NYT Crossword July 20, 2025 Answers
By Michael Schlossberg · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from July 20, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A The small screen's second Golden Age, informally 6 7A Completed in two under par 6 13A Indian tourist mecca 3 16A Scoundrel 3 19A One working near home 6 20A Flourish 6 21A "Wait for it ... finished!" 7 23A Cardinal point? 13 25A Philanthropist ___ French Gates 7 26A Ignore the alarm, say 7 27A Tipping point? 12 29A Few and far between 6 32A Terse affirmation 3 33A Scottish regional accents 5 34A [My word!] 4 38A Father of Transcendentalism 7 41A What makes a twister twistier? 3 43A "Absolutamente!" 4 44A Really really 5 46A ___ Miss 3 47A Cry near a scarecrow 3 49A Airport sign carrier 6 51A Fine point? 9 53A Plot point? 10 56A Swear 4 57A Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist 4 59A Potpourri feature 5 60A What the Mosquirix vaccine targets 7 63A "Take a hike, pal!" 6 65A Supergiant, e.g. 4 69A Match point? 10 72A Flash point? 10 75A Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely" 4 76A Singsong refrain syllables 6 78A Total 7 79A Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie 5 81A Bring up the rear? 4 84A Galoots 4 85A Style point? 10 89A Low point? 9 93A Sawbones, in brief 6 94A Alternative to Yahoo Mail 3 95A It's just a guess: Abbr. 3 96A More cunning 5 97A Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" 4 98A Frodo's sidekick 3 101A Gym 7 104A Stately trees 4 105A Barn-raising participants, maybe 5 107A ___ Paulo 3 109A Lessens 6 111A Sticking point? 12 115A Smooths, as the way 7 120A Home to Uganda's presidential palace 7 121A Brownie point? 13 124A Biting 7 125A Flagship Honda model 6 126A Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare 6 127A Like hemoglobin 3 128A Still 3 129A Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" 6 130A They're not good looks 6Down
1D Kisser 4 2D Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar 4 3D Sunday school recess? 4 4D Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity 4 5D Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em 5 6D "The Floating City" 6 7D "You get the picture" 3 8D Sound while sticking out one's tongue 3 9D Greek sisters of myth 6 10D Pop star Dua ___ 4 11D Beforetimes? 4 12D Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo) 5 13D "Let's do this!" 6 14D Much-desired blood type, for short 4 15D Fly by the seat of one's pants 5 16D Repentant 8 17D Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling" 8 18D Letter opener 7 22D Derelict 7 24D Charm 6 28D Nutrient inits. 3 30D Race with an anchor 5 31D Brunch station offering 5 34D Astronaut Grissom 3 35D Finsteraarhorn, e.g. 3 36D Furtiveness 7 37D Triumph 7 39D Common lampshade shade 5 40D Scottish negative 3 42D Muslim leader 4 45D Festoon 5 48D "Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan" 5 50D Epic time 3 52D Stick on a tree 4 54D Joie de vivre 4 55D More than wanna 5 58D Biblical shepherd 4 60D Many residents, for short 3 61D Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service 3 62D Up 5 64D Lhasa ___ 4 65D It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen 7 66D Mast attachment above a gaff 7 67D QB stat: Abbr. 3 68D Fraternity letter 3 70D Plans for the future, in brief? 4 71D Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire" 5 73D Funk 4 74D Annual celebrations, informally 5 77D Enough 5 79D "The Golden Bachelor" network 3 80D Without 4 82D Newbery-winning author Scott ___ 5 83D Twangy 5 85D Cousin of a man crush 8 86D Took in 8 87D Cock 7 88D Alley ___ 3 90D "The plan has been approved!" 6 91D Kind of cycle at night 3 92D Partner, with "the" 3 93D Hot, hot, hot 7 99D Facet 6 100D Petting zoo noise 3 102D Suburban setting? 6 103D IHOP selections 6 106D Woodworking or bird-watching 5 108D Heart, e.g. 5 110D Place atop 5 112D New York theater award first given in 1956 4 113D One of the 10 plagues of Egypt 4 114D Dungeons & Dragons baddies 4 116D One of 24 in Yankee Stadium 4 117D Quench 4 118D Gulf bigwig 4 119D Some cruise ship amenities 4 122D Ticketmaster spec 3 123D Navy submarine head: Abbr. 3Frequently Asked Questions
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