NYT Crossword July 6, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Philosopher who wrote "The bureaucracy is a circle from which no one can escape" 4 5A So 4 9A ___ folder 4 13A Sphinx site 4 17A Prevailing fashion 5 18A Cranked up to 11, say 4 19A Italian seasoning 4 20A Manga's film counterpart 5 22A Its freedom is granted in the First Amendment 5 23A Pitchfork-shaped letters 4 24A Ward (off) 4 25A Predator with a big mouth, informally 5 26A Meeting, for short 4 27A Post 4 28A Princess portrayed by Carrie Fisher 4 30A Send from bank to bank 4 31A Is completely oblivious … or a hint to finding the fourth key letter in this puzzle 15 37A Depleted, as savings 7 40A Hauled 5 41A Dishonorable 7 45A Moolah 6 46A Lover of Shakespeare 5 47A Bruce Wayne's butler 6 48A Subj. of arms talks 3 49A Mario's dinosaur sidekick 5 52A "I wish I could ___ that!" 5 55A Fruit picker of old 3 56A Make amends (for) 5 58A Credit card checkout option 3 59A ___ particle 3 60A Word with bullet or toilet 5 62A Tennis's Nadal, to fans 4 63A Japanese honorific 3 64A Deg. with courses on accounting and management 3 66A Squeaks (by) 4 67A Channel with the onetime motto "On Cable. In Stereo" 3 68A "___ be a shame ..." 3 70A Liberty Mutual's bird mascot 3 71A Physique, informally 3 72A Trickster of Greek myth 6 74A Closest world capital to Miami 6 76A – 3 78A Remove from power 4 79A Museo display 4 80A ___ Mahal 3 83A Bobby of the Boston Bruins 3 84A ___ mater 4 85A Muck 4 86A Place appropriately found in "gets pampered" 3 87A Philosopher's "way" 3 88A Personal appearance 4 89A Children's author Blyton 4 90A M&M color replaced by blue in 1995 3 91A "Stat!" 4 93A "The Little Mermaid" hit … or a phonetic hint to finding the third key letter in this puzzle 11 99A Fir coat? 4 100A Preceded, with "to" 5 102A Element in strobe lights 5 103A Like witches and gourds 5 104A Cone's partner 3 106A It often comes out at night 7 108A Was out of sight 3 109A Kids' ball game played on a court … or a hint to finding the second key letter in this puzzle 10 113A Famed street in Beverly Hills 10 118A Become discouraged 9 119A One taking the words right out of your mouth? 9 120A Mimicked 4 121A Odd pair? 4 122A Low-fat 4 123A Purchases from florists 4

Down

1D Toddler's demand 4 2D Board game recommendation 4 3D "Midnight's Children" author, 1981 7 4D Spot markers 3 5D Only major Texas city not in the Central time zone 6 6D Substance that's used by cellists and gymnasts 5 7D Journey in which you might carry quite a load? 9 8D Has too much, for short 3 9D Beach bottle inits. 3 10D Burned rubber 9 11D Breathing problem at night 5 12D Onetime wealthiest family in Europe 6 13D Kind of joke … or a response to a really bad one 3 14D Revering 7 15D Rigatoni relative 4 16D Cupid's domain 4 17D Number twos, in brief 3 21D Before, poetically 3 27D Famous movement (and hashtag) of the late 2010s 5 29D Unwanted growth in fish tanks 5 32D Typical patty melt specification 5 33D With "boo," it evokes sadness – with "woo," it evokes happiness 3 34D Put a PIN in it 3 35D Flock formation 3 36D Awaiting renters 5 37D Battle between Verizon and AT&T, e.g. 5 38D Popular chocolate biscuit from Down Under 6 39D Final stop … or a hint to finding the first key letter in this puzzle 12 42D Person everyone's talking about … or what you'll be after unlocking the lock and completing this puzzle? 12 43D Imposed, as a fine 6 44D Wonderlands 5 50D Washington and Franklin, e.g. 9 51D Breaking maneuver 9 53D Tattle 9 54D Hero … or where to find many naval heroes 9 57D Place for a pew 4 61D Country music star with 24 #1 singles and an eponymous sitcom 4 63D Star of Marvel's first film with an Asian-led cast 7 65D Where "the hills are alive" in song 7 69D [Insert key here] 4 73D Make calls on one's cellphone abroad 4 75D Bit of chia or hemp 4 76D Add up to 5 77D Wipe, as from memory 5 81D Split up 5 82D Of extremely unreliable quality, in slang 5 92D Ran smoothly, as an engine 6 94D Applies, as influence 6 95D Painter Magritte 4 96D Big boomer, for short 3 97D Word after "man of the" or "top of the" 4 98D Sign up 6 99D Negative reputation, informally 6 101D Ritzy 4 103D ___-eyed 4 105D Gave a red card, informally 4 106D Alternative to truth 4 107D Actress Falco of "The Sopranos" 4 108D Sousaphone, e.g. 4 109D State for snowbirds: Abbr. 3 110D Alley ___ 3 111D Function 3 112D Home of the world's tallest bldg. 3 114D Org. concerned with ozone depletion 3 115D Words in front of a minister or a judge 3 116D Cat scanner? 3 117D CPR sites 3