NYT Crossword July 24, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Beat at chess 5 6A Speech therapists' targets 5 11A Adds to the chain, in a way 3 14A Daggerlike symbols on manuscripts 5 15A Square 5 16A It may be brown or blonde 3 17A "Nice of you to show up" 11 19A Something to play by 3 20A Marching syllable 3 21A Utter nonsense 3 22A Vocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in "Shallow" and "Bad Romance" 7 24A Tries, tries again 8 27A Univision article 3 28A "Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!" 12 33A Cow or cobra, in yoga 5 36A Do it! 4 37A Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan 3 38A With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme 4 39A Stereotypical attire for tech bros 5 41A See 38-Across 4 42A Head into? 3 43A Speak hoarsely 4 44A ___ blanc (type of white grape) 5 45A "Say 'goodnight' Alexa." "Goodnight Alexa" 12 49A Trash 3 50A Relative of a votive candle 8 54A Attire for an acrobat 7 58A Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief 3 59A Lion in ancient Rome 3 60A "omg, u r too much" 3 61A "Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!" 11 64A Love, at Wimbledon 3 65A Softened 5 66A "___: The Origins of Our Discontents," Isabel Wilkerson best seller 5 67A Like one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally 3 68A Fathers' last words? 5 69A "Challenge accepted!" 5

Down

1D Japanese rice cake 5 2D Approximately 5 3D Home for the Sun Devils 5 4D ___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.) 3 5D Many a Joseph Cornell artwork 7 6D Shine 6 7D Tavern 3 8D A matchbook, for a wobbly table, say 4 9D "___ down!" ("Shut up!") 4 10D Explore a cave 7 11D Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C. 9 12D One might be cooked "casino"-style 4 13D Will be, in Spanish 4 18D Musical building block 4 23D Company name ender 3 25D South African currency 4 26D Doesn't get hit, say 7 29D Hard animal to herd 3 30D Bad ending? 3 31D Site of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 10 4 32D Lasting lash effect 4 33D "East of Eden" girl 4 34D Setting for "The King and I" 4 35D Mammal that can roll up into a ball 9 39D One might help you move 3 40D Medium capacity? 3 41D ___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009) 4 43D Skin condition that causes facial flushing 7 44D Major that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally 7 46D Pimple 3 47D Ties another knot, so to speak 6 48D Comical growl 4 51D Word with cut or shot 5 52D Observe closely, as orders 5 53D Symbol 5 54D Forearm bone 4 55D Genre for "Double Indemnity" 4 56D Last word in the first line of "Home on the Range" 4 57D One tablespoon, maybe 4 62D Write 3 63D Porkpie, e.g. 3