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NYT Crossword — July 24, 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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Across

37 clues

6Speech therapists' targets

11Adds to the chain, in a way

14Daggerlike symbols on manuscripts

16It may be brown or blonde

17"Nice of you to show up"

19Something to play by

20Marching syllable

21Utter nonsense

22Vocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in "Shallow" and "Bad Romance"

24Tries, tries again

27Univision article

28"Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!"

33Cow or cobra, in yoga

37Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan

38With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme

39Stereotypical attire for tech bros

41See 38-Across

43Speak hoarsely

44___ blanc (type of white grape)

45"Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa"

50Relative of a votive candle

54Attire for an acrobat

58Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief

59Lion in ancient Rome

60"omg, u r too much"

61"Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!"

64Love, at Wimbledon

66"___: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson best seller

67Like one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally

68Fathers' last words?

69"Challenge accepted!"

Down

41 clues

1Japanese rice cake

3Home for the Sun Devils

4___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.)

5Many a Joseph Cornell artwork

8A matchbook, for a wobbly table, say

9"___ down!" ("Shut up!")

10Explore a cave

11Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C.

12One might be cooked "casino"-style

13Will be, in Spanish

18Musical building block

23Company name ender

25South African currency

26Doesn't get hit, say

29Hard animal to herd

31Site of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 10

32Lasting lash effect

33"East of Eden" girl

34Setting for "The King and I"

35Mammal that can roll up into a ball

39One might help you move

40Medium capacity?

41___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009)

43Skin condition that causes facial flushing

44Major that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally

47Ties another knot, so to speak

48Comical growl

51Word with cut or shot

52Observe closely, as orders

55Genre for "Double Indemnity"

56Last word in the first line of "Home on the Range"

57One tablespoon, maybe

63Porkpie, e.g.

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 24, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 24, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorGinny Too

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

28A"Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!"12 ltrs 45A"Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa"12 ltrs 17A"Nice of you to show up"11 ltrs 61A"Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!"11 ltrs 11DLike the Roman Empire around 48 B.C.9 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.