NYT Daily Crossword for October 4, 2025

29 Down: Wonder Woman portrayer 23 Across: Cousin of a springbok 37 Across: Initial challenge 40 Across: Org. offering jumps 48 Across: Stopped vacillating 8 Down: Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson 14 Down: Type of argument with conflicting accounts 32 Down: Cuban container 33 Down: Water cooler?35 Down: "Are you done guessing?"36 Down: Get bested by 37 Down: Grain with a nutty flavor 38 Down: Safe job?43 Down: Source of some flashbacks 1 Across: Field of unknowns 8 Across: Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985 15 Across: It "lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice," per Miguel de Cervantes 16 Across: "Marvelous" TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan 19 Across: Shrink back 22 Across: Muttonhead 26 Across: Delight 27 Across: Vulcans, for one 28 Across: Christmas carol contraction 30 Across: Slow-but-steady advancements 32 Across: Short greetings 35 Across: They may stop the presses 38 Across: Knock one out of the park 39 Across: With, en français 41 Across: Vittorio who directed "Bicycle Thieves"42 Across: Buck the establishment 44 Across: Split 47 Across: Certain expectant parents 49 Across: 7-Eleven and Circle K, informally 1 Down: Focus of an airplane battle, maybe 2 Down: Legendary rock singer?5 Down: Cornrow, e.g.6 Down: Skate park fixture 7 Down: Mount for Quixote's squire 10 Down: Walk with exaggerated motions 12 Down: California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward "bakery" sign 45 Down: Sucker, for short 17 Down: Result of sleeping in, say 21 Down: Moves along quickly, as a horse 24 Down: Protects oneself, possum-style 25 Down: Fumble around in the dark 27 Down: Home of Banff National Park 30 Down: Brouhaha 18 Across: Facedown 29 Across: Actress Lily of "Killers of the Flower Moon"3 Down: Containers that are often red 31 Down: "Welsh" dish with melted cheese 34 Down: Colorful shawls 41 Down: Netflix offerings until 2023 13 Across: Scrapes from a motorcycle fall 20 Across: Place for eggs 24 Across: Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo 31 Across: Get a Lyft, say 36 Across: Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated 46 Across: Remains to be seen?4 Down: Halley of Halley's comet 9 Down: Assistance for short drivers?11 Down: ___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker

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