NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 4, 2025
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Clues72
Across37
Down35
ConstructorColin Adams
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Aesthetic features of some jeans (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIPS→
5A
Scroll sites (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARKS→
9A
Move like a model (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTRUT→
14A
Singer/songwriter King with 2014's "Ex's & Oh's" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
15A
8 vis-à-vis 7 and 9 (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMEAN→
16A
Hurly-burly (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHOOHA→
17A
Handful and more (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSLEW→
18A
One getting really pumped up at a children's party? (10)
Starts with B, ends with GBALLOONDOG→
20A
"Just being honest …" (8)
Starts with I, ends with EICANTLIE→
22A
Beaters (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWHISKS→
23A
Rapper who won his first Grammy with "King's Disease" (3)
Starts with N, ends with SNAS→
24A
___ Grace (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHER→
25A
The Spanish alphabet's 14th letter (without a tilde) or 15th letter (with a tilde) (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
26A
Lukewarm (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTEPID→
28A
A flying fox is actually a type of this (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFRUITBAT→
33A
Roughly 120, for Vatican City (5)
Starts with A, ends with SACRES→
34A
Like many higher-ups (9)
Starts with C, ends with ECORPORATE→
35A
Hefty herbivore (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORHINO→
36A
One meaning of the "+" in LGBTQ+, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with OARO→
37A
Request at a bar (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHITME→
38A
Mustang, for one (9)
Starts with M, ends with RMUSCLECAR→
40A
Wyoming's ___ Pass (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTETON→
41A
Race place (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSPEEDWAY→
42A
Rightmost column on the periodic table (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGASES→
43A
Adverb that's a homophone of 54-Down (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTOO→
44A
"When you teach your ___, you teach your ___'s ___": the Talmud (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
45A
D&D, e.g. (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRPG→
47A
Nickname for basketball's Mike Krzyzewski (6)
Starts with C, ends with KCOACHK→
51A
Avoiding coverage, in a way (8)
Starts with M, ends with YMEDIASHY→
53A
Major for someone who can correctly distinguish between Manet and Monet (10)
Starts with A, ends with YARTHISTORY→
55A
X or XL offering, perhaps (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUBER→
56A
Source of many a motto (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
57A
Intermeshed (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWOVE→
58A
El ___ (Six Flags coaster with horns on the front) (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
59A
Loud metallic sound (5)
Starts with C, ends with GCLANG→
60A
To pieces? (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
Down
1D
Tree goop (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRESIN→
2D
"Go on ahead" (10)
Starts with I, ends with PILLCATCHUP→
3D
Order in the court (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPLEASERISE→
4D
Like the eyes of some Raggedy Anns (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEWN→
5D
Sauntered (6)
Starts with A, ends with DAMBLED→
6D
Put a pilot back into action? (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREAIR→
7D
Healthful smoothie ingredient (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
8D
Show with an illustrious "Five-Timers Club," in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
9D
Only M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season (12)
Starts with S, ends with ISHOHEIOHTANI→
10D
Actress Collette with an Emmy and a Golden Globe (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITONI→
11D
Retina contents (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRODS→
12D
"Fine, I guess" (4)
Starts with U, ends with KUHOK→
13D
They put runners out (4)
Starts with T, ends with STAGS→
19D
Cop (to) (5)
Starts with O, ends with POWNUP→
21D
Question that's a humble response to a clothing compliment (12)
Starts with T, ends with GTHISOLDTHING→
27D
The "p" in Paddington Station? (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENCE→
28D
Exploratory trip (5)
Starts with F, ends with YFORAY→
29D
Gives a shot (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRIES→
30D
Spot to swing from (10)
Starts with B, ends with XBATTERSBOX→
31D
Vibe (10)
Starts with A, ends with EATMOSPHERE→
32D
Miss ___ USA (beauty pageant) (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTEEN→
33D
Tank tops expose them (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARMS→
34D
Ivory Coast's main export (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCACAO→
39D
Endor inhabitants in the "Star Wars" universe (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEWOKS→
42D
"Abso-freakin'-lutely!" (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGODYES→
44D
Start to rally, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESERVE→
46D
Santorini sandwiches (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGYROS→
47D
Course in which integration is taught, for short (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCALC→
48D
What comes before B? (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
49D
"___ girl!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AATTA→
50D
Gossip, informally (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCHIN→
52D
Flash setting (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTO→
54D
Numerical homophone of 43-Across (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTWO→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 4, 2025?+
72 clues: 37 Across and 35 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Colin Adams and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Aesthetic features of some jeans (RIPS); Scroll sites (ARKS); Move like a model (STRUT).
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