NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 20, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues140
Across62
Down78
TitleTen Point Spread
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
The small screen's second Golden Age, informally (6)
Starts with P, ends with VPEAKTV→
7A
Completed in two under par (6)
Starts with E, ends with DEAGLED→
13A
Indian tourist mecca (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGOA→
16A
Scoundrel (3)
Starts with C, ends with DCAD→
19A
One working near home (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUMPIRE→
20A
Flourish (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETHRIVE→
21A
"Wait for it ... finished!" (7)
Starts with A, ends with EANDDONE→
23A
Cardinal point? (13)
Starts with S, ends with LSISTINECHAPEL→
25A
Philanthropist ___ French Gates (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMELINDA→
26A
Ignore the alarm, say (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSLEEPIN→
27A
Tipping point? (12)
Starts with C, ends with RCASHREGISTER→
29A
Few and far between (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESCARCE→
32A
Terse affirmation (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
33A
Scottish regional accents (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBURRS→
34A
[My word!] (4)
Starts with G, ends with PGASP→
38A
Father of Transcendentalism (7)
Starts with E, ends with NEMERSON→
41A
What makes a twister twistier? (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
43A
"Absolutamente!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISISI→
44A
Really really (5)
Starts with U, ends with AULTRA→
46A
___ Miss (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
47A
Cry near a scarecrow (3)
Starts with C, ends with WCAW→
49A
Airport sign carrier (6)
Starts with M, ends with RMEETER→
51A
Fine point? (9)
Starts with S, ends with PSPEEDTRAP→
53A
Plot point? (10)
Starts with H, ends with NHERBGARDEN→
57A
Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist (4)
Starts with Y, ends with RYEAR→
59A
Potpourri feature (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAROMA→
60A
What the Mosquirix vaccine targets (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMALARIA→
63A
"Take a hike, pal!" (6)
Starts with B, ends with TBEATIT→
65A
Supergiant, e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
69A
Match point? (10)
Starts with D, ends with EDATINGSITE→
72A
Flash point? (10)
Starts with P, ends with HPHOTOBOOTH→
75A
Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely" (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSAHL→
76A
Singsong refrain syllables (6)
Starts with T, ends with STRALAS→
79A
Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALIAS→
81A
Bring up the rear? (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMOON→
84A
Galoots (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOAFS→
85A
Style point? (10)
Starts with B, ends with PBARBERSHOP→
89A
Low point? (9)
Starts with D, ends with MDAIRYFARM→
93A
Sawbones, in brief (6)
Starts with O, ends with SORDOCS→
94A
Alternative to Yahoo Mail (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
95A
It's just a guess: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
96A
More cunning (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSLIER→
97A
Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOMO→
98A
Frodo's sidekick (3)
Starts with S, ends with MSAM→
104A
Stately trees (4)
Starts with E, ends with SELMS→
105A
Barn-raising participants, maybe (5)
Starts with A, ends with HAMISH→
107A
___ Paulo (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
109A
Lessens (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLAYS→
111A
Sticking point? (12)
Starts with T, ends with RTATTOOPARLOR→
115A
Smooths, as the way (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGREASES→
120A
Home to Uganda's presidential palace (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENTEBBE→
121A
Brownie point? (13)
Starts with G, ends with PGIRLSCOUTCAMP→
124A
Biting (7)
Starts with A, ends with CACERBIC→
125A
Flagship Honda model (6)
Starts with A, ends with DACCORD→
126A
Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare (6)
Starts with P, ends with APORTIA→
127A
Like hemoglobin (3)
Starts with R, ends with DRED→
129A
Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" (6)
Starts with N, ends with RNESTOR→
130A
They're not good looks (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNEERS→
Down
1D
Kisser (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPUSS→
2D
Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEMIL→
3D
Sunday school recess? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
4D
Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKITE→
5D
Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRIPS→
6D
"The Floating City" (6)
Starts with V, ends with EVENICE→
7D
"You get the picture" (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
8D
Sound while sticking out one's tongue (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAHH→
9D
Greek sisters of myth (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGRACES→
10D
Pop star Dua ___ (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALIPA→
