NYT Crossword hints and answer for July 6, 2025
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues137
Across70
Down67
TitleEscape Room
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Philosopher who wrote "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape" (4)
Starts with M, ends with XMARX→
9A
___ folder (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSPAM→
13A
Sphinx site (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGIZA→
17A
Prevailing fashion (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVOGUE→
18A
Cranked up to 11, say (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLOUD→
19A
Italian seasoning (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPEPE→
20A
Manga's film counterpart (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANIME→
22A
Its freedom is granted in the First Amendment (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPRESS→
23A
Pitchfork-shaped letters (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPSIS→
24A
Ward (off) (4)
Starts with F, ends with DFEND→
25A
Predator with a big mouth, informally (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGATOR→
26A
Meeting, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSESH→
28A
Princess portrayed by Carrie Fisher (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALEIA→
30A
Send from bank to bank (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIRE→
31A
Is completely oblivious … or a hint to finding the fourth key letter in this puzzle (15)
Starts with D, ends with EDOESNTHAVEACLUE→
37A
Depleted, as savings (7)
Starts with A, ends with OATEINTO→
40A
Hauled (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTOTED→
41A
Dishonorable (7)
Starts with I, ends with EIGNOBLE→
45A
Moolah (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODINERO→
46A
Lover of Shakespeare (5)
Starts with R, ends with OROMEO→
47A
Bruce Wayne's butler (6)
Starts with A, ends with DALFRED→
48A
Subj. of arms talks (3)
Starts with W, ends with DWMD→
49A
Mario's dinosaur sidekick (5)
Starts with Y, ends with IYOSHI→
52A
"I wish I could ___ that!" (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNSEE→
55A
Fruit picker of old (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
56A
Make amends (for) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
58A
Credit card checkout option (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTAP→
59A
___ particle (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTAU→
60A
Word with bullet or toilet (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTRAIN→
62A
Tennis's Nadal, to fans (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAFA→
63A
Japanese honorific (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSAN→
64A
Deg. with courses on accounting and management (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMBA→
66A
Squeaks (by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEKES→
67A
Channel with the onetime motto "On Cable. In Stereo" (3)
Starts with M, ends with VMTV→
68A
"___ be a shame ..." (3)
Starts with I, ends with DITD→
70A
Liberty Mutual's bird mascot (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
71A
Physique, informally (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBOD→
72A
Trickster of Greek myth (6)
Starts with H, ends with SHERMES→
74A
Closest world capital to Miami (6)
Starts with N, ends with UNASSAU→
78A
Remove from power (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOUST→
79A
Museo display (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARTE→
80A
___ Mahal (3)
Starts with T, ends with JTAJ→
83A
Bobby of the Boston Bruins (3)
Starts with O, ends with RORR→
84A
___ mater (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALMA→
86A
Place appropriately found in "gets pampered" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
87A
Philosopher's "way" (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTAO→
88A
Personal appearance (4)
Starts with M, ends with NMIEN→
89A
Children's author Blyton (4)
Starts with E, ends with DENID→
90A
M&M color replaced by blue in 1995 (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
91A
"Stat!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
93A
99A
Fir coat? (4)
Starts with B, ends with KBARK→
100A
Preceded, with "to" (5)
Starts with L, ends with PLEDUP→
102A
Element in strobe lights (5)
Starts with X, ends with NXENON→
103A
Like witches and gourds (5)
Starts with W, ends with YWARTY→
104A
Cone's partner (3)
Starts with R, ends with DROD→
106A
It often comes out at night (7)
Starts with D, ends with EDENTURE→
108A
Was out of sight (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHID→
109A
113A
Famed street in Beverly Hills (10)
Starts with R, ends with ERODEODRIVE→
118A
Become discouraged (9)
Starts with L, ends with TLOSEHEART→
119A
One taking the words right out of your mouth? (9)
Starts with L, ends with RLIPREADER→
120A
Mimicked (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAPED→
121A
Odd pair? (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDEES→
122A
Low-fat (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEAN→
123A
Purchases from florists (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPOTS→
Down
1D
Toddler's demand (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMORE→
2D
Board game recommendation (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAGES→
