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New York Times Crossword July 17 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 17 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Top tierATTIC5Across1 Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"SMOG4Across6 Mild cheeseEDAM4Across10 Search engine giant based in ChinaBAIDU5Across14 Flaky white fishHAKE4Across15 DragTOKE4Across16 Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabetEXCEL5Across17 Ones who are out of cite, in brief?ETAL4Across18 Skip overOMIT4Across19 Hang outdoors, sayAIRDRY6Across20 Expensive topperTIARA5Across22 Subject of evaluation by a college panel, informallyAPP3Across23 IntrusiveNOSY4Across26 Like respect for a parentFILIAL6Across27 It has its ups and downsSEESAW6Across28 Characters in "There Will Be Blood"OILMEN6Across30 NavigateSTEER5Across32 Talking point at a political debateISSUE5Across33 Small sticking pointNIT3Across34 Layout of solar panels, e.g.ARRAY5Across37 Elvis Costello hit featured in "Notting Hill"SHE3Across38 Film heroine in search of the demigod MauiMOANA5Across39 Precursor of the International Space StationMIR3Across41 SimilarALIKE5Across42 Something carried into battleARMOR5Across44 Section at the end of a textbook, oftenERRATA6Across45 Manner of speakingACCENT6Across47 Jet wing fastenersRIVETS6Across48 SprintDASH4Across50 Word before foot, fire or freeSET3Across52 Grand talesEPICS5Across53 Badlands discovery, maybeFOSSIL6Across54 Surface ___AREA4Across56 AfflictsAILS4Across57 Explosive stuff, familiarlyNITRO5Across58 Setting for some White House eventsLAWN4Across62 Like some chatterIDLE4Across63 Cartoon character who says "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet"ELMER5Across64 Pioneering puzzle-laden computer gameMYST4Across65 Yearbook superlativeMOST4Across66 SmartSTING5Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Prez on a pennyABE3Down1 BurdenTAX3Down2 Nervous twitchTIC3Down3 That's a thoughtIDEA4Down4 (Stops (false (not any) witness) filming)CULINARYARTS12Down5 Makes a mess, in a way, as a petSHEDS5Down6 Compact wooden figures ... and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-DownMATRYOSHKADOLLS15Down7 Agree toOKAY4Down8 Come togetherGEL3Down9 Alpha Centauri A, par exempleETOILE6Down10 (Bucks' (lady's (roadside stopover) title) mates)DOMAINNAMES11Down11 Director KurosawaAKIRA5Down12 Headbanger's genreMETAL5Down13 Part of a seat assignmentROW3Down21 (Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities)TIMEMACHINES12Down22 Region known for its silk and teaASSAM5Down23 ___ dishPETRI5Down24 (Church (Buffalo's (minister, informally) waters) seats)PEERREVIEWS11Down25 Seasonal maladyFLU3Down27 Pirates' sphereSEA3Down29 "Gotcha"ISEE4Down31 "You sure?"ISIT4Down33 Words often appearing after a number and a hyphenINONE5Down35 Jamie ___, "Ted Lasso" characterTARTT5Down36 Tolkien creatureORC3Down40 ___ Vegan (resident of Nevada's largest city)LAS3Down43 Withdraw one's testimonyRECANT6Down46 Pack animalASS3Down47 KingdomREALM5Down48 "Here's hoping …"IPRAY5Down49 PlusASSET5Down51 Classic pet nameFIDO4Down54 Cheerful airLILT4Down55 TargetAIM3Down57 "You're oversharing"TMI3Down59 Cartoon canineREN3Down60 Alternative to .comORG3Down61

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.