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NYT Crossword — August 18, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1C
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3S
4E
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7O
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Across

37 clues
1Job for Sherlock
5Breakfast chain that punnily used a kangaroo in its early commercials
9Each, informally
13"Well, ___ you special?"
15Vegetarian protein
16Taboo
17New parents' celebration
18"You're despicable!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc
20Fashion designer Ralph
22Better deal on a mortgage, in brief
23Born, in marriage announcements
24"I'm hunting wabbits" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc
26Degree for many a prof
28Mont Blanc, e.g.
29Small piece of china … or small dog size
32Helmet attachment
36Neighbor of a Cambodian
39"Toodles"
40"Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc
43Garden of Eden man
44Newspaper opinion piece
45Place to put a stethoscope
46"Ain't gonna happen!"
48Strange sighting in the night sky
50"Weekend Update" show, in brief
51"I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc
57Chum, in Chartres
59Lyft competitor
61Question that might precede "Try me!"
62"What's up, Doc?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc
65Not a child anymore
66Inner arm bone
67Zap, in a way
68"That hurts!"
69Exam
70Crunchy deli sandwiches
71Employee IDs

Down

41 clues
1Kind of car San Francisco is famous for
2Common typeface
3Clear component of blood
4___ nous
5"___ be an honor"
6Stow away, big-time
7Killed, mob-style
8Magic dragon's name, in song
9Furthermore
10Baked item whose name suggests how much of each ingredient to use
11Fairy tale's first word
12Bother, as a bear
14Rehab treatment
19Pained cry
21Falcons' and Eagles' org.
25"Give me five!"
27Dream up, as a plan
29Good thing that comes to those who wait?
30Colorado Plateau natives
31Role to play
32Long-necked bird with a "knob" on its beak
33Brouhaha
34Stop and No Passing, for two
35Forum manager, for short
37Ground-breaking garden tool
38Do a tally of
41"___ is me!"
42Green science
47Word after golf or before sandwich
49Hardly any
51Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"
52Dadaist Max
53€€€
54Post-snowfall vehicles
55Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"
56Sommelier's stock
57Share a border
58Stubborn farm animal
60Lamp insert
63Plopped down
64"You got it!"

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Stats & info

Monday, Aug 18, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
15 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedAug 18, 2025
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorAndrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 41 down
Longest entries
40A"Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc15 ltrs18A"You're despicable!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc9 ltrs24A"I'm hunting wabbits" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc9 ltrs51A"I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc9 ltrs62A"What's up, Doc?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.