NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 31, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorAlexander Liebeskind
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 X-Men, e.g. (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMUTANTS→
6A
Way off (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
10A
Blowout victory (4)
Starts with R, ends with PROMP→
14A
Home of the White Cloud Mountains (5)
Starts with I, ends with OIDAHO→
15A
Excellent sort of person to be a copy editor (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPEDANT→
16A
Dr. ___ (repeated Mike Myers film role) (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
18A
One with a vision (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
19A
Transfer from one bottle to another (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDECANT→
22A
Empty spaces (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLACUNAS→
24A
Rita ___, "Anywhere" singer (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
25A
Scout's work, informally (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRECON→
26A
Testing the limits, say (10)
Starts with A, ends with EAVANTGARDE→
30A
Little guys (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKIDDOS→
34A
Bloom in several Monet paintings (4)
Starts with L, ends with YLILY→
35A
Best Picture of 1958 (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGIGI→
37A
Bit of Chinese New Year décor (7)
Starts with L, ends with NLANTERN→
38A
Filled up with (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
39A
Ones paying flat rates ... or, when read as two words, a hint to this puzzle's theme (7)
Starts with T, ends with STENANTS→
41A
Agcy. watching the skies (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFAA→
42A
___ Gras (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMARDI→
44A
Cut deeply (4)
Starts with E, ends with HETCH→
45A
Use to the fullest (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMILK→
46A
"Full House" pair (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOLSENS→
48A
"There's no way!" (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETHISCANTBE→
50A
Award-winning Donald Glover TV series, or where it was filmed (7)
Starts with A, ends with AATLANTA→
52A
Avalanche group, for short (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNHL→
53A
Manage (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOVERSEE→
56A
Bore importance (9)
Starts with M, ends with TMEANTALOT→
60A
Ingredients in many potpies (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPEAS→
63A
Greek goddess of peace (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRENE→
64A
Out-of-bounds (6)
Starts with E, ends with TERRANT→
65A
Shred the ___ (conquer a mountain, in skiing slang) (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGNAR→
66A
Start of a counting rhyme (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEENIE→
67A
Launch party? (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
68A
Tennis champ Mandlikova (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHANA→
69A
Little brats (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNOTS→
Down
1D
Laptop accessories (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMICE→
2D
Thick Japanese noodle (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUDON→
3D
Main component of steatite (4)
Starts with T, ends with CTALC→
4D
Collection of literary works (9)
Starts with A, ends with YANTHOLOGY→
5D
State bordering Arizona (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASONORA→
6D
Only part of Italy's 900-year-old Basilica di Santa Giulia that remains (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
8D
"River Lea" singer, 2015 (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
9D
Did laps, say (8)
Starts with R, ends with KRANTRACK→
10D
Not adding any new information (9)
Starts with R, ends with TREDUNDANT→
11D
Where things might get heated (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOVEN→
12D
Flaky rock (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMICA→
13D
Some spies (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPLANTS→
21D
Certain military leader, informally (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESARGE→
23D
Orderly arrangements of wiring (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOILS→
25D
Something you might sail right through? (7)
Starts with R, ends with AREGATTA→
26D
Thrifty competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with OALAMO→
27D
Critical (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVITAL→
28D
Some hunting lodge décor (7)
Starts with A, ends with SANTLERS→
29D
Have a nice meal, say (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDINE→
31D
Untamable (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDEFIANT→
32D
Big name in dental care (5)
Starts with O, ends with BORALB→
33D
Animal with sea and coral varieties (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNAKE→
36D
Move like a sloth (4)
Starts with I, ends with HINCH→
39D
Shades (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINTS→
40D
Your, of yore (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHINE→
43D
Start of a wish-list letter (9)
Starts with D, ends with ADEARSANTA→
45D
Ferrari's Formula 1 rival (7)
Starts with M, ends with NMCLAREN→
47D
Seasonal carrier (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSLEIGH→
51D
Part of a bug (7)
Starts with A, ends with AANTENNA→
53D
Like some questions or doors (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
54D
___ Farmiga, Best Supporting Actress nominee for 2009's "Up in the Air" (4)
Starts with V, ends with AVERA→
55D
Corn units (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
56D
"Location, location, location," to many real estate agents (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMANTRA→
57D
Jay in the Television Hall of Fame (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLENO→
58D
Doing the job (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
59D
Some shirts (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
62D
Item for which "This thing blows" would be a positive review (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFAN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 31, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Alexander Liebeskind and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: The X-Men, e.g. (MUTANTS); Way off (AFAR); Blowout victory (ROMP).
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