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  1. 20FlourishTHRIVE
  2. 23Cardinal point?SISTINECHAPEL
  3. 27Tipping point?CASHREGISTER
  4. 51Fine point?SPEEDTRAP
  5. 53Plot point?HERBGARDEN
  6. 56SwearAVOW
  7. 69Match point?DATINGSITE
  8. 72Flash point?PHOTOBOOTH
  9. 78TotalADDUPTO
  10. 84GalootsOAFS
  11. 85Style point?BARBERSHOP
  12. 89Low point?DAIRYFARM
  13. 101GymPECLASS
  14. 107___ PauloSAO
  15. 109LessensALLAYS
  16. 111Sticking point?TATTOOPARLOR
  17. 121Brownie point?GIRLSCOUTCAMP
  18. 124BitingACERBIC
  19. 128StillYET

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  1. 1KisserPUSS
  2. 16RepentantCONTRITE
  3. 18Letter openerDEARSIR
  4. 22DerelictDISUSED
  5. 24CharmENAMOR
  6. 36FurtivenessSTEALTH
  7. 37TriumphPREVAIL
  8. 45FestoonADORN
  9. 62UpASTIR
  10. 64Lhasa ___APSO
  11. 73FunkODOR
  12. 77EnoughAMPLE
  13. 80WithoutLESS
  14. 83TwangyNASAL
  15. 86Took inADMITTED
  16. 87CockROOSTER
  17. 93Hot, hot, hotONATEAR
  18. 99FacetASPECT
  19. 108Heart, e.g.ORGAN
  20. 110Place atopSETON
  21. 117QuenchSATE

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. The small screen's second Golden Age, informally — Answer: PEAKTV
  2. 7. Completed in two under par — Answer: EAGLED
  3. 13. Indian tourist mecca — Answer: GOA
  4. 16. Scoundrel — Answer: CAD
  5. 19. One working near home — Answer: UMPIRE
  6. 20. Flourish — Answer: THRIVE
  7. 21. "Wait for it ... finished!" — Answer: ANDDONE
  8. 23. Cardinal point? — Answer: SISTINECHAPEL
  9. 25. Philanthropist ___ French Gates — Answer: MELINDA
  10. 26. Ignore the alarm, say — Answer: SLEEPIN
  11. 27. Tipping point? — Answer: CASHREGISTER
  12. 29. Few and far between — Answer: SCARCE. Hint: If something is hard to find, it may be described this way. 🔎
  13. 32. Terse affirmation — Answer: IDO
  14. 33. Scottish regional accents — Answer: BURRS
  15. 34. [My word!] — Answer: GASP
  16. 38. Father of Transcendentalism — Answer: EMERSON
  17. 41. What makes a twister twistier? — Answer: ANI
  18. 43. "Absolutamente!" — Answer: SISI
  19. 44. Really really — Answer: ULTRA
  20. 46. ___ Miss — Answer: OLE
  21. 47. Cry near a scarecrow — Answer: CAW
  22. 49. Airport sign carrier — Answer: MEETER
  23. 51. Fine point? — Answer: SPEEDTRAP
  24. 53. Plot point? — Answer: HERBGARDEN
  25. 56. Swear — Answer: AVOW
  26. 57. Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist — Answer: YEAR
  27. 59. Potpourri feature — Answer: AROMA
  28. 60. What the Mosquirix vaccine targets — Answer: MALARIA
  29. 63. "Take a hike, pal!" — Answer: BEATIT
  30. 65. Supergiant, e.g. — Answer: STAR
  31. 69. Match point? — Answer: DATINGSITE
  32. 72. Flash point? — Answer: PHOTOBOOTH
  33. 75. Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded -- you'll never be lonely" — Answer: SAHL
  34. 76. Singsong refrain syllables — Answer: TRALAS
  35. 78. Total — Answer: ADDUPTO
  36. 79. Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie — Answer: ALIAS
  37. 81. Bring up the rear? — Answer: MOON
  38. 84. Galoots — Answer: OAFS. Hint: These clumsy characters often trip over their own feet! 🤪
  39. 85. Style point? — Answer: BARBERSHOP
  40. 89. Low point? — Answer: DAIRYFARM
  41. 93. Sawbones, in brief — Answer: ORDOCS
  42. 94. Alternative to Yahoo Mail — Answer: AOL
  43. 95. It's just a guess: Abbr. — Answer: EST
  44. 96. More cunning — Answer: SLIER
  45. 97. Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" — Answer: NOMO
  46. 98. Frodo's sidekick — Answer: SAM
  47. 101. Gym — Answer: PECLASS
  48. 104. Stately trees — Answer: ELMS
  49. 105. Barn-raising participants, maybe — Answer: AMISH
  50. 107. ___ Paulo — Answer: SAO
  51. 109. Lessens — Answer: ALLAYS
  52. 111. Sticking point? — Answer: TATTOOPARLOR
  53. 115. Smooths, as the way — Answer: GREASES
  54. 120. Home to Uganda's presidential palace — Answer: ENTEBBE
  55. 121. Brownie point? — Answer: GIRLSCOUTCAMP
  56. 124. Biting — Answer: ACERBIC
  57. 125. Flagship Honda model — Answer: ACCORD
  58. 126. Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare — Answer: PORTIA
  59. 127. Like hemoglobin — Answer: RED
  60. 128. Still — Answer: YET. Hint: A concise way to say “up to this time” or “nevertheless.” 🙂
  61. 129. Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" — Answer: NESTOR
  62. 130. They're not good looks — Answer: SNEERS

