NYT Crossword Answers - Jul 12

By Katie Hoody

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  1. 1"That was fun!"WHATABLAST
  2. 11Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)RIGG
  3. 15One might start fermenting in the kitchenHOMEBREWER
  4. 16Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its titleITOO
  5. 17It features high wind movementsOBOESONATA
  6. 18Latin for "goodbye"VALE
  7. 19What might be seen around a starPOSSE
  8. 20Shape of Saturn's ringsDISC
  9. 21Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"ALDA
  10. 22Spot for newborn careNEST
  11. 24Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishingELLIES
  12. 26Earth's crust and othersSTRATA
  13. 30Shade akin to bone or eggshellECRU
  14. 32"No preference"ANY
  15. 33Snobby sortPRIG
  16. 34Bring up to date, perhapsREDO
  17. 36Terms of a tradeLINGO
  18. 38With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite bandEAGERLY
  19. 40Quinta of "Abbott Elementary"BRUNSON
  20. 42Lose, as a tailEVADE
  21. 43Build upRISE
  22. 45Its official languages are Chamorro and EnglishGUAM
  23. 46"Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)DEM
  24. 47Mideast port with a natural harborADEN
  25. 49FaintFEEBLE
  26. 51Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence AwardCLAIRE
  27. 53Symbol of defiance and solidarityFIST
  28. 55Period enderHORN
  29. 56WasteBLOW
  30. 58Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clanHYENA
  31. 63Big ones can be difficult to manageEGOS
  32. 64One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election DayROBODIALER
  33. 66___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the PhilippinesSULU
  34. 67Convention challengerICONOCLAST
  35. 68LookSEEM
  36. 69Adjunct faculty?SIXTHSENSE

Down

  1. 1SmackWHOP
  2. 2Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railwayHOBO
  3. 3Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"AMOS
  4. 4Youth baseball supportersTEES
  5. 5Skipping music, sayABSENT
  6. 6"Amigo!"BRO
  7. 7Spots, so to speakLENDS
  8. 8See 38-AcrossAWAITED
  9. 9Staging areasSETS
  10. 10Detective, at timesTRACER
  11. 11Sooner, to a LonghornRIVAL
  12. 12Order that might include mortadella and capicolaITALIANSUB
  13. 13First score during extra time in sudden-death soccerGOLDENGOAL
  14. 14"I'm ready, but be nice"GOEASYONME
  15. 23Rap's ___ SweatshirtEARL
  16. 25DoozyLULU
  17. 26Rush to find a mate?SPEEDCHESS
  18. 27Many a book by Paul TherouxTRAVELOGUE
  19. 28Series of hoops and hurdlesRIGAMAROLE
  20. 29Went from 0 to 60?AGED
  21. 31Cylindrical grain holdersCOBS
  22. 35Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"EYRE
  23. 37Kansas-born playwright with a PulitzerINGE
  24. 39BunsREAR
  25. 41Enforcers of rules, informallyREFS
  26. 44Fixed-format summary of an article, as on WikipediaINFOBOX
  27. 48WasteDEBRIS
  28. 50Important subject in law schoolETHICS
  29. 52"What it boils down to is this ..."INSUM
  30. 54[stomps foot down]IWONT
  31. 57SpotsLOCI
  32. 59Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia SotomayorYALE
  33. 60ZipELAN
  34. 61Wit's end?NESS
  35. 62Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemploARTE
  36. 65"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)DOH

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "That was fun!" — Answer: WHATABLAST
  2. 11. Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020) — Answer: RIGG
  3. 15. One might start fermenting in the kitchen — Answer: HOMEBREWER
  4. 16. Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title — Answer: ITOO
  5. 17. It features high wind movements — Answer: OBOESONATA
  6. 18. Latin for "goodbye" — Answer: VALE
  7. 19. What might be seen around a star — Answer: POSSE
  8. 20. Shape of Saturn's rings — Answer: DISC
  9. 21. Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned" — Answer: ALDA
  10. 22. Spot for newborn care — Answer: NEST
  11. 24. Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishing — Answer: ELLIES
  12. 26. Earth's crust and others — Answer: STRATA
  13. 30. Shade akin to bone or eggshell — Answer: ECRU
  14. 32. "No preference" — Answer: ANY
  15. 33. Snobby sort — Answer: PRIG
  16. 34. Bring up to date, perhaps — Answer: REDO
  17. 36. Terms of a trade — Answer: LINGO
  18. 38. With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band — Answer: EAGERLY
  19. 40. Quinta of "Abbott Elementary" — Answer: BRUNSON
  20. 42. Lose, as a tail — Answer: EVADE
  21. 43. Build up — Answer: RISE
  22. 45. Its official languages are Chamorro and English — Answer: GUAM
  23. 46. "Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition) — Answer: DEM
  24. 47. Mideast port with a natural harbor — Answer: ADEN
  25. 49. Faint — Answer: FEEBLE
  26. 51. Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award — Answer: CLAIRE
  27. 53. Symbol of defiance and solidarity — Answer: FIST
  28. 55. Period ender — Answer: HORN
  29. 56. Waste — Answer: BLOW
  30. 58. Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan — Answer: HYENA
  31. 63. Big ones can be difficult to manage — Answer: EGOS
  32. 64. One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day — Answer: ROBODIALER
  33. 66. ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines — Answer: SULU
  34. 67. Convention challenger — Answer: ICONOCLAST
  35. 68. Look — Answer: SEEM
  36. 69. Adjunct faculty? — Answer: SIXTHSENSE

