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NYT Crossword — July 2, 2025

Wednesday’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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4B
5C
6N
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8T
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10L
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Across

36 clues
1___ salad
5Site for techies
9One of the hues in a Crayola eight-pack
14Shape of many a racetrack
15Fit as a fiddle
16"… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)
17Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion
19Enough
20W.W.E. star Dumas
21Portfolio portion, in brief
22It hangs on in the winter
23Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"
27One might charge el capote rojo
292014 Winter Olympics host
30Iridescent gemstones
32Bingo relative
34Squid's ink holder
37Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%
40Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existence
42Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.
43"___ move"
45Cabinet department since 1913
46Nudges against
49Room for growth?
50Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782
56Enemy vessels in W.W. II
57Outfit that might have satin lapels, informally
58Key near F1
61Spanish island with many nightclubs
62Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires
65"___ est mort" ("the king is dead")
66Modern aerosol emitter, for short
67x times y, potentially
68Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"
69"... or ___!" (threat)
70"College GameDay" airer

Down

42 clues
1___ América (international football competition)
2Tube descender
3Step up from an upright piano
4Layered lunch offering, informally
5Tweets
6Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.
7Inventor Whitney
8Beverage in Wonderland
9Leg support
10Minimum or maximum
11Pet safety org.
12Chamber group instruments
13Genuflect
18Narrow inlet
22"Uncut Gems" actress Menzel
24"The Sound of Music" antagonist
25"Ugh!"
26Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
27Common stir-fry ingredient
28Grand work
31For example
33One who gives a hoot
34Ones wreaking havoc
35___ bomb
36No-no in many fad diets
38Thoroughly covers
39Low-pitched musical instrument
41"Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"
44Don't get stuck in it!
47Onetime geometric game fad
48What mascara might do
50Muscular
51"The Sound of Music" locale
52"The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for two
53Creator of a lot of buzz in the music scene
54Laundry problem
55No. after a tel. no.
59Part of a plan
60Jackie of martial arts films
62Bit of a laugh
63Femur/tibia connector, in brief
64Issa of Hollywood

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
13 ltrs
Longest entry
Medium
Wednesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJul 2, 2025
DayWednesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorDan Caprera
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split36 across · 42 down
Longest entries
23ADid you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"13 ltrs50ADid you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 178213 ltrs17ADid you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red Lion9 ltrs62ADid you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires9 ltrs3DStep up from an upright piano9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.