NYT Crossword July 21 2025 Answers (7/21/25)

Our NYT Crossword July 21, 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 21, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/21/25, 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	K-pop supergroup
4A	What an angry customer may leave
9A	Vast Mongolian desert
13A	Google.com, e.g.
14A	Sound heard before "Bless you!"
15A	One producing cakes and cookies
16A	Successful throws to the end zone
19A	Heinie
20A	Côte d'___ (French Riviera)
21A	Regular 6 p.m. broadcast of daily events
29A	Regretted
30A	___-weenie
31A	Big TV network in the U.K.
34A	Take the ___ (acquire control)
37A	Threadbare
38A	Vans from hotels to terminals and back
42A	Sports org. at the center of a 2021 antitrust ruling
43A	Ones crossing picket lines
44A	Ending with lemon or orange
45A	Rejected, as an application
48A	Enjoy a book or magazine
50A	Their are fore of them hear in this sentance
55A	"Gotcha"
56A	Series of push-ups or curls at a gym
58A	Slogan for the Pokémon franchise ... also appropriate for 16-, 21-, 38- and 50-Across?
65A	Actress Amy or President John Quincy
66A	Like the boonies
67A	Abbreviation for an Army absence
68A	Mercedes-___
69A	Pluckiness
70A	Place for a pig
1D	Remainder of a cigarette
2D	Word after rainbow or steelhead
3D	Watery snow
4D	"Gonna pass"
5D	Anxiety-related condition, for short
6D	Even if, informally
7D	Des Moines denizen
8D	___ scheme (financial fraud)
9D	Purchase at a pump
10D	Gives the go-ahead
11D	"Busy" buzzer
12D	Org. that orders audits
15D	Flat-bottomed boat
17D	One-named singer of "If I Could Turn Back Time"
18D	Common fourth-and-long decision
22D	Currency in Lyon but not London
23D	Swerve
24D	Does some copy desk work
25D	Semiaquatic salamander
26D	___ Holmes (Sherlock's sister, on Netflix)
27D	Overcaffeinated, colloquially
28D	Have a feeling
31D	Lineup at Woodstock or Coachella
32D	Muscle used in pull-ups, informally
33D	Basic bird made in origami
35D	Situation Room grp.
36D	What two toddlers should learn to do
39D	Aid in making a sandcastle
40D	Lyft rival
41D	Bygone Russian ruler
46D	Man's name that is an anagram of AISLE
47D	Kind of golf that uses baskets instead of holes
49D	Housing on a college quad
51D	Gets closer
52D	Elaborate outfit
53D	Quantities of paper
54D	Treat with bananas and ice cream
57D	Kill it, in a good way
58D	Gossip, gossip, gossip
59D	Positive poem
60D	Something to pick up at a beach?
61D	Celebrity gossip website
62D	Word on a French wine label
63D	___ Solo of "Star Wars"
64D	Animal with a fraternal order named after it

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.