NYT Crossword Answers - May 18

Halving the Last Word

By Garrett Chalfin

R
E
C
T
O
B
I
A
L
Y
A
L
A
I
C
A
P
E
B
A
I
U
L
E
M
C
E
E
P
E
E
K
O
W
E
S
G
R
A
N
D
R
A
P
I
D
S
P
E
N
N
F
A
S
T
L
O
I
T
E
R
E
D
T
A
K
E
O
F
F
I
C
E
N
O
T
I
T
C
H
Y
S
A
W
E
E
T
I
E
D
R
U
G
W
A
R
R
O
A
R
S
S
I
R
E
M
A
K
I
N
G
A
N
I
M
P
A
C
T
T
N
O
T
E
S
E
V
E
N
D
O
P
E
A
I
M
S
C
R
E
W
D
E
S
E
M
I
T
V
I
R
G
I
L
L
A
N
A
C
H
A
O
S
M
E
N
U
D
E
P
O
S
I
T
G
R
O
U
C
H
O
M
A
R
X
M
U
S
T
A
C
H
E
J
O
H
N
D
O
E
R
A
G
S
R
U
B
I
K
A
T
O
N
S
A
Y
S
M
E
I
M
E
D
O
C
D
G
A
D
O
T
D
E
W
L
I
A
M
I
R
A
Q
S
T
A
I
R
S
W
H
A
T
S
T
H
E
D
A
M
A
G
E
S
U
C
H
O
L
L
A
S
R
I
V
A
L
E
D
B
R
A
S
T
R
A
P
A
C
T
A
S
D
O
M
L
O
V
E
H
O
T
E
L
S
B
E
A
U
C
O
U
P
A
L
O
U
L
E
T
O
S
A
L
E
S
P
E
R
S
O
N
H
E
I
R
L
O
C
O
E
R
U
P
T
T
O
M
M
Y
S
O
D
S
S
N
O
T
T
O
R
S
O
S
N
A
P
E

Across

  1. 1Verso's counterpartRECTO
  2. 6Alternative to an onion bagelBIALY
  3. 11Jai ___ALAI
  4. 15Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New WorldCAPE
  5. 19Skating gold medalist OksanaBAIUL
  6. 20HostEMCEE
  7. 21Quick lookPEEK
  8. 22Has a tab open, sayOWES
  9. 23Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."?GRANDRAPIDS
  10. 25Station near Madison Square Garden, for shortPENN
  11. 26FleetFAST
  12. 27Hung aroundLOITERED
  13. 28Remove from the champagne bucket?TAKEOFFICE
  14. 30"Just kidding!"NOT
  15. 31Feeling rash?ITCHY
  16. 34Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type"SAWEETIE
  17. 35Crisis involving cartelsDRUGWAR
  18. 39Goes "Vroom!"ROARS
  19. 41Royal titleSIRE
  20. 42Casting a total brat in the school play?MAKINGANIMPACT
  21. 45Some govt. securitiesTNOTES
  22. 49___-temperedEVEN
  23. 50"Super cool!"DOPE
  24. 51Get ready to take a shotAIM
  25. 53Ship propellerSCREW
  26. 54French for "from"DES
  27. 55ReleaseEMIT
  28. 57Dante's guide in the "Inferno"VIRGIL
  29. 60Singer Del ReyLANA
  30. 61"The score upon which reality is written," per Henry MillerCHAOS
  31. 62Apps might be seen on oneMENU
  32. 63Sediment, e.g.DEPOSIT
  33. 65"The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"?GROUCHOMARXMUSTACHE
  34. 69Anonymous guyJOHNDOE
  35. 70Pauperism, so to speakRAGS
  36. 71Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed"RUBIK
  37. 72LotsATON
  38. 73"Because I'm the boss!"SAYSME
  39. 75Pinged onlineIMED
  40. 76Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in briefOCD
  41. 79"Wonder Woman" starGADOT
  42. 81Mountain ___DEW
  43. 82Late singer Payne of One DirectionLIAM
  44. 84Modern home of where cuneiform writing originatedIRAQ
  45. 85Way up or way downSTAIRS
  46. 87"How long have beavers blocked this river?"?WHATSTHEDAMAGE
  47. 92"As ___ ..."SUCH
  48. 94Earthenware potsOLLAS
  49. 95Was comparable toRIVALED
  50. 96Apparel feature that a bandeau lacksBRASTRAP
  51. 100Function in the role ofACTAS
  52. 102Monk's titleDOM
  53. 103Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s?LOVEHOTELS
  54. 105Much in quantityBEAUCOUP
  55. 109Baseball family nameALOU
  56. 110Actor JaredLETO
  57. 111Metric in a competitive family business?SALESPERSON
  58. 114Prince, e.g.HEIR
  59. 115In ___ parentisLOCO
  60. 116BlowERUPT
  61. 117Designer HilfigerTOMMY
  62. 118Lays turf onSODS
  63. 119Little twerpSNOT
  64. 120TrunkTORSO
  65. 121Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter booksSNAPE

