NYT CROSSWORD • FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Jul 4, 2025

Complete answer list for the July 4, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Colin AdamsEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1572 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Aesthetic features of some jeans ↗RIPS
  2. 5Scroll sites ↗ARKS
  3. 9Move like a model ↗STRUT
  4. 14Singer/songwriter King with 2014's "Ex's & Oh's" ↗ELLE
  5. 158 vis-à-vis 7 and 9 ↗MEAN
  6. 16Hurly-burly ↗HOOHA
  7. 17Handful and more ↗SLEW
  8. 18One getting really pumped up at a children's party? ↗BALLOONDOG
  9. 20"Just being honest …" ↗ICANTLIE
  10. 22Beaters ↗WHISKS
  11. 23Rapper who won his first Grammy with "King's Disease" ↗NAS
  12. 24___ Grace ↗HER
  13. 25The Spanish alphabet's 14th letter (without a tilde) or 15th letter (with a tilde) ↗ENE
  14. 26Lukewarm ↗TEPID
  15. 28A flying fox is actually a type of this ↗FRUITBAT
  16. 33Roughly 120, for Vatican City ↗ACRES
  17. 34Like many higher-ups ↗CORPORATE
  18. 35Hefty herbivore ↗RHINO
  19. 36One meaning of the "+" in LGBTQ+, in brief ↗ARO
  20. 37Request at a bar ↗HITME
  21. 38Mustang, for one ↗MUSCLECAR
  22. 40Wyoming's ___ Pass ↗TETON
  23. 41Race place ↗SPEEDWAY
  24. 42Rightmost column on the periodic table ↗GASES
  25. 43Adverb that's a homophone of 54-Down ↗TOO
  26. 44"When you teach your ___, you teach your ___'s ___": the Talmud ↗SON
  27. 45D&D, e.g. ↗RPG
  28. 47Nickname for basketball's Mike Krzyzewski ↗COACHK
  29. 51Avoiding coverage, in a way ↗MEDIASHY
  30. 53Major for someone who can correctly distinguish between Manet and Monet ↗ARTHISTORY
  31. 55X or XL offering, perhaps ↗UBER
  32. 56Source of many a motto ↗LATIN
  33. 57Intermeshed ↗WOVE
  34. 58El ___ (Six Flags coaster with horns on the front) ↗TORO
  35. 59Loud metallic sound ↗CLANG
  36. 60To pieces? ↗ODES
  37. 61Oafs ↗OXES

Down 35

  1. 1Tree goop ↗RESIN
  2. 2"Go on ahead" ↗ILLCATCHUP
  3. 3Order in the court ↗PLEASERISE
  4. 4Like the eyes of some Raggedy Anns ↗SEWN
  5. 5Sauntered ↗AMBLED
  6. 6Put a pilot back into action? ↗REAIR
  7. 7Healthful smoothie ingredient ↗KALE
  8. 8Show with an illustrious "Five-Timers Club," in brief ↗SNL
  9. 9Only M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season ↗SHOHEIOHTANI
  10. 10Actress Collette with an Emmy and a Golden Globe ↗TONI
  11. 11Retina contents ↗RODS
  12. 12"Fine, I guess" ↗UHOK
  13. 13They put runners out ↗TAGS
  14. 19Cop (to) ↗OWNUP
  15. 21Question that's a humble response to a clothing compliment ↗THISOLDTHING
  16. 25Slip ↗ERROR
  17. 27The "p" in Paddington Station? ↗PENCE
  18. 28Exploratory trip ↗FORAY
  19. 29Gives a shot ↗TRIES
  20. 30Spot to swing from ↗BATTERSBOX
  21. 31Vibe ↗ATMOSPHERE
  22. 32Miss ___ USA (beauty pageant) ↗TEEN
  23. 33Tank tops expose them ↗ARMS
  24. 34Ivory Coast's main export ↗CACAO
  25. 39Endor inhabitants in the "Star Wars" universe ↗EWOKS
  26. 42"Abso-freakin'-lutely!" ↗GODYES
  27. 44Start to rally, maybe ↗SERVE
  28. 46Santorini sandwiches ↗GYROS
  29. 47Course in which integration is taught, for short ↗CALC
  30. 48What comes before B? ↗ORAL
  31. 49"___ girl!" ↗ATTA
  32. 50Gossip, informally ↗CHIN
  33. 51Vibe ↗MOOD
  34. 52Flash setting ↗AUTO
  35. 54Numerical homophone of 43-Across ↗TWO