NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 28, 2025
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
ConstructorBrian Callahan
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
"Catfish" channel (3)
Starts with M, ends with VMTV→
4A
Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with BREB→
7A
Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLAWS→
12A
Cry of discovery (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
13A
Cupid, to ancient Greeks (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
15A
Combustible fuel for trucks (6)
Starts with D, ends with LDIESEL→
16A
Corn, to a Midwest farmer (8)
Starts with C, ends with PCASHCROP→
18A
Canada's capital (6)
Starts with O, ends with AOTTAWA→
19A
Children's song refrain ("Old MacDonald had a farm …") (5)
Starts with E, ends with OEIEIO→
20A
Characteristic of a penetrating mind (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKEEN→
22A
"Count me as a yes!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMIN→
23A
Casino no-no (12)
Starts with C, ends with GCARDCOUNTING→
26A
Chapel oath (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
29A
Casual top (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
30A
Constellation part (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
31A
Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom) (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENINE→
33A
Course standard on the links (3)
Starts with P, ends with RPAR→
35A
Climaxes (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEAKS→
39A
Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985 (15)
Starts with C, ends with CCOCACOLACLASSIC→
43A
Childish retort (5)
Starts with A, ends with OARESO→
44A
Chi preceder (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPHI→
45A
Comedian Fey (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATINA→
46A
Croquet locale (4)
Starts with Y, ends with DYARD→
49A
Concert equipment (3)
Starts with A, ends with PAMP→
51A
Contribute (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
52A
College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 (12)
Starts with C, ends with KCAITLINCLARK→
57A
Chain of luxury hotels (4)
Starts with O, ends with IOMNI→
58A
City of Honolulu's island (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
59A
Central artery (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAORTA→
63A
Cellphone's weather app, e.g. (6)
Starts with W, ends with TWIDGET→
65A
67A
Crested wading birds (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEGRETS→
68A
Crossing guard's command (4)
Starts with W, ends with KWALK→
69A
"Can't believe I missed something so obvious!" (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDUH→
70A
Crowd sounds (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROARS→
71A
Charlotte Brontë, to Anne and Emily, informally (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSIS→
72A
Complete dump (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSTY→
Down
1D
Ceremonial rod (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMACE→
2D
Cuisine with pad see ew (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITHAI→
3D
Carnation holder (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVASE→
4D
Cover again, as with paint (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRECOAT→
5D
Calculate something incorrectly, say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
6D
Contract from a publisher (8)
Starts with B, ends with LBOOKDEAL→
7D
Command to a dog (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
8D
"Could you please stop talking about that?!" (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLETITREST→
9D
"Completely the same for me" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAMI→
10D
"Call us the champs!" (5)
Starts with W, ends with NWEWIN→
11D
"Chill," e.g., for "relax" (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSLANG→
14D
Contractor's detail, in brief (4)
Starts with S, ends with CSPEC→
15D
Cousin of a cruller or bear claw (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDONUT→
17D
Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person (3)
Starts with H, ends with CHIC→
21D
Canon camera brand named for a goddess (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEOS→
24D
Certain tow job, informally (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREPO→
25D
California wine valley (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANAPA→
26D
Cuzco dweller of old (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
27D
Christian of fashion (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDIOR→
28D
"Christmas comes but ___ a year" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
32D
"Calm down there, buddy" (9)
Starts with E, ends with REASYTIGER→
34D
Cardi B's genre (3)
Starts with R, ends with PRAP→
36D
China's continent (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
37D
Compassionate (4)
Starts with K, ends with DKIND→
38D
Copious amount (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSCAD→
40D
Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCOAL→
41D
Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa (8)
Starts with C, ends with SCHALUPAS→
42D
Capital of Peru (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALIMA→
47D
Comical sorts (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRIOTS→
48D
Crime lab material (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
50D
Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.g. (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPRANKS→
52D
Cringe out of fear (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCOWER→
53D
Compadre (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMIGO→
54D
Chief Hindu god (5)
Starts with I, ends with AINDRA→
55D
Chicken ___ mein (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHOW→
56D
Certain bout enders, in brief (3)
Starts with K, ends with SKOS→
60D
Cincinnati baseball team (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREDS→
61D
Completely stretched (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTAUT→
62D
Cinder-covered (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
64D
Coneheads, e.g., for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
66D
Cooper and Peyton Manning’s QB brother (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 28, 2025?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Brian Callahan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Catfish" channel (MTV); Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. (REB); Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) (SLAWS).
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