NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Jul 1

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

By Adam Aaronson and Michael Garbus

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Potato chip, to Brits
  2. 6Boxing call, informally
  3. 9Award you can wear
  4. 14Tower of ___ (mathematical puzzle with disks)
  5. 15Cash in Kyoto
  6. 16Deliver a TED talk, say
  7. 17"Stop!," during roughhousing
  8. 18Something found in a plum, but not a pear
  9. 19Situated long-term
  10. 20*Most "wasabi" at sushi bars, in actuality
  11. 23*Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch
  12. 24Said "speaking of which," say
  13. 27Held office
  14. 31Take a seat unceremoniously, with "down"
  15. 32Hoagie
  16. 35Contest before a final, informally
  17. 36Bathroom, to Brits
  18. 37Handle, as a tough piece of information
  19. 41Domain suffix that most civilians can't register
  20. 42"___ a free country"
  21. 43Omnivorous fish of the Amazon
  22. 44Info from someone who's on the way
  23. 45Like Nickelodeon's Mutant Ninja Turtles
  24. 47Widens, as a pupil
  25. 49Make yawn, say
  26. 50Concluding part
  27. 51Electronically produced echo effect
  28. 53"Fine, I guess"
  29. 55Ripped
  30. 56"Dead serious," in modern lingo
  31. 58___ of the valley
  32. 60Rapper ___ Sweatshirt
  33. 61Bring together
  34. 62Pacify
  35. 63Counterpart of Dreyer's east of the Rockies
  36. 64Actress Thompson of "Selma" and "Creed"
  37. 65Powdered sugar, for a gingerbread house

Down

  1. 1"Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. ___
  2. 21985 Kurosawa epic that is a retelling of "King Lear"
  3. 3Creep (along)
  4. 4Beverage holder that's typically red
  5. 5Capital of South Dakota
  6. 6Characteristically laid-back
  7. 7Actress Knightley
  8. 8Dispensed from a keg
  9. 9Like some homes and phones
  10. 10Items on a blackboard tray
  11. 11Recipe smidgen, as of salt
  12. 12Supped
  13. 13Was ahead in a race
  14. 21Down
  15. 22They result in two baseball outs, for short
  16. 24Divorce
  17. 25Mexican dish of corn on the cob with toppings
  18. 26*Fruit from a bush, much used in pies and jams
  19. 28Like the foods that answer the starred clues, despite how their names start
  20. 29Be overdramatic
  21. 30High-maintenance stars
  22. 32Ticked off
  23. 33"Gattaca" co-star Thurman
  24. 34Word after wedding or rubber
  25. 37Tire on the back of a jeep
  26. 38*Little tuber used to make Spanish horchata
  27. 39*Garbanzo, by another name
  28. 40Heavenly headwear
  29. 46"Great Expectations" and "The Great Gatsby," for two
  30. 48Grown-ups
  31. 51There might be a fork in it
  32. 52Barbecue discard
  33. 53"Overnight" breakfast option
  34. 54Muppet who posts on social media in the third person
  35. 55Stand next to a club?
  36. 57Gender prefix
  37. 59Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Potato chip, to Brits — Answer: CRISP
  2. 6. Boxing call, informally — Answer: TKO
  3. 9. Award you can wear — Answer: MEDAL
  4. 14. Tower of ___ (mathematical puzzle with disks) — Answer: HANOI
  5. 15. Cash in Kyoto — Answer: YEN
  6. 16. Deliver a TED talk, say — Answer: ORATE
  7. 17. "Stop!," during roughhousing — Answer: UNCLE
  8. 18. Something found in a plum, but not a pear — Answer: PIT
  9. 19. Situated long-term — Answer: BASED
  10. 20. *Most "wasabi" at sushi bars, in actuality — Answer: HORSERADISH
  11. 23. *Fruit whose name is also a synonym for a grouch — Answer: CRABAPPLE
  12. 24. Said "speaking of which," say — Answer: SEGUED
  13. 27. Held office — Answer: SERVED
  14. 31. Take a seat unceremoniously, with "down" — Answer: PLOP
  15. 32. Hoagie — Answer: SUB
  16. 35. Contest before a final, informally — Answer: SEMI
  17. 36. Bathroom, to Brits — Answer: LOO
  18. 37. Handle, as a tough piece of information — Answer: STOMACH
  19. 41. Domain suffix that most civilians can't register — Answer: GOV
  20. 42. "___ a free country" — Answer: ITS
  21. 43. Omnivorous fish of the Amazon — Answer: PIRANHA
  22. 44. Info from someone who's on the way — Answer: ETA
  23. 45. Like Nickelodeon's Mutant Ninja Turtles — Answer: TEENAGE
  24. 47. Widens, as a pupil — Answer: DILATES
  25. 49. Make yawn, say — Answer: BORE
  26. 50. Concluding part — Answer: CODA
  27. 51. Electronically produced echo effect — Answer: REVERB
  28. 53. "Fine, I guess" — Answer: OKSURE
  29. 55. Ripped — Answer: TORE
  30. 56. "Dead serious," in modern lingo — Answer: NOCAP
  31. 58. ___ of the valley — Answer: LILY
  32. 60. Rapper ___ Sweatshirt — Answer: EARL
  33. 61. Bring together — Answer: UNITE
  34. 62. Pacify — Answer: TAME
  35. 63. Counterpart of Dreyer's east of the Rockies — Answer: EDYS
  36. 64. Actress Thompson of "Selma" and "Creed" — Answer: TESSA
  37. 65. Powdered sugar, for a gingerbread house — Answer: SNOW

