NYT Crossword November 18 2025 Answers (11/18/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for November 18 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword November 18, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword November 18, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 11/18/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A First female musical artist to have a simultaneous #1 film and #1 album, familiarly
4A Rebound, as a pool shot
8A Requirement for domestic air travel starting in 2025
14A Body part that might "pop"
15A Words of understanding
16A ___ State, nickname for New York
17A Soften, as a message
19A Kitchen strainers
20A "Don't go!"
21A Appear gradually from the black, as a film image
23A Industrialist Lilly
24A Native led by Montezuma
26A A very high price, so to speak
28A Cereal variety from Switzerland
30A Lead female character
31A Summer temp, say
34A River's bottom
35A Dentist, colloquially
38A Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood"
39A Gets back together
40A Shipped without prepaid postage, for short
42A Much of Mauritania and Mali
47A Japanese stadium that has hosted M.L.B. and N.F.L. games
50A Martian explorer
51A Last number in a countdown
52A Surgical stitch
54A Used a loom
55A Related to spiritual cause and effect
57A Collection of tasks … or what 17-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across comprise?
59A Timeless, to a poet
60A Small vortex
61A "Thanks, Captain Obvious!"
62A Best-of-seven games, say
63A Make airtight
64A Fancy hotel amenity
1D Material that's been deliberately thrown overboard
2D Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching"
3D Fancy and elaborate
4D Auction action
5D Since
6D Just getting started with
7D Martial art with bamboo swords
8D Places to live
9D Key with one sharp
10D Subject of much Jane Goodall research
11D More alert and energetic
12D Limerick's locale
13D Fancy
18D They wink and blink
22D Filmmaker Nora
25D Advertising award
27D Southwestern wolf
29D Presents
32D Punctual people are said to arrive on this
33D End of an academic address
35D One fiddling around in a workshop
36D Like granola bars, typically
37D Onetime leader in St. Petersburg
38D Newborn child
40D Excites
41D Trigonometry ratio
43D Coyote's cry
44D Steers clear of
45D Excites
46D First name of the Queen of Soul
48D Quiets on Zoom
49D Wear away
53D Classic Icelandic saga
56D Scanner whose field strength is measured in teslas, for short
58D Toondom's Olive

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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