NYT Crossword July 2 2025 Answers

All 78 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 Dan CapreraEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2O3B4B5C6N7E8T9B10L11A12C13K14OVAL15HALE16RISEN17PUBT18RIVIA19AMPLE20AMY21IRA22ICICLE23G24RAPH25I26CDETAIL27T28ORO29SOCHI30OPAL31S32KEN33O34S35A36C37FUNFA38C39T40RAW41DATA42USD43YOU44R45LABOR46ABU47T48S49WOMB50B51A52N53K54STATEM55ENT56UBOATS57TUX58E59S60C61IBIZA62H63ARDT64RUTH65LEROI66ECIG67AREA68TYSON69ELSE70ESPN

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ salad4 lettersCOBB
5ASite for techies4 lettersCNET
14AShape of many a racetrack4 lettersOVAL
15AFit as a fiddle4 lettersHALE
19AEnough5 lettersAMPLE
20AW.W.E. star Dumas3 lettersAMY
22AIt hangs on in the winter6 lettersICICLE
29A2014 Winter Olympics host5 lettersSOCHI
30AIridescent gemstones5 lettersOPALS
32ABingo relative4 lettersKENO
34ASquid's ink holder3 lettersSAC
43A"___ move"4 lettersYOUR
46ANudges against5 lettersABUTS
49ARoom for growth?4 lettersWOMB
56AEnemy vessels in W.W. II6 lettersUBOATS
58AKey near F13 lettersESC
67Ax times y, potentially4 lettersAREA
69A"... or ___!" (threat)4 lettersELSE
70A"College GameDay" airer4 lettersESPN
DOWN
2DTube descender4 lettersOVUM
3DStep up from an upright piano9 lettersBABYGRAND
5DTweets6 lettersCHIRPS
7DInventor Whitney3 lettersELI
8DBeverage in Wonderland3 lettersTEA
9DLeg support5 lettersBRACE
10DMinimum or maximum5 lettersLIMIT
11DPet safety org.5 lettersASPCA
12DChamber group instruments5 lettersCELLI
13DGenuflect5 lettersKNEEL
18DNarrow inlet3 lettersRIA
22D"Uncut Gems" actress Menzel5 lettersIDINA
25D"Ugh!"3 lettersICK
28DGrand work4 lettersOPUS
31DFor example3 lettersSAY
33DOne who gives a hoot3 lettersOWL
34DOnes wreaking havoc9 lettersSABOTEURS
35D___ bomb4 lettersATOM
36DNo-no in many fad diets4 lettersCARB
38DThoroughly covers5 lettersCOATS
44DDon't get stuck in it!3 lettersRUT
47DOnetime geometric game fad6 lettersTETRIS
48DWhat mascara might do6 lettersSMUDGE
50DMuscular5 lettersBUILT
51D"The Sound of Music" locale5 lettersABBEY
54DLaundry problem5 lettersSTAIN
55DNo. after a tel. no.3 lettersEXT
59DPart of a plan4 lettersSTEP
62DBit of a laugh3 lettersHEE
64DIssa of Hollywood3 lettersRAE
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