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NYT Crossword Answers for August 5, 2025
Across
1 Leftover part of a ticket : STUB
5 Church assembly : SYNOD
10 Support to which drywall is attached : STUD
14 Zap, in a way : TASE
15 Broadcast again : REAIR
16 Janis’s spouse in the funny pages : ARLO
17 Adorable perspective on things? : ACUTEANGLE
19 Plant with tendrils : VINE
20 “Kinda ___” : SORTA
21 Longest key on a keyboard : SPACEBAR
23 Driving force : IMPETUS
26 “Famous” cookie maker : AMOS
27 Carrier to Sweden : SAS
28 Axe or Old Spice? : ASCENTOFMAN
33 “Lift” : STEAL
34 Satchel in Cooperstown : PAIGE
35 Something an employee wouldn’t want to be given : BOOT
38 Mascara mishap : SMEAR
41 Posse : CREW
42 Competition that offers a lot of bucks? : RODEO
44 “You’re getting warmer!” : CLOSE
46 Major newsmagazine’s C.E.O.? : AHEADOFTIME
49 Messy class for kindergartners : ART
52 Flaky rock : MICA
53 Member of the myrtle family that’s the source of an essential oil : TEATREE
55 Funny outtake compilations : GAGREELS
59 Angry with : MADAT
60 Cookie that’s readily stackable : OREO
61 Taco tortilla option? : ACORNSHELL
64 Fred Flintstone’s pet : DINO
65 “Really!” : NOLIE
66 “I’m buying this round” : ONME
67 Come across as : SEEM
68 Nose-in-the-air type : SNOOT
69 Website whose sellers are crafty : ETSY
Down
1 Equilibrium : STASIS
2 City that shares an international airport with Seattle : TACOMA
3 Seizes, as control : USURPS
4 ___ Midler a.k.a. “The Divine Miss M” : BETTE
5 Spanish woman’s title: Abbr. : SRA
6 Hankering : YEN
7 Gives orders yet again, say : NAGS
8 Bottom of a crankcase : OILPAN
9 Imagined : DREAMT
10 Maintains one’s dignity : SAVESFACE
11 Chicago paper, for short : TRIB
12 Arm bone on the pinkie finger side : ULNA
13 Go-getter : DOER
18 Bother immensely : EATAT
22 Certain apartment (with a hyphen) or farm housing (without one) : COOP
24 Employs : USES
25 Deal that’s too good to be true, often : SCAM
29 Choose : ELECT
30 First modular space station : MIR
31 Let develop over time : AGE
32 Unfamiliar : NEW
33 Spot to sit and sweat : STEAMROOM
35 Garment with cups : BRA
36 “That’s so interesting!” : OOH
37 Poetic tribute : ODE
39 Came down to the ground : ALIT
40 World capital that’s home to the Spanish Steps : ROME
43 “Garfield” pooch : ODIE
45 Sewer lines? : SEAMS
47 About 71% of the earth’s surface : OCEANS
48 Bird with exceptional vision : FALCON
49 Gung-ho : ARDENT
50 Kingdoms : REALMS
51 Brand for a cuppa : TETLEY
54 Chevy model whose name references a body of water : TAHOE
55 Mercury and Mars, for instance : GODS
56 Singer India.___ : ARIE
57 Good name for a biomedical researcher? : GENE
58 How Slovenia’s Benka Pulko motorcycled over 111,800 miles, according to Guinness : SOLO
62 Kia model whose name references a body of water : RIO
63 Bring home : NET
NYT Crossword Answers for August 4, 2025
Across
- Letters on a radio switch : AMFM
- “CΓ³mo estΓ‘ ___?” (“How are you?,” in Spanish) : USTED
- Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route : AGRA
- Garment seen in Hindi cinema : SARI
- Glistened : SHONE
- Like a grade of B+, say : GOOD
- Seed covering : ARIL
- Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022 : AARONJUDGE
- Rotary phone feature : DIAL
- Garment from Playtex or Maidenform : BRA
- “Meet the Press” group : PANEL
- Image from a drone : AERIALPHOTO
- Metal from a mine : ORE
- Bills with George Washington’s face : ONES
- Small dish served in Spain : TAPA
- Accra’s country : GHANA
- Path of a baseball pop-up : ARC
- Doozy : LULU
- “Keep dreaming!” : AINTGONNAHAPPEN
- Opposite of “nope” : YEAH
- “Star Wars” saga heroine : REY
- Desert plants : CACTI
- Home of the New York Mets until 2008 : SHEA
- College mil. program : ROTC
- “___, amas, amat ⦔ (Latin 101 conjugation) : AMO
- Outlet from the heart’s left ventricle : AORTICVALVE
- Dance to “The Blue Danube,” e.g. : WALTZ
- E.P.A.-banned pesticide : DDT
- Get an F : FAIL
- Poet with the essay collection “Sister Outsider” : AUDRELORDE
- Home services app that lists local vendors : ANGI
- Jumping-off point for an inventor : IDEA
- Grown-up : ADULT
- Pest control brand : RAID
- Four years, for a U.S. president : TERM
- Trait transmitters : GENES
- One of 26, approximately, in a marathon : MILE
Down
- Carne ___ (grilled meat dish) : ASADA
- Decluttering maven Kondo : MARIE
- Monastery resident : FRIAR
- Very, very small fractions : MILLIONTHS
- In working order : USABLE
- Musical counterparts of flats : SHARPS
- Bat mitzvah reading : TORAH
- Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him : ENO
- TV room : DEN
- H2O, in Mexico : AGUA
- Emphatic rejection : GODNO
- Slugger Maris : ROGER
- “Skyfall” singer : ADELE
- Music genre from Tokyo : JPOP
- Scrambled word: Abbr. : ANAG
- Other: Sp. : OTRA
- R.p.m. indicator : TACH
- Wool-producing ranch : ALPACAFARM
- Merry : GAY
- Go quickly, quaintly : HIE
- Actress de Armas : ANA
- ___ port in a storm : ANY
- Short lines at the register? : UPC
- Permit : LET
- Prefix with cycle or code : UNI
- Black-and-white cookie : OREO
- In the neighborhood : NEAR
- When Hamlet duels with Laertes in “Hamlet” : ACTV
- Smog, e.g. : HAZE
- Enigma : RIDDLE
- Groups of eight musicians : OCTETS
- Hang around for : AWAIT
- “Harold and ___” (1971 black comedy) : MAUDE
- From further in the past : OLDER
- Successful dash to the end zone, in brief : TDRUN
- Hawaiian porch : LANAI
- Prayer ___ : VIGIL
- Skip over, as the “i” in “family” : ELIDE
- Transit option to N.Y.C.’s Roosevelt Island : TRAM
- Fall behind : LAG
- Beethoven’s “___ to Joy” : ODE
NYT Crossword Answers for August 3, 2025
ACROSS
1A. BOW β Final act of a play?
4A. THEE β Iconic sci-fi setting spelled out in this puzzle’s shaded squares
8A. RISE β Skyrocket
12A. YUP β “Reckon so!”
15A. ANET β Working without ___
17A. AEONS β Seemingly forever
19A. PEDIS β Some spa jobs, in brief
20A. TONE β Manner of speaking
21A. ASHY β Like used BBQ pits
22A. MISTERSCOTT β Member of this puzzle’s shaded squares who might say “I cannot change the laws of physics, Captain!”
24A. RUDE β Like being late or cutting in line
25A. STAPLER β Something clicked to add an attachment
27A. EXIST β Take up space
28A. HEROCOP β Kind of protagonist in “Lethal Weapon” or “Die Hard”
30A. AVOW β Swear
31A. CRYPTOS β Digital investment choices, informally
33A. ADAB β Not much, as of wasabi
34A. EKE β Narrowly get (by)
35A. OKGO β “Now that we’re all here, please proceed”
38A. ARFS β Lab reports?