Down

  1. 1. "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. ___ — Answer: CHU
  2. 2. 1985 Kurosawa epic that is a retelling of "King Lear" — Answer: RAN
  3. 3. Creep (along) — Answer: INCH
  4. 4. Beverage holder that's typically red — Answer: SOLOCUP
  5. 5. Capital of South Dakota — Answer: PIERRE
  6. 6. Characteristically laid-back — Answer: TYPEB
  7. 7. Actress Knightley — Answer: KEIRA
  8. 8. Dispensed from a keg — Answer: ONTAP
  9. 9. Like some homes and phones — Answer: MOBILE
  10. 10. Items on a blackboard tray — Answer: ERASERS
  11. 11. Recipe smidgen, as of salt — Answer: DASH
  12. 12. Supped — Answer: ATE
  13. 13. Was ahead in a race — Answer: LED
  14. 21. Down — Answer: SAD
  15. 22. They result in two baseball outs, for short — Answer: DPS
  16. 24. Divorce — Answer: SPLIT
  17. 25. Mexican dish of corn on the cob with toppings — Answer: ELOTE
  18. 26. *Fruit from a bush, much used in pies and jams — Answer: GOOSEBERRY
  19. 28. Like the foods that answer the starred clues, despite how their names start — Answer: VEGETARIAN
  20. 29. Be overdramatic — Answer: EMOTE
  21. 30. High-maintenance stars — Answer: DIVAS
  22. 32. Ticked off — Answer: SORE
  23. 33. "Gattaca" co-star Thurman — Answer: UMA
  24. 34. Word after wedding or rubber — Answer: BAND
  25. 37. Tire on the back of a jeep — Answer: SPARE
  26. 38. *Little tuber used to make Spanish horchata — Answer: TIGERNUT
  27. 39. *Garbanzo, by another name — Answer: CHICKPEA
  28. 40. Heavenly headwear — Answer: HALOS
  29. 46. "Great Expectations" and "The Great Gatsby," for two — Answer: NOVELS
  30. 48. Grown-ups — Answer: ADULTS
  31. 51. There might be a fork in it — Answer: ROAD
  32. 52. Barbecue discard — Answer: BONE
  33. 53. "Overnight" breakfast option — Answer: OATS
  34. 54. Muppet who posts on social media in the third person — Answer: ELMO
  35. 55. Stand next to a club? — Answer: TEE
  36. 57. Gender prefix — Answer: CIS
  37. 59. Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun — Answer: YEW

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