NYT Crossword July 17 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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 Sam BrodyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2T3T4I5C6S7M8O9G10E11D12A13M14BAIDU15HAKE16TOKE17EXCEL18ETAL19OMIT20AI21RDRY22TIARA23A24P25P26NOSY27FILIAL28SEE29SAW30O31ILMEN32STEER33ISSUE34N35I36T37ARRAY38SHE39M40OANA41MIR42A43LIKE44ARMOR45E46RRATA47ACCENT48R49IVETS50D51ASH52SET53EPICS54FOSSI55L56AREA57AILS58NI59T60R61O62LAWN63IDLE64ELMER65MYST66MOST67STING

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ATop tier5 lettersATTIC
10AMild cheese4 lettersEDAM
15AFlaky white fish4 lettersHAKE
16ADrag4 lettersTOKE
19ASkip over4 lettersOMIT
20AHang outdoors, say6 lettersAIRDRY
22AExpensive topper5 lettersTIARA
26AIntrusive4 lettersNOSY
27ALike respect for a parent6 lettersFILIAL
28AIt has its ups and downs6 lettersSEESAW
32ANavigate5 lettersSTEER
34ASmall sticking point3 lettersNIT
42ASimilar5 lettersALIKE
47AManner of speaking6 lettersACCENT
48AJet wing fasteners6 lettersRIVETS
50ASprint4 lettersDASH
53AGrand tales5 lettersEPICS
54ABadlands discovery, maybe6 lettersFOSSIL
56ASurface ___4 lettersAREA
57AAfflicts4 lettersAILS
58AExplosive stuff, familiarly5 lettersNITRO
63ALike some chatter4 lettersIDLE
66AYearbook superlative4 lettersMOST
67ASmart5 lettersSTING
DOWN
1DPrez on a penny3 lettersABE
2DBurden3 lettersTAX
3DNervous twitch3 lettersTIC
4DThat's a thought4 lettersIDEA
8DAgree to4 lettersOKAY
9DCome together3 lettersGEL
12DDirector Kurosawa5 lettersAKIRA
13DHeadbanger's genre5 lettersMETAL
24D___ dish5 lettersPETRI
27DSeasonal malady3 lettersFLU
29DPirates' sphere3 lettersSEA
31D"Gotcha"4 lettersISEE
33D"You sure?"4 lettersISIT
40DTolkien creature3 lettersORC
46DWithdraw one's testimony6 lettersRECANT
47DPack animal3 lettersASS
48DKingdom5 lettersREALM
49D"Here's hoping …"5 lettersIPRAY
51DPlus5 lettersASSET
54DClassic pet name4 lettersFIDO
55DCheerful air4 lettersLILT
57DTarget3 lettersAIM
59D"You're oversharing"3 lettersTMI
60DCartoon canine3 lettersREN
61DAlternative to .com3 lettersORG
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