41A. NUT β Overzealous sort
43A. MET β Got acquainted
44A. REALID β D.M.V.-issued card authenticated by airport security
47A. SAVEUP β Build a stockpile
49A. ATE β Didn’t go fast?
50A. OOO β Employee’s status meaning “I’m currently away”
51A. DEMOTE β Take down a notch
52A. TROLLS β Purveyors of provocative posts
53A. LTR β 8.5″ x 11″: Abbr.
54A. JUMP β Kris Kross #1 hit
56A. PERON β El presidente ousted in a 1955 coup
57A. PERIL β Danger
58A. IWON β Cry from a victor
59A. ITALICS β Type that tends to be right-leaning
61A. ONKEY β Like quality vocals
63A. CTSCANS β Looks inside?
65A. KILO β Drug-busting unit
66A. KYOTO β City with 10,000+ red torii gates
67A. HUEY β Brother of Disney’s Louie and Dewey Duck
68A. THEGYM β Something hit to get fit
70A. MASSEUR β Hands-on professional?
72A. REDSOX β Baseball team with Wally the Green Monster
75A. WITH β Seeing romantically
76A. PAIR β Humble hold ’em holding
78A. HULU β “The Bear” streamer
80A. ICBM β Cold War weapon inits.
81A. ACHT β Beethoven’s No. 8?
82A. OMNIS β Line of luxury hotels
84A. BUSES β Takes to school, in a way
85A. NOVA β Cosmic explosion
86A. SKI β It goes on the run
87A. ASSIST β Be a wingman, e.g.
88A. ERSATZ β False
90A. USS β Inits. for this puzzle’s shaded squares
91A. STRUT β Move like a supermodel
93A. KARAT β Unit of purity
95A. DEIGN β Lower oneself
97A. SQUIRES β They study how knights move
99A. RIM β Canyon’s edge
100A. WARPATH β On the ___ (raging)
102A. SWUM β Gone skinny-dipping, e.g.
103A. ERA β Significant stretch
104A. TOM β Mr. Turkey
105A. ACS β Some window installations, informally
106A. LOOM β Warp-driven device
108A. HAITI β Major exporter of mangoes
110A. DYER β One giving the highlights?
112A. EAST β By dawn’s early light?
114A. GONNA β Intending to, casually
115A. INCUR β Bring upon oneself
116A. ANTE β Wordlessly indicate “Please give me a hand”
117A. UNTO β “___ a broken heart” (Emily Dickinson poem)
118A. ARMOR β Iron Man’s suit, e.g.
119A. ASKME β “Fire away!”
120A. MOCK β False
121A. PIER β Docking station
122A. BEERS β Some draft picks
DOWN
1D. BAAS β Some farm sounds
2D. ONSTAKEOUT β Camped nearby and surveilling
3D. WEHAVETOMAKETHISQUICK β βOur window is closing for escape velocity!β
4D. TAME β Hardly spicy
5D. HEIR β Next in line
6D. EOS β Goddess of daybreak
7D. ENTER β Fill in
8D. RECTO β Direct opposite of verso
9D. IDO β It’s a promise
10D. SITH β Enemy of the Jedi
11D. ESTE β By Juan’s early light?
12D. YOUCANALWAYSCOUNTONME β βAny time! Iβm a doctor, not a do-nothing!β
13D. UNDOBUTTON β Way back?
14D. PEEP β Slight gripe, so to speak
16D. TYPO β Slip of the pen
18D. SEXY β Tantalizing
19D. PSST β A low “Yo!”
20D. TROD β Trampled (on)
23D. RIP β Sound of a wardrobe malfunction
26D. LWORD β Euphemistic expression of commitment
29D. RASPS β Speaks roughly
31D. COLOR β Cherry or lime
32D. SAVOR β Bask in
34D. EMOJI β Reaction to a social media post
36D. KEEPCOMPOSURE β βLogic dictates that you control your emotionsβ
37D. GAMES β Sneakily exploits
39D. RELIC β Thing of the past
40D. FULLTHRUSTERS β βStepping on the gas, Captain!β
42D. TERNS β Seaside flock
45D. ITOOKARISK β βTo protect my crew, the gamble was necessaryβ
46D. DENNYS β IHOP rival
47D. STPETE β Florida beach town
48D. AREYOUHURT β βWe received a distress signal. Any injuries?β
55D. PLIGHT β Tough spot
58D. ICEDIN β Stranded during a winter storm
60D. ILY β Texter’s sweet sentiment
62D. KOS β Big hits, in brief
64D. SUE β Make a case against?
68D. TWAS β Old-fashioned contraction
69D. HICK β Backwoods bumpkin
70D. MINI β Bite-size
71D. RUSS β Former Wisconsin senator Feingold
73D. OBVS β βClearly!,β in textspeak
74D. XMAS β Major e-tailing season
77D. AMSTERDAM β Capital with 400 kilometers of bike lanes
79D. LEADACTOR β He might be carrying a big picture
83D. STARTREK β This puzzle’s theme
84D. BEAMMEUP β βI want to come back to the shipβ
87D. ARI β NPR journalist Shapiro
89D. ZIP β Punch
92D. TUMTUM β Belly, in kidspeak
94D. RIO β Carnival-themed Vegas hotel
96D. GALORE β In spades
97D. SWANS β Symbols of grace
98D. SAYNO β Object
100D. WASTE β Garbage
101D. HONOR β β___ is more important than lifeβ (Klingon proverb)
102D. SHIA β “Transformers” actor LaBeouf
107D. MARS β 2004 landing site for Spirit
109D. IRE β Land west of Eng.
111D. ETC β βYou get the gistβ
113D. ANI β Alt-rocker DiFranco
114D. GAB β Chinwag
NYT Crossword Answers for August 2, 2025
ACROSS
1A. BATTED β Like baseballs and some eyelashes
7A. AT ANCHOR β Moored
15A. ADHERE β Not come unglued
16A. MANGIONE β Flugelhorn player on the 1978 hit Feels So Good
17A. DREXEL β Philly university known for its co-op program
18A. I’M DOOMED β Statement of resignation (same, tbh)
19A. JONAS β Brother Joe, Kevin, or Nick of pop
20A. TREES β Genealogists’ handiwork
21A. EMO β Alternative music genre since the β80s
22A. OPEN β Word before air or fire
23A. HAIRS β Eyebrow makeup
24A. C’MON β β___, man!β
25A. KIX β Ball-shaped cereal
26A. KILTS β Garb for Highland Games athletes
27A. BLAME β Fault
28A. ENTRANCE β Way in
30A. GEODE β Itβs most beautiful when broken π
31A. ST BARTS β Vacation isle for many a Francophile
32A. PREVENT β Foil
34A. HIDES β Stashes
35A. TRIFECTA β 1, 2, and 3, in that order
36A. BEGIN β Get the ball rolling
37A. SWIMS β Verb that appears the same when rotated 180ΒΊ π
38A. OPT β Choice word?
39A. ROTI β Cousin of naan
40A. THESE β More of this?
41A. DOLE β Founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (1901)
42A. ACH β Saxonβs βAargh!β
43A. HAREM β Sacred space for female family members (in the Muslim tradition)
44A. BAKER β Roll producer
45A. HEINEKEN β European brewer with 170+ brands
47A. LARIAT β It can tie up your stock
48A. MANI-PEDI β Common wedding day prep
49A. LIKE SO β Demonstrative words
50A. ANGLAISE β CrΓ¨me ___ (custard sauce)
51A. CLOSET β What goes on goes here (we see what you did there π)
DOWN
1D. BAD JOKES β Groaners
2D. A DROP IN THE OCEAN β The most infinitesimal amount
3D. THE NEXT BIG THING β Silicon Valleyβs holy grail
4D. TEXAN β BeyoncΓ© or Selena, e.g.
