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NYT Crossword — July 7, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

34 clues

1Highly successful, on Broadway

6Redding who sang "The Dock of the Bay"

10Opposite of right

14___ Copland, the so-called "Dean of American Composers"

15Halloween cover-up

16Spanish "other"

17Player facing the leadoff batter

20Like a wallflower

21"How sweet ___!"

22Michelle ___, women's soccer star with 107 international goals

23"Ask Me Another" airer

24Band for news radio?

27One might read "FASTCAR"

31Kind of acid in proteins

33Quiet nook in a church

37"That's not fair, Your Honor!"

39Rust-causing agent

41Mountain in Greece

42Archaeological site

44Hot drink enjoyed by a campfire, perhaps

45Long-running student quiz show

47Mantra for many foodies

53Japanese buckwheat noodles

55Suffix with book or fool

58Not yet decided ... or an "artful" description for the last words of 17-, 27- and 45-Across?

64Aquafina competitor

65Told untruths

66Convention center event

67Takes a breather

Down

42 clues

2Swearing-in words

4"___ he's a jolly good fellow ..."

5Walking stealthily

6Hyatt alternative

7Weekend event often held in a garage or on a front lawn

8Spectrum or Verizon Fios, in brief

9Go down a bunny hill, e.g.

10Philosopher John who wrote "Two Treatises of Government"

12"___ Jacques" (nursery song)

13Middle part of the body

18Response similar to "You're too kind"

19London art gallery

23Stealthy Japanese warrior

25Karl or Moses of basketball

26River of Hades

27Japanese computer brand

30Singer Clark with the 1965 #1 hit "Downtown"

33Pueblo material

34Flamenco guitarist ___ de Lucía

35Wintry forecast

36And others, in a footnote

38Cousin of an alligator, informally

40Restaurant request on a hot day

43"OK, that's enough out of me, sorry"

46Kaplan of "Welcome Back, Kotter"

47Three-legged support

48Play part after an intermission, often

49"To ___ own self be true"

50Found a text hilarious

56Wood strip beneath a mattress

57Roosters' mates

59Poem of adulation

61N.Y.C.'s Madison ___

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Stats & info

Monday, Jul 7, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

35/190

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJul 7, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorDaniel Raymon

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split34 across · 42 down

Longest entries

17APlayer facing the leadoff batter15 ltrs 58ANot yet decided ... or an "artful" description for the last words of 17-, 27- and 45-Across?15 ltrs 27AOne might read "FASTCAR"11 ltrs 45ALong-running student quiz show11 ltrs 24ABand for news radio?8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 35 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.