NYT Crossword — July 16, 2025
Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 70 revealed
1P
2L
3E
4A
5A
6T
7E
8O
9N
10B
11A
12S
13E
14D
O
N
T
15E
V
E
N
16B
E
S
T
I
R
17F
O
O
T
L
O
N
G
18S
O
M
B
E
R
19R
O
W
E
20N
E
A
T
O
21W
22H
A
T
S
T
23H
24E
25M
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T
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R
26P
E
A
C
E
27S
E
D
A
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28E
A
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T
29A
N
N
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R
30B
31O
32R
33E
V
A
34B
35O
36B
T
A
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L
37A
M
A
38R
E
N
39F
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40F
L
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41I
D
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43T
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45H
46E
L
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S
A
47M
U
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48R
O
L
L
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50A
L
W
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51T
52T
E
A
B
R
53E
54A
55K
56P
L
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57C
A
N
O
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G
58S
A
Y
S
S
O
59M
S
T
60E
N
D
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Stats & info
Wednesday, Jul 16, 202515×15
Grid size
70
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
5.3
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJul 16, 2025
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorJasin Cekinmez
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split31 across · 39 down
Longest entries
21A"Something bothering you?"14 ltrs44A2003 period film starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe14 ltrs14ALead-in to an implied "go there" or "think about it"8 ltrs17ASub category8 ltrs29AHome of the Wolverines in college sports8 ltrs
Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 5.3 letters per entry.