Down

  1. 1. Smack — Answer: WHOP
  2. 2. Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway — Answer: HOBO
  3. 3. Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" — Answer: AMOS
  4. 4. Youth baseball supporters — Answer: TEES
  5. 5. Skipping music, say — Answer: ABSENT
  6. 6. "Amigo!" — Answer: BRO
  7. 7. Spots, so to speak — Answer: LENDS
  8. 8. See 38-Across — Answer: AWAITED
  9. 9. Staging areas — Answer: SETS
  10. 10. Detective, at times — Answer: TRACER
  11. 11. Sooner, to a Longhorn — Answer: RIVAL
  12. 12. Order that might include mortadella and capicola — Answer: ITALIANSUB
  13. 13. First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer — Answer: GOLDENGOAL
  14. 14. "I'm ready, but be nice" — Answer: GOEASYONME
  15. 23. Rap's ___ Sweatshirt — Answer: EARL
  16. 25. Doozy — Answer: LULU
  17. 26. Rush to find a mate? — Answer: SPEEDCHESS
  18. 27. Many a book by Paul Theroux — Answer: TRAVELOGUE
  19. 28. Series of hoops and hurdles — Answer: RIGAMAROLE
  20. 29. Went from 0 to 60? — Answer: AGED
  21. 31. Cylindrical grain holders — Answer: COBS
  22. 35. Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation" — Answer: EYRE
  23. 37. Kansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer — Answer: INGE
  24. 39. Buns — Answer: REAR
  25. 41. Enforcers of rules, informally — Answer: REFS
  26. 44. Fixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia — Answer: INFOBOX
  27. 48. Waste — Answer: DEBRIS
  28. 50. Important subject in law school — Answer: ETHICS
  29. 52. "What it boils down to is this ..." — Answer: INSUM
  30. 54. [stomps foot down] — Answer: IWONT
  31. 57. Spots — Answer: LOCI
  32. 59. Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor — Answer: YALE
  33. 60. Zip — Answer: ELAN
  34. 61. Wit's end? — Answer: NESS
  35. 62. Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo — Answer: ARTE
  36. 65. "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode) — Answer: DOH

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for July 12, 2025

Every clue from the July 12 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1"That was fun!"WHATABLAST
11Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)RIGG
15One might start fermenting in the kitchenHOMEBREWER
16Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its titleITOO
17It features high wind movementsOBOESONATA
18Latin for "goodbye"VALE
19What might be seen around a starPOSSE
20Shape of Saturn's ringsDISC
21Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"ALDA
22Spot for newborn careNEST
24Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishingELLIES
26Earth's crust and othersSTRATA
30Shade akin to bone or eggshellECRU
32"No preference"ANY
33Snobby sortPRIG
34Bring up to date, perhapsREDO
36Terms of a tradeLINGO
38With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite bandEAGERLY
40Quinta of "Abbott Elementary"BRUNSON
42Lose, as a tailEVADE
43Build upRISE
45Its official languages are Chamorro and EnglishGUAM
46"Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)DEM
47Mideast port with a natural harborADEN
49FaintFEEBLE
51Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence AwardCLAIRE
53Symbol of defiance and solidarityFIST
55Period enderHORN
56WasteBLOW
58Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clanHYENA
63Big ones can be difficult to manageEGOS
64One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election DayROBODIALER
66___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the PhilippinesSULU
67Convention challengerICONOCLAST
68LookSEEM
69Adjunct faculty?SIXTHSENSE

Down

#ClueAnswer
1SmackWHOP
2Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railwayHOBO
3Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"AMOS
4Youth baseball supportersTEES
5Skipping music, sayABSENT
6"Amigo!"BRO
7Spots, so to speakLENDS
8See 38-AcrossAWAITED
9Staging areasSETS
10Detective, at timesTRACER
11Sooner, to a LonghornRIVAL
12Order that might include mortadella and capicolaITALIANSUB
13First score during extra time in sudden-death soccerGOLDENGOAL
14"I'm ready, but be nice"GOEASYONME
23Rap's ___ SweatshirtEARL
25DoozyLULU
26Rush to find a mate?SPEEDCHESS
27Many a book by Paul TherouxTRAVELOGUE
28Series of hoops and hurdlesRIGAMAROLE
29Went from 0 to 60?AGED
31Cylindrical grain holdersCOBS
35Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"EYRE
37Kansas-born playwright with a PulitzerINGE
39BunsREAR
41Enforcers of rules, informallyREFS
44Fixed-format summary of an article, as on WikipediaINFOBOX
48WasteDEBRIS
50Important subject in law schoolETHICS
52"What it boils down to is this ..."INSUM
54[stomps foot down]IWONT
57SpotsLOCI
59Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia SotomayorYALE
60ZipELAN
61Wit's end?NESS
62Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemploARTE
65"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)DOH

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