Down

  1. 1Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarlyRBG
  2. 2Noble titleEARL
  3. 3"Ci vediamo in giro!"CIAO
  4. 4Getting ready to listenTUNINGIN
  5. 5Historic district of a cityOLDTOWN
  6. 6Gnarly problem, so to speakBEAR
  7. 7Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China TowerIMPEI
  8. 8Certain hallucinatory experienceACIDTRIP
  9. 9DirectedLED
  10. 10Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses"YES
  11. 11Dad, in KoreanAPPA
  12. 12Ingredients in some potato soupsLEEKS
  13. 13Son of AphroditeAENEAS
  14. 14"You don't have to tell me"IKNOWIT
  15. 15Time for a pick-me-up, humorouslyCOFFEEOCLOCK
  16. 16Lie aheadAWAIT
  17. 17Joe of "Home Alone"PESCI
  18. 18First name in perfumesESTEE
  19. 24Label anewRETAG
  20. 28Banks from Los AngelesTYRA
  21. 29Maidenhair and othersFERNS
  22. 32Common dog commandCOME
  23. 33ChanceHAP
  24. 35Hit up on Instagram, informallyDMED
  25. 36Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles"RAVE
  26. 37Luau stringsUKES
  27. 38Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep"RADIOHEAD
  28. 40Harum-___ (reckless)SCARUM
  29. 43UntrueNOTSO
  30. 44Notaro of comedyTIG
  31. 46Drag-and-drop disposal iconTRASH
  32. 47Start of a counting rhymeEENIE
  33. 48Hit with a smackSWAT
  34. 52Time in a Shakespeare titleMIDSUMMER
  35. 55Former Israeli P.M. OlmertEHUD
  36. 56Platform for Safari and FaceTimeMACOS
  37. 57BorderlineVERGE
  38. 58"Need You Tonight" band, 1987INXS
  39. 59Leave aloneLETBE
  40. 61Arbiters of tasteCONNOISSEURS
  41. 62Polite term of addressMAAM
  42. 64Stamp on an invoicePAID
  43. 65ImpliedGOTAT
  44. 66Valerie Harper title roleRHODA
  45. 67One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time"MRSWHO
  46. 68Dickens's ___ HeepURIAH
  47. 69BoutsJAGS
  48. 74Tree whose name sounds like a pronounYEW
  49. 76Word with history or hygieneORAL
  50. 77Shut upCAGE
  51. 78Threw out of a contest, informallyDQED
  52. 80Philosopher's pursuitTRUTH
  53. 82Exam with an argumentative writing section, in briefLSAT
  54. 83"You know, I can't quite remember"ITSABLUR
  55. 84"Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!"IMAMORON
  56. 86Goes through screen after screenSCROLLS
  57. 88"Sadly ..."ALAS
  58. 89Special attention, for shortTLC
  59. 90Made niceDIDUP
  60. 91Wading birdsAVOCETS
  61. 93Publicly bashHATEON
  62. 96DoldrumsBLAHS
  63. 97Lumberjacks' competitionROLEO
  64. 98Walk around, maybeAVOID
  65. 99Where one might pick up litterPETCO
  66. 101OozesSEEPS
  67. 104BurgleLOOT
  68. 106AboutASTO
  69. 107West Point inst.USMA
  70. 108FanfarePOMP
  71. 111Like a diamond in a ringSET
  72. 112Queer identity, in briefARO
  73. 11312/31NYE