5D. ERES β βYou are,β in Spain
6D. DEL β Key for getting rid of your work, in brief
7D. AM I RITE β βAgreed?β
8D. TAMERS β Certain circus performers
9D. ANDES β Mountain range that spans 67ΒΊ of latitude
10D. NGOS β Many foreign aid grps.
11D. CIO β Corporate data manager, for short
12D. HOMEMADE COOKIES β Bake sale offerings πͺ
13D. ONE MOMENT PLEASE β βHold on, Iβll be right with youβ
14D. REDONE β Spiffed up, say
20D. TALCS β Rash guards?
23D. HINTS β Whiffs
24D. CLOVE β It can spice up your holidays
26D. KAREN β Mayor Bass of Los Angeles
27D. BEEFS β Interpersonal “issues”
29D. RADII β Theyβre all equal in a circle
30D. GRIME β Dirty coat
32D. PRISM β Device in Newtonβs Opticks
33D. TATER TOT β Fry alternative
35D. TWEENIE β Preadolescent, informally
36D. BRAHMA β Destroyer: Shiva :: Creator: ___
37D. SHREDS β Nails the halfpipe, in snowboarding
40D. TAKEI β George with a Hollywood star
41D. DARKO β Title character of a Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic
43D. HEPA β Big acronym in purifying filters
44D. BAIL β Call off plans abruptly
46D. NIL β Love, on the pitch
47D. LLC β Closing for business?
NYT Crossword Answers for August 1, 2025
ACROSS
1. PITHS β Stringy parts of oranges
6. INRE β Regarding
10. CNBC β Longtime airer of the docuseries American Greed
14. STREETFOOD β Offerings from a truck or cart
16. AERO β Carrier lead-in to MΓ©xico
17. SCAMARTIST β Phish-monger? (chefβs kiss of a pun π)
18. MWAH β [Love ya!]
19. THY β βThe devil take ___ soul!β: Laertes
20. WEARE β Possible response to βWhoβs ready?β
21. SERVE β Start of a rally
22. SEAR β Direction in a grilling recipe
23. PATREON β Substack alternative
25. NAPPED β Was out for a bit
28. BEREAL β βCome on, stop dreamingβ (Gen Z in the grid, love it)
29. APHID β Insect that can reproduce with or without mating
30. HOTCEREAL β Oatmeal, e.g.
33. IPODS β Nano devices
34. ORA β Hour, in Italy
35. PEACE β βSee ya later!β
36. LATEAPRIL β Beginning of Taurus season
38. LASED β Zapped, in a way
39. ORLESS β Sale sign words
40. SEDERS β Meals at which Elijahβs cup is poured
41. MASSAGE β Ay, thereβs the rub!
43. RACY β Bordering on inappropriate, in a way
44. ACHED β Needed a 41-Across
45. ROUGH β Golf course part
47. LOT β Nephew of Abraham
50. MOON β Locale of the Sea of Serenity
51. CARNEASADA β Literally, βgrilled meatβ
53. BROS β Homeboys
54. ACCESSROAD β One way to the highway
55. ANTE β Opposite of post-
56. TEAS β Complimentary assortment in a hotel roomβs kitchenette, maybe
57. EASYA β Padding for a grade point average (college kids know π)
DOWN
1. PSST β Alternative to βHey!β
2. ITCH β Nagging desire
3. TRAY β It may come with breakfast in bed
4. HEM β Sew what?
5. SEAWEEDSALAD β Green poke bowl topping
6. IFTAR β Evening meal during Ramadan
7. NOIR β Genre of The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep
8. ROSEPETAL β Bit of scattered Valentineβs Day dΓ©cor
9. EDT β D.C. summer hrs.
10. CAMERAREADY β Finished with hair and makeup, say
11. NEWRELEASE β Exciting announcement from a musician
12. BRAVO β βWell done!β
13. COHEN β Clintonβs last defense secretary
15. TREAD β Riserβs partner
21. STEEPLECHASE β Olympic track event in which Kenya dominates
22. SPIDERSENSE β Intuitive ability in the Marvel Universe π·οΈ
24. ARC β Heroβs journey, say
25. NAIL β Hit hard
26. APPA β Dad, in Korean
27. PHOTOSHOOT β Job for a model
28. BORIS β Chess great Spassky
30. HORSERACE β Whoβs ahead and whoβs not in campaign coverage
31. ACER β Early Chromebook manufacturer
32. LEDS β Energy-efficient bulbs, for short
37. PEG β Identify (as)
40. SAGES β Wise ones
41. MAMBA β Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant π
42. ACORN β What fell on Chicken Littleβs head
43. RUNES β Medieval characters
46. ORCA β Pod member
47. LAOS β One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali
48. ODAY β R&B/pop singer Aubrey
49. TADA β βLook what I did!β
51. CAT β βYou cannot look at a sleeping ___ and feel tenseβ β Jane Pauley
52. SRA β Montevideo Mrs.
NYT Crossword Answers for July 31, 2025
ACROSS
1. MUTANTS β The X-Men, e.g.
6. AFAR β Way off
10. ROMP β Blowout victory
14. IDAHO β Home of the White Cloud Mountains
15. PEDANT β Excellent sort of person to be a copy editor (and a little judgy π
)