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  1. 1. Kisser — Answer: PUSS
  2. 2. Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar — Answer: EMIL
  3. 3. Sunday school recess? — Answer: APSE
  4. 4. Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity — Answer: KITE
  5. 5. Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em — Answer: TRIPS
  6. 6. "The Floating City" — Answer: VENICE
  7. 7. "You get the picture" — Answer: ETC
  8. 8. Sound while sticking out one's tongue — Answer: AHH
  9. 9. Greek sisters of myth — Answer: GRACES
  10. 10. Pop star Dua ___ — Answer: LIPA
  11. 11. Beforetimes? — Answer: EVES
  12. 12. Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo) — Answer: DELHI
  13. 13. "Let's do this!" — Answer: GAMEON
  14. 14. Much-desired blood type, for short — Answer: ONEG
  15. 15. Fly by the seat of one's pants — Answer: ADLIB
  16. 16. Repentant — Answer: CONTRITE
  17. 17. Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling" — Answer: ANDERSEN
  18. 18. Letter opener — Answer: DEARSIR
  19. 22. Derelict — Answer: DISUSED
  20. 24. Charm — Answer: ENAMOR
  21. 28. Nutrient inits. — Answer: RDA
  22. 30. Race with an anchor — Answer: RELAY
  23. 31. Brunch station offering — Answer: CREPE
  24. 34. Astronaut Grissom — Answer: GUS
  25. 35. Finsteraarhorn, e.g. — Answer: ALP
  26. 36. Furtiveness — Answer: STEALTH
  27. 37. Triumph — Answer: PREVAIL
  28. 39. Common lampshade shade — Answer: OCHRE
  29. 40. Scottish negative — Answer: NAE
  30. 42. Muslim leader — Answer: IMAM
  31. 45. Festoon — Answer: ADORN
  32. 48. "Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan" — Answer: WRATH
  33. 50. Epic time — Answer: ERA
  34. 52. Stick on a tree — Answer: TWIG
  35. 54. Joie de vivre — Answer: BRIO
  36. 55. More than wanna — Answer: GOTTA
  37. 58. Biblical shepherd — Answer: ABEL
  38. 60. Many residents, for short — Answer: MDS
  39. 61. Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service — Answer: AAA
  40. 62. Up — Answer: ASTIR
  41. 64. Lhasa ___ — Answer: APSO
  42. 65. It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen — Answer: SOUFFLE
  43. 66. Mast attachment above a gaff — Answer: TOPSAIL
  44. 67. QB stat: Abbr. — Answer: ATT
  45. 68. Fraternity letter — Answer: RHO
  46. 70. Plans for the future, in brief? — Answer: IRAS
  47. 71. Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire" — Answer: TASHA
  48. 73. Funk — Answer: ODOR
  49. 74. Annual celebrations, informally — Answer: BDAYS
  50. 77. Enough — Answer: AMPLE
  51. 79. "The Golden Bachelor" network — Answer: ABC
  52. 80. Without — Answer: LESS
  53. 82. Newbery-winning author Scott ___ — Answer: ODELL
  54. 83. Twangy — Answer: NASAL. Hint: Having a sharp, resonant sound 🎶
  55. 85. Cousin of a man crush — Answer: BROMANCE
  56. 86. Took in — Answer: ADMITTED
  57. 87. Cock — Answer: ROOSTER
  58. 88. Alley ___ — Answer: OOP
  59. 90. "The plan has been approved!" — Answer: ITSAGO
  60. 91. Kind of cycle at night — Answer: REM
  61. 92. Partner, with "the" — Answer: MRS
  62. 93. Hot, hot, hot — Answer: ONATEAR
  63. 99. Facet — Answer: ASPECT
  64. 100. Petting zoo noise — Answer: MAA
  65. 102. Suburban setting? — Answer: CARLOT
  66. 103. IHOP selections — Answer: SYRUPS
  67. 106. Woodworking or bird-watching — Answer: HOBBY
  68. 108. Heart, e.g. — Answer: ORGAN
  69. 110. Place atop — Answer: SETON
  70. 112. New York theater award first given in 1956 — Answer: OBIE
  71. 113. One of the 10 plagues of Egypt — Answer: LICE
  72. 114. Dungeons & Dragons baddies — Answer: ORCS
  73. 116. One of 24 in Yankee Stadium — Answer: ACRE
  74. 117. Quench — Answer: SATE
  75. 118. Gulf bigwig — Answer: EMIR
  76. 119. Some cruise ship amenities — Answer: SPAS
  77. 122. Ticketmaster spec — Answer: SRO
  78. 123. Navy submarine head: Abbr. — Answer: CDR