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Verso's counterpart — Answer: RECTO
  2. 6. Alternative to an onion bagel — Answer: BIALY
  3. 11. Jai ___ — Answer: ALAI. Hint: Think of a sport popular in some parts of the world that rhymes with 'high.' 🎾
  4. 15. Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World — Answer: CAPE
  5. 19. Skating gold medalist Oksana — Answer: BAIUL
  6. 20. Host — Answer: EMCEE. Hint: Think of someone who guides an event and keeps the crowd entertained! 🎤
  7. 21. Quick look — Answer: PEEK. Hint: Sometimes it's best to just take a short glance! 👀
  8. 22. Has a tab open, say — Answer: OWES
  9. 23. Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."? — Answer: GRANDRAPIDS
  10. 25. Station near Madison Square Garden, for short — Answer: PENN
  11. 26. Fleet — Answer: FAST
  12. 27. Hung around — Answer: LOITERED
  13. 28. Remove from the champagne bucket? — Answer: TAKEOFFICE
  14. 30. "Just kidding!" — Answer: NOT
  15. 31. Feeling rash? — Answer: ITCHY
  16. 34. Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type" — Answer: SAWEETIE
  17. 35. Crisis involving cartels — Answer: DRUGWAR
  18. 39. Goes "Vroom!" — Answer: ROARS
  19. 41. Royal title — Answer: SIRE
  20. 42. Casting a total brat in the school play? — Answer: MAKINGANIMPACT
  21. 45. Some govt. securities — Answer: TNOTES
  22. 49. ___-tempered — Answer: EVEN
  23. 50. "Super cool!" — Answer: DOPE
  24. 51. Get ready to take a shot — Answer: AIM
  25. 53. Ship propeller — Answer: SCREW
  26. 54. French for "from" — Answer: DES
  27. 55. Release — Answer: EMIT
  28. 57. Dante's guide in the "Inferno" — Answer: VIRGIL
  29. 60. Singer Del Rey — Answer: LANA
  30. 61. "The score upon which reality is written," per Henry Miller — Answer: CHAOS
  31. 62. Apps might be seen on one — Answer: MENU
  32. 63. Sediment, e.g. — Answer: DEPOSIT
  33. 65. "The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"? — Answer: GROUCHOMARXMUSTACHE
  34. 69. Anonymous guy — Answer: JOHNDOE
  35. 70. Pauperism, so to speak — Answer: RAGS
  36. 71. Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed" — Answer: RUBIK
  37. 72. Lots — Answer: ATON
  38. 73. "Because I'm the boss!" — Answer: SAYSME
  39. 75. Pinged online — Answer: IMED
  40. 76. Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in brief — Answer: OCD
  41. 79. "Wonder Woman" star — Answer: GADOT
  42. 81. Mountain ___ — Answer: DEW
  43. 82. Late singer Payne of One Direction — Answer: LIAM
  44. 84. Modern home of where cuneiform writing originated — Answer: IRAQ
  45. 85. Way up or way down — Answer: STAIRS
  46. 87. "How long have beavers blocked this river?"? — Answer: WHATSTHEDAMAGE
  47. 92. "As ___ ..." — Answer: SUCH
  48. 94. Earthenware pots — Answer: OLLAS
  49. 95. Was comparable to — Answer: RIVALED
  50. 96. Apparel feature that a bandeau lacks — Answer: BRASTRAP
  51. 100. Function in the role of — Answer: ACTAS
  52. 102. Monk's title — Answer: DOM
  53. 103. Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s? — Answer: LOVEHOTELS
  54. 105. Much in quantity — Answer: BEAUCOUP
  55. 109. Baseball family name — Answer: ALOU
  56. 110. Actor Jared — Answer: LETO. Hint: This Oscar-winning performer played a memorable comic-book villain 🎬
  57. 111. Metric in a competitive family business? — Answer: SALESPERSON
  58. 114. Prince, e.g. — Answer: HEIR
  59. 115. In ___ parentis — Answer: LOCO
  60. 116. Blow — Answer: ERUPT
  61. 117. Designer Hilfiger — Answer: TOMMY
  62. 118. Lays turf on — Answer: SODS
  63. 119. Little twerp — Answer: SNOT
  64. 120. Trunk — Answer: TORSO. Hint: In anatomy, this is the body section between the neck and hips. 🧍
  65. 121. Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter books — Answer: SNAPE

