NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Jul 9

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

By Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Top dog?
  2. 5Top hat?
  3. 8Top gun?
  4. 14Olympic event in which athletes wear masks
  5. 15Balmy time in Bordeaux
  6. 16Squids' kin
  7. 17Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek
  8. 18Late actor Kilmer
  9. 19Be off the mark
  10. 20Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world
  11. 23Cotillion V.I.P.
  12. 24Top 10 song
  13. 25Auntie ___ (food court chain)
  14. 27Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello
  15. 31Popular digital wallet service
  16. 35Non-Rx
  17. 36Dance instruction
  18. 38Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"
  19. 39One wearing a djellaba robe, typically
  20. 41Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located
  21. 44Hospital fluids
  22. 45Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year
  23. 47Bit of litter by a theater
  24. 49It may be picked by the picky
  25. 50Kind of Emmy
  26. 53Last Supper guest
  27. 55One end of a battery
  28. 57State animal of Utah
  29. 58Ryder Cup org.
  30. 61Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"
  31. 66Beyond belief
  32. 68Hunk
  33. 69___ land
  34. 70Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"
  35. 71From ___ Z
  36. 72Many moons
  37. 73Bottom feeder?
  38. 74Bottom line?
  39. 75Bottom dollar?

Down

  1. 1Side note?
  2. 2Agreed-___
  3. 3Prefix with communication
  4. 4Grow choppers
  5. 5Get off the ground?
  6. 6Stressed type: Abbr.
  7. 7Singer Reese
  8. 8California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English
  9. 9Unfriendly quality
  10. 10Ave. crossers
  11. 11Lowly sort
  12. 12Redheaded boy of 1960s TV
  13. 13Side arm?
  14. 21Parts of eyeglass frames
  15. 22First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)
  16. 26Elvis's "___ Not You"
  17. 27Side plank?
  18. 28Parts of hearts
  19. 29Like snakes
  20. 30Mustachioed "Simpsons" character
  21. 32007, for one
  22. 33Jeopardy
  23. 34Side dish?
  24. 37Family-friendly ratings
  25. 40Onetime alternative to VHS
  26. 42Gate info
  27. 43Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent
  28. 46Symbol of contrasting principles
  29. 48Get out of the starting gate fast
  30. 51Bread
  31. 52End of a professor's address
  32. 541970s space station
  33. 56"J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)
  34. 58Side kick?
  35. 59Growl
  36. 60River under the Ponte Vecchio
  37. 62Itty bit
  38. 63Prego rival
  39. 64Guinness of "Star Wars"
  40. 65Side job?
  41. 67French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Top dog? — Answer: MUTT
  2. 5. Top hat? — Answer: LID
  3. 8. Top gun? — Answer: PISTOL
  4. 14. Olympic event in which athletes wear masks — Answer: EPEE
  5. 15. Balmy time in Bordeaux — Answer: ETE
  6. 16. Squids' kin — Answer: OCTOPI
  7. 17. Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek — Answer: MOLE
  8. 18. Late actor Kilmer — Answer: VAL
  9. 19. Be off the mark — Answer: MISAIM
  10. 20. Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world — Answer: ONETRILLION
  11. 23. Cotillion V.I.P. — Answer: DEB
  12. 24. Top 10 song — Answer: HIT
  13. 25. Auntie ___ (food court chain) — Answer: ANNES
  14. 27. Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello — Answer: BASEMAN
  15. 31. Popular digital wallet service — Answer: CASHAPP
  16. 35. Non-Rx — Answer: OTC
  17. 36. Dance instruction — Answer: STEP
  18. 38. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother" — Answer: SEGEL
  19. 39. One wearing a djellaba robe, typically — Answer: ARAB
  20. 41. Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located — Answer: EDGES
  21. 44. Hospital fluids — Answer: SERA
  22. 45. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year — Answer: RILEY
  23. 47. Bit of litter by a theater — Answer: STUB
  24. 49. It may be picked by the picky — Answer: NIT
  25. 50. Kind of Emmy — Answer: DAYTIME
  26. 53. Last Supper guest — Answer: APOSTLE
  27. 55. One end of a battery — Answer: ANODE
  28. 57. State animal of Utah — Answer: ELK
  29. 58. Ryder Cup org. — Answer: PGA
  30. 61. Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!" — Answer: YOUDIRTYRAT
  31. 66. Beyond belief — Answer: UNREAL
  32. 68. Hunk — Answer: GOB
  33. 69. ___ land — Answer: LALA
  34. 70. Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude" — Answer: NANANA
  35. 71. From ___ Z — Answer: ATO
  36. 72. Many moons — Answer: AGES
  37. 73. Bottom feeder? — Answer: TROUGH
  38. 74. Bottom line? — Answer: RAY
  39. 75. Bottom dollar? — Answer: BUCK

Down

  1. 1. Side note? — Answer: MEMO
  2. 2. Agreed-___ — Answer: UPON
  3. 3. Prefix with communication — Answer: TELE
  4. 4. Grow choppers — Answer: TEETHE
  5. 5. Get off the ground? — Answer: LEVITATE
  6. 6. Stressed type: Abbr. — Answer: ITAL
  7. 7. Singer Reese — Answer: DELLA
  8. 8. California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English — Answer: POMONA
  9. 9. Unfriendly quality — Answer: ICINESS
  10. 10. Ave. crossers — Answer: STS
  11. 11. Lowly sort — Answer: TOAD
  12. 12. Redheaded boy of 1960s TV — Answer: OPIE
  13. 13. Side arm? — Answer: LIMB
  14. 21. Parts of eyeglass frames — Answer: RIMS
  15. 22. First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981) — Answer: INC
  16. 26. Elvis's "___ Not You" — Answer: SHES
  17. 27. Side plank? — Answer: BOARD
  18. 28. Parts of hearts — Answer: ATRIA
  19. 29. Like snakes — Answer: SCALY
  20. 30. Mustachioed "Simpsons" character — Answer: NED
  21. 32. 007, for one — Answer: AGENT
  22. 33. Jeopardy — Answer: PERIL
  23. 34. Side dish? — Answer: PLATE
  24. 37. Family-friendly ratings — Answer: PGS
  25. 40. Onetime alternative to VHS — Answer: BETA
  26. 42. Gate info — Answer: ETA
  27. 43. Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent — Answer: SUPERBOY
  28. 46. Symbol of contrasting principles — Answer: YINYANG
  29. 48. Get out of the starting gate fast — Answer: BOLT
  30. 51. Bread — Answer: MOOLAH
  31. 52. End of a professor's address — Answer: EDU
  32. 54. 1970s space station — Answer: SKYLAB
  33. 56. "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic) — Answer: EDGAR
  34. 58. Side kick? — Answer: PUNT
  35. 59. Growl — Answer: GNAR
  36. 60. River under the Ponte Vecchio — Answer: ARNO
  37. 62. Itty bit — Answer: IOTA
  38. 63. Prego rival — Answer: RAGU
  39. 64. Guinness of "Star Wars" — Answer: ALEC
  40. 65. Side job? — Answer: TASK
  41. 67. French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet — Answer: EAU

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