Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword July 18, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.
NYT Easy Mode Crossword July 18, 2025 Answers
If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 7/18/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!
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| # | Clue |
| 1A | Makes amends |
| 7A | Consume |
| 13A | Italian equivalent of Steven |
| 14A | Uncertain |
| 16A | "Sucks to be you" |
| 18A | Hi or lo follower |
| 19A | Machines for plugging up wine bottles |
| 20A | ___ Ep (certain college fraternity, informally) |
| 21A | "Tomorrow is almost here!" |
| 23A | Instrument for a musician at a Renaissance Faire |
| 24A | Knife used for peeling |
| 25A | Mule's parent |
| 26A | Office notices |
| 27A | Very recently squeezed, as orange juice |
| 29A | Olympian on a single-person sled |
| 30A | "Til ___ do us part" |
| 31A | Exclamations from a magician |
| 32A | "Well, ___ you asked …" |
| 33A | Emulate a grizzly bear or an empty stomach |
| 34A | Eisenberg who wrote, directed and starred in "A Real Pain" |
| 35A | "Golly!" |
| 36A | Gets up |
| 40A | Rod between a vehicle's wheels |
| 41A | Precursor |
| 43A | "How was ___ know?!" |
| 44A | Exercises one's artistic talents |
| 45A | Sound from a goat |
| 46A | Really overdoing the sweet talk, say |
| 49A | "We don't need to hear your bogus excuses!" |
| 50A | Surface on which a painter mixes colors |
| 51A | Exhilarates |
| 52A | Parts of an act on Broadway |
| 1D | Greek goddess of wisdom |
| 2D | Short movie trailer |
| 3D | Frequently, in poetry |
| 4D | The Daytona 500, e.g. |
| 5D | Delight in |
| 6D | Acidic stuff used to make whiskey |
| 7D | Buries |
| 8D | ___ Dame cathedral (Paris landmark) |
| 9D | Some old Pontiacs |
| 10D | That, in Spanish |
| 11D | Absorbs |
| 12D | Bad person to choose as a confidant |
| 13D | Sharpening tool in a barbershop |
| 15D | A cube has 12 of them |
| 17D | Tiny amount |
| 22D | Line of players in front of the goalie |
| 23D | Government-issued card required for buying alcohol or getting a passport |
| 26D | Engage in a fight where playing dirty is encouraged? |
| 28D | Summer, in French |
| 29D | Language that's closely related to Thai |
| 30D | Likely to turn on you |
| 31D | Unlikely spots for cradles, despite the nursery rhyme |
| 32D | One might lead to a public scandal |
| 33D | Suggest |
| 34D | Correctional facilities |
| 35D | Striped metamorphic rock |
| 37D | Jew or Arab |
| 38D | Puts into law |
| 39D | Ineffective tool for killing a vampire, per "Interview With the Vampire" |
| 41D | Engage in a debate |
| 42D | Comedian Wyatt of "People of Earth" |
| 44D | Tech review site founded in 1992 |
| 47D | One of the Gershwin brothers |
| 48D | One with white earlobes will lay white eggs |
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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