NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Jul 19

Saturday, July 19, 2025

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1What R-rated photos may do
  2. 10Stream
  3. 14Tearing up or breaking down
  4. 15Madame's family member
  5. 16Graduate-level degree
  6. 18The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short
  7. 19Subject of click fraud
  8. 20What has an eye on the TV
  9. 22Business ___
  10. 23"Get outta here!"
  11. 25Lead-in to "boy" or "girl"
  12. 28Gold, in Spanish
  13. 31Extemporaneous
  14. 35Canine breed named after an English river valley
  15. 36Vince Carter quote-turned-meme regarding his return for a 22nd N.B.A. season
  16. 37Warning to a troublemaker
  17. 38Case study org.?
  18. 39Fist bumps
  19. 40Surname shared by a Hollywood father and daughter
  20. 41___ Jayawardenepura Kotte (capital city in South Asia)
  21. 43Shell liquid
  22. 44Entertainment between innings at a baseball game
  23. 50"Moving to ___" (email phrase)
  24. 53Stygian blue or reddish-green
  25. 56Pantheon part
  26. 57Trans activist who founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project
  27. 58"Who ___?"
  28. 59Biblical tax collector

Down

  1. 1Sub
  2. 2Masjid leader
  3. 3Trash
  4. 4Addams Family member
  5. 5Apt letters for the blanks in _ _ B _ L
  6. 6Large-eyed primate
  7. 7Before long
  8. 8President whose middle name was Howard
  9. 9"Who ___?"
  10. 10Actions that, despite being legal, resulted in hundreds of arrests in 1961
  11. 11Observance that ends on Holy Thursday
  12. 12Sea creature with a saddle patch
  13. 13Ingredient in some brownies
  14. 15Suomi speaker
  15. 17Dispenser of cones
  16. 20Leader before the King?
  17. 21Barbecued Mongolian dish whose name sounds like a disapproving canine
  18. 23Tap
  19. 24People for whom a Great Lake is named
  20. 25Sportsperson, in Italian
  21. 26What something scattershot is all over
  22. 27Range of the Rockies
  23. 29Surname shared by a Hollywood father and son
  24. 30Lead-in to band or army
  25. 31Went
  26. 32Unauthorized cuts of existing movies
  27. 33Crispy Crinkles brand
  28. 34"___ chic!"
  29. 42Optimistic
  30. 43Davis who played Thelma in "Thelma & Louise"
  31. 44Intermediate size
  32. 45Iowa State's city
  33. 46Cast in a different light
  34. 47Disencumbers
  35. 48Assist, as a lifter?
  36. 49Chowder ingredient
  37. 50Unexciting
  38. 51Do some tech work
  39. 52Group working on a pilot ... or a group that includes a pilot
  40. 54Winter setting in K.C.
  41. 55Choose

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. What R-rated photos may do — Answer: TITILLATE
  2. 10. Stream — Answer: FLOW
  3. 14. Tearing up or breaking down — Answer: EMOTIONAL
  4. 15. Madame's family member — Answer: FRERE
  5. 16. Graduate-level degree — Answer: MASTEROFSCIENCE
  6. 18. The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short — Answer: PMS
  7. 19. Subject of click fraud — Answer: INTERNETAD
  8. 20. What has an eye on the TV — Answer: CBS
  9. 22. Business ___ — Answer: END
  10. 23. "Get outta here!" — Answer: SHOO. Hint: When something is bothering you, sometimes you just want to tell it to leave! 🐦
  11. 25. Lead-in to "boy" or "girl" — Answer: ATTA
  12. 28. Gold, in Spanish — Answer: ORO
  13. 31. Extemporaneous — Answer: SPUROFTHEMOMENT
  14. 35. Canine breed named after an English river valley — Answer: AIREDALETERRIER
  15. 36. Vince Carter quote-turned-meme regarding his return for a 22nd N.B.A. season — Answer: IGOTONEMOREINME
  16. 37. Warning to a troublemaker — Answer: DONTGETANYIDEAS
  17. 38. Case study org.? — Answer: TSA
  18. 39. Fist bumps — Answer: DAPS
  19. 40. Surname shared by a Hollywood father and daughter — Answer: DERN
  20. 41. ___ Jayawardenepura Kotte (capital city in South Asia) — Answer: SRI
  21. 43. Shell liquid — Answer: GAS
  22. 44. Entertainment between innings at a baseball game — Answer: MASCOTRACE
  23. 50. "Moving to ___" (email phrase) — Answer: BCC
  24. 53. Stygian blue or reddish-green — Answer: IMPOSSIBLECOLOR
  25. 56. Pantheon part — Answer: DEITY
  26. 57. Trans activist who founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project — Answer: DEANSPADE
  27. 58. "Who ___?" — Answer: ISNT
  28. 59. Biblical tax collector — Answer: STMATTHEW

Down

  1. 1. Sub — Answer: TEMP
  2. 2. Masjid leader — Answer: IMAM
  3. 3. Trash — Answer: TOSS
  4. 4. Addams Family member — Answer: ITT
  5. 5. Apt letters for the blanks in _ _ B _ L — Answer: LIE
  6. 6. Large-eyed primate — Answer: LORIS
  7. 7. Before long — Answer: ANON
  8. 8. President whose middle name was Howard — Answer: TAFT
  9. 9. "Who ___?" — Answer: ELSE
  10. 10. Actions that, despite being legal, resulted in hundreds of arrests in 1961 — Answer: FREEDOMRIDES
  11. 11. Observance that ends on Holy Thursday — Answer: LENT
  12. 12. Sea creature with a saddle patch — Answer: ORCA
  13. 13. Ingredient in some brownies — Answer: WEED
  14. 15. Suomi speaker — Answer: FINN
  15. 17. Dispenser of cones — Answer: CREAMERY
  16. 20. Leader before the King? — Answer: CORETTASCOTT
  17. 21. Barbecued Mongolian dish whose name sounds like a disapproving canine — Answer: BOODOG
  18. 23. Tap — Answer: SPIGOT
  19. 24. People for whom a Great Lake is named — Answer: HURONS
  20. 25. Sportsperson, in Italian — Answer: ATLETA
  21. 26. What something scattershot is all over — Answer: THEMAP
  22. 27. Range of the Rockies — Answer: TETONS
  23. 29. Surname shared by a Hollywood father and son — Answer: REINER
  24. 30. Lead-in to band or army — Answer: ONEMAN
  25. 31. Went — Answer: SAID
  26. 32. Unauthorized cuts of existing movies — Answer: FANEDITS
  27. 33. Crispy Crinkles brand — Answer: OREIDA
  28. 34. "___ chic!" — Answer: TRES
  29. 42. Optimistic — Answer: ROSY
  30. 43. Davis who played Thelma in "Thelma & Louise" — Answer: GEENA
  31. 44. Intermediate size — Answer: MIDI
  32. 45. Iowa State's city — Answer: AMES
  33. 46. Cast in a different light — Answer: SPIN
  34. 47. Disencumbers — Answer: RIDS
  35. 48. Assist, as a lifter? — Answer: ABET
  36. 49. Chowder ingredient — Answer: CLAM
  37. 50. Unexciting — Answer: BLAH
  38. 51. Do some tech work — Answer: CODE
  39. 52. Group working on a pilot ... or a group that includes a pilot — Answer: CREW
  40. 54. Winter setting in K.C. — Answer: CST
  41. 55. Choose — Answer: OPT

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