Down

  1. 1. Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly — Answer: RBG
  2. 2. Noble title — Answer: EARL
  3. 3. "Ci vediamo in giro!" — Answer: CIAO
  4. 4. Getting ready to listen — Answer: TUNINGIN
  5. 5. Historic district of a city — Answer: OLDTOWN
  6. 6. Gnarly problem, so to speak — Answer: BEAR
  7. 7. Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower — Answer: IMPEI
  8. 8. Certain hallucinatory experience — Answer: ACIDTRIP
  9. 9. Directed — Answer: LED
  10. 10. Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses" — Answer: YES
  11. 11. Dad, in Korean — Answer: APPA
  12. 12. Ingredients in some potato soups — Answer: LEEKS
  13. 13. Son of Aphrodite — Answer: AENEAS
  14. 14. "You don't have to tell me" — Answer: IKNOWIT
  15. 15. Time for a pick-me-up, humorously — Answer: COFFEEOCLOCK
  16. 16. Lie ahead — Answer: AWAIT
  17. 17. Joe of "Home Alone" — Answer: PESCI
  18. 18. First name in perfumes — Answer: ESTEE
  19. 24. Label anew — Answer: RETAG
  20. 28. Banks from Los Angeles — Answer: TYRA
  21. 29. Maidenhair and others — Answer: FERNS
  22. 32. Common dog command — Answer: COME
  23. 33. Chance — Answer: HAP
  24. 35. Hit up on Instagram, informally — Answer: DMED
  25. 36. Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles" — Answer: RAVE
  26. 37. Luau strings — Answer: UKES
  27. 38. Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep" — Answer: RADIOHEAD
  28. 40. Harum-___ (reckless) — Answer: SCARUM
  29. 43. Untrue — Answer: NOTSO
  30. 44. Notaro of comedy — Answer: TIG
  31. 46. Drag-and-drop disposal icon — Answer: TRASH
  32. 47. Start of a counting rhyme — Answer: EENIE
  33. 48. Hit with a smack — Answer: SWAT
  34. 52. Time in a Shakespeare title — Answer: MIDSUMMER
  35. 55. Former Israeli P.M. Olmert — Answer: EHUD
  36. 56. Platform for Safari and FaceTime — Answer: MACOS
  37. 57. Borderline — Answer: VERGE
  38. 58. "Need You Tonight" band, 1987 — Answer: INXS
  39. 59. Leave alone — Answer: LETBE. Hint: Give it space and do not interfere. 🛑
  40. 61. Arbiters of taste — Answer: CONNOISSEURS
  41. 62. Polite term of address — Answer: MAAM
  42. 64. Stamp on an invoice — Answer: PAID
  43. 65. Implied — Answer: GOTAT
  44. 66. Valerie Harper title role — Answer: RHODA
  45. 67. One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time" — Answer: MRSWHO
  46. 68. Dickens's ___ Heep — Answer: URIAH
  47. 69. Bouts — Answer: JAGS
  48. 74. Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun — Answer: YEW
  49. 76. Word with history or hygiene — Answer: ORAL
  50. 77. Shut up — Answer: CAGE
  51. 78. Threw out of a contest, informally — Answer: DQED
  52. 80. Philosopher's pursuit — Answer: TRUTH
  53. 82. Exam with an argumentative writing section, in brief — Answer: LSAT
  54. 83. "You know, I can't quite remember" — Answer: ITSABLUR
  55. 84. "Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!" — Answer: IMAMORON
  56. 86. Goes through screen after screen — Answer: SCROLLS
  57. 88. "Sadly ..." — Answer: ALAS
  58. 89. Special attention, for short — Answer: TLC
  59. 90. Made nice — Answer: DIDUP
  60. 91. Wading birds — Answer: AVOCETS
  61. 93. Publicly bash — Answer: HATEON
  62. 96. Doldrums — Answer: BLAHS
  63. 97. Lumberjacks' competition — Answer: ROLEO
  64. 98. Walk around, maybe — Answer: AVOID
  65. 99. Where one might pick up litter — Answer: PETCO
  66. 101. Oozes — Answer: SEEPS
  67. 104. Burgle — Answer: LOOT
  68. 106. About — Answer: ASTO
  69. 107. West Point inst. — Answer: USMA
  70. 108. Fanfare — Answer: POMP
  71. 111. Like a diamond in a ring — Answer: SET
  72. 112. Queer identity, in brief — Answer: ARO
  73. 113. 12/31 — Answer: NYE

