NYT Crossword July 13 2025 Answers (7/13/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for July 13 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our NYT Crossword July 13, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle 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 New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword July 13, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/13/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Cry from a guard tower
5A Imaginary fiends
11A Assign a number, maybe
15A Takes orders at a restaurant
20A Great Plains tribe
21A "I'll be right with you"
22A Name that becomes a shape if you switch the second and fourth letters
23A They might leave you in stitches, for short
25A Not marbled, say
26A Electronic music genre
27A Pai gow game piece
28A Relieve
29A They have seniority
31A Bit of red in a salad
32A What accepts all cookies?
33A Bottom
34A Under, on a score
35A ___ of all
36A They might be padded
38A Gift in the 2000 movie "The Gift"
39A Here, in Paris
40A Alternative fuel source
42A ___ Noël
43A Yoga sounds
44A ’60s war zone
45A "Wicked" protagonist
49A 180
52A Acknowledge silently
54A Leave be
56A Big hunk
57A Many idol worshipers
59A Cartoonist Silverstein
62A Took an hour off mid-day, say
64A Phrase cooed en español
65A Dry, as Spanish wine
66A Monk known as "The Father of English History"
69A Geometric art style, familiarly
70A Going wrong
72A Two-stringed Chinese instrument
73A Gave a hoot
74A Gentleman's disagreement?
75A Website feed inits.
76A Basketball shooter's lament
78A Flattering lines
79A Subj. for John Maynard Keynes
81A Alma mater for John Maynard Keynes
82A Dot in la mer
83A It lets you move north
85A Windy City commuting org.
88A "A picture is worth a thousand words," e.g.
91A Mulligans
93A Big name in streaming
94A Gossip about
96A Champion's memento
97A Hold a grudge against
98A North Carolina university
99A "See if that's OK"
100A Chore-o-graph?
102A Significant start
103A Good person
104A Collectors' org.
105A Traded for cash
108A Letter-shaped opening
110A Postgrad degs.
111A 1962 Paul Anka hit with the lyric "Kiss me mucho"
113A Absorb, as a cost
115A "___ bin ein Berliner"
117A Goddess of the rainbow
119A State bird of Minnesota
120A ___ degree
121A Give bad marks
122A Reason for a successful steal, maybe
126A Unstable noble gas
129A French composer Erik
131A Eeyore-esque
133A Black dialect, in brief
134A Seemingly forever
135A Roar
136A Soft palate appendages
137A Some M.L.B. highlights
138A Litigious threat
140A Daughter on "Bob's Burgers"
141A Group in charge
142A Puffer or blazer
143A Still looming, say
144A Shape that becomes a name if you switch the second and fourth letters
145A Wet bar?
146A Smooth with a whetstone
147A Like some bobsleighs
148A Hawk
1D With 114-Down, some neighborhood bars … or what connect eight pairs of answers in this puzzle?
2D Shopped at a farmers' market, say
3D Concern for a web game developer
4D Guiding principle
5D Morse ". . ."
6D Opposite of WSW
7D Play featuring a trio of witches
8D Actor ___ Jackson Jr.
9D State birds of Hawaii
10D Winfield ___, loser to Franklin Pierce for president in 1852
11D Chopper spinner
12D Still in the game
13D Pranksters may have tall ones
14D Tie
15D Fictional land on "Game of Thrones"
16D Got going
17D Wedding exchange
18D See 68-Down
19D Deep split
24D Falls through the cracks, say
30D Strung rungs
35D Likely place for a hot mic
37D Certain religious pacifist
41D Gloss over, linguistically
46D French film director Varda, whom Martin Scorsese once described as "one of the gods of cinema"
47D Italian lawn game
48D Just hate
49D Downright
50D Still-life vessels
51D Quite a while
53D Jacks and jennies
55D The old you?
58D Bygone owner of Capitol Records
60D Tier
61D Like sperm whales, among all animals
63D Slurpable noodle
66D Looked high and low in
67D Polliwog
68D With 18-Down, classic 1967 song by a group whose name is a hint to solving the eight bonus clues (see note)
71D Biotech crop, in brief
74D "Ah, thanks for explaining"
77D As an answer
80D Atlantic food fish
81D Breakfast brand with a Thick & Fluffy variety
84D Fruit-shaped candies
85D Wide rift
86D Puccini opera set in Rome
87D Ancient symbols of life
88D Man's name that sounds like two consonants
89D Some luxury bags
90D "Consequently ..."
92D ___ noche (tonight, in Tijuana)
95D One of 12 for Jacob
97D Classic detergent brand
101D Use for sleeping, say
103D Stealthy aquatic hunter
106D Started broadcasting
107D Countrywide
109D "Lip Gloss" rapper, 2007
112D Stop being buds?
114D See 1-Down
115D Hosting site with a gallery of memes
116D Jersey boys?
118D Google action
123D Just not done
124D Birdlike
125D Beau ___
126D Bonnie with 13 Grammys
127D Beaming
128D AC___ (G.M. subsidiary)
130D Some saxes
132D Grab bag
135D "We've all ___ there"
139D Thurman who played the bride in "Kill Bill"

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.

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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.

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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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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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