NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 25, 2026

Complete answer list for the July 25, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 37

  1. 1Fashionable spots? ↗POLKADOTS
  2. 10Meeting that's been cut short? ↗SESH
  3. 14Device used in making snow cones ↗ICECRUSHER
  4. 16Lead ↗CLUE
  5. 17What might provide you an opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes? ↗GARAGESALE
  6. 18Group with the hits "Honey, Honey" and "Money, Money, Money" ↗ABBA
  7. 19Something won by successful Olympians ↗GLORY
  8. 20Alternative to caps: Abbr. ↗ITAL
  9. 21Emmy winner Ann of "The Handmaid's Tale" ↗DOWD
  10. 22"Awesome!" ↗YAY
  11. 23Shared fantasies? ↗LIED
  12. 25"The gloves are off!" ↗ITSWAR
  13. 27Lab in one's house, maybe ↗PET
  14. 28Like some high-fiber snacks ↗OATY
  15. 30Ingredient in Swedish knäckebröd ↗RYE
  16. 31"Wrong answer" ↗NOPE
  17. 34Grind up, in a way ↗CHEW
  18. 36Rite-of-passage events for high schoolers ↗PROMS
  19. 38"You and me both" ↗IMINTHESAMEBOAT
  20. 41Waft fragrant smoke around ↗CENSE
  21. 42Actress Taylor-Joy ↗ANYA
  22. 43Tricksters ↗IMPS
  23. 44Prey for a mountain lion ↗ELK
  24. 45It has its time and place: Abbr. ↗APPT
  25. 47Things that could happen ↗IFS
  26. 49Light ↗GENTLE
  27. 51Let on a court, say ↗CALL
  28. 53Co-founder of the A.C.L.U.'s Women's Rights Project, familiarly ↗RBG
  29. 56Plains people ↗OTOE
  30. 57Second person seen in "Hamlet" ↗THOU
  31. 59Immodest outburst ↗IRULE
  32. 61The so-called "hurricane bird," because of its reputation for seeking shelter from storms at the last possible moment ↗IBIS
  33. 62Knockout alternative ↗ROUNDROBIN
  34. 64"Santa Claus in Camp" artist, 1863 ↗NAST
  35. 65"This has waited long enough, yes?" ↗ISNTITTIME
  36. 66Like koalas, in Australia ↗GREY
  37. 67Some craft outlets ↗ETSYSHOPS

Down 35

  1. 1One of a nursery rhyme quintet ↗PIGGY
  2. 2Seat of Marion County, Fla. ↗OCALA
  3. 3Jim Croce's ___ Brown, who is "meaner than a junkyard dog" ↗LEROY
  4. 41980s Chrysler innovation ↗KCAR
  5. 5It's made of diamonds ↗ARGYLE
  6. 6Directly ↗DUE
  7. 7Actor/playwright Davis who wrote "Purlie Victorious" ↗OSSIE
  8. 8"It was only a practice round!" ↗THATDOESNTCOUNT
  9. 9Ward of "Sisters" ↗SELA
  10. 10A great deal ↗SCADS
  11. 11Coach's lack, often ↗ELBOWROOM
  12. 12Underground scheme? ↗SUBWAYMAP
  13. 13Providers of support for travelers ↗HEADRESTS
  14. 15Fired up again ↗RELIT
  15. 24Shingles problem that a set of nails might address ↗ITCH
  16. 26Word with set, cast or writer ↗TYPE
  17. 27Predigital recording devices ↗PENS
  18. 29Where an annoying person might be told to go? ↗AWAY
  19. 31"Good job!" ↗NICEGOING
  20. 32A.M. station ↗OMELETBAR
  21. 33Ambient sound said to be more soothing than its "white" counterpart ↗PINKNOISE
  22. 35Whole lot (of) ↗HEAP
  23. 37Tally of those driven home, for short ↗RBIS
  24. 39Color of an ovarian cancer awareness ribbon ↗TEAL
  25. 40One might check a box for it ↗MAIL
  26. 46Kind of dish ↗PETRI
  27. 48Dallies ↗FLIRTS
  28. 50Easily set off ↗TESTY
  29. 52What some sisters become ↗AUNTS
  30. 53Secretary of state beginning in 2025 ↗RUBIO
  31. 54Game day sight ↗BLIMP
  32. 55Pool set? ↗GENES
  33. 58They might be thrown out if they run ↗HOSE
  34. 60Philip with two National Book Awards ↗ROTH
  35. 63Unprofessional letters? ↗DIY