NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 2, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues78
Across36
Down42
ConstructorDan Caprera
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
___ salad (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCOBB→
5A
Site for techies (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCNET→
9A
One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack (5)
Starts with B, ends with KBLACK→
14A
Shape of many a racetrack (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
15A
Fit as a fiddle (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHALE→
16A
"… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6) (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRISEN→
17A
Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion (9)
Starts with P, ends with APUBTRIVIA→
19A
Enough (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
20A
W.W.E. star Dumas (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
21A
Portfolio portion, in brief (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
22A
It hangs on in the winter (6)
Starts with I, ends with EICICLE→
23A
Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario" (13)
Starts with G, ends with LGRAPHICDETAIL→
27A
One might charge el capote rojo (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
29A
2014 Winter Olympics host (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISOCHI→
30A
Iridescent gemstones (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPALS→
32A
Bingo relative (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKENO→
34A
Squid's ink holder (3)
Starts with S, ends with CSAC→
37A
40A
42A
Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr. (3)
Starts with U, ends with DUSD→
43A
"___ move" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYOUR→
45A
Cabinet department since 1913 (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLABOR→
46A
Nudges against (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABUTS→
49A
Room for growth? (4)
Starts with W, ends with BWOMB→
50A
56A
Enemy vessels in W.W. II (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUBOATS→
57A
Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTUX→
58A
Key near F1 (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
61A
Spanish island with many nightclubs (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIBIZA→
62A
Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires (9)
Starts with H, ends with HHARDTRUTH→
65A
"___ est mort" ("the king is dead") (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILEROI→
66A
Modern aerosol emitter, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with GECIG→
67A
x times y, potentially (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
68A
Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite" (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTYSON→
69A
"... or ___!" (threat) (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
70A
"College GameDay" airer (4)
Starts with E, ends with NESPN→
Down
1D
___ América (international football competition) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACOPA→
2D
Tube descender (4)
Starts with O, ends with MOVUM→
3D
Step up from an upright piano (9)
Starts with B, ends with DBABYGRAND→
4D
Layered lunch offering, informally (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBLT→
5D
Tweets (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCHIRPS→
6D
Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var. (6)
Starts with N, ends with ONAVAHO→
7D
Inventor Whitney (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
8D
Beverage in Wonderland (3)
Starts with T, ends with ATEA→
9D
Leg support (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBRACE→
10D
Minimum or maximum (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIMIT→
11D
Pet safety org. (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASPCA→
12D
Chamber group instruments (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICELLI→
13D
Genuflect (5)
Starts with K, ends with LKNEEL→
18D
Narrow inlet (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARIA→
22D
"Uncut Gems" actress Menzel (5)
Starts with I, ends with AIDINA→
24D
"The Sound of Music" antagonist (4)
Starts with R, ends with FROLF→
25D
"Ugh!" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
26D
Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCHER→
27D
Common stir-fry ingredient (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTOFU→
28D
Grand work (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPUS→
31D
For example (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSAY→
33D
One who gives a hoot (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
34D
Ones wreaking havoc (9)
Starts with S, ends with SSABOTEURS→
35D
___ bomb (4)
Starts with A, ends with MATOM→
36D
No-no in many fad diets (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCARB→
38D
Thoroughly covers (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOATS→
39D
Low-pitched musical instrument (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUBA→
41D
"Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDAWN→
44D
Don't get stuck in it! (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRUT→
47D
Onetime geometric game fad (6)
Starts with T, ends with STETRIS→
48D
What mascara might do (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESMUDGE→
50D
Muscular (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBUILT→
51D
"The Sound of Music" locale (5)
Starts with A, ends with YABBEY→
52D
"The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNOIRS→
53D
Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKAZOO→
54D
Laundry problem (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAIN→
55D
No. after a tel. no. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEXT→
59D
Part of a plan (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTEP→
60D
Jackie of martial arts films (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCHAN→
62D
Bit of a laugh (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHEE→
63D
Femur/tibia connector, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with LACL→
64D
Issa of Hollywood (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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NYT Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 2, 2025?+
78 clues: 36 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Dan Caprera and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ salad (COBB); Site for techies (CNET); One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack (BLACK).
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