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NYT Crossword — July 20, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

62 clues

1The small screen's second Golden Age, informally

7Completed in two under par

13Indian tourist mecca

19One working near home

21"Wait for it ... finished!"

23Cardinal point?

25Philanthropist ___ French Gates

26Ignore the alarm, say

27Tipping point?

29Few and far between

32Terse affirmation

33Scottish regional accents

38Father of Transcendentalism

41What makes a twister twistier?

43"Absolutamente!"

44Really really

47Cry near a scarecrow

49Airport sign carrier

57Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist

59Potpourri feature

60What the Mosquirix vaccine targets

63"Take a hike, pal!"

65Supergiant, e.g.

75Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely"

76Singsong refrain syllables

79Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie

81Bring up the rear?

93Sawbones, in brief

94Alternative to Yahoo Mail

95It's just a guess: Abbr.

97Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado"

98Frodo's sidekick

101Gym

104Stately trees

105Barn-raising participants, maybe

111Sticking point?

115Smooths, as the way

120Home to Uganda's presidential palace

121Brownie point?

125Flagship Honda model

126Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare

127Like hemoglobin

129Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"

130They're not good looks

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2Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar

3Sunday school recess?

4Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity

5Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em

6"The Floating City"

7"You get the picture"

8Sound while sticking out one's tongue

9Greek sisters of myth

10Pop star Dua ___

12Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo)

13"Let's do this!"

14Much-desired blood type, for short

15Fly by the seat of one's pants

17Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling"

18Letter opener

28Nutrient inits.

30Race with an anchor

31Brunch station offering

34Astronaut Grissom

35Finsteraarhorn, e.g.

39Common lampshade shade

40Scottish negative

42Muslim leader

48"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan"

52Stick on a tree

54Joie de vivre

55More than wanna

58Biblical shepherd

60Many residents, for short

61Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service

62Up

65It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen

66Mast attachment above a gaff

67QB stat: Abbr.

68Fraternity letter

70Plans for the future, in brief?

71Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire"

74Annual celebrations, informally

79"The Golden Bachelor" network

82Newbery-winning author Scott ___

85Cousin of a man crush

90"The plan has been approved!"

91Kind of cycle at night

92Partner, with "the"

93Hot, hot, hot

100Petting zoo noise

102Suburban setting?

103IHOP selections

106Woodworking or bird-watching

112New York theater award first given in 1956

113One of the 10 plagues of Egypt

114Dungeons & Dragons baddies

116One of 24 in Yankee Stadium

119Some cruise ship amenities

122Ticketmaster spec

123Navy submarine head: Abbr.

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jul 20, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

73/368

Black / letter cells

5.3

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 20, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeTen Point Spread

ConstructorMichael Schlossberg

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split62 across · 78 down

Longest entries

23ACardinal point?13 ltrs 121ABrownie point?13 ltrs 27ATipping point?12 ltrs 111ASticking point?12 ltrs 53APlot point?10 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 73 black squares and averages 5.3 letters per entry.