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NYT Crossword — August 1, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Stringy parts of oranges

10Longtime airer of the docuseries "American Greed"

14Offerings from a truck or cart

16Carrier lead-in to méxico

17Phish-monger?

19"The devil take ___ soul!": Laertes

20Possible response to "Who's ready?"

21Start of a rally

22Direction in a grilling recipe

23Substack alternative

25Was out for a bit

28"Come on, stop dreaming"

29Insect that can reproduce with or without mating

30Oatmeal, e.g.

34Hour, in Italy

35"See ya later!"

36Beginning of Taurus season

38Zapped, in a way

39Sale sign words

40Meals at which Elijah's cup is poured

41Ay, there's the rub!

43Bordering on inappropriate, in a way

44Needed a 41-Across

45Golf course part

47Nephew of Abraham

50Locale of the Sea of Serenity

51Literally, "grilled meat"

54One way to the highway

55Opposite of post-

56Complimentary assortment in a hotel room's kitchenette, maybe

57Padding for a grade point average

Down

35 clues

1Alternative to "Hey!"

2Nagging desire

3It may come with breakfast in bed

5Green poke bowl topping

6Evening meal during Ramadan

7Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep"

8Bit of scattered Valentine's Day décor

9D.C. summer hrs.

10Finished with hair and makeup, say

11Exciting announcement from a musician

13Clinton's last defense secretary

15Riser's partner

21Olympic track event in which Kenya dominates

22Intuitive ability in the Marvel Universe

24Hero's journey, say

26Dad, in Korean

27Job for a model

28Chess great Spassky

30Who's ahead and who's not in campaign coverage, so to speak

31Early Chromebook manufacturer

32Energy-efficient bulbs, for short

37Identify (as)

41Black ___, nickname for Kobe Bryant

42What fell on Chicken Little's head

43Medieval characters

47One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali

48R&B/pop singer Aubrey

49"Look what I did!"

51"You cannot look at a sleeping ___ and feel tense": Jane Pauley

52Montevideo Mrs.

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Stats & info

Friday, Aug 1, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

30/195

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 1, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorAbigail Martin

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

5DGreen poke bowl topping12 ltrs 21DOlympic track event in which Kenya dominates12 ltrs 10DFinished with hair and makeup, say11 ltrs 22DIntuitive ability in the Marvel Universe11 ltrs 14AOfferings from a truck or cart10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 30 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.