NYT Crossword hints and answer for September 18, 2025
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorAdam Wagner
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Customizable, all-in-one internet digest (7)
Starts with R, ends with DRSSFEED→
8A
Shoots for the stars (7)
Starts with G, ends with GGOESBIG→
15A
Game played with black-and-white pieces on an 8x8 board (7)
Starts with O, ends with OOTHELLO→
16A
"Thumbs down from me" (7)
Starts with I, ends with OIVOTENO→
17A
Meditation chant, in a sense (7)
Starts with T, ends with HTOOMUCH→
18A
Sought-after (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDESIRED→
19A
Variety of bark? (3)
Starts with A, ends with FARF→
20A
Something you might change on a bed (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDIAPER→
22A
___ Ulrich, Metallica drummer (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLARS→
23A
Gave a sneak preview of (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTEASED→
25A
Tennis do-over, in a way (8)
Starts with R, ends with EROULETTE→
27A
Counterparts of countesses in British peerage (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEARLS→
28A
Equine hybrid (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHINNY→
29A
One in Bonn (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEIN→
30A
Sch. with a satellite campus in Calexico (4)
Starts with S, ends with USDSU→
31A
Terse reply to "Why?" (3)
Starts with C, ends with ZCUZ→
32A
Thingum (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDOODAD→
34A
Superman portrayer Christopher, in so many words (9)
Starts with R, ends with TRAREEVENT→
37A
Heart-pumping stuff? (6)
Starts with P, ends with APLASMA→
40A
Goal to shoot for (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
41A
___ Kong (4)
Starts with H, ends with GHONG→
45A
Steeplechase unit (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLAP→
46A
Bar from the bank? (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINGOT→
48A
It borders the Indian state of Sikkim (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNEPAL→
49A
Passport or driver's license, in a manner of speaking (8)
Starts with A, ends with TACCIDENT→
51A
Philosopher who wrote "Words are loaded pistols" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESARTRE→
52A
First person? (4)
Starts with S, ends with FSELF→
53A
Spread some dirt (6)
Starts with G, ends with PGOSSIP→
55A
A Gershwin brother (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
56A
Muscle car whose name evokes a U.S. road trip (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTRANSAM→
58A
Action star Jet, in a nutshell (7)
Starts with P, ends with NPELICAN→
60A
"Don't worry about the check" (7)
Starts with I, ends with EITSONME→
61A
Close contemporary (7)
Starts with A, ends with EAGEMATE→
62A
O-O and O-O-O, in chess notation (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCASTLES→
63A
Like some shoes at a cobbler's (7)
Starts with R, ends with DRESOLED→
Down
1D
Takes turns (7)
Starts with R, ends with SROTATES→
2D
One might say "Big savings all week!" (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOREAD→
3D
Rosh Hashana horns (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSHOFARS→
4D
Like the French article "la": Abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with MFEM→
5D
Gets away from (6)
Starts with E, ends with SELUDES→
6D
Nickname for the medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (5)
Starts with E, ends with DELCID→
7D
Mideast capital (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADOHA→
8D
Victorious military underdog in the Bible (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGIDEON→
9D
Sports bet based on total points scored (9)
Starts with O, ends with ROVERUNDER→
10D
Sister of Helios, in Greek myth (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEOS→
11D
Barrier to entry (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESTILE→
12D
Chewed out (7)
Starts with B, ends with DBERATED→
13D
Slothfulness (7)
Starts with I, ends with AINERTIA→
14D
Fortuitous gift (7)
Starts with G, ends with DGODSEND→
21D
Holdings of winnings (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPRIZEPOTS→
24D
Curved lines on sheet music (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLURS→
26D
France's third-largest city, after Paris and Marseille (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLYON→
28D
Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHUE→
31D
Arcade staple with a joystick (9)
Starts with C, ends with ECRANEGAME→
33D
Multiple-choice catchall (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTHER→
35D
Inside of (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
36D
Large chemical container (3)
Starts with V, ends with TVAT→
37D
Credit cards, so to speak (7)
Starts with P, ends with CPLASTIC→
38D
Constellation whose name is Latin for "lizard" (7)
Starts with L, ends with ALACERTA→
39D
U.S. History or Calculus BC, e.g. (7)
Starts with A, ends with SAPCLASS→
42D
Kind of illusion (7)
Starts with O, ends with LOPTICAL→
43D
Do some storytelling (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENARRATE→
44D
Ascertained bit by bit (7)
Starts with G, ends with DGLEANED→
47D
Garden guardians (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGNOMES→
48D
Italy's third-largest city, after Rome and Milan (6)
Starts with N, ends with SNAPLES→
50D
Words before a contingency plan (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIFNOT→
51D
Invader's tactic (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESIEGE→
54D
Play-fight (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
57D
Its youngest host was a seven-year-old Drew Barrymore in '82 (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
59D
"If u ask me …" (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIMO→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for September 18, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adam Wagner and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Customizable, all-in-one internet digest (RSSFEED); Shoots for the stars (GOESBIG); Game played with black-and-white pieces on an 8x8 board (OTHELLO).
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