NYT Daily Crossword - Friday, September 25, 2026

Another fabulous Friday puzzle from Rafael Musa with just the right amount of resistance! THINGS I MISSED: 30A - the first African model to appear on the cover of Elle, which she did in 1997 40A - near the Atlantic coast, it has been an important port city since antiquity 50A - in this context, "primary care physician", but apparently much more common as an acronym for a street drug 3D - love interest of the main character in Elena Ferrante's novel 7D - stages of development 12D - this was the original name; it was renamed after its conquest by the Greeks but more recently renamed back