NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 25, 2026
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorKatie Hoody
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Fashionable spots? (9)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLKADOTS→
10A
Meeting that's been cut short? (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
14A
Device used in making snow cones (10)
Starts with I, ends with RICECRUSHER→
17A
What might provide you an opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes? (10)
Starts with G, ends with EGARAGESALE→
18A
Group with the hits "Honey, Honey" and "Money, Money, Money" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
19A
Something won by successful Olympians (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGLORY→
20A
Alternative to caps: Abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with LITAL→
21A
Emmy winner Ann of "The Handmaid's Tale" (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDOWD→
22A
"Awesome!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with YYAY→
23A
Shared fantasies? (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLIED→
25A
"The gloves are off!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with RITSWAR→
27A
Lab in one's house, maybe (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPET→
28A
Like some high-fiber snacks (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOATY→
30A
Ingredient in Swedish knäckebröd (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
31A
"Wrong answer" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOPE→
34A
Grind up, in a way (4)
Starts with C, ends with WCHEW→
36A
Rite-of-passage events for high schoolers (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPROMS→
38A
"You and me both" (15)
Starts with I, ends with TIMINTHESAMEBOAT→
41A
Waft fragrant smoke around (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECENSE→
42A
Actress Taylor-Joy (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANYA→
43A
Tricksters (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPS→
44A
Prey for a mountain lion (3)
Starts with E, ends with KELK→
45A
It has its time and place: Abbr. (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPT→
47A
Things that could happen (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIFS→
51A
Let on a court, say (4)
Starts with C, ends with LCALL→
53A
Co-founder of the A.C.L.U.'s Women's Rights Project, familiarly (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRBG→
56A
Plains people (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOTOE→
57A
Second person seen in "Hamlet" (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTHOU→
59A
Immodest outburst (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIRULE→
61A
62A
Knockout alternative (10)
Starts with R, ends with NROUNDROBIN→
64A
"Santa Claus in Camp" artist, 1863 (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNAST→
65A
"This has waited long enough, yes?" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EISNTITTIME→
66A
Like koalas, in Australia (4)
Starts with G, ends with YGREY→
67A
Some craft outlets (9)
Starts with E, ends with SETSYSHOPS→
Down
1D
One of a nursery rhyme quintet (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPIGGY→
2D
Seat of Marion County, Fla. (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOCALA→
3D
Jim Croce's ___ Brown, who is "meaner than a junkyard dog" (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEROY→
4D
1980s Chrysler innovation (4)
Starts with K, ends with RKCAR→
5D
It's made of diamonds (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARGYLE→
6D
Directly (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDUE→
7D
Actor/playwright Davis who wrote "Purlie Victorious" (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOSSIE→
8D
"It was only a practice round!" (15)
Starts with T, ends with TTHATDOESNTCOUNT→
9D
Ward of "Sisters" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASELA→
10D
A great deal (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSCADS→
11D
Coach's lack, often (9)
Starts with E, ends with MELBOWROOM→
12D
Underground scheme? (9)
Starts with S, ends with PSUBWAYMAP→
13D
Providers of support for travelers (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHEADRESTS→
15D
Fired up again (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRELIT→
24D
Shingles problem that a set of nails might address (4)
Starts with I, ends with HITCH→
26D
Word with set, cast or writer (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETYPE→
27D
Predigital recording devices (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPENS→
29D
Where an annoying person might be told to go? (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
31D
"Good job!" (9)
Starts with N, ends with GNICEGOING→
32D
A.M. station (9)
Starts with O, ends with ROMELETBAR→
33D
Ambient sound said to be more soothing than its "white" counterpart (9)
Starts with P, ends with EPINKNOISE→
35D
Whole lot (of) (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHEAP→
37D
Tally of those driven home, for short (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRBIS→
39D
Color of an ovarian cancer awareness ribbon (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTEAL→
40D
One might check a box for it (4)
Starts with M, ends with LMAIL→
46D
Kind of dish (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPETRI→
48D
Dallies (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFLIRTS→
50D
Easily set off (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTESTY→
52D
What some sisters become (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAUNTS→
53D
Secretary of state beginning in 2025 (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORUBIO→
54D
Game day sight (5)
Starts with B, ends with PBLIMP→
55D
Pool set? (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGENES→
58D
They might be thrown out if they run (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOSE→
60D
Philip with two National Book Awards (4)
Starts with R, ends with HROTH→
63D
Unprofessional letters? (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDIY→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 25, 2026?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Katie Hoody and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Fashionable spots? (POLKADOTS); Meeting that's been cut short? (SESH); Device used in making snow cones (ICECRUSHER).
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