NYT Crossword July 23 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 Joseph GangiEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2L3B4U5S6A7R8E9A10A11P12E13D14ISUZU15TAXI16TORE17MUSIC18NOTES19ASIA20SKIMS21L22ASTED23N24A25G26ALI27ETTA28INE29PT30C31S32I33EEL34S35ETNA36AMAN37DA38CE39E40CHEM41ICALSYM42BOLS43EER44NESSIE45ODES46MA47KO48SAD49HYENA50TIN51T52E53WE54SAY55N56OIDEA57EJEC58T59IMON60B61LOODTY62P63E64S65LINE66LINK67IRISH68ETSY69ELSE70CATCH

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
6AProvince4 lettersAREA
10AFollowed move-for-move4 lettersAPED
16ARipped4 lettersTORE
17AA, B and C, but not X, Y and Z10 lettersMUSICNOTES
20ABarely scrapes the surface5 lettersSKIMS
21ABore up6 lettersLASTED
27AJames of jazz4 lettersETTA
28AHam-handed5 lettersINEPT
35ASicilian landmark4 lettersETNA
36ASeyfried of "Mean Girls"6 lettersAMANDA
38ATragic ending?3 lettersCEE
40AHe and I, but not she and you15 lettersCHEMICALSYMBOLS
43ASuffix with rocket3 lettersEER
45APraiseful verses4 lettersODES
46AFast-swimming shark4 lettersMAKO
48ADisappointing3 lettersSAD
50AAdd color to4 lettersTINT
52AShe's a woolly one3 lettersEWE
54A"What ___ you?"3 lettersSAY
55A"Beats me!"6 lettersNOIDEA
57AToss from the game5 lettersEJECT
59A"That's my cue!"4 lettersIMON
60AA+ and B-, but not F10 lettersBLOODTYPES
65AForgetful actor's request4 lettersLINE
66APart of a chain4 lettersLINK
67A___ coffee (whiskey drink)5 lettersIRISH
68ACrafty website4 lettersETSY
70ADay's harvest, for a fisher5 lettersCATCH
DOWN
1DObjective3 lettersAIM
4DCommando weapons4 lettersUZIS
7D"Aw, phooey!"4 lettersRATS
8DPC file extension3 lettersEXE
10DJust the slightest bit6 lettersATASTE
11DMA and MS, but not BA and BS11 lettersPOSTALCODES
13DOut of juice4 lettersDEAD
18DZilch3 lettersNIL
22DStarting squad5 lettersATEAM
23DMany a godchild5 lettersNIECE
24DSomething to stand for6 lettersANTHEM
25DX, Y and Z, but not A, B and C11 lettersGENERATIONS
29D"The Office" role3 lettersPAM
31DTaco topper5 lettersSALSA
32DSomething only some of us will get10 lettersINSIDEJOKE
34DPop star Gomez6 lettersSELENA
36DTop gun3 lettersACE
39DWriting assignment5 lettersESSAY
41DHole-___ (singular feat)5 lettersINONE
42D"Whew!"3 lettersBOY
49DOverwhelmingly busy6 lettersHECTIC
51DPostpone for now5 lettersTABLE
53DExchanged rings with3 lettersWED
55DRiver through Khartoum4 lettersNILE
56DLeave out4 lettersOMIT
57DA seeming eternity4 lettersEONS
61D___ Nas X3 lettersLIL
62DPlace to retire?3 lettersPIT
63DCorner keyboard key3 lettersESC
64D"Keep it down!"3 lettersSHH
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