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Full NYT Crossword answer list for July 20, 2025

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1The small screen's second Golden Age, informallyPEAKTV
7Completed in two under parEAGLED
13Indian tourist meccaGOA
16ScoundrelCAD
19One working near homeUMPIRE
20FlourishTHRIVE
21"Wait for it ... finished!"ANDDONE
23Cardinal point?SISTINECHAPEL
25Philanthropist ___ French GatesMELINDA
26Ignore the alarm, saySLEEPIN
27Tipping point?CASHREGISTER
29Few and far betweenSCARCE
32Terse affirmationIDO
33Scottish regional accentsBURRS
34[My word!]GASP
38Father of TranscendentalismEMERSON
41What makes a twister twistier?ANI
43"Absolutamente!"SISI
44Really reallyULTRA
46___ MissOLE
47Cry near a scarecrowCAW
49Airport sign carrierMEETER
51Fine point?SPEEDTRAP
53Plot point?HERBGARDEN
56SwearAVOW
57Tree ring, to a dendrochronologistYEAR
59Potpourri featureAROMA
60What the Mosquirix vaccine targetsMALARIA
63"Take a hike, pal!"BEATIT
65Supergiant, e.g.STAR
69Match point?DATINGSITE
72Flash point?PHOTOBOOTH
75Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded -- you'll never be lonely"SAHL
76Singsong refrain syllablesTRALAS
78TotalADDUPTO
79Mary Westmacott, for Agatha ChristieALIAS
81Bring up the rear?MOON
84GalootsOAFS
85Style point?BARBERSHOP
89Low point?DAIRYFARM
93Sawbones, in briefORDOCS
94Alternative to Yahoo MailAOL
95It's just a guess: Abbr.EST
96More cunningSLIER
97Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado"NOMO
98Frodo's sidekickSAM
101GymPECLASS
104Stately treesELMS
105Barn-raising participants, maybeAMISH
107___ PauloSAO
109LessensALLAYS
111Sticking point?TATTOOPARLOR
115Smooths, as the wayGREASES
120Home to Uganda's presidential palaceENTEBBE
121Brownie point?GIRLSCOUTCAMP
124BitingACERBIC
125Flagship Honda modelACCORD
126Lover of Bassanio, in ShakespearePORTIA
127Like hemoglobinRED
128StillYET
129Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"NESTOR
130They're not good looksSNEERS

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1KisserPUSS
2Jannings who won the first Best Actor OscarEMIL
3Sunday school recess?APSE
4Chinese symbol of hope and prosperityKITE
5Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'emTRIPS
6"The Floating City"VENICE
7"You get the picture"ETC
8Sound while sticking out one's tongueAHH
9Greek sisters of mythGRACES
10Pop star Dua ___LIPA
11Beforetimes?EVES
12Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo)DELHI
13"Let's do this!"GAMEON
14Much-desired blood type, for shortONEG
15Fly by the seat of one's pantsADLIB
16RepentantCONTRITE
17Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling"ANDERSEN
18Letter openerDEARSIR
22DerelictDISUSED
24CharmENAMOR
28Nutrient inits.RDA
30Race with an anchorRELAY
31Brunch station offeringCREPE
34Astronaut GrissomGUS
35Finsteraarhorn, e.g.ALP
36FurtivenessSTEALTH
37TriumphPREVAIL
39Common lampshade shadeOCHRE
40Scottish negativeNAE
42Muslim leaderIMAM
45FestoonADORN
48"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan"WRATH
50Epic timeERA
52Stick on a treeTWIG
54Joie de vivreBRIO
55More than wannaGOTTA
58Biblical shepherdABEL
60Many residents, for shortMDS
61Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" serviceAAA
62UpASTIR
64Lhasa ___APSO
65It's literally "inflated" in the kitchenSOUFFLE
66Mast attachment above a gaffTOPSAIL
67QB stat: Abbr.ATT
68Fraternity letterRHO
70Plans for the future, in brief?IRAS
71Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire"TASHA
73FunkODOR
74Annual celebrations, informallyBDAYS
77EnoughAMPLE
79"The Golden Bachelor" networkABC
80WithoutLESS
82Newbery-winning author Scott ___ODELL
83TwangyNASAL
85Cousin of a man crushBROMANCE
86Took inADMITTED
87CockROOSTER
88Alley ___OOP
90"The plan has been approved!"ITSAGO
91Kind of cycle at nightREM
92Partner, with "the"MRS
93Hot, hot, hotONATEAR
99FacetASPECT
100Petting zoo noiseMAA
102Suburban setting?CARLOT
103IHOP selectionsSYRUPS
106Woodworking or bird-watchingHOBBY
108Heart, e.g.ORGAN
110Place atopSETON
112New York theater award first given in 1956OBIE
113One of the 10 plagues of EgyptLICE
114Dungeons & Dragons baddiesORCS
116One of 24 in Yankee StadiumACRE
117QuenchSATE
118Gulf bigwigEMIR
119Some cruise ship amenitiesSPAS
122Ticketmaster specSRO
123Navy submarine head: Abbr.CDR

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