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NYT Crossword — July 28, 2025

Monday’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

1"Catfish" channel

4Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr.

7Cole ___ (cabbage dishes)

12Cry of discovery

13Cupid, to ancient Greeks

15Combustible fuel for trucks

16Corn, to a Midwest farmer

18Canada's capital

19Children's song refrain ("Old MacDonald had a farm …")

20Characteristic of a penetrating mind

22"Count me as a yes!"

30Constellation part

31Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom)

33Course standard on the links

39Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985

43Childish retort

46Croquet locale

49Concert equipment

52College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024

57Chain of luxury hotels

58City of Honolulu's island

59Central artery

63Cellphone's weather app, e.g.

65Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!)

67Crested wading birds

68Crossing guard's command

69"Can't believe I missed something so obvious!"

71Charlotte Brontë, to Anne and Emily, informally

72Complete dump

Down

41 clues

1Ceremonial rod

2Cuisine with pad see ew

3Carnation holder

4Cover again, as with paint

5Calculate something incorrectly, say

6Contract from a publisher

7Command to a dog

8"Could you please stop talking about that?!"

9"Completely the same for me"

10"Call us the champs!"

11"Chill," e.g., for "relax"

14Contractor's detail, in brief

15Cousin of a cruller or bear claw

17Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person

21Canon camera brand named for a goddess

24Certain tow job, informally

25California wine valley

26Cuzco dweller of old

27Christian of fashion

28"Christmas comes but ___ a year"

32"Calm down there, buddy"

34Cardi B's genre

36China's continent

37Compassionate

38Copious amount

40Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child

41Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa

42Capital of Peru

47Comical sorts

48Crime lab material

50Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.g.

52Cringe out of fear

54Chief Hindu god

55Chicken ___ mein

56Certain bout enders, in brief

60Cincinnati baseball team

61Completely stretched

62Cinder-covered

64Coneheads, e.g., for short

66Cooper and Peyton Manning’s QB brother

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Stats & info

Monday, Jul 28, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

4.7

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 28, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorBrian Callahan

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

39ACarbonated beverage as reintroduced in 198515 ltrs 23ACasino no-no12 ltrs 52ACollege basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 202412 ltrs 8D"Could you please stop talking about that?!"9 ltrs 32D"Calm down there, buddy"9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.