NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 17, 2025
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Clues78
Across41
Down37
ConstructorSam Brody
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Top tier (5)
Starts with A, ends with CATTIC→
6A
Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
10A
Mild cheese (4)
Starts with E, ends with MEDAM→
14A
Search engine giant based in China (5)
Starts with B, ends with UBAIDU→
15A
Flaky white fish (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHAKE→
17A
Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEXCEL→
18A
Ones who are out of cite, in brief? (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
19A
Skip over (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
20A
Hang outdoors, say (6)
Starts with A, ends with YAIRDRY→
22A
Expensive topper (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIARA→
23A
Subject of evaluation by a college panel, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAPP→
26A
Intrusive (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSY→
27A
Like respect for a parent (6)
Starts with F, ends with LFILIAL→
28A
It has its ups and downs (6)
Starts with S, ends with WSEESAW→
30A
Characters in "There Will Be Blood" (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOILMEN→
32A
Navigate (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTEER→
33A
Talking point at a political debate (5)
Starts with I, ends with EISSUE→
34A
Small sticking point (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNIT→
37A
Layout of solar panels, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with YARRAY→
38A
Elvis Costello hit featured in "Notting Hill" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
39A
Film heroine in search of the demigod Maui (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMOANA→
41A
Precursor of the International Space Station (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMIR→
42A
Similar (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALIKE→
44A
Something carried into battle (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARMOR→
45A
Section at the end of a textbook, often (6)
Starts with E, ends with AERRATA→
47A
Manner of speaking (6)
Starts with A, ends with TACCENT→
48A
Jet wing fasteners (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRIVETS→
50A
Sprint (4)
Starts with D, ends with HDASH→
52A
Word before foot, fire or free (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
53A
Grand tales (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEPICS→
54A
Badlands discovery, maybe (6)
Starts with F, ends with LFOSSIL→
56A
Surface ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
57A
Afflicts (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAILS→
58A
Explosive stuff, familiarly (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONITRO→
62A
Setting for some White House events (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLAWN→
63A
Like some chatter (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
64A
Cartoon character who says "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet" (5)
Starts with E, ends with RELMER→
65A
Pioneering puzzle-laden computer game (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMYST→
66A
Yearbook superlative (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOST→
Down
1D
Prez on a penny (3)
Starts with A, ends with EABE→
2D
Burden (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTAX→
3D
Nervous twitch (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTIC→
4D
That's a thought (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
5D
(Stops (false (not any) witness) filming) (12)
Starts with C, ends with SCULINARYARTS→
6D
Makes a mess, in a way, as a pet (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSHEDS→
7D
Compact wooden figures ... and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-Down (15)
Starts with M, ends with SMATRYOSHKADOLLS→
8D
Agree to (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOKAY→
9D
Come together (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
10D
Alpha Centauri A, par exemple (6)
Starts with E, ends with EETOILE→
11D
(Bucks' (lady's (roadside stopover) title) mates) (11)
Starts with D, ends with SDOMAINNAMES→
12D
Director Kurosawa (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAKIRA→
13D
Headbanger's genre (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMETAL→
21D
Part of a seat assignment (3)
Starts with R, ends with WROW→
22D
(Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities) (12)
Starts with T, ends with STIMEMACHINES→
23D
Region known for its silk and tea (5)
Starts with A, ends with MASSAM→
24D
___ dish (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPETRI→
25D
(Church (Buffalo's (minister, informally) waters) seats) (11)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERREVIEWS→
27D
Seasonal malady (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFLU→
29D
Pirates' sphere (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
31D
"Gotcha" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
33D
"You sure?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
35D
Words often appearing after a number and a hyphen (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINONE→
36D
Jamie ___, "Ted Lasso" character (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTARTT→
40D
Tolkien creature (3)
Starts with O, ends with CORC→
43D
___ Vegan (resident of Nevada's largest city) (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
46D
Withdraw one's testimony (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRECANT→
47D
Pack animal (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
48D
Kingdom (5)
Starts with R, ends with MREALM→
49D
"Here's hoping …" (5)
Starts with I, ends with YIPRAY→
54D
Classic pet name (4)
Starts with F, ends with OFIDO→
55D
Cheerful air (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLILT→
57D
Target (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
59D
"You're oversharing" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
60D
Cartoon canine (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
61D
Alternative to .com (3)
Starts with O, ends with GORG→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 17, 2025?+
78 clues: 41 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Sam Brody and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Top tier (ATTIC); Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" (SMOG); Mild cheese (EDAM).
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