NYT Crossword June 18 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Eli CothamEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1N2I3G4H5C6H7O8O9L10U11B12E13OGLE14HERS15ISAY16COUN17TERBA18LANCE19ATMCARD20KGB21CS22T23NYMET24TABL25EHOP26DOE27T28A29PA30TENURE31OUR32OPAR33T34USED35COUCHS36U37RF38J39A40WA41TEAMO42W43I44T45ADOL46P47H48ERST49ACE50BARCRA51WL52O53WNED54SST55ELO56D57ARENOT58TH59EFLO60ORISLAVA61RIGA62SWAM63TGEL64ATOB65HEMS66YORK

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ANear4 lettersNIGH
9ASqueak remover4 lettersLUBE
13ALook bad?4 lettersOGLE
14ANot his4 lettersHERS
15A"By Jove!"4 lettersISAY
16AOffset, as something on a scale14 lettersCOUNTERBALANCE
19AIt might be swiped for cash7 lettersATMCARD
21AMo. setting3 lettersCST
24AGad about at a banquet8 lettersTABLEHOP
27ABite at a bar4 lettersTAPA
30AJob security, for some6 lettersTENURE
31ANot just my3 lettersOUR
32AMind-boggling designs5 lettersOPART
34ALike hand-me-downs4 lettersUSED
42ACard3 lettersWIT
45ABrewer Coors6 lettersADOLPH
48AOnce, once4 lettersERST
49APerfect serve3 lettersACE
50AHit the pubs8 lettersBARCRAWL
52AHad5 lettersOWNED
54ABygone initials at JFK3 lettersSST
56ABe afraid to7 lettersDARENOT
61ACapital on the Baltic Sea4 lettersRIGA
62AWent through channels?4 lettersSWAM
64AShort first step4 lettersATOB
DOWN
1D"Impossible!"7 lettersNOCANDO
3DNot so happy7 lettersGLUMMER
4DTherefore5 lettersHENCE
7DEarth or sun, for example3 lettersORB
9DLikely (to)6 lettersLIABLE
10DSEAL's org.3 lettersUSN
11DWine god of myth7 lettersBACCHUS
17DAnchor or heart, maybe6 lettersTATTOO
24DNorth Carolina athlete7 lettersTARHEEL
36DVerbal hesitations3 lettersUMS
37DChopper parts6 lettersROTORS
38DPokes in the ring4 lettersJABS
39D2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi thriller7 lettersADASTRA
40D"I don't care what that cost!"7 lettersWORTHIT
42D"You in?"7 lettersWANNAGO
43DFreeze up7 lettersICEOVER
47DLong way to go?4 lettersHALL
56DSmall amount of whiskey4 lettersDRAM
57DGoals4 lettersAIMS
59DIt's not you, it's me3 lettersEGO
60D"You ___ me!"3 lettersOWE
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