Recent NYT Crossword Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

NYT Crossword 17 May 2025NYT Crossword 16 May 2025NYT Crossword 15 May 2025NYT Crossword 14 May 2025NYT Crossword 13 May 2025NYT Crossword 12 May 2025NYT Crossword 11 May 2025

Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, May 18, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on May 18?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.

NYT Crossword answers for May 18, 2025

The full solution for the May 18 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, May 18.

Full NYT Crossword answer list for May 18, 2025

Every clue from the May 18 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Verso's counterpartRECTO
6Alternative to an onion bagelBIALY
11Jai ___ALAI
15Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New WorldCAPE
19Skating gold medalist OksanaBAIUL
20HostEMCEE
21Quick lookPEEK
22Has a tab open, sayOWES
23Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."?GRANDRAPIDS
25Station near Madison Square Garden, for shortPENN
26FleetFAST
27Hung aroundLOITERED
28Remove from the champagne bucket?TAKEOFFICE
30"Just kidding!"NOT
31Feeling rash?ITCHY
34Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type"SAWEETIE
35Crisis involving cartelsDRUGWAR
39Goes "Vroom!"ROARS
41Royal titleSIRE
42Casting a total brat in the school play?MAKINGANIMPACT
45Some govt. securitiesTNOTES
49___-temperedEVEN
50"Super cool!"DOPE
51Get ready to take a shotAIM
53Ship propellerSCREW
54French for "from"DES
55ReleaseEMIT
57Dante's guide in the "Inferno"VIRGIL
60Singer Del ReyLANA
61"The score upon which reality is written," per Henry MillerCHAOS
62Apps might be seen on oneMENU
63Sediment, e.g.DEPOSIT
65"The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"?GROUCHOMARXMUSTACHE
69Anonymous guyJOHNDOE
70Pauperism, so to speakRAGS
71Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed"RUBIK
72LotsATON
73"Because I'm the boss!"SAYSME
75Pinged onlineIMED
76Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in briefOCD
79"Wonder Woman" starGADOT
81Mountain ___DEW
82Late singer Payne of One DirectionLIAM
84Modern home of where cuneiform writing originatedIRAQ
85Way up or way downSTAIRS
87"How long have beavers blocked this river?"?WHATSTHEDAMAGE
92"As ___ ..."SUCH
94Earthenware potsOLLAS
95Was comparable toRIVALED
96Apparel feature that a bandeau lacksBRASTRAP
100Function in the role ofACTAS
102Monk's titleDOM
103Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s?LOVEHOTELS
105Much in quantityBEAUCOUP
109Baseball family nameALOU
110Actor JaredLETO
111Metric in a competitive family business?SALESPERSON
114Prince, e.g.HEIR
115In ___ parentisLOCO
116BlowERUPT
117Designer HilfigerTOMMY
118Lays turf onSODS
119Little twerpSNOT
120TrunkTORSO
121Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter booksSNAPE

