NYT Crossword July 25 2026 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2O3L4K5A6D7O8T9S10S11E12S13H14ICECRUSHE15R16CLUE17GARAGESALE18ABBA19GLORY20ITAL21DOWD22YAY23L24IED25I26TSWAR27PET28O29ATY30RYE31N32O33PE34C35HEW36P37ROMS38IMIN39THESA40MEBOAT41CENSE42ANYA43IMPS44ELK45A46PPT47I48FS49GEN50TLE51C52ALL53R54B55G56OTOE57T58HOU59I60RULE61IBIS62ROUN63DROBIN64NAST65ISNTITTIME66GREY67ETSYSHOPS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFashionable spots?9 lettersPOLKADOTS
14ADevice used in making snow cones10 lettersICECRUSHER
16ALead4 lettersCLUE
22A"Awesome!"3 lettersYAY
23AShared fantasies?4 lettersLIED
25A"The gloves are off!"6 lettersITSWAR
31A"Wrong answer"4 lettersNOPE
34AGrind up, in a way4 lettersCHEW
38A"You and me both"15 lettersIMINTHESAMEBOAT
41AWaft fragrant smoke around5 lettersCENSE
42AActress Taylor-Joy4 lettersANYA
43ATricksters4 lettersIMPS
44APrey for a mountain lion3 lettersELK
47AThings that could happen3 lettersIFS
49ALight6 lettersGENTLE
51ALet on a court, say4 lettersCALL
56APlains people4 lettersOTOE
59AImmodest outburst5 lettersIRULE
62AKnockout alternative10 lettersROUNDROBIN
65A"This has waited long enough, yes?"10 lettersISNTITTIME
66ALike koalas, in Australia4 lettersGREY
67ASome craft outlets9 lettersETSYSHOPS
DOWN
2DSeat of Marion County, Fla.5 lettersOCALA
4D1980s Chrysler innovation4 lettersKCAR
5DIt's made of diamonds6 lettersARGYLE
6DDirectly3 lettersDUE
8D"It was only a practice round!"15 lettersTHATDOESNTCOUNT
9DWard of "Sisters"4 lettersSELA
10DA great deal5 lettersSCADS
11DCoach's lack, often9 lettersELBOWROOM
12DUnderground scheme?9 lettersSUBWAYMAP
15DFired up again5 lettersRELIT
31D"Good job!"9 lettersNICEGOING
32DA.M. station9 lettersOMELETBAR
35DWhole lot (of)4 lettersHEAP
46DKind of dish5 lettersPETRI
48DDallies6 lettersFLIRTS
50DEasily set off5 lettersTESTY
52DWhat some sisters become5 lettersAUNTS
54DGame day sight5 lettersBLIMP
55DPool set?5 lettersGENES
63DUnprofessional letters?3 lettersDIY
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