16. EVIL β Dr. ___ (repeated Mike Myers film role)
17. COLON β :
18. SEER β One with a vision
19. DECANT β Transfer from one bottle to another
20. ENCLOSE β Ring
22. LACUNAS β Empty spaces (fancy vocab alert!)
24. ORA β Rita ___, βAnywhereβ singer
25. RECON β Scoutβs work, informally
26. AVANTGARDE β Testing the limits, say
30. KIDDOS β Little guys
34. LILY β Bloom in several Monet paintings
35. GIGI β Best Picture of 1958
37. LANTERN β Bit of Chinese New Year dΓ©cor
38. ATE β Filled up with
39. TENANTS β Ones paying flat rates… or, when read as two words, a hint to this puzzleβs theme
41. FAA β Agcy. watching the skies
42. MARDI β ___ Gras
44. ETCH β Cut deeply
45. MILK β Use to the fullest
46. OLSENS β βFull Houseβ pair
48. THISCANTBE β βThereβs no way!β
50. ATLANTA β Award-winning Donald Glover TV series, or where it was filmed
52. NHL β Avalanche group, for short
53. OVERSEE β Manage
56. MEANTALOT β Bore importance
60. PEAS β Ingredients in many potpies
61. INFANT β Baby
63. IRENE β Greek goddess of peace
64. ERRANT β Out-of-bounds
65. GNAR β Shred the ___ (conquer a mountain, in skiing slang)
66. EENIE β Start of a counting rhyme
67. NASA β Launch party? π
68. HANA β Tennis champ Mandlikova
69. SNOTS β Little brats (savage but accurate π¬)
DOWN
1. MICE β Laptop accessories
2. UDON β Thick Japanese noodle
3. TALC β Main component of steatite
4. ANTHOLOGY β Collection of literary works
5. SONORA β State bordering Arizona
6. APSE β Only part of Italyβs 900-year-old Basilica di Santa Giulia that remains
7. FEE β Cost
8. ADELE β βRiver Leaβ singer, 2015
9. RANTRACK β Did laps, say
10. REDUNDANT β Not adding any new information (β¦ironically)
11. OVEN β Where things might get heated
12. MICA β Flaky rock
13. PLANTS β Some spies
21. SARGE β Certain military leader, informally
23. COILS β Orderly arrangements of wiring
25. REGATTA β Something you might sail right through?
26. ALAMO β Thrifty competitor
27. VITAL β Critical
28. ANTLERS β Some hunting lodge dΓ©cor
29. DINE β Have a nice meal, say
31. DEFIANT β Untamable
32. ORALB β Big name in dental care
33. SNAKE β Animal with sea and coral varieties
36. INCH β Move like a sloth
39. TINTS β Shades
40. THINE β Your, of yore
43. DEARSANTA β Start of a wish-list letter
45. MCLAREN β Ferrariβs Formula 1 rival
47. SLEIGH β Seasonal carrier
49. SHANTIES β Huts
51. ANTENNA β Part of a bug
53. OPEN β Like some questions or doors
54. VERA β ___ Farmiga, Oscar nominee for βUp in the Airβ
55. EARS β Corn units
56. MANTRA β βLocation, location, location,β to real estate agents
57. LENO β Jay in the Television Hall of Fame
58. ONIT β Doing the job
59. TEES β Some shirts
62. FAN β Item for which βThis thing blowsβ would be a positive review π
NYT Crossword Answers for July 30, 2025
ACROSS
1. MAV β Dallas baller
4. LACKS β Doesn’t have
9. ADE β What you might add to fruit to make a drink?
12. CLASSICHITS β Popular oldies
14. MIT β Sch. whose mascot is Tim the Beaver
15. ALP β Zugspitze, for one
16. STOPUP β Put a cork in, say
17. ORC β GrishnΓ‘kh or Gothmog in “The Lord of the Rings”
18. TOOKAPIC β Got ready to post on Insta, say
21. EARTH β Where everyone is at home
23. TRAP β Word after sand or speed
24. OPACITY β Murkiness
27. BOTTLES β Beer hall recyclables
28. MILK β Beverage served alongside the treats in this puzzle
30. POOL β Summer hangout locale
32. ARON β Man’s name that’s a woman’s name backward
34. ZOO β Hectic home, metaphorically
35. DOUBLESTUFOREOS β Extra-thick Nabisco treats, hinted at four times in this puzzle
39. APT β Like poker champ Chris Moneymakerβs name
40. ONCE β Years ago
41. RISK β Gamble
42. BUGS β Bunny with a Brooklyn accent
44. VACUUMS β Empty spaces
45. PRIVYTO β In on
47. AHAB β Monomaniacal sea captain of literature
50. SMORE β Scrumptious camp treat
51. AGELIMIT β 15 to 29, for “American Idol”
55. HEW β Cut down
56. ROUTED β Badly beaten
59. BRO β Tech ___ (Silicon Valley sort)
60. ANT β Insect that “farms” aphids
61. AFTEREFFECT β Consequence
62. HUH β “Really?”
63. FEDIN β Entered, as data
64. RHO β Sigma preceder
DOWN
1. MCAT β Exam for a prospective osteopath
2. ALLOT β Ration out
3. VAPOR β Trail left by a jet
4. LISP β Sigmatism
5. ACTI β When Elphaba and Glinda sing “Defying Gravity”
6. CHOCOLATECOATED β Like some cookies or ice cream treats
7. KIP β Money in Laos
8. STU β R-V hookup?
9. AMORTIZES β Writes off over time
10. DIRTYLOOK β Stink eye
11. ETCH β Engrave
13. SPEC β Design bit
19. KABOB β Shish ___
20. APOLLO β God rejected by Daphne
22. AIM β Object
25. PERU β Land of llamas and Llosa
26. ASOF β Since
29. KOS β Bout stoppers, in brief
30. POPUPMENU β It might appear to give you options
31. OUTGROWTH β Supplementary result
33. NORMAL β Like a body temp of 98.6Β°F
35. DAB β Gently apply
36. ENVY β Schadenfreude source
37. SCAT β Riff like Ella
38. RISHI β ___ Sunak, former British P.M.
43. SIR β Word shouted before and after βyesβ
46. VERA β Fashion icon Wang
48. AMBER β Fossilizing substance
49. BIRCH β Tree with papery bark
50. SHAH β Onetime Persian title
52. GERI β ___ Allen, jazz pianist
53. EDEN β Place in the Quran and the Bible
54. TOTO β Famous film pooch
57. OFF β Askew
58. UTE β Big 12 athlete
NYT Crossword Answers for July 29, 2025
π© Across
1A βI give up!β β UNCLE
6A J.F.K.’s predecessor β DDE
9A Golden fruit that started the Trojan War, in myth β APPLE
14A Permanent location? β SALON
15A Charged particle β ION
16A Studied, with βoverβ β PORED
17A Chuckle + ___ = chortle β SNORT
18A Prior to now β AGO
19A Singer Mary J. ___ β BLIGE
20A Who said “Every great film should seem new every time you see it” β ROGER EBERT
23A βThatβs my cue!β β IβM ON
24A Nickname for Eleanor β NELL
25A Sundry: Abbr. β MISC
27A Be an agent for, informally β REP
30A Introspective rock genre β EMO
31A Hamletβs ill-fated love interest β OPHELIA
35A Rejoinder to a doubter β I CAN SO
37A Mount with four faces that all face southeast β RUSHMORE
38A Constantly pushing forward β GO GO
39A Dads β PAS
40A Wide-eyed and eager β AGOG
41A Argon or neon β INERT GAS
44A Grilled Italian sandwich β PANINI
46A Some fins β DORSALS
47A Catchy song, in modern lingo β BOP
48A Composer Coleman and others β CYS
49A They can be boosted or bruised β EGOS
50A Setting of Switzerlandβs Glacier Express β ALPS
52A File format for a profile pic β JPEG
55A Western city hinted at seven times in this puzzleβs circled letters β BEND OREGON
60A Burr in βHamiltonβ β AARON
62A Ctrl-Alt-___ β DEL
63A Think out loud β OPINE
64A Adrien with Oscars β BRODY
65A Miner matter β ORE
66A Birthplace of artist Leonardo β VINCI
67A Flippant β SASSY
68A Holiday party pour β NOG
69A Plein-air painterβs prop β EASEL
π¦ Down
1D Bygone world power, for short β USSR
2D Prefix meaning βone-billionthβ β NANO
3D Bulky slip-on β CLOG
4D Italian film star Sophia β LOREN
5D Main courses β ENTREES
6D El infierno figure β DIABLO
7D Modern lead-in to coin β DOGE
8D Huge β ENORMOUS
