NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 24, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorGinny Too
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Beat at chess (5)
Starts with M, ends with DMATED→
6A
Speech therapists' targets (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLISPS→
11A
Adds to the chain, in a way (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
14A
Daggerlike symbols on manuscripts (5)
Starts with O, ends with IOBELI→
15A
Square (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUNHIP→
16A
It may be brown or blonde (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
17A
"Nice of you to show up" (11)
Starts with C, ends with ECOMMONSNIPE→
19A
Something to play by (3)
Starts with E, ends with REAR→
20A
Marching syllable (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHUP→
21A
Utter nonsense (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
22A
Vocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in "Shallow" and "Bad Romance" (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMELISMA→
24A
Tries, tries again (8)
Starts with I, ends with SITERATES→
27A
Univision article (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUNA→
28A
"Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!" (12)
Starts with A, ends with WAMERICANCROW→
33A
Cow or cobra, in yoga (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASANA→
36A
Do it! (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTASK→
37A
Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan (3)
Starts with E, ends with EESE→
38A
With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBIRD→
39A
Stereotypical attire for tech bros (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVESTS→
41A
See 38-Across (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCALL→
42A
Head into? (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
43A
Speak hoarsely (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
44A
___ blanc (type of white grape) (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPINOT→
45A
"Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa" (12)
Starts with A, ends with TAMAZONPARROT→
50A
Relative of a votive candle (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTEALIGHT→
54A
Attire for an acrobat (7)
Starts with U, ends with DUNITARD→
58A
Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief (3)
Starts with W, ends with IWWI→
59A
Lion in ancient Rome (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
60A
"omg, u r too much" (3)
Starts with L, ends with LLOL→
61A
"Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!" (11)
Starts with C, ends with KCOOPERSHAWK→
64A
Love, at Wimbledon (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
65A
Softened (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEASED→
66A
"___: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson best seller (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECASTE→
67A
Like one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally (3)
Starts with A, ends with OARO→
68A
Fathers' last words? (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMENS→
69A
"Challenge accepted!" (5)
Starts with I, ends with NITSON→
Down
1D
Japanese rice cake (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMOCHI→
2D
Approximately (5)
Starts with A, ends with TABOUT→
3D
Home for the Sun Devils (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEMPE→
4D
___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.) (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
5D
Many a Joseph Cornell artwork (7)
Starts with D, ends with ADIORAMA→
7D
Tavern (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
8D
A matchbook, for a wobbly table, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSHIM→
9D
"___ down!" ("Shut up!") (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPIPE→
10D
Explore a cave (7)
Starts with S, ends with KSPELUNK→
11D
Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C. (9)
Starts with C, ends with NCAESAREAN→
12D
One might be cooked "casino"-style (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCLAM→
13D
Will be, in Spanish (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASERA→
18D
Musical building block (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTE→
23D
Company name ender (3)
Starts with I, ends with CINC→
25D
South African currency (4)
Starts with R, ends with DRAND→
26D
Doesn't get hit, say (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSITSPAT→
29D
Hard animal to herd (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCAT→
30D
Bad ending? (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
31D
Site of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 10 (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
32D
Lasting lash effect (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWELT→
33D
"East of Eden" girl (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABRA→
34D
Setting for "The King and I" (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSIAM→
35D
Mammal that can roll up into a ball (9)
Starts with A, ends with OARMADILLO→
39D
One might help you move (3)
Starts with V, ends with NVAN→
40D
Medium capacity? (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
41D
___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009) (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICITI→
43D
Skin condition that causes facial flushing (7)
Starts with R, ends with AROSACEA→
44D
Major that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally (7)
Starts with P, ends with IPOLISCI→
46D
Pimple (3)
Starts with Z, ends with TZIT→
47D
Ties another knot, so to speak (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREWEDS→
48D
Comical growl (4)
Starts with R, ends with RRAWR→
51D
Word with cut or shot (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGLASS→
52D
Observe closely, as orders (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHEWTO→
53D
Symbol (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTOKEN→
54D
Forearm bone (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
55D
Genre for "Double Indemnity" (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNOIR→
56D
Last word in the first line of "Home on the Range" (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROAM→
57D
One tablespoon, maybe (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOSE→
63D
Porkpie, e.g. (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 24, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Ginny Too and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Beat at chess (MATED); Speech therapists' targets (LISPS); Adds to the chain, in a way (CCS).
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