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NYT Crossword Answers Jul 22, 2025

Complete answer list for the July 22, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jeremy NewtonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1Someone getting the red-carpet treatment, in brief ↗VIP
  2. 4Lather on a latte ↗FOAM
  3. 8Chew (on) ↗GNAW
  4. 12Purple smoothie berry ↗ACAI
  5. 14Utah ski resort ↗ALTA
  6. 15Direction when things go bad ↗SOUTH
  7. 16Big ask ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares? ↗TALLORDER
  8. 18Black tea variety ↗PEKOE
  9. 19Ultra-vibrant colors ↗NEONS
  10. 20"Come again??," casually ↗SCUSEME
  11. 22In competition (for) ↗VYING
  12. 25Inits. of the first female presidential candidate for a major party ↗HRC
  13. 26County at one end of the River Thames ↗ESSEX
  14. 29Deep-sea predator ↗ORCA
  15. 31Phenomena leading some to believe that we are not alone ↗UFOS
  16. 35Sore, as joints ↗ACHY
  17. 36Ruin, as the end of a movie ↗SPOIL
  18. 37Accessory for Batman or Robin ↗CAPE
  19. 38Quartet minus one ↗TRIO
  20. 39"What a ___!" ("Nonsense!") ↗CROCK
  21. 40Was certain of ↗KNEW
  22. 41Posting at the start of a drive-thru ↗MENU
  23. 42Wanders here and there ↗ROVES
  24. 43Storybook baddie ↗OGRE
  25. 44Females in flocks ↗EWES
  26. 45Company whose business is picking up? ↗UBER
  27. 46"Such a pity!" ↗SOSAD
  28. 47Planetary body, to poets ↗ORB
  29. 49Playground comeback to "You have no idea!" ↗DOTOO
  30. 51Powerhouse competitors in women's Olympic gymnastics ↗TEAMUSA
  31. 55Wreak ___ (cause chaos) ↗HAVOC
  32. 58Superb grade ↗APLUS
  33. 59Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? ↗SCOOPEDUP
  34. 63Place for umbrellas ↗BEACH
  35. 64Some hoppy drinks at happy hour, in brief ↗IPAS
  36. 65Hollywood icon Hayworth ↗RITA
  37. 66Informal hangout at which attendees may jam or gossip ↗SESH
  38. 67It's your destiny ↗FATE
  39. 68Fresh on the scene ↗NEW

Down 37

  1. 1Big winery fixture ↗VAT
  2. 2Volunteer's confident cry ↗ICAN
  3. 3Ashen-faced ↗PALE
  4. 4Iranian language from which we get "turban" ↗FARSI
  5. 5Obsolete ↗OLD
  6. 6Took a side? ↗ATE
  7. 7Planet whose evening temperatures plunge to -200°F ↗MARS
  8. 8Enjoys immensely ↗GOESCUCKOOOVER
  9. 9Heat in the microwave ↗NUKE
  10. 10Basic building block ↗ATOM
  11. 11"This roller coaster is awes-o-o-o-ome!" ↗WHEE
  12. 13Words that express a deep-felt affection ↗ILOVEYOUSOMUCH
  13. 15Part of a cowgirl's boot ↗SPUR
  14. 17Jet-black stone ↗ONYX
  15. 21Supplies for making sidewalk art ↗CHALKS
  16. 23"Easy peasy!" ↗NOPROB
  17. 24Shook it to the beat ↗GROOVED
  18. 26Directions on the cake in "Alice in Wonderland" ↗EATME
  19. 27Fastener with threads ↗SCREW
  20. 28What starry skies and star pupils do ↗SHINE
  21. 30Roman orator who said "Silence is one of the great arts of conversation" ↗CICERO
  22. 32Vampire bat feature ↗FANGS
  23. 33Work of Puccini or Bellini ↗OPERA
  24. 34Stitched (up) ↗SEWED
  25. 36Outfits for E.R. staff ↗SCRUBS
  26. 46Ivory or Dove ↗SOAP
  27. 48Be in a big hurry ↗RUSH
  28. 50The items over there ↗THOSE
  29. 51Kept ___ on (monitored) ↗TABS
  30. 52Weapon for a duel ↗EPEE
  31. 53"Ah, such is life!" ↗ALAS
  32. 54"Keep dreaming, pal!" ↗ASIF
  33. 56Father of Thor in both myth and the Marvel Universe ↗ODIN
  34. 57Just adorable ↗CUTE
  35. 60Tax prep pro ↗CPA
  36. 61Something to feed a steed ↗OAT
  37. 62Pussy foot? ↗PAW