NYT Crossword July 25 2025 Answers (7/25/25)

Our NYT Crossword July 25, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword July 25, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/25/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Whack to the head, in slang
9A	Noted doomsday prepper
13A	Prognosticator's shout
15A	Game played on a grass or dirt court
16A	Occasion to brush up together?
17A	Weird Al Yankovic's "Straight ___ Lynwood"
18A	Attention magnet, say
19A	Like Queen Elizabeth, but not Queen Camilla
21A	Deal with The Devil?
23A	TV program with its time of day in its name
24A	Brit's "bog"
25A	Global auction house
26A	Gain competitor
27A	How one lives in the face of an inscrutable future
30A	Org. that may allow religious headwear in pictures
31A	Planted oneself
32A	Harmless growth
35A	Issa of "Insecure"
36A	Spanish diminutive suffix
37A	Reduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way
39A	Illicit decampment
40A	1968 live folk album
42A	When repeated, something often said to be "deep"
43A	Sheer quantity of awesome
45A	Slacks off
48A	"Your request is denied"
49A	Shrub with a "staghorn" variety
51A	Word derived from the Greek for "headdress of Persian kings"
52A	Flash point?
56A	Heavenly figure, in German
57A	One that can put a meal on ice
58A	Brood
59A	Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle
1D	Region of a plane bounded by a circle, in geometry
2D	Scorpion's legs, e.g.
3D	Abdul with the #1 albums "Forever Your Girl" and "Spellbound"
4D	Getting on
5D	Shifty type
6D	Was up
7D	Pioneering mathematician Lovelace
8D	Center of a drupe
9D	Meat and potatoes, e.g.
10D	D8 pieces in Dungeons & Dragons, e.g.
11D	"Don't attract attention to yourself"
12D	When squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting
14D	Extra-large storage unit
15D	Solving Wordle in five guesses, colloquially
20D	H, to the Hellenes
22D	Stole
23D	Rough digs
27D	One of many in a trend line
28D	Period satirized in "Dr. Strangelove"
29D	Antibacterial product introduced in 1948
31D	"Sometimes" has two of them
33D	German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S.
34D	Friendly, respectful person
38D	1970s "howcatchem" TV series
40D	Log
41D	First color that babies can see, after black and white
44D	Eponym of the A.L. batting title award
46D	Become acquainted virtually
47D	World capital next to the Sarawat Mountains
50D	One of three keys to a PC reboot
53D	Sizzling
54D	It's off limits if you 59-Across
55D	West who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it"

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.