You Go Words!

NYT Crossword July 12 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Katie HoodyEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"That was fun!"10 lettersSee answer ›11AActress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)4 lettersSee answer ›15AOne might start fermenting in the kitchen10 lettersSee answer ›16AClassic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title4 lettersSee answer ›17AIt features high wind movements10 lettersSee answer ›18ALatin for "goodbye"4 lettersSee answer ›19AWhat might be seen around a star5 lettersSee answer ›20AShape of Saturn's rings4 lettersSee answer ›21AStar of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"4 lettersSee answer ›22ASpot for newborn care4 lettersSee answer ›24AAwards honoring excellence in magazine publishing6 lettersSee answer ›26AEarth's crust and others6 lettersSee answer ›30AShade akin to bone or eggshell4 lettersSee answer ›32A"No preference"3 lettersSee answer ›33ASnobby sort4 lettersSee answer ›34ABring up to date, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›36ATerms of a trade5 lettersSee answer ›38AWith 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band7 lettersSee answer ›40AQuinta of "Abbott Elementary"7 lettersSee answer ›42ALose, as a tail5 lettersSee answer ›43ABuild up4 lettersSee answer ›45AIts official languages are Chamorro and English4 lettersSee answer ›46A"Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)3 lettersSee answer ›47AMideast port with a natural harbor4 lettersSee answer ›49AFaint6 lettersSee answer ›51ASmith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award6 lettersSee answer ›53ASymbol of defiance and solidarity4 lettersSee answer ›55APeriod ender4 lettersSee answer ›56AWaste4 lettersSee answer ›58AMember of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan5 lettersSee answer ›63ABig ones can be difficult to manage4 lettersSee answer ›64AOne tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day10 lettersSee answer ›66A___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines4 lettersSee answer ›67AConvention challenger10 lettersSee answer ›68ALook4 lettersSee answer ›69AAdjunct faculty?10 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DSmack4 lettersSee answer ›2DKind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway4 lettersSee answer ›3DBiblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"4 lettersSee answer ›4DYouth baseball supporters4 lettersSee answer ›5DSkipping music, say6 lettersSee answer ›6D"Amigo!"3 lettersSee answer ›7DSpots, so to speak5 lettersSee answer ›8DSee 38-Across7 lettersSee answer ›9DStaging areas4 lettersSee answer ›10DDetective, at times6 lettersSee answer ›11DSooner, to a Longhorn5 lettersSee answer ›12DOrder that might include mortadella and capicola10 lettersSee answer ›13DFirst score during extra time in sudden-death soccer10 lettersSee answer ›14D"I'm ready, but be nice"10 lettersSee answer ›23DRap's ___ Sweatshirt4 lettersSee answer ›25DDoozy4 lettersSee answer ›26DRush to find a mate?10 lettersSee answer ›27DMany a book by Paul Theroux10 lettersSee answer ›28DSeries of hoops and hurdles10 lettersSee answer ›29DWent from 0 to 60?4 lettersSee answer ›31DCylindrical grain holders4 lettersSee answer ›35DJane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"4 lettersSee answer ›37DKansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer4 lettersSee answer ›39DBuns4 lettersSee answer ›41DEnforcers of rules, informally4 lettersSee answer ›44DFixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia7 lettersSee answer ›48DWaste6 lettersSee answer ›50DImportant subject in law school6 lettersSee answer ›52D"What it boils down to is this …"5 lettersSee answer ›54D[stomps foot down]5 lettersSee answer ›57DSpots4 lettersSee answer ›59DLaw school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor4 lettersSee answer ›60DZip4 lettersSee answer ›61DWit's end?4 lettersSee answer ›62DLas pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo4 lettersSee answer ›65D"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)3 lettersSee answer ›
‹ PREVIOUS PUZZLENYT Crossword July 11 2025 AnswersNEXT PUZZLE ›NYT Crossword July 13 2025 Answers
RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Aug 21 2026Aug 20 2026Aug 19 2026Aug 18 2026Aug 17 2026Aug 16 2026Aug 15 2026Aug 14 2026Aug 13 2026Aug 12 2026Aug 11 2026Aug 10 2026Aug 9 2026Aug 8 2026Aug 7 2026Aug 6 2026Aug 5 2026Aug 4 2026Aug 3 2026Aug 2 2026Aug 1 2026Jul 31 2026Jul 30 2026Jul 29 2026Jul 28 2026Jul 27 2026Jul 26 2026Jul 25 2026Jul 24 2026Jul 23 2026All puzzles →
DAILY GAME ANSWERS8
NYT CrosswordEvery clue solved and explained, updated dailyNYT Midi CrosswordThe midsize NYT crossword solved every dayNYT Mini CrosswordThe daily Mini crossword answered in secondsWordleTodays Wordle answer plus the full historyNYT ConnectionsAll four groups explained every dayNYT StrandsTheme words and spangram for todays puzzleNYT Spelling BeeEvery word, pangram and point totalNYT Letter BoxedThe official solution in the fewest words