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NYT Crossword — September 18, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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35 clues

1Customizable, all-in-one internet digest

8Shoots for the stars

15Game played with black-and-white pieces on an 8x8 board

16"Thumbs down from me"

17Meditation chant, in a sense

19Variety of bark?

20Something you might change on a bed

22___ Ulrich, Metallica drummer

23Gave a sneak preview of

25Tennis do-over, in a way

27Counterparts of countesses in British peerage

28Equine hybrid

30Sch. with a satellite campus in Calexico

31Terse reply to "Why?"

34Superman portrayer Christopher, in so many words

37Heart-pumping stuff?

40Goal to shoot for

45Steeplechase unit

46Bar from the bank?

48It borders the Indian state of Sikkim

49Passport or driver's license, in a manner of speaking

51Philosopher who wrote "Words are loaded pistols"

52First person?

53Spread some dirt

55A Gershwin brother

56Muscle car whose name evokes a U.S. road trip

58Action star Jet, in a nutshell

60"Don't worry about the check"

61Close contemporary

62O-O and O-O-O, in chess notation

63Like some shoes at a cobbler's

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2One might say "Big savings all week!"

3Rosh Hashana horns

4Like the French article "la": Abbr.

5Gets away from

6Nickname for the medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar

7Mideast capital

8Victorious military underdog in the Bible

9Sports bet based on total points scored

10Sister of Helios, in Greek myth

11Barrier to entry

14Fortuitous gift

21Holdings of winnings

24Curved lines on sheet music

26France's third-largest city, after Paris and Marseille

28Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design

31Arcade staple with a joystick

33Multiple-choice catchall

36Large chemical container

37Credit cards, so to speak

38Constellation whose name is Latin for "lizard"

39U.S. History or Calculus BC, e.g.

42Kind of illusion

43Do some storytelling

44Ascertained bit by bit

47Garden guardians

48Italy's third-largest city, after Rome and Milan

50Words before a contingency plan

51Invader's tactic

57Its youngest host was a seven-year-old Drew Barrymore in '82

59"If u ask me …"

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Stats & info

Thursday, Sep 18, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

26/199

Black / letter cells

5.7

Avg entry length

9 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedSep 18, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAdam Wagner

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

34ASuperman portrayer Christopher, in so many words9 ltrs 9DSports bet based on total points scored9 ltrs 21DHoldings of winnings9 ltrs 31DArcade staple with a joystick9 ltrs 25ATennis do-over, in a way8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 26 black squares and averages 5.7 letters per entry.