3D
"Midnight's Children" author, 1981 (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERUSHDIE→
4D
Spot markers (3)
Starts with X, ends with SXES→
5D
Only major Texas city not in the Central time zone (6)
Starts with E, ends with OELPASO→
6D
Substance that's used by cellists and gymnasts (5)
Starts with R, ends with NROSIN→
7D
Journey in which you might carry quite a load? (9)
Starts with G, ends with PGUILTTRIP→
8D
Has too much, for short (3)
Starts with O, ends with SODS→
9D
Beach bottle inits. (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
10D
Burned rubber (9)
Starts with P, ends with TPEELEDOUT→
11D
Breathing problem at night (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAPNEA→
12D
Onetime wealthiest family in Europe (6)
Starts with M, ends with IMEDICI→
13D
Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one (3)
Starts with G, ends with GGAG→
14D
Revering (7)
Starts with I, ends with FINAWEOF→
15D
Rigatoni relative (4)
Starts with Z, ends with IZITI→
16D
Cupid's domain (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
17D
Number twos, in brief (3)
Starts with V, ends with SVPS→
21D
Before, poetically (3)
Starts with E, ends with EERE→
27D
Famous movement (and hashtag) of the late 2010s (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
29D
Unwanted growth in fish tanks (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALGAE→
32D
Typical patty melt specification (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONRYE→
33D
With "boo," it evokes sadness – with "woo," it evokes happiness (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHOO→
34D
Put a PIN in it (3)
Starts with A, ends with MATM→
35D
Flock formation (3)
Starts with V, ends with EVEE→
36D
Awaiting renters (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUNLET→
37D
Battle between Verizon and AT&T, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with RADWAR→
38D
Popular chocolate biscuit from Down Under (6)
Starts with T, ends with MTIMTAM→
39D
Final stop … or a hint to finding the first key letter in this puzzle (12)
Starts with E, ends with DENDOFTHEROAD→
42D
43D
Imposed, as a fine (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLEVIED→
44D
Wonderlands (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDENS→
50D
Washington and Franklin, e.g. (9)
Starts with S, ends with NSTATESMEN→
51D
Breaking maneuver (9)
Starts with H, ends with DHANDSTAND→
53D
Tattle (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNAMENAMES→
54D
Hero … or where to find many naval heroes (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESUBMARINE→
57D
Place for a pew (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAVE→
61D
Country music star with 24 #1 singles and an eponymous sitcom (4)
Starts with R, ends with AREBA→
63D
Star of Marvel's first film with an Asian-led cast (7)
Starts with S, ends with USIMULIU→
65D
Where "the hills are alive" in song (7)
Starts with A, ends with AAUSTRIA→
69D
[Insert key here] (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEXIT→
73D
Make calls on one's cellphone abroad (4)
Starts with R, ends with MROAM→
75D
Bit of chia or hemp (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSEED→
76D
Add up to (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTOTAL→
77D
Wipe, as from memory (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
81D
Split up (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPART→
82D
Of extremely unreliable quality, in slang (5)
Starts with J, ends with YJANKY→
92D
Ran smoothly, as an engine (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPURRED→
94D
Applies, as influence (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEXERTS→
95D
Painter Magritte (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
96D
Big boomer, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
97D
Word after "man of the" or "top of the" (4)
Starts with H, ends with RHOUR→
98D
Sign up (6)
Starts with E, ends with LENROLL→
99D
Negative reputation, informally (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBADRAP→
103D
___-eyed (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWIDE→
105D
Gave a red card, informally (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDQED→
106D
Alternative to truth (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDARE→
107D
Actress Falco of "The Sopranos" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEDIE→
108D
Sousaphone, e.g. (4)
Starts with H, ends with NHORN→
109D
State for snowbirds: Abbr. (3)
Starts with F, ends with AFLA→
110D
Alley ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with POOP→
111D
Function (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
112D
Home of the world's tallest bldg. (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUAE→
114D
Org. concerned with ozone depletion (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEPA→
115D
Words in front of a minister or a judge (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
116D
Cat scanner? (3)
Starts with V, ends with TVET→
117D
CPR sites (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for July 6, 2025?+
137 clues: 70 Across and 67 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Philosopher who wrote "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape" (MARX); So (ERGO); ___ folder (SPAM).
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