NYT Crossword July 23 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1AHogwarts headmaster ___ Dumbledore5 lettersSee answer ›6AProvince4 lettersSee answer ›10AFollowed move-for-move4 lettersSee answer ›14AJapanese automaker named for a river5 lettersSee answer ›15AGround transportation option4 lettersSee answer ›16ARipped4 lettersSee answer ›17AA, B and C, but not X, Y and Z10 lettersSee answer ›19AWhere Bengali and Burmese are spoken4 lettersSee answer ›20ABarely scrapes the surface5 lettersSee answer ›21ABore up6 lettersSee answer ›23APersistently bother, with "at"3 lettersSee answer ›26AActress Wong of the Netflix series "Beef"3 lettersSee answer ›27AJames of jazz4 lettersSee answer ›28AHam-handed5 lettersSee answer ›30AOnetime CBS forensic drama3 lettersSee answer ›33A"I don't mind ___ / Except as meals. / And the way they feels": Ogden Nash4 lettersSee answer ›35ASicilian landmark4 lettersSee answer ›36ASeyfried of "Mean Girls"6 lettersSee answer ›38ATragic ending?3 lettersSee answer ›40AHe and I, but not she and you15 lettersSee answer ›43ASuffix with rocket3 lettersSee answer ›44AHighlands cryptid, affectionately6 lettersSee answer ›45APraiseful verses4 lettersSee answer ›46AFast-swimming shark4 lettersSee answer ›48ADisappointing3 lettersSee answer ›49AVillainous animal in "The Lion King"5 lettersSee answer ›50AAdd color to4 lettersSee answer ›52AShe's a woolly one3 lettersSee answer ›54A"What ___ you?"3 lettersSee answer ›55A"Beats me!"6 lettersSee answer ›57AToss from the game5 lettersSee answer ›59A"That's my cue!"4 lettersSee answer ›60AA+ and B-, but not F10 lettersSee answer ›65AForgetful actor's request4 lettersSee answer ›66APart of a chain4 lettersSee answer ›67A___ coffee (whiskey drink)5 lettersSee answer ›68ACrafty website4 lettersSee answer ›69A"We will make amends ere long; / ___ the Puck a liar call": Shak.4 lettersSee answer ›70ADay's harvest, for a fisher5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DObjective3 lettersSee answer ›2DSch. on the banks of the Mississippi3 lettersSee answer ›3DGround transportation option3 lettersSee answer ›4DCommando weapons4 lettersSee answer ›5DPerform dreadfully, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›6DFigure that roughly equals protons plus neutrons10 lettersSee answer ›7D"Aw, phooey!"4 lettersSee answer ›8DPC file extension3 lettersSee answer ›9DCongressional divide, literally as well as metaphorically5 lettersSee answer ›10DJust the slightest bit6 lettersSee answer ›11DMA and MS, but not BA and BS11 lettersSee answer ›12DCanal with a "low bridge" ("Everybody down!")4 lettersSee answer ›13DOut of juice4 lettersSee answer ›18DZilch3 lettersSee answer ›22DStarting squad5 lettersSee answer ›23DMany a godchild5 lettersSee answer ›24DSomething to stand for6 lettersSee answer ›25DX, Y and Z, but not A, B and C11 lettersSee answer ›29D"The Office" role3 lettersSee answer ›31DTaco topper5 lettersSee answer ›32DSomething only some of us will get10 lettersSee answer ›34DPop star Gomez6 lettersSee answer ›36DTop gun3 lettersSee answer ›37DWord aptly hidden in "turned yellow"3 lettersSee answer ›39DWriting assignment5 lettersSee answer ›41DHole-___ (singular feat)5 lettersSee answer ›42D"Whew!"3 lettersSee answer ›47DOrgan with a distinctive shape6 lettersSee answer ›49DOverwhelmingly busy6 lettersSee answer ›51DPostpone for now5 lettersSee answer ›53DExchanged rings with3 lettersSee answer ›55DRiver through Khartoum4 lettersSee answer ›56DLeave out4 lettersSee answer ›57DA seeming eternity4 lettersSee answer ›58DBanks of "America's Next Top Model"4 lettersSee answer ›61D___ Nas X3 lettersSee answer ›62DPlace to retire?3 lettersSee answer ›63DCorner keyboard key3 lettersSee answer ›64D"Keep it down!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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