NYT Crossword October 18 2025 Answers

All 64 clues from the Saturday 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 Samuel SmalleyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1F2A3C4E5T6A7T8F9R10O11T12H13MARINARA14INAWE15LATESTFAD16RATED17ADHOC18FLA19RE20BAG21UFOLO22GY23EB24RAKE25ROMA26OP27E28NDOORS29ARS30HAULEDASS31WELLSORTA32HELPLINES33P34D35F36RADIOSETS37RAUL38BASSOS39ES40SENCE41WIG42ST43I44NT45MALTA46ADA47PT48TOR49NADOES50NEMEA51STAYSMAD52ADEPT53YESCHEF

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

ALL CLUES64 CLUES
ACROSS
8ABubbles5 lettersFROTH
14AKnocked out5 lettersINAWE
15AIt's in right now9 lettersLATESTFAD
16AWas worthy of5 lettersRATED
17AHaving a single purpose5 lettersADHOC
20ASnatch3 lettersBAG
21ACrank cases?7 lettersUFOLOGY
26APresent a chance to get ahead9 lettersOPENDOORS
29ASpaniards roll them3 lettersARS
30AWas really moving, in slang9 lettersHAULEDASS
31A"Uh ... I guess"9 lettersWELLSORTA
32ASources of 24/7 support9 lettersHELPLINES
33AMany an attachment3 lettersPDF
36AOnes catching waves9 lettersRADIOSETS
41AEasily removed locks3 lettersWIG
42ALimited assignment5 lettersSTINT
46AAppropriately change course5 lettersADAPT
48ASpirals out of control?9 lettersTORNADOES
50APanhellenic Games venue5 lettersNEMEA
51ACan't cool off8 lettersSTAYSMAD
52AGifted5 lettersADEPT
53ACulinary concurrence7 lettersYESCHEF
DOWN
1DUnderstands7 lettersFATHOMS
2DSite of some piercings6 lettersAREOLA
4DFangorn resident3 lettersENT
5DSweet doings at a county fair10 lettersTAFFYPULLS
9DIt works in translation3 lettersRNA
10DCrunchy snacks7 lettersOATBARS
11DFine-tunes6 lettersTWEAKS
12DDivider of lots5 lettersHEDGE
13DReally into6 lettersMADFOR
15D21st-century first lady5 lettersLAURA
22DUpright bar8 lettersGOALPOST
28DColorful swimmers in the Amazon10 lettersNEONTETRAS
31DRings up?4 lettersWEDS
33DBread purchase in the U.K.7 lettersPANLOAF
35DDogbane?5 lettersFLEAS
36DLike drug dens, sometimes6 lettersRAIDED
37DFAQ heading6 lettersREADME
38DEast African honorific5 lettersBWANA
40DReduce to a pulp5 lettersSMASH
43DMinute4 lettersITSY
44DPay attention to4 lettersNOTE
47DZip3 lettersPEP
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