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NYT Crossword July 9 2025 Answers

All 80 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Desirée Penner and Jeff SinnockEdited by Will Shortz
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1ATop dog?4 lettersSee answer ›5ATop hat?3 lettersSee answer ›8ATop gun?6 lettersSee answer ›14AOlympic event in which athletes wear masks4 lettersSee answer ›15ABalmy time in Bordeaux3 lettersSee answer ›16ASquids' kin6 lettersSee answer ›17AMarilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek4 lettersSee answer ›18ALate actor Kilmer3 lettersSee answer ›19ABe off the mark6 lettersSee answer ›20ANumber with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world11 lettersSee answer ›23ACotillion V.I.P.3 lettersSee answer ›24ATop 10 song3 lettersSee answer ›25AAuntie ___ (food court chain)5 lettersSee answer ›27AWho, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello7 lettersSee answer ›31APopular digital wallet service7 lettersSee answer ›35ANon-Rx3 lettersSee answer ›36ADance instruction4 lettersSee answer ›38AJason of "How I Met Your Mother"5 lettersSee answer ›39AOne wearing a djellaba robe, typically4 lettersSee answer ›41AOuter boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located5 lettersSee answer ›44AHospital fluids4 lettersSee answer ›45APat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year5 lettersSee answer ›47ABit of litter by a theater4 lettersSee answer ›49AIt may be picked by the picky3 lettersSee answer ›50AKind of Emmy7 lettersSee answer ›53ALast Supper guest7 lettersSee answer ›55AOne end of a battery5 lettersSee answer ›57AState animal of Utah3 lettersSee answer ›58ARyder Cup org.3 lettersSee answer ›61AFamous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"11 lettersSee answer ›66ABeyond belief6 lettersSee answer ›68AHunk3 lettersSee answer ›69A___ land4 lettersSee answer ›70ARepeated sounds in "Hey Jude"6 lettersSee answer ›71AFrom ___ Z3 lettersSee answer ›72AMany moons4 lettersSee answer ›73ABottom feeder?6 lettersSee answer ›74ABottom line?3 lettersSee answer ›75ABottom dollar?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSide note?4 lettersSee answer ›2DAgreed-___4 lettersSee answer ›3DPrefix with communication4 lettersSee answer ›4DGrow choppers6 lettersSee answer ›5DGet off the ground?8 lettersSee answer ›6DStressed type: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›7DSinger Reese5 lettersSee answer ›8DCalifornia college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English6 lettersSee answer ›9DUnfriendly quality7 lettersSee answer ›10DAve. crossers3 lettersSee answer ›11DLowly sort4 lettersSee answer ›12DRedheaded boy of 1960s TV4 lettersSee answer ›13DSide arm?4 lettersSee answer ›21DParts of eyeglass frames4 lettersSee answer ›22DFirst magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)3 lettersSee answer ›26DElvis's "___ Not You"4 lettersSee answer ›27DSide plank?5 lettersSee answer ›28DParts of hearts5 lettersSee answer ›29DLike snakes5 lettersSee answer ›30DMustachioed "Simpsons" character3 lettersSee answer ›32D007, for one5 lettersSee answer ›33DJeopardy5 lettersSee answer ›34DSide dish?5 lettersSee answer ›37DFamily-friendly ratings3 lettersSee answer ›40DOnetime alternative to VHS4 lettersSee answer ›42DGate info3 lettersSee answer ›43DComic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent8 lettersSee answer ›46DSymbol of contrasting principles7 lettersSee answer ›48DGet out of the starting gate fast4 lettersSee answer ›51DBread6 lettersSee answer ›52DEnd of a professor's address3 lettersSee answer ›54D1970s space station6 lettersSee answer ›56D"J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)5 lettersSee answer ›58DSide kick?4 lettersSee answer ›59DGrowl4 lettersSee answer ›60DRiver under the Ponte Vecchio4 lettersSee answer ›62DItty bit4 lettersSee answer ›63DPrego rival4 lettersSee answer ›64DGuinness of "Star Wars"4 lettersSee answer ›65DSide job?4 lettersSee answer ›67DFrench 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet3 lettersSee answer ›
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