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Puzzles for September, 2025
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Mon 9/1/2025
B	E	R	G		S	A	L	E	M		L	O	F	T
I	D	O	L		A	C	E	L	A		A	R	E	A
N	U	D	I	S	T	C	A	M	P		P	A	L	L
			B	O	E	R	S			B	A	T	I	K
A	B	S		N	E	U	T	R	A	L	Z	O	N	E
C	O	L	O	G	N	E		U	N	I		R	E	D
E	G	O	S				A	E	T	N	A
S	O	W	H	A	T	E	L	S	E	I	S	N	E	W
			A	L	E	X	A				P	O	L	E
U	M	P		T	E	E		S	E	A	S	A	L	T
N	U	I	S	A	N	C	E	T	A	X		H	A	S
M	E	T	E	R			B	U	G	L	E
A	S	I	N		N	O	O	D	L	E	S	O	U	P
S	L	E	D		A	N	N	I	E		P	U	R	E
K	I	S	S		Y	O	Y	O	S		N	I	N	A

Tue 9/2/2025
D	O	S		M	A	S	T		R	A	M	A	D	A
E	K	E		A	N	E	W		A	B	O	A	R	D
A	B	C		T	I	T	A	N	I	U	M	R	O	D
L	Y	R	I	C			N	O	S		A	P	P	S
T	E	E	T	H	I	N	G	R	I	N	G
		T	R	A	C	E		I	N	E	E	D	I	T
E	S	P	Y		E	N	O			A	R	U	B	A
L	I	L		P	R	E	T	Z	E	L		K	I	N
I	N	A	W	E			S	A	L		N	E	S	S
S	E	N	O	R	A	S		R	O	S	E	S
			R	U	S	S	I	A	N	T	W	I	S	T
I	N	U	K		C	N	N			O	T	T	E	R
S	E	L	F	I	E	S	T	I	C	K		O	N	E
I	M	T	O	R	N		E	L	I	E		U	S	A
S	O	A	R	E	D		L	E	A	D		T	E	T

Wed 9/3/2025
S	C	A	R	F		A	G	A	R		N	A	S	H
A	I	R	E	D		T	U	N	A		A	R	L	O
T	A	M	P	A	B	E	I	G	E		S	T	A	R
S	O	S	O		L	U	L	L		D	A	M	N	S
			S	K	I	P	T	O	M	Y	L	U	G	E
T	A	P	T	A	P				E	E	L	S
I	L	O	S	T		P	A	W	N		Y	E	T	I
L	O	P		Z	H	U	Z	H	U	P		U	H	S
L	O	T	R		O	N	T	O		L	O	M	A	N
		H	E	L	L				G	U	N	S	I	T
T	H	E	D	E	A	D	S	I	E	G	E
H	I	H	A	T		E	A	R	N		I	D	O	L
E	T	O	N		B	U	C	K	A	R	O	U	G	E
M	O	O	T		A	C	H	E		A	T	A	R	I
E	N	D	S		R	E	A	D		P	A	L	E	S

Thu 9/4/2025
C	A	R		T	B	A	R		E	R	E	C	T	S
A	L	E		E	L	L	E		N	A	R	N	I	A
B	A	B	E	R	U	T	H		I	C	A	N	S	O
I	M	M	U	N	E		S	A	V	E	S
N	O	I	R			M	A	L	E		E	D	G	E
		L	E	D		S	W	A	P		D	O	O	R
B	A	C	K	I	N	G		S	A	G		E	M	O
A	N	K	A	R	A				R	O	U	S	E	D
T	I	C		T	M	C		A	G	O	N	I	Z	E
I	M	O	N		R	O	W	S		F	I	T
K	A	R	O		E	N	O	S			O	S	H	A
			T	I	D	E	D		M	I	N	C	E	S
A	R	M	A	N	I		N	O	A	H	S	A	R	K
B	I	G	T	O	P		I	N	T	O		L	O	U
C	O	M	E	T	S		W	E	E	P		E	S	P

Backward answers have a long history, and DOES IT SCALE nicely implies starred Downs have to be read upward, without making it obvious.