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarlyRBG
2Noble titleEARL
3"Ci vediamo in giro!"CIAO
4Getting ready to listenTUNINGIN
5Historic district of a cityOLDTOWN
6Gnarly problem, so to speakBEAR
7Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China TowerIMPEI
8Certain hallucinatory experienceACIDTRIP
9DirectedLED
10Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses"YES
11Dad, in KoreanAPPA
12Ingredients in some potato soupsLEEKS
13Son of AphroditeAENEAS
14"You don't have to tell me"IKNOWIT
15Time for a pick-me-up, humorouslyCOFFEEOCLOCK
16Lie aheadAWAIT
17Joe of "Home Alone"PESCI
18First name in perfumesESTEE
24Label anewRETAG
28Banks from Los AngelesTYRA
29Maidenhair and othersFERNS
32Common dog commandCOME
33ChanceHAP
35Hit up on Instagram, informallyDMED
36Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles"RAVE
37Luau stringsUKES
38Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep"RADIOHEAD
40Harum-___ (reckless)SCARUM
43UntrueNOTSO
44Notaro of comedyTIG
46Drag-and-drop disposal iconTRASH
47Start of a counting rhymeEENIE
48Hit with a smackSWAT
52Time in a Shakespeare titleMIDSUMMER
55Former Israeli P.M. OlmertEHUD
56Platform for Safari and FaceTimeMACOS
57BorderlineVERGE
58"Need You Tonight" band, 1987INXS
59Leave aloneLETBE
61Arbiters of tasteCONNOISSEURS
62Polite term of addressMAAM
64Stamp on an invoicePAID
65ImpliedGOTAT
66Valerie Harper title roleRHODA
67One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time"MRSWHO
68Dickens's ___ HeepURIAH
69BoutsJAGS
74Tree whose name sounds like a pronounYEW
76Word with history or hygieneORAL
77Shut upCAGE
78Threw out of a contest, informallyDQED
80Philosopher's pursuitTRUTH
82Exam with an argumentative writing section, in briefLSAT
83"You know, I can't quite remember"ITSABLUR
84"Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!"IMAMORON
86Goes through screen after screenSCROLLS
88"Sadly ..."ALAS
89Special attention, for shortTLC
90Made niceDIDUP
91Wading birdsAVOCETS
93Publicly bashHATEON
96DoldrumsBLAHS
97Lumberjacks' competitionROLEO
98Walk around, maybeAVOID
99Where one might pick up litterPETCO
101OozesSEEPS
104BurgleLOOT
106AboutASTO
107West Point inst.USMA
108FanfarePOMP
111Like a diamond in a ringSET
112Queer identity, in briefARO
11312/31NYE

Hints for the May 18 puzzle

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The May 18 puzzle fell on a Sunday, and with the New York Times crossword that matters: the grid gets harder as the week goes on, from an easy Monday to a fiendish Saturday, with a large themed puzzle on Sunday. So a Sunday grid tells you how much misdirection to expect — and if a clue that day seemed to make no sense, the weekday is usually the reason. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

Looking for a different day?

Prefer to solve rather than peek? The play button opens the puzzle so you can try that day's grid yourself, then come back to check your answers. Stuck on a single clue from any puzzle, our crossword solver reveals just that answer from your known letters.

Frequently asked questions

What were the NYT Crossword answers on May 18, 2025?

Every answer for the Sunday, May 18, 2025 NYT Crossword is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

Where can I find today's NYT Crossword answers?

Today's live puzzle is on our NYT Crossword answers today page, updated the moment each new grid goes live.

How do I look up a different date?

Use the previous/next links above to step day by day, or open the today page to browse the full dated archive.

NYT Mini Crossword Answers Wordle Hint Today Connections Hint Today Strands Hint Today Quordle Hint Today Contexto Hint Today Spotle Hint Today Minute Cryptic Answer Today Pips Hint Today Jumble Answers Today 7 Little Words Answers 4 Little Words Answers