11D
Beforetimes? (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEVES→
12D
Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo) (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDELHI→
13D
"Let's do this!" (6)
Starts with G, ends with NGAMEON→
14D
Much-desired blood type, for short (4)
Starts with O, ends with GONEG→
15D
Fly by the seat of one's pants (5)
Starts with A, ends with BADLIB→
16D
Repentant (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECONTRITE→
17D
Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling" (8)
Starts with A, ends with NANDERSEN→
18D
Letter opener (7)
Starts with D, ends with RDEARSIR→
22D
Derelict (7)
Starts with D, ends with DDISUSED→
28D
Nutrient inits. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARDA→
30D
Race with an anchor (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRELAY→
31D
Brunch station offering (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECREPE→
34D
Astronaut Grissom (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGUS→
35D
Finsteraarhorn, e.g. (3)
Starts with A, ends with PALP→
36D
Furtiveness (7)
Starts with S, ends with HSTEALTH→
37D
Triumph (7)
Starts with P, ends with LPREVAIL→
39D
Common lampshade shade (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOCHRE→
40D
Scottish negative (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENAE→
42D
Muslim leader (4)
Starts with I, ends with MIMAM→
45D
Festoon (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADORN→
48D
"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan" (5)
Starts with W, ends with HWRATH→
50D
Epic time (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
52D
Stick on a tree (4)
Starts with T, ends with GTWIG→
54D
Joie de vivre (4)
Starts with B, ends with OBRIO→
55D
More than wanna (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGOTTA→
58D
Biblical shepherd (4)
Starts with A, ends with LABEL→
60D
Many residents, for short (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMDS→
61D
Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
64D
Lhasa ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAPSO→
65D
It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESOUFFLE→
66D
Mast attachment above a gaff (7)
Starts with T, ends with LTOPSAIL→
67D
QB stat: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TATT→
68D
Fraternity letter (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
70D
Plans for the future, in brief? (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
71D
Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATASHA→
74D
Annual celebrations, informally (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBDAYS→
77D
Enough (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAMPLE→
79D
"The Golden Bachelor" network (3)
Starts with A, ends with CABC→
80D
Without (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
82D
Newbery-winning author Scott ___ (5)
Starts with O, ends with LODELL→
83D
Twangy (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNASAL→
85D
Cousin of a man crush (8)
Starts with B, ends with EBROMANCE→
86D
Took in (8)
Starts with A, ends with DADMITTED→
88D
Alley ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with POOP→
90D
"The plan has been approved!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with OITSAGO→
91D
Kind of cycle at night (3)
Starts with R, ends with MREM→
92D
Partner, with "the" (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMRS→
93D
Hot, hot, hot (7)
Starts with O, ends with RONATEAR→
100D
Petting zoo noise (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMAA→
102D
Suburban setting? (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCARLOT→
103D
IHOP selections (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSYRUPS→
106D
Woodworking or bird-watching (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHOBBY→
108D
Heart, e.g. (5)
Starts with O, ends with NORGAN→
110D
Place atop (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSETON→
112D
New York theater award first given in 1956 (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOBIE→
113D
One of the 10 plagues of Egypt (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELICE→
114D
Dungeons & Dragons baddies (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORCS→
116D
One of 24 in Yankee Stadium (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
117D
Quench (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESATE→
118D
Gulf bigwig (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
119D
Some cruise ship amenities (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSPAS→
122D
Ticketmaster spec (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
123D
Navy submarine head: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCDR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 20, 2025?+
140 clues: 62 Across and 78 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Michael Schlossberg and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: The small screen's second Golden Age, informally (PEAKTV); Completed in two under par (EAGLED); Indian tourist mecca (GOA).
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