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NYT Crossword answers for November 18, 2025

NYT Crossword · November 18, 2025 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

All 70 clues from the Tuesday NYT Crossword (15 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with J
  • 4 starts with B
  • 8 starts with R
  • 14 starts with E
  • 15 starts with I
  • 16 starts with E
  • 17 starts with T
  • 19 starts with S
  • 20 starts with S
  • 21 starts with F
  • 23 starts with E
  • 24 starts with A
  • 26 starts with T
  • 28 starts with M
  • 30 starts with H
  • 31 starts with I
  • 34 starts with B
  • 35 starts with T
  • 38 starts with N
  • 39 starts with R
  • 40 starts with S
  • 42 starts with S
  • 47 starts with T
  • 50 starts with R
  • 51 starts with O
  • 52 starts with S
  • 54 starts with W
  • 55 starts with K
  • 57 starts with T
  • 59 starts with E
  • 60 starts with E
  • 61 starts with D
  • 62 starts with S
  • 63 starts with S
  • 64 starts with S
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: First female musical artist to have a simultaneous #1 film and #1 album, familiarly JLO
  • 4 Across: Rebound, as a pool shot BANK
  • 8 Across: Requirement for domestic air travel starting in 2025 REALID
  • 14 Across: Body part that might "pop" EAR
  • 15 Across: Words of understanding ISEE
  • 16 Across: ___ State, nickname for New York EMPIRE
  • 17 Across: Soften, as a message TONEDOWN
  • 19 Across: Kitchen strainers SIEVES
  • 20 Across: "Don't go!" STAY
  • 21 Across: Appear gradually from the black, as a film image FADEIN
  • 23 Across: Industrialist Lilly ELI
  • 24 Across: Native led by Montezuma AZTEC
  • 26 Across: A very high price, so to speak TOPDOLLAR
  • 28 Across: Cereal variety from Switzerland MUESLI
  • 30 Across: Lead female character HEROINE
  • 31 Across: Summer temp, say INTERN
  • 34 Across: River's bottom BED
  • 35 Across: Dentist, colloquially TOOTHDOCTOR
  • 38 Across: Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood" NIA
  • 39 Across: Gets back together REUNES
  • 40 Across: Shipped without prepaid postage, for short SENTCOD
  • 42 Across: Much of Mauritania and Mali SAHARA
  • 47 Across: Japanese stadium that has hosted M.L.B. and N.F.L. games TOKYODOME
  • 50 Across: Martian explorer ROVER
  • 51 Across: Last number in a countdown ONE
  • 52 Across: Surgical stitch SUTURE
  • 54 Across: Used a loom WOVE
  • 55 Across: Related to spiritual cause and effect KARMIC
  • 57 Across: Collection of tasks … or what 17-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across comprise? TODOLIST
  • 59 Across: Timeless, to a poet ETERNE
  • 60 Across: Small vortex EDDY
  • 61 Across: "Thanks, Captain Obvious!" DUH
  • 62 Across: Best-of-seven games, say SERIES
  • 63 Across: Make airtight SEAL
  • 64 Across: Fancy hotel amenity SPA
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with J
  • 2 starts with L
  • 3 starts with O
  • 4 starts with B
  • 5 starts with A
  • 6 starts with N
  • 7 starts with K
  • 8 starts with R
  • 9 starts with E
  • 10 starts with A
  • 11 starts with L
  • 12 starts with I
  • 13 starts with D
  • 18 starts with E
  • 22 starts with E
  • 25 starts with C
  • 27 starts with L
  • 29 starts with I
  • 32 starts with T
  • 33 starts with E
  • 35 starts with T
  • 36 starts with O
  • 37 starts with T
  • 38 starts with N
  • 40 starts with S
  • 41 starts with C
  • 43 starts with H
  • 44 starts with A
  • 45 starts with R
  • 46 starts with A
  • 48 starts with M
  • 49 starts with E
  • 53 starts with E
  • 56 starts with M
  • 58 starts with O
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Material that's been deliberately thrown overboard JETSAM
  • 2 Down: Philosopher who wrote the "Tao Te Ching" LAOTZU
  • 3 Down: Fancy and elaborate ORNATE
  • 4 Down: Auction action BID
  • 5 Down: Since ASOF
  • 6 Down: Just getting started with NEWAT
  • 7 Down: Martial art with bamboo swords KENDO
  • 8 Down: Places to live RESIDENCES
  • 9 Down: Key with one sharp EMINOR
  • 10 Down: Subject of much Jane Goodall research APE
  • 11 Down: More alert and energetic LIVELIER
  • 12 Down: Limerick's locale IRELAND
  • 13 Down: Fancy DESIRE
  • 18 Down: They wink and blink EYES
  • 22 Down: Filmmaker Nora EPHRON
  • 25 Down: Advertising award CLIO
  • 27 Down: Southwestern wolf LOBO
  • 29 Down: Presents INTRODUCES
  • 32 Down: Punctual people are said to arrive on this THEDOT
  • 33 Down: End of an academic address EDU
  • 35 Down: One fiddling around in a workshop TINKERER
  • 36 Down: Like granola bars, typically OATY
  • 37 Down: Onetime leader in St. Petersburg TSAR
  • 38 Down: Newborn child NEONATE
  • 40 Down: Excites STOKES
  • 41 Down: Trigonometry ratio COSINE
  • 43 Down: Coyote's cry HOWL
  • 44 Down: Steers clear of AVOIDS
  • 45 Down: Excites REVSUP
  • 46 Down: First name of the Queen of Soul ARETHA
  • 48 Down: Quiets on Zoom MUTES
  • 49 Down: Wear away ERODE
  • 53 Down: Classic Icelandic saga EDDA
  • 56 Down: Scanner whose field strength is measured in teslas, for short MRI
  • 58 Down: Toondom's Olive OYL
Show the solved grid
1J2L3O4B5A6N7K8R9E10A11L12I13D14EAR15ISEE16EMPIRE17TON18EDOWN19SIEVES20STAY21FAD22EIN23ELI24AZTE25C26TOPDO27LLAR28MUESL29I30HEROINE31IN32T33ERN34BED35T36OOTHDOC37TOR38NIA39REUNES40SENT41COD42SA43H44A45R46A47TOKYODO48M49E50ROVER51ONE52SUTUR53E54WOVE55KAR56MIC57TOD58OLIST59ETERNE60EDDY61DUH62SERIES63SEAL64SPA

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