Our NYT Crossword Hints for July 27, 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 27, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 7/27/25. 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. Maintains, as a superstition
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9A. Subject of the 2017 musical film "The Greatest Showman"
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15A. Same with me
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20A. Not funny
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22A. Ralph Ellison novel about a nameless protagonist's journey in racist America
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24A. Forgiving middle-aged dads for their dad jokes, say?
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26A. Picket line?
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27A. Bud in Cooperstown
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28A. Dorm room staple food
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29A. Cross-country conveyances
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30A. Darth Vader's childhood nickname
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32A. Inflexible
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34A. Have away with words?
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36A. Muppet of Mexican descent
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39A. Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe
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42A. Gives lip
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47A. Attire for Larry Page and Sergey Brin when visiting Google incognito?
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51A. Columbus sch.
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52A. Carnage
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53A. Down Easter
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54A. One with a set of pipes
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55A. Come out of one's shell?
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57A. Sherlock's sister on TV
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60A. ___ bag
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62A. Much-maligned 2019 movie about which one review said "It's 'Battlefield Earth' with whiskers"
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63A. One of classical music's Three B's
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66A. Landscaper's supply
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69A. Tundra or taiga
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71A. "You think that hunk of junk'll pass inspection? Please!"?
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78A. Trademarked refrigerant
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79A. Uncle Sam's land, informally
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80A. Lithe
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81A. +/-
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84A. Drink mixed in mixed drinks
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86A. Handy
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89A. Avatar of Vishnu
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90A. Back in, in a way
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92A. Try to hit in laser tag
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95A. Older sister of Rachel, in Genesis
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98A. Basic BASIC statements
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99A. Real chess playa?
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104A. Contemporary of Gauss and Faraday
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105A. James who played Scotty on "Star Trek"
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106A. No ___ Bob!
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107A. Part of une pièce de théâtre
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110A. Plunderers of Rome
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112A. Hindu honorific
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113A. Clock toggle
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117A. Hollowed out, as an apple
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120A. Hogwarts's "Half-Blood Prince"
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122A. Burnt pigment
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126A. Greeting from a famous Italian character to a famous Italian American actress?
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130A. DC power player in the late 1800s?
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131A. Good thing to play in a trick-taking game
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132A. Magical symbol
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133A. Dispensing, with "out"
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134A. Art lovers
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1D. One always cooking up new ideas?
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2D. Ritzy
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3D. That's my cue!
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4D. ___ compensation (stock options, for instance)
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5D. Revegetation, e.g.
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6D. Canon option, in brief
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7D. They may be Thai or chai
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8D. Cuisinart competitor
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9D. Noted rapper with an oxymoronic name
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10D. Director Lee
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11D. Traveler in no need of hotels, for short
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12D. Columbian caravel
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13D. "I'm your guy"
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14D. Bogged down
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15D. ___-right (political category)
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16D. Twice tres
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17D. Out Of Control
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18D. Nail salon request, familiarly
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19D. 1980s band among Australia's all-time best-selling groups
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21D. Quartz compound
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23D. Cast out
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25D. When doubled, "Sleep well"
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31D. Langston Hughes poem that begins "___, sing America"
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33D. Word with mine or dump
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35D. ___ the Town (punny fast-food restaurant name)
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36D. Vacation package offerer, perhaps
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37D. Visionary
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38D. Lot unit
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40D. Prefix with angular
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41D. D.C. 100: Abbr.
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43D. Mickey Mouse's boss in "Fantasia"
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44D. Whale of a tale
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45D. Géorgie par exemple
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46D. Identity thief's acquisitions, in brief
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47D. The pyramids, essentially
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48D. Stimpy’s TV pal
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49D. Rookies
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50D. Bond's man?
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56D. Skill taught to Luke Skywalker
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58D. Texter's gasp
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59D. Feast with kalua pig
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61D. Skedaddles
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64D. ___ de Glace (glacier in the French Alps)
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65D. Fr. holy women
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67D. Desperate pursuit of fame, in modern lingo
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68D. Weight
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70D. Channel that popularized video jockeys
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72D. Shower scrubber
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73D. Split
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74D. Mai ___
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75D. TV friend of Jerry, George and Kramer
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76D. Money for your money
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77D. Slightest
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81D. Black-and-white hunter
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82D. Longtime NPR host Diane
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83D. Part of a flight
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85D. Bone-dry
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87D. Business entity inits.
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88D. Shrill cries
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91D. Slimy veggie
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93D. Brian who co-founded the Long Now Foundation
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94D. In awe
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96D. Chums, in Chamonix
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97D. "Bah, humbug!"
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100D. Nashville and New Orleans, for musicians
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101D. Stomping ground
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102D. Bringing up the rear
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103D. Yuck!
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108D. Sacred object
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109D. Lose ground?
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111D. Slash on a scoresheet
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113D. Qtys.
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114D. When repeated, a tropical fish
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115D. ___ rock (genre for Pink Floyd and Dream Theater, familiarly)
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116D. Apt name for a narcissist?
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118D. Release
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119D. He loved Lucy
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121D. Nesting pair in the Outback
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123D. Army __
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124D. The Emerald Isle
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125D. Photosensitive cells
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127D. Seasoning for una margarita
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128D. Bit of plasma
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129D. One whose uniform bears the Star of Life, for short
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.
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