NYT Crossword July 26 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Saturday 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 Adam LevavEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2E3B4E5A6R7C8H9A10B11B12A13AVOC14ADOOI15L16CRIB17BELLADONNA18TAKE19ASTIR20MEDI21ADIET22PG23S24UNSUNG25B26USHE27L28S29AMPL30E31GAME32DOT33C34OMBOOM35ALA36JACUZZI37WVU38PAC39KANIMAL40SEES41ENTER42PRE43FERS44CURT45S46Y47MAX48MEANSWE49L50L51CL52A53S54P55IDLE56ASIA57NTIGER58LULL59TEMPTSFATE60KEYS61SESH62ERIK

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1APop singer Rexha4 lettersBEBE
5APlayful in tone4 lettersARCH
16AHome, in slang4 lettersCRIB
18AWord with hot or double4 lettersTAKE
19AStarting to move5 lettersASTIR
24AUnderappreciated6 lettersUNSUNG
25ALots and lots7 lettersBUSHELS
29AEnough5 lettersAMPLE
31ASquash, e.g.4 lettersGAME
35AChicken ___ king3 lettersALA
38ABeast of burden10 lettersPACKANIMAL
40APeeps at4 lettersSEES
41A"Come in!"5 lettersENTER
42ALeans toward7 lettersPREFERS
44AAlternative to a bow6 lettersCURTSY
47AUppermost limit3 lettersMAX
48AHas only the best intentions9 lettersMEANSWELL
51AFeature of many a handbag5 lettersCLASP
55ARunning, but not moving4 lettersIDLE
58AEye of the storm4 lettersLULL
59APlays dice with God, so to speak10 lettersTEMPTSFATE
60AThings on rings4 lettersKEYS
61ACasual hangout4 lettersSESH
62AComposer Satie4 lettersERIK
DOWN
1DRum-soaked cake4 lettersBABA
2DTimes to look forward4 lettersEVES
3DLeave quickly4 lettersBOLT
4DOvershadow7 lettersECLIPSE
6DQuarters4 lettersROOM
9DPlay the fool7 lettersACTDUMB
10DSmarts10 lettersBRAINPOWER
11DThey separate hands and handlebars10 lettersBIKEGLOVES
14D"This is sooo frustrating!"5 lettersAARGH
15DSprawled out, say4 lettersLAIN
21D"Same here!"5 lettersASAMI
23DStreet racer, usually5 lettersSEDAN
25DBilling line10 lettersBALANCEDUE
26D"Well, as it happens …"10 lettersUMACTUALLY
28DFlummox5 lettersSTUMP
31DGo like :O4 lettersGAPE
33DGovernment policy bigwig4 lettersCZAR
39DGerms of ideas7 lettersKERNELS
45DPop flies?4 lettersSWAT
46DAcceptances5 lettersYESES
48DExploit over time4 lettersMILK
50DGoes around, in a way4 lettersLAPS
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