New York Times Crossword October 18 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on October 18 2025, constructed by Samuel Smalley. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AMeasure of rank in Maori culture, informally›
- 8ABubbles›
- 13ASauce in Italian-American cuisine›
- 14AKnocked out›
- 15AIt's in right now›
- 16AWas worthy of›
- 17AHaving a single purpose›
- 18ALight that goes up when things are going down?›
- 20ASnatch›
- 21ACrank cases?›
- 23ASomething pulled in many car chase scenes, for short›
- 25AHome to the Arco di Constantino›
- 26APresent a chance to get ahead›
- 29ASpaniards roll them›
- 30AWas really moving, in slang›
- 31A"Uh ... I guess"›
- 32ASources of 24/7 support›
- 33AMany an attachment›
- 36AOnes catching waves›
- 37ALongtime name in Cuban politics›
- 38AThose playing the king of Egypt in "Aïda"›
- 39AMonthly magazine that sponsors a large annual music festival in New Orleans›
- 41AEasily removed locks›
- 42ALimited assignment›
- 45ASmallest member of the eurozone (122 square miles)›
- 46AAppropriately change course›
- 48ASpirals out of control?›
- 50APanhellenic Games venue›
- 51ACan't cool off›
- 52AGifted›
- 53ACulinary concurrence›
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- 1DUnderstands›
- 2DSite of some piercings›
- 3D"There's never been a better time" tech sloganeer›
- 4DFangorn resident›
- 5DSweet doings at a county fair›
- 6D___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster›
- 7DCry that might be made with a bow›
- 8DResponders to cruise ship emergencies›
- 9DIt works in translation›
- 10DCrunchy snacks›
- 11DFine-tunes›
- 12DDivider of lots›
- 13DReally into›
- 15D21st-century first lady›
- 19DAttire for many a flamenco dancer›
- 22DUpright bar›
- 24DBonheur who painted "Ploughing in the Nivernais"›
- 27DWoman's name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet›
- 28DColorful swimmers in the Amazon›
- 30DEnergy device that reflects sunlight›
- 31DRings up?›
- 32DCan hold one's own, in modern lingo›
- 33DBread purchase in the U.K.›
- 34DLike a building's central air conditioning›
- 35DDogbane?›
- 36DLike drug dens, sometimes›
- 37DFAQ heading›
- 38DEast African honorific›
- 40DReduce to a pulp›
- 43DMinute›
- 44DPay attention to›
- 47DZip›
- 49DHome to the U.S.'s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short›
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