New York Times AnswersThursday, 18th December 2025 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 18th December 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "We're the best!," e.g.BOASTAAcross 6: Lengthy pitchSPIELAAcross 11: Web access co.ISPAAcross 14: Mushroom in ramenENOKIAAcross 15: TrunksTORSIAAcross 16: Platoon sgt., e.g.NCOAAcross 17: Feats performed on knights' questsDARINGRESQQAAcross 19: "Platoon" setting, for shortNAMAAcross 20: ___ tightSITAAcross 21: Dig inEATAAcross 22: Appropriate inappropriatelyUSURPAAcross 24: Go off onRAILATAAcross 27: Bear with a messageSMOKEYAAcross 29: "Colorful" Atlantic Coast Conference teamSYRAQQORANGEAAcross 32: HelpfulOFUSEAAcross 35: Some radar blipsUFOSAAcross 36: Reveal private data of, in modern lingoDOXAAcross 37: Mama's mamaNANAAAcross 38: Jake's love in "The Sun Also Rises"BRETTAAcross 40: Bit of aerial arts equipmentHOOPAAcross 41: Word with ball or cardCUEAAcross 42: Lake ___, body formerly known as Lac du ChatERIEAAcross 43: BotchMISDOAAcross 44: Follow-up to an oathEXQQMYFRENCHAAcross 48: Fluid for a lighterBUTANEAAcross 49: Crosses offXESOUTAAcross 52: Get schooledLEARNAAcross 53: Volleyball team countSIXAAcross 54: OK signalNODAAcross 56: Off-line, onlineIRLAAcross 57: Point at the wrong personUNJUSTLYAQQAAcross 62: The time of one's life?AGEAAcross 63: He said "Every great film should seem new every time you see it"EBERTAAcross 64: Smooth transitionSEGUEAAcross 65: Visibly embarrassedREDAAcross 66: Alley componentsLANESAAcross 67: Preserved, in a wayDRIEDDDown 1: Some queensBEDSDDown 2: LiveON AIRDDown 3: It comes from the heartAORTADDown 4: Glide down a pisteSKIDDown 5: ___ soldierTINDDown 6: LevelsSTRATADDown 7: One versed in versePOETDDown 8: Agcy. that takes many formsIRSDDown 9: Title for a J.D.ESQDDown 10: SpiritsLIQUORSDDown 11: "That's what she said" and othersINNUENDOSDDown 12: Beyond impressive, informallySCARYGOODDDown 13: CeremonyPOMPDDown 18: One of several in a watchGEARDDown 23: Caribbean music genreSKADDown 25: Rae of "Insecure"ISSADDown 26: NaOHLYEDDown 27: About 35,000 for the Taj Mahal: Abbr.SQ FTDDown 28: No longer relevantMOOTDDown 30: ___ Nation (activist organization since 1990)QUEERDDown 31: FairEXPODDown 32: T.H. White's "The ___ and Future King"ONCEDDown 33: Knockoff version of a bejeweled Imperial egg, e.g.FAUXBERGEDDown 34: In a class by oneselfUNEQUALEDDDown 38: ___ MawrBRYNDDown 39: Teeming (with)RIFEDDown 40: Greeting from KermitHIHODDown 42: Name that sounds like a computer guidebookEMANUELDDown 43: Hosts, for shortMCSDDown 45: N.F.L. div.QTRDDown 46: LivesEXISTSDDown 47: Coming right upNEXTDDown 50: Eel, at a sushi barUNAGIDDown 51: "Ratatouille" topperTOQUEDDown 52: Fabrication expertLIARDDown 53: "I guess so"SUREDDown 55: Barred from competing, for shortDQEDDDown 58: Trail Blazers' grp.NBADDown 59: "Severance" actress TullockJENDDown 60: Microdosing drugLSDDDown 61: "Quit ___ yappin'!"YER