9D βBe on the lookoutβ alert, in brief β APB
10D Role for Erik Estrada on TVβs βCHiPsβ β POLICEMAN
11D Stiffly demure β PRIM
12D Toy brand with theme parks on three continents β LEGO
13D Unspoiled paradise β EDEN
21D Muppet whoβs made guest appearances on βScrubsβ and βThe West Wingβ β ELMO
22D Suggestions β TIPS
26D Quiet sound? β SHH
27D Inflexible β RIGID
28D Low-cost, in ads β ECONO
29D Handout at a busy restaurant β PAGER
32D β___ will get you from A to Bβ¦β β LOGIC
33D Humor with a twist β IRONY
34D Protection β AEGIS
36D Thor and Odin β NORSE GODS
37D Dorm aides, for short β RAS
39D Forwent β PASSED ON
42D Whatβs touch and go? β TAG
43D Hunk of melted mozzarella, e.g. β GLOB
44D Sport with mallets β POLO
45D Give the OK β APPROVE
47D Reason to wear a knee brace, perhaps β BAD LEG
51D Old-timey photo filter β SEPIA
52D Zingers β JABS
53D Prefix with sail or glide β PARA
54D Cupidβs Greek counterpart β EROS
56D Infamous Roman ruler β NERO
57D Options for martinis β GINS
58D A single time β ONCE
59D Actor ___ Patrick Harris β NEIL
61D Subway Series squad, on scoreboards β NYY
NYT Crossword Answers for July 28, 2025
π© Across
1A: “Catfish” channel β MTV
4A: Center’s stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. β REB
7A: Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) β SLAWS
12A: Cry of discovery β AHA
13A: Cupid, to ancient Greeks β EROS
15A: Combustible fuel for trucks β DIESEL
16A: Corn, to a Midwest farmer β CASHCROP
18A: Canada’s capital β OTTAWA
19A: Children’s song refrain (“Old MacDonald had a farm ⦔) β EIEIO
20A: Characteristic of a penetrating mind β KEEN
22A: “Count me as a yes!” β IMIN
23A: Casino no-no β CARDCOUNTING
26A: Chapel oath β IDO
29A: Casual top β TEE
30A: Constellation part β STAR
31A: Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom) β NINE
33A: Course standard on the links β PAR
35A: Climaxes β PEAKS
39A: Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985 β COCACOLACLASSIC
43A: Childish retort β ARESO
44A: Chi preceder β PHI
45A: Comedian Fey β TINA
46A: Croquet locale β YARD
49A: Concert equipment β AMP
51A: Contribute β ADD
52A: College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 β CAITLINCLARK
57A: Chain of luxury hotels β OMNI
58A: City of Honolulu’s island β OAHU
59A: Central artery β AORTA
63A: Cellphone’s weather app, e.g. β WIDGET
65A: Clear sailing areas β¦ or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) β OPENSEAS
67A: Crested wading birds β EGRETS
68A: Crossing guard’s command β WALK
69A: “Can’t believe I missed something so obvious!” β DUH
70A: Crowd sounds β ROARS
71A: Charlotte BrontΓ«, to Anne and Emily, informally β SIS
72A: Complete dump β STY
π¦ Down
1D: Ceremonial rod β MACE
2D: Cuisine with pad see ew β THAI
3D: Carnation holder β VASE
4D: Cover again, as with paint β RECOAT
5D: Calculate something incorrectly, say β ERR
6D: Contract from a publisher β BOOKDEAL
7D: Command to a dog β SIT
8D: “Could you please stop talking about that?!” β LETITREST
9D: “Completely the same for me” β ASAMI
10D: “Call us the champs!” β WEWIN
11D: “Chill,” e.g., for “relax” β SLANG
14D: Contractor’s detail, in brief β SPEC
15D: Cousin of a cruller or bear claw β DONUT
17D: Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person β HIC
21D: Canon camera brand named for a goddess β EOS
24D: Certain tow job, informally β REPO
25D: California wine valley β NAPA
26D: Cuzco dweller of old β INCA
27D: Christian of fashion β DIOR
28D: “Christmas comes but ___ a year” β ONCE
32D: “Calm down there, buddy” β EASYTIGER
34D: Cardi B’s genre β RAP
36D: China’s continent β ASIA
37D: Compassionate β KIND
38D: Copious amount β SCAD
40D: Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child β COAL
41D: Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa β CHALUPAS
42D: Capital of Peru β LIMA
47D: Comical sorts β RIOTS
48D: Crime lab material β DNA
50D: Calls that may start “Is your refrigerator running?,” e.g. β PRANKS
52D: Cringe out of fear β COWER
53D: Compadre β AMIGO
54D: Chief Hindu god β INDRA
55D: Chicken ___ mein β CHOW
56D: Certain bout enders, in brief β KOS
60D: Cincinnati baseball team β REDS
61D: Completely stretched β TAUT
62D: Cinder-covered β ASHY
64D: Coneheads, e.g., for short β ETS
66D: Cooper and Peyton Manning’s Q.B. brother β ELI
NYT Crossword Answers for July 27, 2025
π© Across
1A. Maintains, as a superstition β CLINGS TO
9A. Subject of the 2017 musical film “The Greatest Showman” β BARNUM
15A. “Same with me” β AS AM I
20A. Not funny β HUMORLESS
22A. Ralph Ellison novel β INVISIBLE MAN
24A. Forgiving middle-aged dads for their dad jokes, say? β EXONERATING GENERATION X
26A. Picket line? β FENCE
27A. Bud in Cooperstown β SELIG
28A. Dorm room staple food β RAMEN
29A. Cross-country conveyances β SKIS
30A. Darth Vader’s childhood nickname β ANI
32A. Inflexible β RIGID
34A. Have away with words? β EDIT
36A. Muppet of Mexican descent β ROSITA
39A. Knows when to hold/fold β CHEATS
42A. Gives lip β SASSES
47A. Incognito Google foundersβ attire β TECHNOCRATS’ TRENCHCOATS
51A. Columbus sch. β OSU
52A. Carnage β GORE
53A. Down Easter β MAINER
54A. One with a set of pipes β ORGAN
55A. Come out of one’s shell β MOLT
57A. Sherlock’s sister on TV β ENOLA
60A. ___ bag β SWAG
62A. 2019 feline film flop β CATS
63A. One of the Three Bβs β BRAHMS
66A. Landscaperβs supply β MULCH
69A. Tundra or taiga β BIOME
71A. βThat junkβll pass inspection? Please!β β STREET LEGAL LET’S GET REAL
78A. Trademarked refrigerant β FREON
79A. Uncle Samβs land β US OF A
80A. Lithe β SVELTE
81A. +/- β OR SO
84A. Drink mixed in mixed drinks β SODA
86A. Handy β UTILE
89A. Avatar of Vishnu β RAMA
90A. Back in, in a way β RETRO
92A. Try to hit in laser tag β FIRE AT
95A. Rachel’s older sister β LEAH
98A. Basic BASIC statements β IFS
99A. Real chess playa? β CHECKMATING CHICK MAGNET
104A. Gauss/Faraday peer β AMPERE
105A. Scotty on “Star Trek” β DOOHAN
106A. βNo ___, Bobβ β SIRREE
107A. Part of une piΓ¨ce de théÒtre β ACTE
110A. Plunderers of Rome β GAULS
112A. Hindu honorific β SRI
113A. Clock toggle β AM/PM
117A. Hollowed out β CORED
120A. Half-Blood Prince β SNAPE
122A. Burnt pigment β UMBER
126A. Italian greeting joke β MARISA TOMEI IT’S A ME MARIO
130A. Late 1800s DC power player β THOMAS EDISON
131A. Good play in trick-taking β TRUMP CARD
132A. Magical symbol β SIGIL
133A. Dispensing, with “out” β METING
134A. Art lovers β ESTHETES
π¦ Down
1D. Always cooking up ideas? β CHEF
2D. Ritzy β LUXE
3D. “That’s my cue” β I’M ON
4D. ___ compensation β NONCASH
5D. Revegetation, e.g. β GREENING
6D. Canon option β SLR
7D. They may be Thai or chai β TEAS
8D. Cuisinart competitor β OSTER
9D. Rapper with oxymoronic name β BIGGIE SMALLS
10D. Director Lee β ANG
11D. Traveler avoiding hotels β RVER
12D. Columbian caravel β NINA
13D. “I’m your guy” β USE ME
14D. Bogged down β MIRED
15D. -right β ALT
16D. Twice tres β SEIS
17D. Out of control β AMOK
18D. Nail salon request β MANI
