NYT Crossword July 5 2025 Answers

All 68 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 Tracy BennettEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3O4P5Y6A7N8N9R10E11A12C13H14LONE15EDIE16ENLAI17UNIT18SOFA19COVERS20EGOS21ARTTHIEVES22UNC23ANNYVALLEY24HERALD25OSSO26ATONE27C28ADS29P30E31R32E33NIL34S35TARKE36Y37PIG38DEL39T40IDEA41A42CING43E44PEE45BLOCKY46Q47UEERT48H49EOLOGY50GUTTERBALL51LAD52Y53LITERALIST54AMIE55OPERA56URIE57NENA58BURST59EYED60TSKS

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABreak off4 lettersSTOP
9ACome to5 lettersREACH
14AKind of survivor4 lettersLONE
16AZhou of Chinese history5 lettersENLAI
17AYard, e.g.4 lettersUNIT
18ASome stain preventers10 lettersSOFACOVERS
20AChallenges for management4 lettersEGOS
21AOil smugglers?10 lettersARTTHIEVES
24ANewspaper in Boston or Miami6 lettersHERALD
25ABone, in Bologna4 lettersOSSO
26ANeutralize bad karma, say5 lettersATONE
27ABad guys4 lettersCADS
33AIt's nothing3 lettersNIL
34A*, to a typist7 lettersSTARKEY
37ABabe, for one3 lettersPIG
40A"What's the big ___?"4 lettersIDEA
43AFencing option4 lettersEPEE
45ALike Brutalist architecture6 lettersBLOCKY
50AAlley oops10 lettersGUTTERBALL
51ANoble title4 lettersLADY
53ARigid sort of interpreter10 lettersLITERALIST
54AGal(lic) pal4 lettersAMIE
55AGlass production5 lettersOPERA
57A"99 Luftballons" singer4 lettersNENA
58ABlow out5 lettersBURST
59AGot a load of4 lettersEYED
DOWN
1DCareen wildly4 lettersSLUE
2DLeave lost for words9 lettersTONGUETIE
3DJewish bakery specialty9 lettersONIONROLL
4D3-D diagnostic test7 lettersPETSCAN
5DOne of the pillars of improv6 lettersYESAND
6DBedeck5 lettersADORN
7DSwell5 lettersNIFTY
8DIt's a straight shot9 lettersNEATVODKA
10DBlanket7 lettersENVELOP
11DPain relief brand5 lettersALEVE
12DDrew on a TV5 lettersCAREY
27DUniform shade9 lettersCADETBLUE
28DCould be certain?3 lettersARE
30DFortnite developer9 lettersEPICGAMES
31DSmall-time9 lettersRINKYDINK
32DLike flans and frittatas4 lettersEGGY
35DEarth : sun :: ___ : sol6 lettersTIERRA
36DColloquial collective4 lettersYALL
39DIs on the brink, say7 lettersTEETERS
42DRadiator fluid7 lettersCOOLANT
44DSquint to see6 lettersPEERAT
45DVery secure, in a way6 lettersBOLTED
47DComplete5 lettersUTTER
48DLike a perilous situation5 lettersHAIRY
50DLiquidy lump4 lettersGLOB
52DVotes for4 lettersYEAS
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