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NYT Crossword July 25 2025 Answers

All 66 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1AWhack to the head, in slang8 lettersSee answer ›9ANoted doomsday prepper4 lettersSee answer ›13APrognosticator's shout9 lettersSee answer ›15AGame played on a grass or dirt court5 lettersSee answer ›16AOccasion to brush up together?9 lettersSee answer ›17AWeird Al Yankovic's "Straight ___ Lynwood"5 lettersSee answer ›18AAttention magnet, say5 lettersSee answer ›19ALike Queen Elizabeth, but not Queen Camilla7 lettersSee answer ›21ADeal with The Devil?5 lettersSee answer ›23ATV program with its time of day in its name8 lettersSee answer ›24ABrit's "bog"3 lettersSee answer ›25AGlobal auction house4 lettersSee answer ›26AGain competitor3 lettersSee answer ›27AHow one lives in the face of an inscrutable future8 lettersSee answer ›30AOrg. that may allow religious headwear in pictures3 lettersSee answer ›31APlanted oneself3 lettersSee answer ›32AHarmless growth7 lettersSee answer ›35AIssa of "Insecure"3 lettersSee answer ›36ASpanish diminutive suffix3 lettersSee answer ›37AReduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way8 lettersSee answer ›39AIllicit decampment3 lettersSee answer ›40A1968 live folk album4 lettersSee answer ›42AWhen repeated, something often said to be "deep"3 lettersSee answer ›43ASheer quantity of awesome8 lettersSee answer ›45ASlacks off5 lettersSee answer ›48A"Your request is denied"7 lettersSee answer ›49AShrub with a "staghorn" variety5 lettersSee answer ›51AWord derived from the Greek for "headdress of Persian kings"5 lettersSee answer ›52AFlash point?9 lettersSee answer ›56AHeavenly figure, in German5 lettersSee answer ›57AOne that can put a meal on ice9 lettersSee answer ›58ABrood4 lettersSee answer ›59AAbstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle8 lettersSee answer ›
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1DRegion of a plane bounded by a circle, in geometry4 lettersSee answer ›2DScorpion's legs, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›3DAbdul with the #1 albums "Forever Your Girl" and "Spellbound"5 lettersSee answer ›4DGetting on7 lettersSee answer ›5DShifty type8 lettersSee answer ›6DWas up3 lettersSee answer ›7DPioneering mathematician Lovelace3 lettersSee answer ›8DCenter of a drupe3 lettersSee answer ›9DMeat and potatoes, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›10DD8 pieces in Dungeons & Dragons, e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›11D"Don't attract attention to yourself"9 lettersSee answer ›12DWhen squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting8 lettersSee answer ›14DExtra-large storage unit8 lettersSee answer ›15DSolving Wordle in five guesses, colloquially5 lettersSee answer ›20DH, to the Hellenes3 lettersSee answer ›22DStole4 lettersSee answer ›23DRough digs7 lettersSee answer ›27DOne of many in a trend line9 lettersSee answer ›28DPeriod satirized in "Dr. Strangelove"9 lettersSee answer ›29DAntibacterial product introduced in 19488 lettersSee answer ›31D"Sometimes" has two of them8 lettersSee answer ›33DGerman-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S.4 lettersSee answer ›34DFriendly, respectful person8 lettersSee answer ›38D1970s "howcatchem" TV series7 lettersSee answer ›40DLog5 lettersSee answer ›41DFirst color that babies can see, after black and white3 lettersSee answer ›44DEponym of the A.L. batting title award5 lettersSee answer ›46DBecome acquainted virtually5 lettersSee answer ›47DWorld capital next to the Sarawat Mountains5 lettersSee answer ›50DOne of three keys to a PC reboot4 lettersSee answer ›53DSizzling3 lettersSee answer ›54DIt's off limits if you 59-Across3 lettersSee answer ›55DWest who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it"3 lettersSee answer ›
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