NYT Crossword July 5 2025 Answers (7/5/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for July 5 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword July 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/5/25, 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 Break off
5A French musician/composer ___ Tiersen
9A Come to
14A Kind of survivor
15A Name hidden in "disobedience"
16A Zhou of Chinese history
17A Yard, e.g.
18A Some stain preventers
20A Challenges for management
21A Oil smugglers?
22A Eerie phenomenon when a robot seems too lifelike
24A Newspaper in Boston or Miami
25A Bone, in Bologna
26A Neutralize bad karma, say
27A Bad guys
29A Michigan's ___ Marquette River (waterway named for a missionary)
33A It's nothing
34A *, to a typist
37A Babe, for one
38A Muscle named for its shape, for short
40A "What's the big ___?"
41A Getting in one guess, as Wordle
43A Fencing option
45A Like Brutalist architecture
46A Subject of the books "Jonathan Loved David" and "Take Back the Word"
50A Alley oops
51A Noble title
53A Rigid sort of interpreter
54A Gal(lic) pal
55A Glass production
56A Brendon of Panic! at the Disco
57A "99 Luftballons" singer
58A Blow out
59A Got a load of
60A Somewhat audible disparagements
1D Careen wildly
2D Leave lost for words
3D Jewish bakery specialty
4D 3-D diagnostic test
5D One of the pillars of improv
6D Bedeck
7D Swell
8D It's a straight shot
9D Keeps greasing that squeaky wheel?
10D Blanket
11D Pain relief brand
12D Drew on a TV
13D Somewhat audible disparagement
19D Dance move that slid into English as "sashay"
23D They're not as sweet as porters
24D What may be raised at a meeting
27D Uniform shade
28D Could be certain?
30D Fortnite developer
31D Small-time
32D Like flans and frittatas
35D Earth : sun :: ___ : sol
36D Colloquial collective
39D Is on the brink, say
42D Radiator fluid
44D Squint to see
45D Very secure, in a way
46D Record-keeping device made of strings and knots
47D Complete
48D Like a perilous situation
49D Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you reverse the third and fourth letters
50D Liquidy lump
52D Votes for

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.

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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.

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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.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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