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NYT Crossword — July 17, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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41 clues

6Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"

14Search engine giant based in China

15Flaky white fish

17Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet

18Ones who are out of cite, in brief?

20Hang outdoors, say

22Expensive topper

23Subject of evaluation by a college panel, informally

27Like respect for a parent

28It has its ups and downs

30Characters in "There Will Be Blood"

33Talking point at a political debate

34Small sticking point

37Layout of solar panels, e.g.

38Elvis Costello hit featured in "Notting Hill"

39Film heroine in search of the demigod Maui

41Precursor of the International Space Station

44Something carried into battle

45Section at the end of a textbook, often

47Manner of speaking

48Jet wing fasteners

52Word before foot, fire or free

54Badlands discovery, maybe

58Explosive stuff, familiarly

62Setting for some White House events

63Like some chatter

64Cartoon character who says "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet"

65Pioneering puzzle-laden computer game

66Yearbook superlative

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37 clues

1Prez on a penny

3Nervous twitch

4That's a thought

5(Stops (false (not any) witness) filming)

6Makes a mess, in a way, as a pet

7Compact wooden figures ... and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-Down

10Alpha Centauri A, par exemple

11(Bucks' (lady's (roadside stopover) title) mates)

12Director Kurosawa

13Headbanger's genre

21Part of a seat assignment

22(Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities)

23Region known for its silk and tea

25(Church (Buffalo's (minister, informally) waters) seats)

27Seasonal malady

29Pirates' sphere

35Words often appearing after a number and a hyphen

36Jamie ___, "Ted Lasso" character

40Tolkien creature

43___ Vegan (resident of Nevada's largest city)

46Withdraw one's testimony

49"Here's hoping …"

54Classic pet name

59"You're oversharing"

60Cartoon canine

61Alternative to .com

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 17, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 17, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorSam Brody

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split41 across · 37 down

Longest entries

7DCompact wooden figures ... and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-Down15 ltrs 5D(Stops (false (not any) witness) filming)12 ltrs 22D(Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities)12 ltrs 11D(Bucks' (lady's (roadside stopover) title) mates)11 ltrs 25D(Church (Buffalo's (minister, informally) waters) seats)11 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.