19D. 1980s Aussie band β INXS
21D. Quartz compound β SILICA
23D. Cast out β BANISH
25D. βSleep wellβ (doubled) β NIGHT
31D. β, sing Americaβ β I TOO
33D. Word with mine/dump β DATA
35D. ___ the Town β TACO
36D. Vacation package offerer β RESORT
37D. Visionary? β OCULAR
38D. Lot unit β ACRE
40D. Prefix with angular β TRI
41D. D.C. 100: Abbr. β SENS
43D. Mickeyβs boss in βFantasiaβ β SORCERER
44D. Whale of a tale β SAGA
45D. GΓ©orgie, par exemple β ΓTAT
46D. Identity thief’s targets β SSNS
47D. Pyramids, essentially β TOMBS
48D. Stimpy’s pal β REN
49D. Rookies β NEWBS
50D. Bondβs man β CRAIG
56D. Jedi skill β THE FORCE
58D. Texterβs gasp β OMG
59D. Kalua pig feast β LUAU
61D. Skedaddles β GOES
64D. ___ de Glace β MER
65D. Fr. holy women β STES
67D. Fame-hungry trend β CLOUT CHASING
68D. Weight β HEFT
70D. VJ channel β MTV
72D. Shower scrubber β LOOFA
73D. Split β END IT
74D. Mai ___ β TAI
75D. TV friend of Jerry β ELAINE
76D. Money for your money β ATM FEE
77D. Slightest β LEAST
81D. Black-and-white hunter β ORCA
82D. Longtime NPR host β REHM
83D. Part of a flight β STEP
85D. Bone-dry β ARID
87D. Biz entity inits. β LLC
88D. Shrill cries β EEKS
91D. Slimy veggie β OKRA
93D. Brian of the Long Now Foundation β ENO
94D. In awe β AGOG
96D. French chums β AMIS
97D. “Bah, humbug!” β HARRUMPH
100D. Musical hot spots β MECCAS
101D. Stomping ground β HAUNT
102D. Bringing up the rear β IN LAST
103D. [Yuck!] β GRIMACE
108D. Sacred object β TOTEM
109D. Lose ground? β ERODE
111D. Slash on a scoresheet β SPARE
113D. Qtys. β AMTS
114D. Tropical fish when repeated β MAHI
115D. ___ rock β PROG
116D. Apt narcissist name β MIMI
118D. Release β EMIT
119D. He loved Lucy β DESI
121D. Nesting pair in the Outback β EMUS
123D. Army ___ β BRAT
124D. The Emerald Isle β EIRE
125D. Photosensitive cells β RODS
127D. Margarita seasoning β SAL
128D. Bit of plasma β ION
129D. Star of Life uniform wearer β EMT
NYT Crossword Answers for July 26, 2025
Across
- Pop singer Rexha β BEBE
- Playful in tone β ARCH
- Group that got Sweden its first Eurovision win β ABBA
- SautΓ©ing option with a high smoke point β AVOCADOOIL
- Home, in slang β CRIB
- Poisonous plant rumored to have killed the emperor Augustus β BELLADONNA
- Word with hot or double β TAKE
- Starting to move β ASTIR
- What one reads, watches and listens to, collectively β MEDIADIET
- Dictionaries have many of these: Abbr. β PGS
- Underappreciated β UNSUNG
- Lots and lots β BUSHELS
- Enough β AMPLE
- Squash, e.g. β GAME
- Period coinciding with the growth of the internet β DOTCOMBOOM
- Chicken ___ king β ALA
- When you’re in it, you’re in hot water β JACUZZI
- Sch. that’s home to the Mountaineers β WVU
- Beast of burden β PACKANIMAL
- Peeps at β SEES
- “Come in!” β ENTER
- Leans toward β PREFERS
- Alternative to a bow β CURTSY
- Uppermost limit β MAX
- Has only the best intentions β MEANSWELL
- Feature of many a handbag β CLASP
- Running, but not moving β IDLE
- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan, to an economist β ASIANTIGER
- Eye of the storm β LULL
- Plays dice with God, so to speak β TEMPTSFATE
- Things on rings β KEYS
- Casual hangout β SESH
- Composer Satie β ERIK
π¦ Down
- Rum-soaked cake β BABA
- Times to look forward β EVES
- Leave quickly β BOLT
- Overshadow β ECLIPSE
- Button next to a suggested contact, maybe β ADD
- Quarters β ROOM
- Possible indicator of construction ahead β CONE
- Rishi Sunak was the first one to become a British prime minister β HINDU
- Play the fool β ACTDUMB
- Smarts β BRAINPOWER
- They separate hands and handlebars β BIKEGLOVES
- Give some immoral support, perhaps? β ABET
- “This is sooo frustrating!” β AARGH
- Sprawled out, say β LAIN
- “Same here!” β ASAMI
- Street racer, usually β SEDAN
- Billing line β BALANCEDUE
- “Well, as it happens …” β UMACTUALLY
- Sites of mutations on chromosomes β LOCI
- Flummox β STUMP
- Denizens of the Great Victoria Desert β EMUS
- Go like :O β GAPE
- Government policy bigwig β CZAR
- ___ TΓΌreci, physician/scientist who co-founded BioNTech β OZLEM
- Lawn recreation with a portmanteau name β JARTS
- Germs of ideas β KERNELS
- Possible topic for a couples therapist β SEXLIFE
- “Get your ___ first and then you can distort them as much as you please”: Mark Twain β FACTS
- Pop flies? β SWAT
- Acceptances β YESES
- Exploit over time β MILK
- Common guacamole ingredient β LIME
- Goes around, in a way β LAPS
- Vegan alternative to gelatin β AGAR
- ___ Institute, home to the Carl Sagan Center β SETI
- Avenue for early learning, in brief β PREK
- Unspecified term in a sequence β NTH
NYT Crossword Answers for July 25, 2025
π§© Across
1A. Whack to the head, in slang β DOPESLAP
9A. Noted doomsday prepper β NOAH
13A. Prognosticator’s shout β ICALLEDIT
15A. Game played on a grass or dirt court β BOCCE
16A. Occasion to brush up together? β STUDYDATE
17A. Weird Al Yankovic’s “Straight ___ Lynwood” β OUTTA
18A. Attention magnet, say β CELEB
19A. Like Queen Elizabeth, but not Queen Camilla β REGNANT
21A. Deal with The Devil? β TAROT
23A. TV program with its time of day in its name β LATESHOW
24A. Brit’s “bog” β LOO
25A. Global auction house β EBAY
26A. Gain competitor β ERA
27A. How one lives in the face of an inscrutable future β DAYTODAY
30A. Org. that may allow religious headwear in pictures β DMV
31A. Planted oneself β SAT
32A. Harmless growth β SKINTAG
35A. Issa of “Insecure” β RAE
36A. Spanish diminutive suffix β ITO
37A. Reduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way β ATELOCAL
39A. Illicit decampment β LAM
40A. 1968 live folk album β ARLO
42A. When repeated, something often said to be “deep” β DOO
43A. Sheer quantity of awesome β EPICNESS
45A. Slacks off β IDLES
48A. “Your request is denied” β NOCANDO
49A. Shrub with a “staghorn” variety β SUMAC
51A. Word derived from the Greek for “headdress of Persian kings” β TIARA
52A. Flash point? β AHAMOMENT
56A. Heavenly figure, in German β ENGEL
57A. One that can put a meal on ice β POLARBEAR
58A. Brood β STEW
59A. Abstain … as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle β TEETOTAL
π½ Down
1D. Region of a plane bounded by a circle, in geometry β DISC
2D. Scorpion’s legs, e.g. β OCTET
3D. Abdul with the #1 albums “Forever Your Girl” and “Spellbound” β PAULA
4D. Getting on β ELDERLY
5D. Shifty type β SLYBOOTS
6D. Was up β LED
7D. Pioneering mathematician Lovelace β ADA
8D. Center of a drupe β PIT
9D. Meat and potatoes, e.g. β NOUNS
10D. D8 pieces in Dungeons & Dragons, e.g. β OCTAHEDRA
11D. “Don’t attract attention to yourself” β ACTNORMAL
12D. When squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting β HEATWAVE
14D. Extra-large storage unit β TERABYTE
15D. Solving Wordle in five guesses, colloquially β BOGEY
20D. H, to the Hellenes β ETA
22D. Stole β TOOK
23D. Rough digs β LEANTOS
27D. One of many in a trend line β DATAPOINT
28D. Period satirized in “Dr. Strangelove” β ATOMICAGE
29D. Antibacterial product introduced in 1948 β DIALSOAP
