Sidewalk writing medium

The answer to “Sidewalk writing medium” in the New York Times crossword is CHALK — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 16, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 18-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Sidewalk writing medium” answer

CHALK (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CHALK

CHALK is the 5-letter solution that fits "Sidewalk writing medium" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 16, 2025 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CHALK mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CHALK is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Sidewalk writing medium” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 16, 2025 (most recent) → CHALK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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