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NYT Crossword — July 10, 2025

Thursday’s 14 × 16 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 74 revealed

1C

2U

3B

4S

5S

6S

7N

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B

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16M

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N

17D

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C

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18F

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D

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19M

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G

A

R

20D

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N

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21A

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C

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57J

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59B

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60E

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62C

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64M

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Across

36 clues

1Major-league team known as the "North Siders," locally

12Heckelphone relative

13Urban housing option

15Marie Claire competitor

161970 Van Morrison title track

18Barbershop choice

21Part of the house in which Kevin is left behind in "Home Alone"

22Fundamental precepts

23How some points end up

26Common fossil fuel

34Yaki ___ (Japanese stir-fry)

35Photographer Goldin

36Line of rulers ended by the 33-Down

38Japanese lunch box

40Canine command

42Chile's Nevado ___ Cruces National Park

43Ending with lemon or cannon

48Vape, informally

49Sparkling water additive

602025 Pixar film

61Big race that's no longer around?

62"Aw, jeez, you can't do that!"

63December has two big ones

64N.B.A. star Ginóbili

66C.I.A. predecessor

67It can follow anyone

Down

38 clues

1Curve that gives one pause?

2German war vessel

3What a stepstool provides

5Reminder of a past fight, maybe

6Karaoke choice

7For real, to Gen Z

9Glazer of "Broad City"

10Like Stonehenge vis-à-vis the Parthenon

14"End of story!"

17Part of a restaurant's ambience

20"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ___" (Bravo show)

25A best man may make one

27Part of a brass band

28Checked like a bouncer, for short

30Not straight up, in a way

31Give orders loudly and curtly

33See 36-Across

37Nicki Minaj or Iggy Pop, e.g.

39Neighbor of an Emirati

41Active ingredient in some gummies

46Certain skirts

47River through six Asian countries

50Actress Hayek

51Notable descendant

52Cynthia of "Wicked"

55Podiatric maladies

58Rare golf scores

59Freelancer's lack

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 10, 2025

14×16

Grid size

74

Total entries

36/188

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 10, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorEmily Biegas and Sala Wanetick

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 38 down

Longest entries

19AA♠14 ltrs 57AJ♦14 ltrs 27AK♣10 ltrs 44AQ♥10 ltrs 16A1970 Van Morrison title track9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.