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NYT Crossword September 18 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1ACustomizable, all-in-one internet digest7 lettersSee answer ›8AShoots for the stars7 lettersSee answer ›15AGame played with black-and-white pieces on an 8x8 board7 lettersSee answer ›16A"Thumbs down from me"7 lettersSee answer ›17AMeditation chant, in a sense7 lettersSee answer ›18ASought-after7 lettersSee answer ›19AVariety of bark?3 lettersSee answer ›20ASomething you might change on a bed6 lettersSee answer ›22A___ Ulrich, Metallica drummer4 lettersSee answer ›23AGave a sneak preview of6 lettersSee answer ›25ATennis do-over, in a way8 lettersSee answer ›27ACounterparts of countesses in British peerage5 lettersSee answer ›28AEquine hybrid5 lettersSee answer ›29AOne in Bonn3 lettersSee answer ›30ASch. with a satellite campus in Calexico4 lettersSee answer ›31ATerse reply to "Why?"3 lettersSee answer ›32AThingum6 lettersSee answer ›34ASuperman portrayer Christopher, in so many words9 lettersSee answer ›37AHeart-pumping stuff?6 lettersSee answer ›40AGoal to shoot for3 lettersSee answer ›41A___ Kong4 lettersSee answer ›45ASteeplechase unit3 lettersSee answer ›46ABar from the bank?5 lettersSee answer ›48AIt borders the Indian state of Sikkim5 lettersSee answer ›49APassport or driver's license, in a manner of speaking8 lettersSee answer ›51APhilosopher who wrote "Words are loaded pistols"6 lettersSee answer ›52AFirst person?4 lettersSee answer ›53ASpread some dirt6 lettersSee answer ›55AA Gershwin brother3 lettersSee answer ›56AMuscle car whose name evokes a U.S. road trip7 lettersSee answer ›58AAction star Jet, in a nutshell7 lettersSee answer ›60A"Don't worry about the check"7 lettersSee answer ›61AClose contemporary7 lettersSee answer ›62AO-O and O-O-O, in chess notation7 lettersSee answer ›63ALike some shoes at a cobbler's7 lettersSee answer ›
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1DTakes turns7 lettersSee answer ›2DOne might say "Big savings all week!"7 lettersSee answer ›3DRosh Hashana horns7 lettersSee answer ›4DLike the French article "la": Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›5DGets away from6 lettersSee answer ›6DNickname for the medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar5 lettersSee answer ›7DMideast capital4 lettersSee answer ›8DVictorious military underdog in the Bible6 lettersSee answer ›9DSports bet based on total points scored9 lettersSee answer ›10DSister of Helios, in Greek myth3 lettersSee answer ›11DBarrier to entry5 lettersSee answer ›12DChewed out7 lettersSee answer ›13DSlothfulness7 lettersSee answer ›14DFortuitous gift7 lettersSee answer ›21DHoldings of winnings9 lettersSee answer ›24DCurved lines on sheet music5 lettersSee answer ›26DFrance's third-largest city, after Paris and Marseille4 lettersSee answer ›28DQuality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design3 lettersSee answer ›31DArcade staple with a joystick9 lettersSee answer ›33DMultiple-choice catchall5 lettersSee answer ›35DInside of4 lettersSee answer ›36DLarge chemical container3 lettersSee answer ›37DCredit cards, so to speak7 lettersSee answer ›38DConstellation whose name is Latin for "lizard"7 lettersSee answer ›39DU.S. History or Calculus BC, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›42DKind of illusion7 lettersSee answer ›43DDo some storytelling7 lettersSee answer ›44DAscertained bit by bit7 lettersSee answer ›47DGarden guardians6 lettersSee answer ›48DItaly's third-largest city, after Rome and Milan6 lettersSee answer ›50DWords before a contingency plan5 lettersSee answer ›51DInvader's tactic5 lettersSee answer ›54DPlay-fight4 lettersSee answer ›57DIts youngest host was a seven-year-old Drew Barrymore in '823 lettersSee answer ›59D"If u ask me …"3 lettersSee answer ›
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