NYT Crossword July 16 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jasin CekinmezEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2L3E4A5A6T7E8O9N10B11A12S13E14DONT15EVEN16BESTIR17FOOTLONG18SOMBER19ROWE20NEATO21W22HATST23H24E25MATTER26PEACE27SEDATE28EAST29ANNAR30B31O32R33EVA34B35O36BTAIL37AMA38REN39FAIRE40FLAN41IDLER42S43TISNT44T45H46ELASTSA47MURAI48ROLLS49VERT50ALWES51T52TEABR53E54A55K56PLATES57CANOEING58SAYSSO59MST60ENDS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACourtroom entry4 lettersPLEA
5ABroke bread3 lettersATE
8ASee 11-Down6 lettersONBASE
16ARouse (oneself)6 lettersBESTIR
17ASub category8 lettersFOOTLONG
18AGrave6 lettersSOMBER
20A"That's keen!"5 lettersNEATO
21A"Something bothering you?"14 lettersWHATSTHEMATTER
26AOne translation of "aloha"5 lettersPEACE
27ACalm6 lettersSEDATE
33AActress Longoria3 lettersEVA
34ACat breed with a distinct rear7 lettersBOBTAIL
37AReddit Q&A3 lettersAMA
40ACaramel-topped dessert4 lettersFLAN
41ADo-nothings6 lettersIDLERS
43AQuaint contradiction5 lettersTISNT
49ARapper Lil Uzi ___4 lettersVERT
56ATectonic drifters6 lettersPLATES
57ACamper's recreation8 lettersCANOEING
58AInsists6 lettersSAYSSO
59ADenver setting: Abbr.3 lettersMST
60ATips4 lettersENDS
DOWN
1DMany an email attachment3 lettersPDF
2DW.C.3 lettersLOO
4DDraw7 lettersATTRACT
5DBoldly attests5 lettersAVOWS
6DCore principles6 lettersTENETS
7DPart of E.S.L.: Abbr.3 lettersENG
8DDelivery docs3 lettersOBS
9DJust after birth8 lettersNEONATAL
11DChance to get 8-Across5 lettersATBAT
12DCuatro + tres5 lettersSIETE
13D404 Not Found, e.g.5 lettersERROR
21DThread pattern5 lettersWEAVE
22DComedian Minhaj5 lettersHASAN
23DThey radiate warmth7 lettersHEATERS
25DSpa treatment, for short4 lettersMANI
26DColleague4 lettersPEER
30DWood for a kite5 lettersBALSA
31DNative of Muscat5 lettersOMANI
35DOlive and palm products4 lettersOILS
39DCuts of fish7 lettersFILLETS
42DFile menu option6 lettersSAVEAS
44DDrives into a corner5 lettersTRAPS
45DShout, colloquially5 lettersHOLLA
47DIntended5 lettersMEANT
51DGeneral on a menu3 lettersTSO
53DGerman article3 lettersEIN
54DBy ___ by3 lettersAND
55DMetric wts.3 lettersKGS
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