31D. “Sometimes” has two of them β SILENTES
33D. German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S. β ALDI
34D. Friendly, respectful person β GOODSORT
38D. 1970s “howcatchem” TV series β COLUMBO
40D. Log β ANNAL
41D. First color that babies can see, after black and white β RED
44D. Eponym of the A.L. batting title award β CAREW
46D. Become acquainted virtually β EMEET
47D. World capital next to the Sarawat Mountains β SANAA
50D. One of three keys to a PC reboot β CTRL
53D. Sizzling β HOT
54D. It’s off limits if you 59-Across β ALE
55D. West who said “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it” β MAE
NYT Crossword Answers for July 24, 2025
Across Clues & Answers
# | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1A | Beat at chess | MATED |
6A | Speech therapists’ targets | LISPS |
11A | Adds to the chain, in a way | CCS |
14A | β symbols, on manuscripts | OBELI |
15A | Square | UNHIP |
16A | It may be brown or blonde | ALE |
17A | “Nice of you to show up” | COMMON SNIPE |
19A | Something to play by | EAR |
20A | Marching syllable | HUP |
21A | Utter nonsense | ROT |
22A | Vocal flourish used by Gaga | MELISMA |
24A | Tries, tries again | ITERATES |
27A | Univision article | UNA |
28A | “Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!” | AMERICAN CROW |
33A | Cow or cobra, in yoga | ASANA |
36A | Do it! | TASK |
37A | Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan | ESE |
38A | With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzleβs theme | BIRD |
39A | Stereotypical attire for tech bros | VESTS |
41A | See 38-Across | CALL |
42A | Head into? | RAM |
43A | Speak hoarsely | RASP |
44A | ___ blanc (type of grape) | PINOT |
45A | “Say ‘goodnight’ Alexa.” “Goodnight Alexa” | AMAZON PARROT |
49A | Trash | DIS |
50A | Relative of a votive candle | TEALIGHT |
54A | Attire for an acrobat | UNITARD |
58A | Era in which daylight saving began | WWI |
59A | Lion in ancient Rome | LEO |
60A | “omg, u r too much” | LOL |
61A | βBottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!β | COOPERS HAWK |
64A | Love, at Wimbledon | NIL |
65A | Softened | EASED |
66A | Isabel Wilkerson bestseller | CASTE |
67A | Like one who prefers platonic love, informally | ARO |
68A | Fathers’ last words? | AMENS |
69A | “Challenge accepted!” | IT’S ON |
π½ Down Clues & Answers
# | Clue | Answer |
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1D | Japanese rice cake | MOCHI |
2D | Approximately | ABOUT |
3D | Home for the Sun Devils | TEMPE |
4D | ___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.) | ELM |
5D | Many a Joseph Cornell artwork | DIORAMA |
6D | Shine | LUSTER |
7D | Tavern | INN |
8D | Matchbook for a wobbly table, say | SHIM |
9D | “___ down!” | PIPE |
10D | Explore a cave | SPELUNK |
11D | Like the Roman Empire circa 48 B.C. | CAESAREAN |
12D | One might be cooked “casino”-style | CLAM |
13D | Will be, in Spanish | SERΓ |
18D | Musical building block | NOTE |
23D | Company name ender | INC |
25D | South African currency | RAND |
26D | Doesnβt get hit, say | SITS PAT |
29D | Hard animal to herd | CAT |
30D | Bad ending? | -ASS |
31D | Site of Nobel Prize award ceremony | OSLO |
32D | Lasting lash effect | WELT |
33D | βEast of Edenβ girl | ABRA |
34D | Setting for βThe King and Iβ | SIAM |
35D | Mammal that rolls into a ball | ARMADILLO |
39D | One might help you move | VAN |
40D | Medium capacity? | ESP |
41D | ___ Field (MLB venue since 2009) | CITI |
43D | Skin condition with flushing | ROSACEA |
44D | IR and Govβt class major (abbr.) | POLISCI |
46D | Pimple | ZIT |
47D | Ties another knot | REWEDS |
48D | Comical growl | RAWR |
51D | Word with cut or shot | GLASS |
52D | Observe closely | HEW TO |
53D | Symbol | TOKEN |
54D | Forearm bone | ULNA |
55D | Genre for βDouble Indemnityβ | NOIR |
56D | Last word in βHome on the Rangeβ line 1 | ROAM |
57D | One tablespoon, maybe | DOSE |
62D | Write | PEN |
63D | Porkpie, e.g. | HAT |
NYT Crossword Answers for July 23, 2025
Across Clues & Answers
# | Clue | Answer |
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1A | Hogwarts headmaster ___ Dumbledore | ALBUS |
6A | Province | AREA |
10A | Followed move-for-move | APED |
14A | Japanese automaker named for a river | ISUZU |
15A | Ground transportation option | TAXI |
16A | Ripped | TORE |
17A | A, B and C, but not X, Y and Z | MUSICNOTES |
19A | Where Bengali and Burmese are spoken | ASIA |
20A | Barely scrapes the surface | SKIMS |
21A | Bore up | LASTED |
23A | Persistently bother, with “at” | NAG |
26A | Actress Wong of the Netflix series “Beef” | ALI |
27A | James of jazz | ETTA |
28A | Ham-handed | INEPT |
30A | Onetime CBS forensic drama | CSI |
33A | Ogden Nash quote about slippery creatures | EELS |
35A | Sicilian landmark | ETNA |
36A | Seyfried of “Mean Girls” | AMANDA |
38A | Tragic ending? | CEE |
40A | He and I, but not she and you | CHEMICALSYMBOLS |
43A | Suffix with rocket | EER |
44A | Highlands cryptid, affectionately | NESSIE |
45A | Praiseful verses | ODES |
46A | Fast-swimming shark | MAKO |
48A | Disappointing | SAD |
49A | Villainous animal in “The Lion King” | HYENA |
50A | Add color to | TINT |
52A | She’s a woolly one | EWE |
54A | “What ___ you?” | SAY |
55A | “Beats me!” | NOIDEA |
57A | Toss from the game | EJECT |
59A | “That’s my cue!” | IMON |
60A | A+ and B-, but not F | BLOODTYPES |
65A | Forgetful actor’s request | LINE |
66A | Part of a chain | LINK |
67A | ___ coffee (whiskey drink) | IRISH |
68A | Crafty website | ETSY |
69A | βWe will make amends ere long; / ___ the Puck a liar callβ | ELSE |
70A | Day’s harvest, for a fisher | CATCH |
π½ Down Clues & Answers
# | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1D | Objective | AIM |
2D | Sch. on the banks of the Mississippi | LSU |
3D | Ground transportation option | BUS |
4D | Commando weapons | UZIS |
5D | Perform dreadfully, so to speak | SUCKAT |
6D | Figure that roughly equals protons + neutrons | ATOMICMASS |
7D | “Aw, phooey!” | RATS |
8D | PC file extension | EXE |
9D | Congressional divide, literally & metaphorically | AISLE |
10D | Just the slightest bit | ATASTE |
11D | MA and MS, but not BA and BS | POSTALCODES |
12D | Canal with a “low bridge” | ERIE |
13D | Out of juice | DEAD |
18D | Zilch | NIL |
22D | Starting squad | ATEAM |
23D | Many a godchild | NIECE |
24D | Something to stand for | ANTHEM |
25D | X, Y and Z, but not A, B and C | GENERATIONS |
29D | “The Office” role | PAM |
31D | Taco topper | SALSA |
32D | Something only some of us will get | INSIDEJOKE |
34D | Pop star Gomez | SELENA |
36D | Top gun | ACE |
37D | Word aptly hidden in “turned yellow” | DYE |
39D | Writing assignment | ESSAY |
41D | Hole-___ (singular feat) | INONE |
42D | “Whew!” | BOY |
47D | Organ with a distinctive shape | KIDNEY |
49D | Overwhelmingly busy | HECTIC |
51D | Postpone for now | TABLE |
53D | Exchanged rings with | WED |
55D | River through Khartoum | NILE |
