NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 14, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorChristina Iverson
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Twilight" heroine (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABELLA→
6A
___ pants (garment with lots of pockets) (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCARGO→
11A
School grp. in charge of fund-raisers (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
14A
Intentionally miss calls from, say (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAVOID→
15A
Layered bulb (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONION→
16A
Partner of a cone, or of a reel (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
17A
Textile pattern that resembles braided wicker (11)
Starts with B, ends with EBASKETWEAVE→
19A
Moody rock subgenre (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
20A
Tall, in Spanish (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
21A
Chopped down (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHEWN→
22A
Frighten off, as from doing something (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDETER→
24A
___ Rabbit (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBRER→
26A
27A
Sir and Madam, for two (6)
Starts with T, ends with STITLES→
30A
"___ Playing Our Song" (Marvin Hamlisch musical) (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEYRE→
32A
Ready for a mate (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINHEAT→
33A
Call from a drill sergeant (3)
Starts with H, ends with PHUP→
34A
___ Romeo (Italian car) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALFA→
37A
Poetic "before" (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
38A
Sledding event that debuted in the 2022 Winter Olympics (7)
Starts with M, ends with BMONOBOB→
41A
Common setting for a joke (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
42A
Laura of "Big Little Lies" (4)
Starts with D, ends with NDERN→
44A
Lil ___ X, "Old Town Road" rapper (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNAS→
45A
Vigorously strong (6)
Starts with R, ends with TROBUST→
47A
Playwright O'Neill (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEUGENE→
49A
What the Roman numeral XX represents (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTWENTY→
50A
Little 'uns (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKIDDOS→
52A
Philadelphia's Liberty ___ (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBELL→
53A
Wishes (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHOPES→
54A
First, second or reverse, e.g. (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGEAR→
56A
"___ and the 58-Down Girl" (Ryan Gosling film) (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLARS→
60A
Year, in Portuguese (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
61A
64A
We are family! (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKIN→
65A
Clamor (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOISE→
66A
Person (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHUMAN→
67A
Like winter roads, at times (3)
Starts with I, ends with YICY→
68A
Like a kid in a "Sister" T-shirt vis-à-vis one in a "Sister" onesie (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROLDER→
69A
Multicolored gemstones (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPALS→
Down
1D
"Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves" (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABABA→
2D
Assessment, for short (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVAL→
3D
Completely disoriented (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOST→
4D
Pleasant to be around (7)
Starts with L, ends with ELIKABLE→
5D
Suffix with lemon or lime (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
6D
Crouch down in fear (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCOWER→
7D
All over again (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
8D
Director Johnson (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRIAN→
9D
Website ending for the White House (3)
Starts with G, ends with VGOV→
10D
"Eventually ..." (6)
Starts with O, ends with YONEDAY→
11D
Gourmet bread for a hamburger (10)
Starts with P, ends with NPRETZELBUN→
12D
Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITOMEI→
13D
Really love (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
18D
Band whose albums include "Sticky Fingers" and "Let It Bleed," familiarly (9)
Starts with T, ends with STHESTONES→
23D
Book after II Chronicles (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEZRA→
25D
500 sheets of paper (4)
Starts with R, ends with MREAM→
26D
Lois Lane and co-workers at the Daily Planet (9)
Starts with R, ends with SREPORTERS→
27D
Like a score of 2-2 (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTIED→
28D
Start of a memo (4)
Starts with I, ends with EINRE→
29D
Steinbeck novella set on a horse ranch (10)
Starts with T, ends with YTHEREDPONY→
30D
The ones over there (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHOSE→
31D
Major airport, e.g. (3)
Starts with H, ends with BHUB→
35D
Speedy (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFAST→
36D
Inclined to attend gallery openings, perhaps (4)
Starts with A, ends with YARTY→
39D
Alternative to Gramma or Granny (3)
Starts with N, ends with NNAN→
40D
Postseason football game (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBOWL→
43D
Painting that might make you blush (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENUDE→
46D
Unfortunate way for a business to go (7)
Starts with B, ends with PBELLYUP→
48D
"Goodness, I can't do that" (6)
Starts with G, ends with OGOSHNO→
50D
Color for some business casual pants (5)
Starts with K, ends with IKHAKI→
51D
Like some chemical bonds (5)
Starts with I, ends with CIONIC→
52D
Big name in aspirin (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBAYER→
54D
What streets and avenues often make, collectively (4)
Starts with G, ends with DGRID→
55D
Gaelic language (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERSE→
57D
___ mater (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
58D
See 56-Across (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREAL→
59D
Strings of digits to keep secret, in brief (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
62D
Pioneer in instant messaging (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
63D
Yet, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 14, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Christina Iverson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Twilight" heroine (BELLA); ___ pants (garment with lots of pockets) (CARGO); School grp. in charge of fund-raisers (PTA).
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