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NYT Crossword Answers Jul 28, 2025

Complete answer list for the July 28, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brian CallahanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1"Catfish" channel ↗MTV
  2. 4Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. ↗REB
  3. 7Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) ↗SLAWS
  4. 12Cry of discovery ↗AHA
  5. 13Cupid, to ancient Greeks ↗EROS
  6. 15Combustible fuel for trucks ↗DIESEL
  7. 16Corn, to a Midwest farmer ↗CASHCROP
  8. 18Canada's capital ↗OTTAWA
  9. 19Children's song refrain ("Old MacDonald had a farm …") ↗EIEIO
  10. 20Characteristic of a penetrating mind ↗KEEN
  11. 22"Count me as a yes!" ↗IMIN
  12. 23Casino no-no ↗CARDCOUNTING
  13. 26Chapel oath ↗IDO
  14. 29Casual top ↗TEE
  15. 30Constellation part ↗STAR
  16. 31Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom) ↗NINE
  17. 33Course standard on the links ↗PAR
  18. 35Climaxes ↗PEAKS
  19. 39Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985 ↗COCACOLACLASSIC
  20. 43Childish retort ↗ARESO
  21. 44Chi preceder ↗PHI
  22. 45Comedian Fey ↗TINA
  23. 46Croquet locale ↗YARD
  24. 49Concert equipment ↗AMP
  25. 51Contribute ↗ADD
  26. 52College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 ↗CAITLINCLARK
  27. 57Chain of luxury hotels ↗OMNI
  28. 58City of Honolulu's island ↗OAHU
  29. 59Central artery ↗AORTA
  30. 63Cellphone's weather app, e.g. ↗WIDGET
  31. 65Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) ↗OPENSEAS
  32. 67Crested wading birds ↗EGRETS
  33. 68Crossing guard's command ↗WALK
  34. 69"Can't believe I missed something so obvious!" ↗DUH
  35. 70Crowd sounds ↗ROARS
  36. 71Charlotte Brontë, to Anne and Emily, informally ↗SIS
  37. 72Complete dump ↗STY

Down 41

  1. 1Ceremonial rod ↗MACE
  2. 2Cuisine with pad see ew ↗THAI
  3. 3Carnation holder ↗VASE
  4. 4Cover again, as with paint ↗RECOAT
  5. 5Calculate something incorrectly, say ↗ERR
  6. 6Contract from a publisher ↗BOOKDEAL
  7. 7Command to a dog ↗SIT
  8. 8"Could you please stop talking about that?!" ↗LETITREST
  9. 9"Completely the same for me" ↗ASAMI
  10. 10"Call us the champs!" ↗WEWIN
  11. 11"Chill," e.g., for "relax" ↗SLANG
  12. 14Contractor's detail, in brief ↗SPEC
  13. 15Cousin of a cruller or bear claw ↗DONUT
  14. 17Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person ↗HIC
  15. 21Canon camera brand named for a goddess ↗EOS
  16. 24Certain tow job, informally ↗REPO
  17. 25California wine valley ↗NAPA
  18. 26Cuzco dweller of old ↗INCA
  19. 27Christian of fashion ↗DIOR
  20. 28"Christmas comes but ___ a year" ↗ONCE
  21. 32"Calm down there, buddy" ↗EASYTIGER
  22. 34Cardi B's genre ↗RAP
  23. 36China's continent ↗ASIA
  24. 37Compassionate ↗KIND
  25. 38Copious amount ↗SCAD
  26. 40Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child ↗COAL
  27. 41Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa ↗CHALUPAS
  28. 42Capital of Peru ↗LIMA
  29. 47Comical sorts ↗RIOTS
  30. 48Crime lab material ↗DNA
  31. 50Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.g. ↗PRANKS
  32. 52Cringe out of fear ↗COWER
  33. 53Compadre ↗AMIGO
  34. 54Chief Hindu god ↗INDRA
  35. 55Chicken ___ mein ↗CHOW
  36. 56Certain bout enders, in brief ↗KOS
  37. 60Cincinnati baseball team ↗REDS
  38. 61Completely stretched ↗TAUT
  39. 62Cinder-covered ↗ASHY
  40. 64Coneheads, e.g., for short ↗ETS
  41. 66Cooper and Peyton Manning’s QB brother ↗ELI