– puzzle by Colin Ernst

Fri 9/5/2025
	D	E	N	T	I	S	T		E	S	C	O	R	T
L	O	V	E	N	O	T	E		S	H	A	V	E	S
I	D	I	O	T	T	A	X		T	O	R	E	U	P
E	G	A	N		A	R	T	M	A	J	O	R	S
S	E	N	T			R	B	I		I	M	S	A	D
			E	M	T		O	O	P			T	B	A
		S	T	A	R	N	O	S	E	D	M	O	L	E
	T	E	R	I	Y	A	K	I	S	A	U	C	E
D	Y	N	A	M	I	T	E	S	T	I	C	K
I	P	O			T	U	X		O	S	H
S	E	R	I	F		R	A	M			A	F	R	O
	F	I	N	E	B	E	M	A	D		C	R	O	W
R	A	T	E	D	R		P	L	O	T	H	O	L	E
E	C	A	R	T	E		L	I	M	E	A	D	E	S
B	E	S	T	O	W		E	A	S	E	S	O	N

Star-nosed moles are lovely, aren't they?

Bryan Cheong is indeed the youngest NYT themeless constructor, and he slots in at sixth youngest overall.

– puzzle by Bryan Cheong

Sat 9/6/2025
M	O	V	I	E	T	I	C	K	E	T	S
O	P	E	N	M	A	R	R	I	A	G	E	S
B	A	R	E	E	S	S	E	N	T	I	A	L	S
S	H	A	R	K			S	T	E	F		E	E	K
			T	A	K	E	T	E	N		F	E	T	E
A	L	A	I		N	A	E			P	U	P	P	Y
M	A	M	A	B	I	R	D		D	A	R	W	I	N
P	I	N		A	T	L		P	R	Y		E	E	O
E	D	E	M	A	S		C	L	A	S	S	A	C	T
D	I	S	C	S			H	U	M		C	R	E	E
U	N	I	S		N	B	A	G	A	M	E
P	T	A		G	O	R	P			O	P	E	R	A
	O	C	T	A	V	I	A	E	B	U	T	L	E	R
		S	I	L	E	N	T	R	E	T	R	E	A	T
			T	A	L	K	I	N	G	H	E	A	D	S

A fellow opera-loving friend used to ask years ago, "Which do you think will last longer — opera or democracy?"

That question isn't so funny anymore.

– puzzle by Kunal Nabar

Sun 9/7/2025 The Name Is the Game
H	A	V	A	N	A		U	P	D	O		E	M	I	R		S	C	A	B
O	R	A	T	O	R		N	E	A	P		B	A	N	E		C	A	S	A
B	I	L	L	W	I	T	H	E	R	S		S	L	A	M	D	U	N	K	S
N	A	V	E		S	H	A	V	E		G	E	A	R		O	B	O	E	S
O	N	E	A	T		I	R	E		T	O	N	Y	O	R	L	A	N	D	O
B	A	S	S	H	O	R	N		R	A	G		A	W	O	L
			T	R	I	T	E		E	R	A	T			U	S	E	D	U	P
E	S	T		U	L	Y	S	S	E	S	G	R	A	N	T		N	O	P	E
L	A	O	T	S	E		S	O	B		A	U	G	I	E		A	N	T	S
S	U	M	A	T	R	A		C	O	W		E	R	N	S		B	L	O	T
	T	W	P	S		M	A	R	K	C	U	B	A	N		P	L	E	D
S	E	A	R		C	O	C	A		S	N	L		Y	A	L	E	M	A	N
T	R	I	O		O	U	T	T	O		A	U	G		T	A	R	O	T	S
U	N	T	O		I	R	V	I	N	G	B	E	R	L	I	N		N	E	W
Y	E	S	M	A	N			C	A	L	L		E	A	M	E	S
				L	E	E	R		B	E	E		E	Y	E	T	E	E	T	H
B	A	R	B	A	R	A	E	D	E	N		S	N	O		S	T	O	R	E
E	T	H	E	R		S	T	E	T		B	A	N	F	F		I	L	E	D
L	E	I	T	M	O	T	I	F		E	L	L	E	F	A	N	N	I	N	G
L	I	N	E		R	E	N	O		T	U	E	S		N	O	T	A	T	E
E	N	O	L		B	R	A	G		A	R	M	S		S	T	O	N	E	D

Some artists just need a large canvas. This is Mr. Niederman's 15^th NYT crossword, all Sundays.

– puzzle by Derrick Niederman

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