56D | Leave out | OMIT |
57D | A seeming eternity | EONS |
58D | Banks of “America’s Next Top Model” | TYRA |
61D | ___ Nas X | LIL |
62D | Place to retire? | PIT |
63D | Corner keyboard key | ESC |
64D | “Keep it down!” | SHH |
NYT Crossword Answers for July 22, 2025
β¨ Across Clues & Answers
Clue # | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1A | Someone getting the red-carpet treatment, in brief | VIP |
4A | Lather on a latte | FOAM |
8A | Chew (on) | GNAW |
12A | Purple smoothie berry | ACAI |
14A | Utah ski resort | ALTA |
15A | Direction when things go bad | SOUTH |
16A | Big ask … or a hint to this puzzle’s shaded squares | TALLORDER |
18A | Black tea variety | PEKOE |
19A | Ultra-vibrant colors | NEONS |
20A | “Come again??,” casually | SCUSEME |
22A | In competition (for) | VYING |
25A | Inits. of the first female presidential candidate for a major party | HRC |
26A | County at one end of the River Thames | ESSEX |
29A | Deep-sea predator | ORCA |
31A | Phenomena leading some to believe that we are not alone | UFOS |
35A | Sore, as joints | ACHY |
36A | Ruin, as the end of a movie | SPOIL |
37A | Accessory for Batman or Robin | CAPE |
38A | Quartet minus one | TRIO |
39A | “What a ___!” (“Nonsense!”) | CROCK |
40A | Was certain of | KNEW |
41A | Posting at the start of a drive-thru | MENU |
42A | Wanders here and there | ROVES |
43A | Storybook baddie | OGRE |
44A | Females in flocks | EWES |
45A | Company whose business is picking up? | UBER |
46A | “Such a pity!” | SOSAD |
47A | Planetary body, to poets | ORB |
49A | Playground comeback to “You have no idea!” | DOTOO |
51A | Powerhouse competitors in women’s Olympic gymnastics | TEAMUSA |
55A | Wreak ___ (cause chaos) | HAVOC |
58A | Superb grade | APLUS |
59A | Eagerly obtained … or a hint to the shaded squares | SCOOPEDUP |
63A | Place for umbrellas | BEACH |
64A | Some hoppy drinks at happy hour, in brief | IPAS |
65A | Hollywood icon Hayworth | RITA |
66A | Informal hangout at which attendees may jam or gossip | SESH |
67A | It’s your destiny | FATE |
68A | Fresh on the scene | NEW |
π½ Down Clues & Answers
Clue # | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1D | Big winery fixture | VAT |
2D | Volunteer’s confident cry | ICAN |
3D | Ashen-faced | PALE |
4D | Iranian language from which we get “turban” | FARSI |
5D | Obsolete | OLD |
6D | Took a side? | ATE |
7D | Planet with -200Β°F evening temps | MARS |
8D | Enjoys immensely | GOESCUCKOOOVER |
9D | Heat in the microwave | NUKE |
10D | Basic building block | ATOM |
11D | “This roller coaster is awes-o-o-o-ome!” | WHEE |
13D | Words that express a deep-felt affection | ILOVEYOUSOMUCH |
15D | Part of a cowgirl’s boot | SPUR |
17D | Jet-black stone | ONYX |
21D | Supplies for making sidewalk art | CHALKS |
23D | “Easy peasy!” | NOPROB |
24D | Shook it to the beat | GROOVED |
26D | Directions on the cake in “Alice in Wonderland” | EATME |
27D | Fastener with threads | SCREW |
28D | What starry skies and star pupils do | SHINE |
30D | Roman orator known for silence quote | CICERO |
32D | Vampire bat feature | FANGS |
33D | Work of Puccini or Bellini | OPERA |
34D | Stitched (up) | SEWED |
36D | Outfits for E.R. staff | SCRUBS |
46D | Ivory or Dove | SOAP |
48D | Be in a big hurry | RUSH |
50D | The items over there | THOSE |
51D | Kept ___ on (monitored) | TABS |
52D | Weapon for a duel | EPEE |
53D | “Ah, such is life!” | ALAS |
54D | “Keep dreaming, pal!” | ASIF |
56D | Father of Thor | ODIN |
57D | Just adorable | CUTE |
60D | Tax prep pro | CPA |
61D | Something to feed a steed | OAT |
62D | Pussy foot? | PAW |
NYT Crossword Answers for July 21, 2025
Across Clues & Answers
Clue # | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1A | K-pop supergroup | BTS |
4A | What an angry customer may leave | NOTIP |
9A | Vast Mongolian desert | GOBI |
13A | Google.com, e.g. | URL |
14A | Sound heard before “Bless you!” | ACHOO |
15A | One producing cakes and cookies | BAKER |
16A | Successful throws to the end zone | TOUCHDOWNPASSES |
19A | Heinie | TUSH |
20A | CΓ΄te d’___ (French Riviera) | AZUR |
21A | Regular 6 p.m. broadcast of daily events | THEEVENINGNEWS |
29A | Regretted | RUED |
30A | ___-weenie | TEENIE |
31A | Big TV network in the U.K. | BBC |
34A | Take the ___ (acquire control) | REINS |
37A | Threadbare | WORN |
38A | Vans from hotels to terminals and back | AIRPORTSHUTTLES |
42A | Sports org. at the center of a 2021 antitrust ruling | NCAA |
43A | Ones crossing picket lines | SCABS |
44A | Ending with lemon or orange | ADE |
45A | Rejected, as an application | DENIED |
48A | Enjoy a book or magazine | READ |
50A | Their are fore of them hear in this sentance | SPELLINGERRORS |
55A | “Gotcha” | ISEE |
56A | Series of push-ups or curls at a gym | REPS |
58A | PokΓ©mon slogan & theme for long Across answers | GOTTACATCHEMALL |
65A | Actress Amy or President John Quincy | ADAMS |
66A | Like the boonies | RURAL |
67A | Abbreviation for an Army absence | MIA |
68A | Mercedes-___ | BENZ |
69A | Pluckiness | SPUNK |
70A | Place for a pig | STY |
Down Clues & Answers
Clue # | Clue | Answer |
---|---|---|
1D | Remainder of a cigarette | BUTT |
2D | Word after rainbow or steelhead | TROUT |
3D | Watery snow | SLUSH |
4D | “Gonna pass” | NAH |
5D | Anxiety-related condition, for short | OCD |
6D | Even if, informally | THO |
7D | Des Moines denizen | IOWAN |
8D | ___ scheme (financial fraud) | PONZI |
9D | Purchase at a pump | GAS |
10D | Gives the go-ahead | OKS |
11D | “Busy” buzzer | BEE |
12D | Org. that orders audits | IRS |
15D | Flat-bottomed boat | BARGE |
17D | One-named singer of “If I Could Turn Back Time” | CHER |
18D | Common fourth-and-long decision | PUNT |
22D | Currency in Lyon but not London | EURO |
23D | Swerve | VEER |
24D | Does some copy desk work | EDITS |
25D | Semiaquatic salamander | NEWT |
26D | ___ Holmes (Sherlock’s sister, on Netflix) | ENOLA |
27D | Overcaffeinated, colloquially | WIRED |
28D | Have a feeling | SENSE |
31D | Lineup at Woodstock or Coachella | BANDS |
32D | Muscle used in pull-ups, informally | BICEP |
33D | Basic bird made in origami | CRANE |
35D | Situation Room grp. | NSC |
36D | What two toddlers should learn to do | SHARE |
39D | Aid in making a sandcastle | PAIL |
40D | Lyft rival | UBER |
41D | Bygone Russian ruler | TSAR |
46D | Man’s name that is an anagram of AISLE | ELIAS |
47D | Kind of golf that uses baskets | DISC |
49D | Housing on a college quad | DORM |
51D | Gets closer | NEARS |
52D | Elaborate outfit | GETUP |
53D | Quantities of paper | REAMS |
54D | Treat with bananas and ice cream | SPLIT |
57D | Kill it, in a good way | SLAY |
58D | Gossip, gossip, gossip | GAB |
59D | Positive poem | ODE |
60D | Something to pick up at a beach? | TAN |
61D | Celebrity gossip website | TMZ |
62D | Word on a French wine label | CRU |
63D | ___ Solo of “Star Wars” | HAN |
64D | Animal with a fraternal order named after it | ELK |