Pioneer in instant messaging
Crossword Answer — July 14, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, July 14, 2025
By Christina Iverson
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Twilight" heroine — Answer: BELLA
- 6. ___ pants (garment with lots of pockets) — Answer: CARGO
- 11. School grp. in charge of fund-raisers — Answer: PTA
- 14. Intentionally miss calls from, say — Answer: AVOID
- 15. Layered bulb — Answer: ONION
- 16. Partner of a cone, or of a reel — Answer: ROD
- 17. Textile pattern that resembles braided wicker — Answer: BASKETWEAVE
- 19. Moody rock subgenre — Answer: EMO
- 20. Tall, in Spanish — Answer: ALTA
- 21. Chopped down — Answer: HEWN
- 22. Frighten off, as from doing something — Answer: DETER
- 24. ___ Rabbit — Answer: BRER
- 26. Film award that has had the categories "Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie" and "Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie" — Answer: RAZZIE
- 27. Sir and Madam, for two — Answer: TITLES
- 30. "___ Playing Our Song" (Marvin Hamlisch musical) — Answer: THEYRE
- 32. Ready for a mate — Answer: INHEAT
- 33. Call from a drill sergeant — Answer: HUP
- 34. ___ Romeo (Italian car) — Answer: ALFA
- 37. Poetic "before" — Answer: ERE
- 38. Sledding event that debuted in the 2022 Winter Olympics — Answer: MONOBOB
- 41. Common setting for a joke — Answer: BAR
- 42. Laura of "Big Little Lies" — Answer: DERN
- 44. Lil ___ X, "Old Town Road" rapper — Answer: NAS
- 45. Vigorously strong — Answer: ROBUST
- 47. Playwright O'Neill — Answer: EUGENE. Hint: This famous American playwright shares his first name with a city in Oregon! 🌲
- 49. What the Roman numeral XX represents — Answer: TWENTY
- 50. Little 'uns — Answer: KIDDOS
- 52. Philadelphia's Liberty ___ — Answer: BELL
- 53. Wishes — Answer: HOPES
- 54. First, second or reverse, e.g. — Answer: GEAR
- 56. "___ and the 58-Down Girl" (Ryan Gosling film) — Answer: LARS
- 60. Year, in Portuguese — Answer: ANO
- 61. English pop singer whose name sounds like a goofy hint to the ends of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 29-Down — Answer: HARRYSTYLES
- 64. We are family! — Answer: KIN
- 65. Clamor — Answer: NOISE
- 66. Person — Answer: HUMAN. Hint: This being shares your thoughts and feelings, and walks on two legs! 🧍♂️
- 67. Like winter roads, at times — Answer: ICY
- 68. Like a kid in a "Sister" T-shirt vis-à-vis one in a "Sister" onesie — Answer: OLDER
- 69. Multicolored gemstones — Answer: OPALS
Down
- 1. "Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves" — Answer: BABA
- 2. Assessment, for short — Answer: EVAL
- 3. Completely disoriented — Answer: LOST
- 4. Pleasant to be around — Answer: LIKABLE
- 5. Suffix with lemon or lime — Answer: ADE
- 6. Crouch down in fear — Answer: COWER
- 7. All over again — Answer: ANEW. Hint: Think about how you might restart something fresh! 🔄
- 8. Director Johnson — Answer: RIAN
- 9. Website ending for the White House — Answer: GOV
- 10. "Eventually ..." — Answer: ONEDAY
- 11. Gourmet bread for a hamburger — Answer: PRETZELBUN
- 12. Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny" — Answer: TOMEI
- 13. Really love — Answer: ADORE
- 18. Band whose albums include "Sticky Fingers" and "Let It Bleed," familiarly — Answer: THESTONES
- 23. Book after II Chronicles — Answer: EZRA
- 25. 500 sheets of paper — Answer: REAM
- 26. Lois Lane and co-workers at the Daily Planet — Answer: REPORTERS
- 27. Like a score of 2-2 — Answer: TIED
- 28. Start of a memo — Answer: INRE
- 29. Steinbeck novella set on a horse ranch — Answer: THEREDPONY
- 30. The ones over there — Answer: THOSE
- 31. Major airport, e.g. — Answer: HUB
- 35. Speedy — Answer: FAST
- 36. Inclined to attend gallery openings, perhaps — Answer: ARTY
- 39. Alternative to Gramma or Granny — Answer: NAN
- 40. Postseason football game — Answer: BOWL
- 43. Painting that might make you blush — Answer: NUDE
- 46. Unfortunate way for a business to go — Answer: BELLYUP
- 48. "Goodness, I can't do that" — Answer: GOSHNO
- 50. Color for some business casual pants — Answer: KHAKI
- 51. Like some chemical bonds — Answer: IONIC
- 52. Big name in aspirin — Answer: BAYER
- 54. What streets and avenues often make, collectively — Answer: GRID
- 55. Gaelic language — Answer: ERSE
- 57. ___ mater — Answer: ALMA
- 58. See 56-Across — Answer: REAL
- 59. Strings of digits to keep secret, in brief — Answer: SSNS
- 62. Pioneer in instant messaging — Answer: AOL
- 63. Yet, informally — Answer: THO
The answer to “Pioneer in instant messaging” in the New York Times crossword is AOL — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 62-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Pioneer in instant messaging” answer
AOL (3 letters)
Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is AOL.
Why the answer is AOL
AOL is the 3-letter solution that fits "Pioneer in instant messaging" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 14, 2025 (62-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Pioneer in instant messaging” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
July 14, 2025 (this puzzle) → AOL. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on July 14, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- English pop singer whose name sounds like a goofy hint to the ends of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 29-Down → HARRYSTYLES
- Clamor → NOISE
- Like a kid in a "Sister" T-shirt vis-à-vis one in a "Sister" onesie → OLDER
- Yet, informally → THO
- Year, in Portuguese → ANO
- We are family! → KIN
- Strings of digits to keep secret, in brief → SSNS
- Person → HUMAN
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for July 14, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Monday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Pioneer in instant messaging”?
The answer is AOL, a 3-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Pioneer in instant messaging”?
3 letters: AOL.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on July 14, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 62-Down.
Can “Pioneer in instant messaging” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for July 14, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.