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NYT Crossword — July 3, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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2A
3A
4C
5H
6I
7P
8R
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10S
11T
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13O
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15R
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17B
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18O
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19O
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20M
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21A
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22Y
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23T
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24L
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26D
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27I
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30E
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58S
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59R
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Across

37 clues
1Sound from a flock
4It gets dropped in a pot
8"Buffalo soldier, dreadlock ___" (Bob Marley lyric)
13Like well-known news
14Lessen in strength
15Toronto N.B.A. player
16Played a bar game? / [Yawn]
18Preserved, in a way
19Boo-boo
20Go pillaging
22Swerve, as an airplane
23Fully add up
25Friend or family member / Clichéd
27Emcee's lines
29Comment that might be said with a push
30It might be bruised in a fall
31City where the Dalai Lama was enthroned
34Actor Sebastian ___ of Marvel Studios films
35Formal dress code / What may "burn" in a drag race
38Member of the South Asian diaspora
41Connect with
42Having a full stomach
45Holy Roman ___, title for Maria Theresa
48Gymnast Biles
50Area with no coverage? / Sore loser
53Like a Venti at Starbucks
54School of higher learning, in Britain
55Biblical Promised Land
57Losing roll in a casino
58It connects to the tailbone
60Directional signals that flash on and off, as suggested by the circles in this puzzle
62Features of many war hero statues
63Home to Florida Atlantic Univ.
64Fruity cooler
65Kind of question that's binary
66Pac-Man ghost with the shortest name
67Field

Down

37 clues
1Southwestern neckwear / Baby's foot warmer
2"Baby Cobra" comedian
3Come clean about
4Co.'s $$$ watcher
5Injury / Christmas entree
6Perfect / Concept
7Actor Pascal of "The Mandalorian"
8Was exhausted / Lustful
9On point
10"Don't come in here!"
11State park in the Santa Monica Mountains
12"Is this date happening?"
15City on the Seine
17Animal whose Greek name is the etymology of the word "arctic"
21Fly
24Idle / Texter's chuckle
26Amount of meds
28Olympic sprinter ___'Carri Richardson
32Follows, as a tip
33Trail runner?
35National Audubon Society subject
36"___ hard to say"
37Perturb / Frying need
38"Clair de Lune" composer
39Come (forth)
40Does some genetic manipulation on / Some aromatics
42"No lie!"
43Them's fighting words!
44Anglerfish locale
46Portuguese currency before the euro
47Inundates with messages, say
49___ truck
51Religious leader / Actress Jacobson
52Avian claw
56Shaving mishap
59___ Faire
61House cry that sounds like a horse cry

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jul 3, 2025
15×15
Grid size
74
Total entries
34/191
Black / letter cells
5.2
Avg entry length
9 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJul 3, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorAdam Wagner
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 37 down
Longest entries
25AFriend or family member / Clichéd9 ltrs35AFormal dress code / What may "burn" in a drag race9 ltrs50AArea with no coverage? / Sore loser9 ltrs16APlayed a bar game? / [Yawn]8 ltrs60ADirectional signals that flash on and off, as suggested by the circles in this puzzle8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.