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NYT Crossword — July 4, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 72 revealed

1R

2I

3P

4S

5A

6R

7K

8S

9S

10T

11R

12U

13T

14E

L

L

E

15M

E

A

N

16H

O

O

H

A

17S

L

E

W

18B

A

L

L

19O

O

N

D

O

G

20I

C

A

N

21T

L

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22W

H

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S

K

S

23N

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S

24H

E

R

25E

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E

26T

E

27P

I

D

28F

R

U

I

29T

30B

31A

32T

33A

C

R

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S

34C

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R

P

O

R

A

T

E

35R

H

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O

36A

R

O

37H

I

T

M

E

38M

U

S

C

L

39E

C

A

R

40T

E

T

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N

41S

P

E

E

D

W

A

Y

42G

A

S

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S

43T

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O

44S

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N

45R

P

46G

47C

48O

49A

50C

H

K

51M

E

D

I

52A

S

H

Y

53A

R

T

H

I

S

54T

O

R

Y

55U

B

E

R

56L

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T

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N

57W

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V

E

58T

O

R

O

59C

L

A

N

G

60O

D

E

S

61O

X

E

S

Across

37 clues

1Aesthetic features of some jeans

9Move like a model

14Singer/songwriter King with 2014's "Ex's & Oh's"

158 vis-à-vis 7 and 9

17Handful and more

18One getting really pumped up at a children's party?

20"Just being honest …"

23Rapper who won his first Grammy with "King's Disease"

25The Spanish alphabet's 14th letter (without a tilde) or 15th letter (with a tilde)

28A flying fox is actually a type of this

33Roughly 120, for Vatican City

34Like many higher-ups

35Hefty herbivore

36One meaning of the "+" in LGBTQ+, in brief

37Request at a bar

38Mustang, for one

40Wyoming's ___ Pass

42Rightmost column on the periodic table

43Adverb that's a homophone of 54-Down

44"When you teach your ___, you teach your ___'s ___": the Talmud

47Nickname for basketball's Mike Krzyzewski

51Avoiding coverage, in a way

53Major for someone who can correctly distinguish between Manet and Monet

55X or XL offering, perhaps

56Source of many a motto

58El ___ (Six Flags coaster with horns on the front)

59Loud metallic sound

Down

35 clues

3Order in the court

4Like the eyes of some Raggedy Anns

6Put a pilot back into action?

7Healthful smoothie ingredient

8Show with an illustrious "Five-Timers Club," in brief

9Only M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season

10Actress Collette with an Emmy and a Golden Globe

11Retina contents

12"Fine, I guess"

13They put runners out

21Question that's a humble response to a clothing compliment

27The "p" in Paddington Station?

28Exploratory trip

30Spot to swing from

32Miss ___ USA (beauty pageant)

33Tank tops expose them

34Ivory Coast's main export

39Endor inhabitants in the "Star Wars" universe

42"Abso-freakin'-lutely!"

44Start to rally, maybe

46Santorini sandwiches

47Course in which integration is taught, for short

48What comes before B?

50Gossip, informally

52Flash setting

54Numerical homophone of 43-Across

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Stats & info

Friday, Jul 4, 2025

15×15

Grid size

72

Total entries

32/193

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

12 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 4, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorColin Adams

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 35 down

Longest entries

9DOnly M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season12 ltrs 21DQuestion that's a humble response to a clothing compliment12 ltrs 18AOne getting really pumped up at a children's party?10 ltrs 53AMajor for someone who can correctly distinguish between Manet and Monet10 ltrs 2D"Go on ahead"10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.