NYT Crossword July 18 2025 Answers

All 66 clues from the Friday 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 Kelly MorenusEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2T3O4N5E6S7I8N9G10E11S12T13STEFANO14NOTSUR15E16THATSJU17STTOOBAD18RES19CORKERS20SIG21ONE22DAYMORE23LUTE24PARER25ASS26MEMOS27FR28ESH29LUGER30DEATH31TADAS32SINCE33GROWL34JESSE35GEE36RI37S38E39S40AXLE41ANTE42CEDENT43ITO44CREATES45MAA46LAY47INGITONT48HICK49SPAREUS50PALETTE51ELATES52SCENES

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

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMakes good6 lettersATONES
7ADown6 lettersINGEST
14AUncertain7 lettersNOTSURE
16A"Well, tough!"15 lettersTHATSJUSTTOOBAD
18AHi-___3 lettersRES
19AHumdingers7 lettersCORKERS
24ACutting tool5 lettersPARER
26AStaff notes5 lettersMEMOS
27ARecent, as a memory5 lettersFRESH
29AWinter athlete5 lettersLUGER
31AVerbal flourishes5 lettersTADAS
32ABetween then and now5 lettersSINCE
33AShepherd's warning5 lettersGROWL
34AOlympian Owens5 lettersJESSE
35AReceiving end?3 lettersGEE
36AWorks one's way up5 lettersRISES
40APlace to put a pin4 lettersAXLE
41AExplicit subject for her?10 lettersANTECEDENT
43AFigure skater Midori3 lettersITO
44AConcocts7 lettersCREATES
45AFarm cry3 lettersMAA
46AGoing overboard with the praise15 lettersLAYINGITONTHICK
50AMixing board7 lettersPALETTE
51ALifts up6 lettersELATES
52ATheater class assignments6 lettersSCENES
DOWN
2DShort preview6 lettersTEASER
3DPoetic adverb3 lettersOFT
5DFind pleasure in5 lettersENJOY
6DWhiskey distiller's mixture8 lettersSOURMASH
7DBuries6 lettersINTERS
8DFrench possessive5 lettersNOTRE
9DClassic hot rods4 lettersGTOS
10DThat, in Mexico3 lettersESO
11DAbsorbs8 lettersSUBSUMES
12DQuisling, e.g.7 lettersTRAITOR
13DBlade sharpener5 lettersSTROP
17DTiny bit5 lettersSKOSH
22DPart of a trial7 lettersDEFENSE
23DDriver's license, e.g.7 lettersLEGALID
26DFight dirty?10 lettersMUDWRESTLE
28DDijon season3 lettersETE
29DLuang Prabang native3 lettersLAO
30DLike a 12-Down8 lettersDISLOYAL
32DCongressional record?7 lettersSEXTAPE
33DImply5 lettersGETAT
35DRock with bands6 lettersGNEISS
37DAkkadian or Phoenician6 lettersSEMITE
38DPasses6 lettersENACTS
39DSight in a tomato patch5 lettersSTAKE
41DContest5 lettersARGUE
42DComedian Wyatt5 lettersCENAC
44DTech news site4 lettersCNET
48DMaternal figure3 lettersHEN
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