NYT Crossword September 18 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Thursday 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 Adam WagnerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2S3S4F5E6E7D8G9O10E11S12B13I14G15OTHELLO16IVOTENO17TOOMUCH18DESIRED19ARF20DIA21PER22LARS23TEA24SED25ROU26LETTE27EARLS28HINNY29EIN30SDSU31CUZ32DO33ODAD34R35AREE36VENT37P38L39ASMA40PAR41H42O43N44G45LAP46IN47GOT48NEPAL49ACC50IDENT51SARTRE52SELF53GOS54SIP55IRA56TRAN57SAM58PEL59ICAN60ITSONME61AGEMATE62CASTLES63RESOLED

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
8AShoots for the stars7 lettersGOESBIG
16A"Thumbs down from me"7 lettersIVOTENO
17AMeditation chant, in a sense7 lettersTOOMUCH
18ASought-after7 lettersDESIRED
19AVariety of bark?3 lettersARF
23AGave a sneak preview of6 lettersTEASED
25ATennis do-over, in a way8 lettersROULETTE
28AEquine hybrid5 lettersHINNY
29AOne in Bonn3 lettersEIN
31ATerse reply to "Why?"3 lettersCUZ
32AThingum6 lettersDOODAD
37AHeart-pumping stuff?6 lettersPLASMA
40AGoal to shoot for3 lettersPAR
41A___ Kong4 lettersHONG
45ASteeplechase unit3 lettersLAP
46ABar from the bank?5 lettersINGOT
52AFirst person?4 lettersSELF
53ASpread some dirt6 lettersGOSSIP
55AA Gershwin brother3 lettersIRA
58AAction star Jet, in a nutshell7 lettersPELICAN
60A"Don't worry about the check"7 lettersITSONME
61AClose contemporary7 lettersAGEMATE
63ALike some shoes at a cobbler's7 lettersRESOLED
DOWN
1DTakes turns7 lettersROTATES
3DRosh Hashana horns7 lettersSHOFARS
5DGets away from6 lettersELUDES
7DMideast capital4 lettersDOHA
11DBarrier to entry5 lettersSTILE
12DChewed out7 lettersBERATED
13DSlothfulness7 lettersINERTIA
14DFortuitous gift7 lettersGODSEND
21DHoldings of winnings9 lettersPRIZEPOTS
24DCurved lines on sheet music5 lettersSLURS
31DArcade staple with a joystick9 lettersCRANEGAME
33DMultiple-choice catchall5 lettersOTHER
35DInside of4 lettersAMID
36DLarge chemical container3 lettersVAT
37DCredit cards, so to speak7 lettersPLASTIC
42DKind of illusion7 lettersOPTICAL
43DDo some storytelling7 lettersNARRATE
44DAscertained bit by bit7 lettersGLEANED
47DGarden guardians6 lettersGNOMES
51DInvader's tactic5 lettersSIEGE
54DPlay-fight4 lettersSPAR
59D"If u ask me …"3 lettersIMO
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