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NYT Crossword — August 7, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1B
2U
3M
4P
5A
6L
7O
8U
9D
10A
11S
12T
13I
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F
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15G
O
D
N
O
16L
O
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N
17T
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18A
R
N
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R
S
19P
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20P
R
A
G
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21L
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22H
23A
24S
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25I
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27A
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30Y
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31P
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34R
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39F
40C
C
41P
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45O
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50O
51D
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53C
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55G
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56V
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57E
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58P
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59O
60N
61E
62T
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64O
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Across

35 clues
1Speeding check
5Vocally
10Source for some bubbly
14Where the Magi journeyed from
15"Over my dead body!"
16One may be in default
17Mixtures in copier cartridges
19Target of an exfoliator
20Birthplace of Madeleine Albright and Vaclav Havel
21Drink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe
22Begins dealing with
25Chatted online, in brief
27Risk-___
29Sporting great who said "Tennis uses the language of life"
30School that's a rival of 37-Down
31P.R. piece?
35Stat used to calculate a QB's passer rating
36In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across
39Org. that monitors on-air obscenity
41Matter in a neon sign
42Subjects of some European fishing bans
45Start of a lovelorn soliloquy
47Bridges in Baghdad cross it
49Some fishing gear
53Level in a social hierarchy
54Street urchin
55Less merry
57Abbr. standing in for co-authors
58Investigate in detail
62Pitchfork point
63Rivian competitor
64Gemstone found in hot springs
65Org. promoting sober motoring
66Half-___ (desultory)
67Winter sports venue

Down

39 clues
1Be up
2What arrives in the film "Arrival"
3Dash display in some cars
4Tax ___
5Tourist destination outside of Delhi
6Nighttime sound?
7Classical performance space
8One with diplomatic plates in N.Y.C.
9"Mesa para ___" (request at a Spanish restaurant)
10Wool source
11Futures experts?
12Most pucker-inducing
13"Gimme!"
18Culture vulture's concerns
21Financial center of West Africa
22Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen
23Director DuVernay
24It's needed to stay calm
26Rankles no end
28Prose postscript
32___ Hagen, Tony-winning actress and theater practitioner
33Trains for the Chicago White Sox?
34Dreamily named rock group?
37School that's a rival of 30-Across, informally
38Part of a jouster's protection
39Thinks nothing of
40European land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed
43On fire
44Seattle-to-Mount Rainier dir.
46On its way, in a way
48Drink that might turn your tongue blue
50Fiends of folklore
51Useless leftovers
52Fur once favored by Russian royalty
56Baseball Hall-of-Famer Guerrero, to fans
58Org. that might sponsor a read-a-thon, in brief
59Mani-pedi brand
60Grammy, in the U.K.
61Creature on the state flags of Michigan and Idaho

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Stats & info

Thursday, Aug 7, 2025
15×15
Grid size
74
Total entries
34/191
Black / letter cells
5.2
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedAug 7, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorBen Zimmer
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split35 across · 39 down
Longest entries
36AIn vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across11 ltrs11DFutures experts?11 ltrs24DIt's needed to stay calm11 ltrs17AMixtures in copier cartridges10 ltrs58AInvestigate in detail10 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.