NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 11, 2025
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Clues70
Across35
Down35
ConstructorJames McCarron
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Armies (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOSTS→
6A
Big-eyed, in a way (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOWLY→
10A
Accouterment for a queen (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSASH→
14A
Acquirer of GeoCities and Broadcast.com during the dot-com bubble (5)
Starts with Y, ends with OYAHOO→
15A
Butter in South Asian cooking (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGHEE→
16A
Prayer, essentially (4)
Starts with P, ends with APLEA→
17A
Examines something in more depth (10)
Starts with D, ends with NDRILLSDOWN→
19A
Prefix with directional (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
20A
Outpace the syllabus, say (9)
Starts with R, ends with DREADAHEAD→
21A
Laughfest (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOOT→
22A
They might pop up from time to time (3)
Starts with A, ends with SADS→
23A
Bolted (3)
Starts with R, ends with NRAN→
24A
Submit (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHANDIN→
26A
Supermodel Alek (3)
Starts with W, ends with KWEK→
27A
Katy Perry song with the lyric "Louder, louder than a lion 'cause I am the champion" (4)
Starts with R, ends with RROAR→
29A
"Don't Worry Kyoko" singer (3)
Starts with O, ends with OONO→
30A
One on the fast track? (13)
Starts with R, ends with RRACECARDRIVER→
33A
What might come with a twist or two (13)
Starts with B, ends with LBALLOONANIMAL→
34A
"You're warm" (13)
Starts with G, ends with RGETTINGCLOSER→
35A
Hookups (3)
Starts with I, ends with SINS→
36A
"Poppycock!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPISH→
37A
Peppery (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
38A
First-rate (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFINEST→
40A
Phanerozoic, for one (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
41A
Isaac Asimov novel "Murder at the ___" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AABA→
44A
"Please, take this off my hands" (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
45A
Tales are related about them (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCAMPFIRES→
48A
Org. with the pioneering Artemis program (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
49A
Features of many documentaries (10)
Starts with V, ends with SVOICEOVERS→
50A
Colonial group (4)
Starts with A, ends with SANTS→
51A
Tiptop (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACME→
52A
Actress Rapp of "Mean Girls" (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
53A
Fundamental unit in logarithmic equations (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBASE→
54A
It may drip in the winter (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSE→
55A
Cries of annoyance (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDRATS→
Down
1D
Sea serpent of myth (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHYDRA→
2D
Four-___ (like some shells) (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOARED→
3D
Most Iranians (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHIAS→
4D
Ordered (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTOLD→
5D
Event requiring special specs (12)
Starts with S, ends with ESOLARECLIPSE→
6D
Nash who wrote "The cow is of the bovine ilk; / One end is moo, the other, milk" (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOGDEN→
7D
"Hold on there, cowboy!" (4)
Starts with W, ends with AWHOA→
9D
Kind of coin that features a Buddhist temple on one side (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEN→
10D
Cuddle, in a way (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSPOON→
11D
Pedro ___, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Talk to Her" (9)
Starts with A, ends with RALMODOVAR→
12D
One with a watch (8)
Starts with S, ends with LSENTINEL→
13D
Japanese accord? (3)
Starts with H, ends with IHAI→
18D
Seal the deal (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSHAKEONIT→
21D
Film star whose name consists of two presidents (12)
Starts with H, ends with DHARRISONFORD→
24D
Was destined to fail (9)
Starts with H, ends with EHADNOHOPE→
25D
1952 Olympics locale: Abbr. (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
26D
"Breaking Bad" antihero (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWALT→
27D
Alternative to French (5)
Starts with R, ends with HRANCH→
28D
Kind of cavity (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
30D
Sties, say (9)
Starts with R, ends with SRATSNESTS→
31D
Machine workers? (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOGS→
32D
"How ___ Your Mother" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TIMET→
33D
Restaurant chain where chefs make onion volcanoes (8)
Starts with B, ends with ABENIHANA→
34D
Animated internet pic (3)
Starts with G, ends with FGIF→
39D
Make vanish (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
40D
One making introductions (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMCEE→
41D
Play ground? (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
42D
Military topper (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBERET→
45D
2017 animated film set in the Land of the Dead (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOCO→
46D
Directs (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAIMS→
47D
Indie folk's Bon ___ (4)
Starts with I, ends with RIVER→
48D
Collar (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNAB→
49D
Car pool transport (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 11, 2025?+
70 clues: 35 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by James McCarron and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Armies (HOSTS); Big-eyed, in a way (OWLY); Accouterment for a queen (SASH).
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