Our NYT Crossword Hints for July 15, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, July 15, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 7/15/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Neighbor of Vt. and N.H.
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5A. Canceled, as a mission
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9A. Debt to equity, for example
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14A. Longer of the two lower arm bones
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15A. Word with monetary or military
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16A. Option on a popular car service
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17A. Porn
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18A. "Designing Women" co-star of 1980s-’90s TV
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20A. Japanese theatrical genre
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22A. The new oil, it's said
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23A. Yahoo alternative
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24A. Snorkeling site
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26A. Nonspecific cash quantities
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28A. Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family"
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33A. Egg cells
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34A. Dress in Delhi
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35A. Readies, as a fishing line
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38A. Blowout game, in sports headlines
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40A. Auto-___, setting for many subscription services
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43A. American city in the Sonoran Desert
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44A. Work on with the hands, as dough or tired muscles
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46A. First corner square after Go on a Monopoly board
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48A. Author Fleming
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49A. "E.T." actress
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53A. One of the life sciences: Abbr.
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54A. Dry, as the Sonoran Desert
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55A. Dr. whose "lab" is a studio
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58A. Bad way to run
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60A. First basic cable show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
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64A. Singer who starred in "Labyrinth" (1986) and "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976)
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67A. Shakespearean conspirator
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68A. Nimble
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69A. Rips in a review
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70A. Later
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71A. Carolers' celebrations
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72A. Sound of either weariness or relief
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73A. One place to find 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across ... or, parsed differently, how these people might introduce themselves
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1D. Cologne scent
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2D. Heroine of Tennessee Williams’s “Summer and Smoke”
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3D. Give the cold shoulder
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4D. What NASA's Cassini probe orbited for 13 years
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5D. Gentlemen's club, colloquially
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6D. Point value of 68% of Scrabble tiles
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7D. Coat with a thin auric layer
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8D. Capital city on the banks of the Rideau River
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9D. Nonsense syllables one might say in a tub
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10D. ___ Dhabi
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11D. Contract clause
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12D. Ticks off
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13D. Yoked team
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19D. Slightly
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21D. Ivories, on a piano
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25D. Cry from a klutzy golfer
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27D. Grift
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28D. Socially awkward sort
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29D. Stratford-on-___
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30D. Christened
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31D. Stealthy assassin with a sword
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32D. Farmyard refrain in a children's song
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36D. Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks
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37D. Levelheaded
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39D. Remove the skin from
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41D. Notable features of elves and basset hounds
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42D. Latticed metal used in construction and fencing
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45D. Divisions in some history books
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47D. Constellation resembling a musical instrument
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50D. Development center?
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51D. Arcing baseball hits
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52D. House of ___ (old Italian banking family)
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55D. June 6 remembrance
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56D. Competitor of Rao's
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57D. Diabolical
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59D. Title river in an Oscar-winning movie
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61D. Severely injure
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62D. Antiquated "OMG!"
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63D. Modern greenhorn
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65D. ___ de la Cité
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66D. Verb suffix
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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