Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"
Crossword Answer — August 18, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 18, 2025
By Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Job for Sherlock — Answer: CASE
- 5. Breakfast chain that punnily used a kangaroo in its early commercials — Answer: IHOP
- 9. Each, informally — Answer: APOP
- 13. "Well, ___ you special?" — Answer: ARENT
- 15. Vegetarian protein — Answer: TOFU
- 16. Taboo — Answer: NONO
- 17. New parents' celebration — Answer: BIRTH
- 18. "You're despicable!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc — Answer: DAFFYDUCK
- 20. Fashion designer Ralph — Answer: LAUREN
- 22. Better deal on a mortgage, in brief — Answer: REFI
- 23. Born, in marriage announcements — Answer: NEE
- 24. "I'm hunting wabbits" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc — Answer: ELMERFUDD
- 26. Degree for many a prof — Answer: PHD
- 28. Mont Blanc, e.g. — Answer: ALP
- 29. Small piece of china ... or small dog size — Answer: TEACUP
- 32. Helmet attachment — Answer: STRAP
- 36. Neighbor of a Cambodian — Answer: THAI
- 39. "Toodles" — Answer: TATA
- 40. "Ha-ha-ha-HA-ha!" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc — Answer: WOODYWOODPECKER
- 43. Garden of Eden man — Answer: ADAM
- 44. Newspaper opinion piece — Answer: OPED
- 45. Place to put a stethoscope — Answer: CHEST
- 46. "Ain't gonna happen!" — Answer: NODICE
- 48. Strange sighting in the night sky — Answer: UFO
- 50. "Weekend Update" show, in brief — Answer: SNL
- 51. "I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc — Answer: PEPELEPEW
- 57. Chum, in Chartres — Answer: AMI
- 59. Lyft competitor — Answer: UBER
- 61. Question that might precede "Try me!" — Answer: WOULDI
- 62. "What's up, Doc?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc — Answer: BUGSBUNNY
- 65. Not a child anymore — Answer: GROWN
- 66. Inner arm bone — Answer: ULNA
- 67. Zap, in a way — Answer: LASE
- 68. "That hurts!" — Answer: YOWIE
- 69. Exam — Answer: TEST. Hint: Think about what you do to gauge knowledge or skills before moving forward! 📚
- 70. Crunchy deli sandwiches — Answer: BLTS
- 71. Employee IDs — Answer: SSNS
Down
- 1. Kind of car San Francisco is famous for — Answer: CABLE
- 2. Common typeface — Answer: ARIAL
- 3. Clear component of blood — Answer: SERUM
- 4. ___ nous — Answer: ENTRE
- 5. "___ be an honor" — Answer: ITD
- 6. Stow away, big-time — Answer: HOARD
- 7. Killed, mob-style — Answer: OFFED
- 8. Magic dragon's name, in song — Answer: PUFF
- 9. Furthermore — Answer: AND
- 10. Baked item whose name suggests how much of each ingredient to use — Answer: POUNDCAKE
- 11. Fairy tale's first word — Answer: ONCE
- 12. Bother, as a bear — Answer: POKE
- 14. Rehab treatment — Answer: THERAPY
- 19. Pained cry — Answer: YIPE
- 21. Falcons' and Eagles' org. — Answer: NFL
- 25. "Give me five!" — Answer: UPTOP
- 27. Dream up, as a plan — Answer: HATCH
- 29. Good thing that comes to those who wait? — Answer: TIP
- 30. Colorado Plateau natives — Answer: UTES
- 31. Role to play — Answer: PART
- 32. Long-necked bird with a "knob" on its beak — Answer: SWAN
- 33. Brouhaha — Answer: TODO
- 34. Stop and No Passing, for two — Answer: ROADSIGNS
- 35. Forum manager, for short — Answer: ADMIN
- 37. Ground-breaking garden tool — Answer: HOE
- 38. Do a tally of — Answer: ADDUP
- 41. "___ is me!" — Answer: WOE. Hint: When things go wrong, you might say this phrase to express your feelings! 😩
- 42. Green science — Answer: ECOLOGY
- 47. Word after golf or before sandwich — Answer: CLUB
- 49. Hardly any — Answer: FEW
- 51. Kind of colony in the film "Papillon" — Answer: PENAL
- 52. Dadaist Max — Answer: ERNST
- 53. EUREUREUR — Answer: EUROS
- 54. Post-snowfall vehicles — Answer: PLOWS
- 55. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood" — Answer: EDWIN
- 56. Sommelier's stock — Answer: WINES
- 57. Share a border — Answer: ABUT
- 58. Stubborn farm animal — Answer: MULE
- 60. Lamp insert — Answer: BULB
- 63. Plopped down — Answer: SAT
- 64. "You got it!" — Answer: YES
The answer to “Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"” in the New York Times crossword is EDWIN — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on August 18, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 55-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"” answer
EDWIN (5 letters)
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Why the answer is EDWIN
EDWIN is the 5-letter solution that fits "Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 18, 2025 (55-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"” 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 before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
August 18, 2025 (this puzzle) → EDWIN. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on August 18, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- "I am ze locksmith of love, no?" speaker voiced by Mel Blanc → PEPELEPEW
- Question that might precede "Try me!" → WOULDI
- Not a child anymore → GROWN
- "That hurts!" → YOWIE
- Employee IDs → SSNS
- Post-snowfall vehicles → PLOWS
- Sommelier's stock → WINES
- Chum, in Chartres → AMI
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for August 18, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Monday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"”?
The answer is EDWIN, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 18, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"”?
5 letters: EDWIN.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on August 18, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 55-Down.
Can “Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for August 18, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.