NYT Crossword July 24 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.

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES

ACROSS

1ABeat at chess5 lettersMATED

6ASpeech therapists' targets5 lettersLISPS

11AAdds to the chain, in a way3 lettersCCS

14ADaggerlike symbols on manuscripts5 lettersOBELI

15ASquare5 lettersUNHIP

16AIt may be brown or blonde3 lettersALE

17A"Nice of you to show up"11 lettersCOMMONSNIPE

19ASomething to play by3 lettersEAR

20AMarching syllable3 lettersHUP

21AUtter nonsense3 lettersROT

22AVocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in "Shallow" and "Bad Romance"7 lettersMELISMA

24ATries, tries again8 lettersITERATES

27AUnivision article3 lettersUNA

28A"Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!"12 lettersAMERICANCROW

33ACow or cobra, in yoga5 lettersASANA

36ADo it!4 lettersTASK

37ASuffix with Sudan or Bhutan3 lettersESE

38AWith 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme4 lettersBIRD

39AStereotypical attire for tech bros5 lettersVESTS

41ASee 38-Across4 lettersCALL

42AHead into?3 lettersRAM

43ASpeak hoarsely4 lettersRASP

44A___ blanc (type of white grape)5 lettersPINOT

45A"Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa"12 lettersAMAZONPARROT

49ATrash3 lettersDIS

50ARelative of a votive candle8 lettersTEALIGHT

54AAttire for an acrobat7 lettersUNITARD

58AEra in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief3 lettersWWI

59ALion in ancient Rome3 lettersLEO

60A"omg, u r too much"3 lettersLOL

61A"Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!"11 lettersCOOPERSHAWK

64ALove, at Wimbledon3 lettersNIL

65ASoftened5 lettersEASED

66A"___: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson best seller5 lettersCASTE

67ALike one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally3 lettersARO

68AFathers' last words?5 lettersAMENS

69A"Challenge accepted!"5 lettersITSON

DOWN

1DJapanese rice cake5 lettersMOCHI

2DApproximately5 lettersABOUT

3DHome for the Sun Devils5 lettersTEMPE

4D___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.)3 lettersELM

5DMany a Joseph Cornell artwork7 lettersDIORAMA

6DShine6 lettersLUSTER

7DTavern3 lettersINN

8DA matchbook, for a wobbly table, say4 lettersSHIM

9D"___ down!" ("Shut up!")4 lettersPIPE

10DExplore a cave7 lettersSPELUNK

11DLike the Roman Empire around 48 B.C.9 lettersCAESAREAN

12DOne might be cooked "casino"-style4 lettersCLAM

13DWill be, in Spanish4 lettersSERA

18DMusical building block4 lettersNOTE

23DCompany name ender3 lettersINC

25DSouth African currency4 lettersRAND

26DDoesn't get hit, say7 lettersSITSPAT

29DHard animal to herd3 lettersCAT

30DBad ending?3 lettersASS

31DSite of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 104 lettersOSLO

32DLasting lash effect4 lettersWELT

33D"East of Eden" girl4 lettersABRA

34DSetting for "The King and I"4 lettersSIAM

35DMammal that can roll up into a ball9 lettersARMADILLO

39DOne might help you move3 lettersVAN

40DMedium capacity?3 lettersESP

41D___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009)4 lettersCITI

43DSkin condition that causes facial flushing7 lettersROSACEA

44DMajor that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally7 lettersPOLISCI

46DPimple3 lettersZIT

47DTies another knot, so to speak6 lettersREWEDS

48DComical growl4 lettersRAWR

51DWord with cut or shot5 lettersGLASS

52DObserve closely, as orders5 lettersHEWTO

53DSymbol5 lettersTOKEN

54DForearm bone4 lettersULNA

55DGenre for "Double Indemnity"4 lettersNOIR

56DLast word in the first line of "Home on the Range"4 lettersROAM

57DOne tablespoon, maybe4 lettersDOSE

62DWrite3 lettersPEN

63DPorkpie, e.g.3 lettersHAT

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