NYT Crossword Answers 07/24/25

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Across Clues

• 1 Beat at chess MATED
• 6 Speech therapists’ targets LISPS
• 11 Adds to the chain, in a way CCS
• 14 Daggerlike symbols on manuscripts OBELI
• 15 Square UNHIP
• 16 It may be brown or blonde ALE
• 17 “Nice of you to show up” COMMONSNIPE
• 19 Something to play by EAR
• 20 Marching syllable HUP
• 21 Utter nonsense ROT
• 22 Vocal flourish used by Lady Gaga in “Shallow” and “Bad Romance” MELISMA
• 24 Tries, tries again ITERATES
• 27 Univision article UNA
• 28 “Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!” AMERICANCROW
• 33 Cow or cobra, in yoga ASANA
• 36 Do it! TASK
• 37 Suffix with Sudan or Bhutan ESE
• 38 With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle’s theme BIRD
• 39 Stereotypical attire for tech bros VESTS
• 41 See 38-Across CALL
• 42 Head into? RAM
• 43 Speak hoarsely RASP
• 44 ___ blanc (type of white grape) PINOT
• 45 “Say ‘goodnight’ Alexa.” “Goodnight Alexa” AMAZONPARROT
• 49 Trash DIS
• 50 Relative of a votive candle TEALIGHT
• 54 Attire for an acrobat UNITARD
• 58 Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief WWI
• 59 Lion in ancient Rome LEO
• 60 “omg, u r too much” LOL
• 61 “Bottom-of-the-barrel barrel prices! Buy today!” COOPERSHAWK
• 64 Love, at Wimbledon NIL
• 65 Softened EASED
• 66 “___: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabel Wilkerson best seller CASTE
• 67 Like one who might prefer platonic relationships, informally ARO
• 68 Fathers’ last words? AMENS
• 69 “Challenge accepted!” ITSON

Vertical Clues

• 1 Japanese rice cake MOCHI
• 2 Approximately ABOUT
• 3 Home for the Sun Devils TEMPE
• 4 ___ City (nickname for New Haven, Conn.) ELM
• 5 Many a Joseph Cornell artwork DIORAMA
• 6 Shine LUSTER
• 7 Tavern INN
• 8 A matchbook, for a wobbly table, say SHIM
• 9 “___ down!” (“Shut up!”) PIPE
• 10 Explore a cave SPELUNK
• 11 Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C. CAESAREAN
• 12 One might be cooked “casino”-style CLAM
• 13 Will be, in Spanish SERA
• 18 Musical building block NOTE
• 23 Company name ender INC
• 25 South African currency RAND
• 26 Doesn’t get hit, say SITSPAT
• 29 Hard animal to herd CAT
• 30 Bad ending? ASS
• 31 Site of a Nobel Prize award ceremony every December 10 OSLO
• 32 Lasting lash effect WELT
• 33 “East of Eden” girl ABRA
• 34 Setting for “The King and I” SIAM
• 35 Mammal that can roll up into a ball ARMADILLO
• 39 One might help you move VAN
• 40 Medium capacity? ESP
• 41 ___ Field (M.L.B. venue since 2009) CITI
• 43 Skin condition that causes facial flushing ROSACEA
• 44 Major that might require International Relations and U.S. Government classes, informally POLISCI
• 46 Pimple ZIT
• 47 Ties another knot, so to speak REWEDS
• 48 Comical growl RAWR
• 51 Word with cut or shot GLASS
• 52 Observe closely, as orders HEWTO
• 53 Symbol TOKEN
• 54 Forearm bone ULNA
• 55 Genre for “Double Indemnity” NOIR
• 56 Last word in the first line of “Home on the Range” ROAM
• 57 One tablespoon, maybe DOSE
• 62 Write PEN
• 63 Porkpie, e.g. HAT