62 Across: Chunks found in Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream11 Down: Crash of thunder