NYT Crossword Answers 07/17/25

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Across Clues

• 1 Top tier ATTIC
• 6 Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax” SMOG
• 10 Mild cheese EDAM
• 14 Search engine giant based in China BAIDU
• 15 Flaky white fish HAKE
• 16 Drag TOKE
• 17 Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet EXCEL
• 18 Ones who are out of cite, in brief? ETAL
• 19 Skip over OMIT
• 20 Hang outdoors, say AIRDRY
• 22 Expensive topper TIARA
• 23 Subject of evaluation by a college panel, informally APP
• 26 Intrusive NOSY
• 27 Like respect for a parent FILIAL
• 28 It has its ups and downs SEESAW
• 30 Characters in “There Will Be Blood” OILMEN
• 32 Navigate STEER
• 33 Talking point at a political debate ISSUE
• 34 Small sticking point NIT
• 37 Layout of solar panels, e.g. ARRAY
• 38 Elvis Costello hit featured in “Notting Hill” SHE
• 39 Film heroine in search of the demigod Maui MOANA
• 41 Precursor of the International Space Station MIR
• 42 Similar ALIKE
• 44 Something carried into battle ARMOR
• 45 Section at the end of a textbook, often ERRATA
• 47 Manner of speaking ACCENT
• 48 Jet wing fasteners RIVETS
• 50 Sprint DASH
• 52 Word before foot, fire or free SET
• 53 Grand tales EPICS
• 54 Badlands discovery, maybe FOSSIL
• 56 Surface ___ AREA
• 57 Afflicts AILS
• 58 Explosive stuff, familiarly NITRO
• 62 Setting for some White House events LAWN
• 63 Like some chatter IDLE
• 64 Cartoon character who says “Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet” ELMER
• 65 Pioneering puzzle-laden computer game MYST
• 66 Yearbook superlative MOST
• 67 Smart STING

Vertical Clues

• 1 Prez on a penny ABE
• 2 Burden TAX
• 3 Nervous twitch TIC
• 4 That’s a thought IDEA
• 5 (Stops (false (not any) witness) filming) CULINARYARTS
• 6 Makes a mess, in a way, as a pet SHEDS
• 7 Compact wooden figures … and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-Down MATRYOSHKADOLLS
• 8 Agree to OKAY
• 9 Come together GEL
• 10 Alpha Centauri A, par exemple ETOILE
• 11 (Bucks’ (lady’s (roadside stopover) title) mates) DOMAINNAMES
• 12 Director Kurosawa AKIRA
• 13 Headbanger’s genre METAL
• 21 Part of a seat assignment ROW
• 22 (Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities) TIMEMACHINES
• 23 Region known for its silk and tea ASSAM
• 24 ___ dish PETRI
• 25 (Church (Buffalo’s (minister, informally) waters) seats) PEERREVIEWS
• 27 Seasonal malady FLU
• 29 Pirates’ sphere SEA
• 31 “Gotcha” ISEE
• 33 “You sure?” ISIT
• 35 Words often appearing after a number and a hyphen INONE
• 36 Jamie ___, “Ted Lasso” character TARTT
• 40 Tolkien creature ORC
• 43 ___ Vegan (resident of Nevada’s largest city) LAS
• 46 Withdraw one’s testimony RECANT
• 47 Pack animal ASS
• 48 Kingdom REALM
• 49 “Here’s hoping ?” IPRAY
• 51 Plus ASSET
• 54 Classic pet name FIDO
• 55 Cheerful air LILT
• 57 Target AIM
• 59 “You’re oversharing” TMI
• 60 Cartoon canine REN
• 61 Alternative to .com ORG