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New York Times Crossword September 18 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword September 18 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 70 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Customizable, all-in-one internet digestRSSFEED7Across1 Shoots for the starsGOESBIG7Across8 Game played with black-and-white pieces on an 8x8 boardOTHELLO7Across15 "Thumbs down from me"IVOTENO7Across16 Meditation chant, in a senseTOOMUCH7Across17 Sought-afterDESIRED7Across18 Variety of bark?ARF3Across19 Something you might change on a bedDIAPER6Across20 ___ Ulrich, Metallica drummerLARS4Across22 Gave a sneak preview ofTEASED6Across23 Tennis do-over, in a wayROULETTE8Across25 Counterparts of countesses in British peerageEARLS5Across27 Equine hybridHINNY5Across28 One in BonnEIN3Across29 Sch. with a satellite campus in CalexicoSDSU4Across30 Terse reply to "Why?"CUZ3Across31 ThingumDOODAD6Across32 Superman portrayer Christopher, in so many wordsRAREEVENT9Across34 Heart-pumping stuff?PLASMA6Across37 Goal to shoot forPAR3Across40 ___ KongHONG4Across41 Steeplechase unitLAP3Across45 Bar from the bank?INGOT5Across46 It borders the Indian state of SikkimNEPAL5Across48 Passport or driver's license, in a manner of speakingACCIDENT8Across49 Philosopher who wrote "Words are loaded pistols"SARTRE6Across51 First person?SELF4Across52 Spread some dirtGOSSIP6Across53 A Gershwin brotherIRA3Across55 Muscle car whose name evokes a U.S. road tripTRANSAM7Across56 Action star Jet, in a nutshellPELICAN7Across58 "Don't worry about the check"ITSONME7Across60 Close contemporaryAGEMATE7Across61 O-O and O-O-O, in chess notationCASTLES7Across62 Like some shoes at a cobbler'sRESOLED7Across63

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Takes turnsROTATES7Down1 One might say "Big savings all week!"STOREAD7Down2 Rosh Hashana hornsSHOFARS7Down3 Like the French article "la": Abbr.FEM3Down4 Gets away fromELUDES6Down5 Nickname for the medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Díaz de VivarELCID5Down6 Mideast capitalDOHA4Down7 Victorious military underdog in the BibleGIDEON6Down8 Sports bet based on total points scoredOVERUNDER9Down9 Sister of Helios, in Greek mythEOS3Down10 Barrier to entrySTILE5Down11 Chewed outBERATED7Down12 SlothfulnessINERTIA7Down13 Fortuitous giftGODSEND7Down14 Holdings of winningsPRIZEPOTS9Down21 Curved lines on sheet musicSLURS5Down24 France's third-largest city, after Paris and MarseilleLYON4Down26 Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic designHUE3Down28 Arcade staple with a joystickCRANEGAME9Down31 Multiple-choice catchallOTHER5Down33 Inside ofAMID4Down35 Large chemical containerVAT3Down36 Credit cards, so to speakPLASTIC7Down37 Constellation whose name is Latin for "lizard"LACERTA7Down38 U.S. History or Calculus BC, e.g.APCLASS7Down39 Kind of illusionOPTICAL7Down42 Do some storytellingNARRATE7Down43 Ascertained bit by bitGLEANED7Down44 Garden guardiansGNOMES6Down47 Italy's third-largest city, after Rome and MilanNAPLES6Down48 Words before a contingency planIFNOT5Down50 Invader's tacticSIEGE5Down51 Play-fightSPAR4Down54 Its youngest host was a seven-year-old Drew Barrymore in '82SNL3Down57 "If u ask me …"IMO3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.