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NYT Crossword Answers Jul 29, 2025

Complete answer list for the July 29, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Peter GormanEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 39

  1. 1"I give up!" ↗UNCLE
  2. 6J.F.K.'s predecessor ↗DDE
  3. 9Golden fruit that started the Trojan War, in myth ↗APPLE
  4. 14Permanent location? ↗SALON
  5. 15Charged particle ↗ION
  6. 16Studied, with "over" ↗PORED
  7. 17Chuckle + ___ = chortle ↗SNORT
  8. 18Prior to now ↗AGO
  9. 19Singer Mary J. ___ ↗BLIGE
  10. 20Who said "Every great film should seem new every time you see it" ↗ROGEREBERT
  11. 23"That's my cue!" ↗IMON
  12. 24Nickname for Eleanor ↗NELL
  13. 25Sundry: Abbr. ↗MISC
  14. 27Be an agent for, informally ↗REP
  15. 30Introspective rock genre ↗EMO
  16. 31Hamlet's ill-fated love interest ↗OPHELIA
  17. 35Rejoinder to a doubter ↗ICANSO
  18. 37Mount with four faces that all face southeast ↗RUSHMORE
  19. 38Constantly pushing forward ↗GOGO
  20. 39Dads ↗PAS
  21. 40Wide-eyed and eager ↗AGOG
  22. 41Argon or neon ↗INERTGAS
  23. 44Grilled Italian sandwich ↗PANINI
  24. 46Some fins ↗DORSALS
  25. 47Catchy song, in modern lingo ↗BOP
  26. 48Composer Coleman and others ↗CYS
  27. 49They can be boosted or bruised ↗EGOS
  28. 50Setting of Switzerland's Glacier Express ↗ALPS
  29. 52File format for a profile pic ↗JPEG
  30. 55Western city hinted at seven times in this puzzle's circled letters ↗BENDOREGON
  31. 60Burr in "Hamilton" ↗AARON
  32. 62Ctrl-Alt-___ ↗DEL
  33. 63Think out loud ↗OPINE
  34. 64Adrien with Oscars ↗BRODY
  35. 65Miner matter ↗ORE
  36. 66Birthplace of artist Leonardo ↗VINCI
  37. 67Flippant ↗SASSY
  38. 68Holiday party pour ↗NOG
  39. 69Plein-air painter's prop ↗EASEL

Down 39

  1. 1Bygone world power, for short ↗USSR
  2. 2Prefix meaning "one-billionth" ↗NANO
  3. 3Bulky slip-on ↗CLOG
  4. 4Italian film star Sophia ↗LOREN
  5. 5Main courses ↗ENTREES
  6. 6El infierno figure ↗DIABLO
  7. 7Modern lead-in to coin ↗DOGE
  8. 8Huge ↗ENORMOUS
  9. 9"Be on the lookout" alert, in brief ↗APB
  10. 10Role for Erik Estrada on TV's "CHiPs" … as well as in real life ↗POLICEMAN
  11. 11Stiffly demure ↗PRIM
  12. 12Toy brand with theme parks on three continents ↗LEGO
  13. 13Unspoiled paradise ↗EDEN
  14. 21Muppet who's made guest appearances on "Scrubs" and "The West Wing" ↗ELMO
  15. 22Suggestions ↗TIPS
  16. 26Quiet sound? ↗SHH
  17. 27Inflexible ↗RIGID
  18. 28Low-cost, in ads ↗ECONO
  19. 29Handout at a busy restaurant ↗PAGER
  20. 32"___ will get you from A to B. Imagination can take you everywhere" (statement attributed to Einstein) ↗LOGIC
  21. 33Humor with a twist ↗IRONY
  22. 34Protection ↗AEGIS
  23. 36Thor and Odin ↗NORSEGODS
  24. 37Dorm aides, for short ↗RAS
  25. 39Forwent ↗PASSEDON
  26. 42What's touch and go? ↗TAG
  27. 43Hunk of melted mozzarella, e.g. ↗GLOB
  28. 44Sport with mallets ↗POLO
  29. 45Give the OK ↗APPROVE
  30. 47Reason to wear a knee brace, perhaps ↗BADLEG
  31. 51Old-timey photo filter ↗SEPIA
  32. 52Zingers ↗JABS
  33. 53Prefix with sail or glide ↗PARA
  34. 54Cupid's Greek counterpart ↗EROS
  35. 56Infamous Roman ruler ↗NERO
  36. 57Options for martinis ↗GINS
  37. 58A single time ↗ONCE
  38. 59Actor ___ Patrick Harris ↗NEIL
  39. 61Subway Series squad, on scoreboards ↗NYY