The full solution for the NY Times October 18 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Samuel Smalley and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Measure of rank in Maori culture, informally FACETAT
- 8 Bubbles FROTH
- 13 Sauce in Italian-American cuisine MARINARA
- 14 Knocked out INAWE
- 15 It’s in right now LATESTFAD
- 16 Was worthy of RATED
- 17 Having a single purpose ADHOC
- 18 Light that goes up when things are going down? FLARE
- 20 Snatch BAG
- 21 Crank cases? UFOLOGY
- 23 Something pulled in many car chase scenes, for short EBRAKE
- 25 Home to the Arco di Constantino ROMA
- 26 Present a chance to get ahead OPENDOORS
- 29 Spaniards roll them ARS
- 30 Was really moving, in slang HAULEDASS
- 31 “Uh … I guess” WELLSORTA
- 32 Sources of 24/7 support HELPLINES
- 33 Many an attachment PDF
- 36 Ones catching waves RADIOSETS
- 37 Longtime name in Cuban politics RAUL
- 38 Those playing the king of Egypt in “Aïda” BASSOS
- 39 Monthly magazine that sponsors a large annual music festival in New Orleans ESSENCE
- 41 Easily removed locks WIG
- 42 Limited assignment STINT
- 45 Smallest member of the eurozone (122 square miles) MALTA
- 46 Appropriately change course ADAPT
- 48 Spirals out of control? TORNADOES
- 50 Panhellenic Games venue NEMEA
- 51 Can’t cool off STAYSMAD
- 52 Gifted ADEPT
- 53 Culinary concurrence YESCHEF
Vertical Clues
- 1 Understands FATHOMS
- 2 Site of some piercings AREOLA
- 3 “There’s never been a better time” tech sloganeer CISCO
- 4 Fangorn resident ENT
- 5 Sweet doings at a county fair TAFFYPULLS
- 6 ___ Sea, locale of a 20th-century environmental disaster ARAL
- 7 Cry that might be made with a bow TADA
- 8 Responders to cruise ship emergencies FIREBOATS
- 9 It works in translation RNA
- 10 Crunchy snacks OATBARS
- 11 Fine-tunes TWEAKS
- 12 Divider of lots HEDGE
- 13 Really into MADFOR
- 15 21st-century first lady LAURA
- 19 Attire for many a flamenco dancer REDDRESS
- 22 Upright bar GOALPOST
- 24 Bonheur who painted “Ploughing in the Nivernais” ROSA
- 27 Woman’s name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet ELSIE
- 28 Colorful swimmers in the Amazon NEONTETRAS
- 30 Energy device that reflects sunlight HELIOSTAT
- 31 Rings up? WEDS
- 32 Can hold one’s own, in modern lingo HASGAME
- 33 Bread purchase in the U.K. PANLOAF
- 34 Like a building’s central air conditioning DUCTED
- 35 Dogbane? FLEAS
- 36 Like drug dens, sometimes RAIDED
- 37 FAQ heading README
- 38 East African honorific BWANA
- 40 Reduce to a pulp SMASH
- 43 Minute ITSY
- 44 Pay attention to NOTE
- 47 Zip PEP
- 49 Home to the U.S.’s first pizzeria, according to the Pizza Hall of Fame, for short NYC
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