NYT Crossword July 9 2025 Answers

All 80 clues from the Wednesday 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 Desirée Penner and Jeff SinnockEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2U3T4T5L6I7D8P9I10S11T12O13L14EPEE15ETE16OCTOPI17MOLE18VAL19MISAIM20ONET21RILL22ION23DEB24HIT25ANNE26S27B28A29SEMA30N31CASH32A33P34P35OTC36STE37P38SEGEL39ARA40B41EDG42E43S44SERA45RILE46Y47STU48B49NIT50DAYTI51M52E53APO54STLE55ANOD56E57ELK58P59G60A61YOUD62IRTY63R64A65T66UNR67EAL68GOB69LALA70NANANA71ATO72AGES73TROUGH74RAY75BUCK

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

ALL CLUES80 CLUES
ACROSS
1ATop dog?4 lettersMUTT
5ATop hat?3 lettersLID
8ATop gun?6 lettersPISTOL
15ABalmy time in Bordeaux3 lettersETE
16ASquids' kin6 lettersOCTOPI
18ALate actor Kilmer3 lettersVAL
19ABe off the mark6 lettersMISAIM
23ACotillion V.I.P.3 lettersDEB
24ATop 10 song3 lettersHIT
31APopular digital wallet service7 lettersCASHAPP
35ANon-Rx3 lettersOTC
36ADance instruction4 lettersSTEP
44AHospital fluids4 lettersSERA
50AKind of Emmy7 lettersDAYTIME
53ALast Supper guest7 lettersAPOSTLE
55AOne end of a battery5 lettersANODE
57AState animal of Utah3 lettersELK
58ARyder Cup org.3 lettersPGA
66ABeyond belief6 lettersUNREAL
68AHunk3 lettersGOB
69A___ land4 lettersLALA
71AFrom ___ Z3 lettersATO
72AMany moons4 lettersAGES
73ABottom feeder?6 lettersTROUGH
74ABottom line?3 lettersRAY
75ABottom dollar?4 lettersBUCK
DOWN
1DSide note?4 lettersMEMO
2DAgreed-___4 lettersUPON
3DPrefix with communication4 lettersTELE
4DGrow choppers6 lettersTEETHE
5DGet off the ground?8 lettersLEVITATE
6DStressed type: Abbr.4 lettersITAL
7DSinger Reese5 lettersDELLA
9DUnfriendly quality7 lettersICINESS
10DAve. crossers3 lettersSTS
11DLowly sort4 lettersTOAD
12DRedheaded boy of 1960s TV4 lettersOPIE
13DSide arm?4 lettersLIMB
21DParts of eyeglass frames4 lettersRIMS
26DElvis's "___ Not You"4 lettersSHES
27DSide plank?5 lettersBOARD
28DParts of hearts5 lettersATRIA
29DLike snakes5 lettersSCALY
32D007, for one5 lettersAGENT
33DJeopardy5 lettersPERIL
34DSide dish?5 lettersPLATE
37DFamily-friendly ratings3 lettersPGS
42DGate info3 lettersETA
51DBread6 lettersMOOLAH
54D1970s space station6 lettersSKYLAB
58DSide kick?4 lettersPUNT
59DGrowl4 lettersGNAR
62DItty bit4 lettersIOTA
63DPrego rival4 lettersRAGU
64DGuinness of "Star Wars"4 lettersALEC
65DSide job?4 lettersTASK
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