NYT Crossword July 28, 2025 Answers

Across

1A "Catfish" channel 3 4A Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. 3 7A Cole ___ (cabbage dishes) 5 12A Cry of discovery 3 13A Cupid, to ancient Greeks 4 15A Combustible fuel for trucks 6 16A Corn, to a Midwest farmer 8 18A Canada's capital 6 19A Children's song refrain ("Old MacDonald had a farm …") 5 20A Characteristic of a penetrating mind 4 22A "Count me as a yes!" 4 23A Casino no-no 12 26A Chapel oath 3 29A Casual top 3 30A Constellation part 4 31A Cloud ___ (blissful spot, in an idiom) 4 33A Course standard on the links 3 35A Climaxes 5 39A Carbonated beverage as reintroduced in 1985 15 43A Childish retort 5 44A Chi preceder 3 45A Comedian Fey 4 46A Croquet locale 4 49A Concert equipment 3 51A Contribute 3 52A College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024 12 57A Chain of luxury hotels 4 58A City of Honolulu's island 4 59A Central artery 5 63A Cellphone's weather app, e.g. 6 65A Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) 8 67A Crested wading birds 6 68A Crossing guard's command 4 69A "Can't believe I missed something so obvious!" 3 70A Crowd sounds 5 71A Charlotte Brontë, to Anne and Emily, informally 3 72A Complete dump 3

Down

1D Ceremonial rod 4 2D Cuisine with pad see ew 4 3D Carnation holder 4 4D Cover again, as with paint 6 5D Calculate something incorrectly, say 3 6D Contract from a publisher 8 7D Command to a dog 3 8D "Could you please stop talking about that?!" 9 9D "Completely the same for me" 5 10D "Call us the champs!" 5 11D "Chill," e.g., for "relax" 5 14D Contractor's detail, in brief 4 15D Cousin of a cruller or bear claw 5 17D Cartoon sound from an intoxicated person 3 21D Canon camera brand named for a goddess 3 24D Certain tow job, informally 4 25D California wine valley 4 26D Cuzco dweller of old 4 27D Christian of fashion 4 28D "Christmas comes but ___ a year" 4 32D "Calm down there, buddy" 9 34D Cardi B's genre 3 36D China's continent 4 37D Compassionate 4 38D Copious amount 4 40D Christmas stocking filler for a naughty child 4 41D Concoctions with masa, cheese, lettuce and salsa 8 42D Capital of Peru 4 47D Comical sorts 5 48D Crime lab material 3 50D Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.g. 6 52D Cringe out of fear 5 53D Compadre 5 54D Chief Hindu god 5 55D Chicken ___ mein 4 56D Certain bout enders, in brief 3 60D Cincinnati baseball team 4 61D Completely stretched 4 62D Cinder-covered 4 64D Coneheads, e.g., for short 3 66D Cooper and Peyton Manning’s QB brother 3