NYT Crossword July 31 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.

Constructed by Alexander LiebeskindEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2U3T4ANT5S6A7F8A9R10R11O12M13P14IDAHO15PEDANT16EVIL17COLON18SEER19DECANT20ENCLO21SE22LA23CUNAS24ORA25RECON26A27V28ANTGAR29DE30KID31D32O33S34LILY35GIG36I37LANTERN38ATE39TENAN40TS41FAA42MAR43DI44ETCH45MILK46OLSEN47S48THI49SCANTBE50ATL51ANTA52NHL53O54V55ERSEE56MEANTA57L58O59T60PEAS61IN62FANT63IRENE64ERRANT65GNAR66EENIE67NASA68HANA69SNOTS

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThe X-Men, e.g.7 lettersMUTANTS
6AWay off4 lettersAFAR
10ABlowout victory4 lettersROMP
17A:5 lettersCOLON
18AOne with a vision4 lettersSEER
20ARing7 lettersENCLOSE
22AEmpty spaces7 lettersLACUNAS
25AScout's work, informally5 lettersRECON
26ATesting the limits, say10 lettersAVANTGARDE
30ALittle guys6 lettersKIDDOS
35ABest Picture of 19584 lettersGIGI
37ABit of Chinese New Year décor7 lettersLANTERN
38AFilled up with3 lettersATE
41AAgcy. watching the skies3 lettersFAA
42A___ Gras5 lettersMARDI
44ACut deeply4 lettersETCH
45AUse to the fullest4 lettersMILK
46A"Full House" pair6 lettersOLSENS
48A"There's no way!"10 lettersTHISCANTBE
53AManage7 lettersOVERSEE
56ABore importance9 lettersMEANTALOT
61ABaby6 lettersINFANT
63AGreek goddess of peace5 lettersIRENE
64AOut-of-bounds6 lettersERRANT
66AStart of a counting rhyme5 lettersEENIE
67ALaunch party?4 lettersNASA
68ATennis champ Mandlikova4 lettersHANA
69ALittle brats5 lettersSNOTS
DOWN
1DLaptop accessories4 lettersMICE
2DThick Japanese noodle4 lettersUDON
3DMain component of steatite4 lettersTALC
4DCollection of literary works9 lettersANTHOLOGY
5DState bordering Arizona6 lettersSONORA
7DCost3 lettersFEE
8D"River Lea" singer, 20155 lettersADELE
9DDid laps, say8 lettersRANTRACK
10DNot adding any new information9 lettersREDUNDANT
12DFlaky rock4 lettersMICA
13DSome spies6 lettersPLANTS
26DThrifty competitor5 lettersALAMO
27DCritical5 lettersVITAL
28DSome hunting lodge décor7 lettersANTLERS
29DHave a nice meal, say4 lettersDINE
31DUntamable7 lettersDEFIANT
32DBig name in dental care5 lettersORALB
36DMove like a sloth4 lettersINCH
39DShades5 lettersTINTS
40DYour, of yore5 lettersTHINE
43DStart of a wish-list letter9 lettersDEARSANTA
45DFerrari's Formula 1 rival7 lettersMCLAREN
47DSeasonal carrier6 lettersSLEIGH
49DHuts8 lettersSHANTIES
51DPart of a bug7 lettersANTENNA
55DCorn units4 lettersEARS
58DDoing the job4 lettersONIT
59DSome shirts4 lettersTEES
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