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New York Times Crossword July 2 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 2 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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#
___ saladCOBB4Across1 Site for techiesCNET4Across5 One of the hues in a Crayola eight-packBLACK5Across9 Shape of many a racetrackOVAL4Across14 Fit as a fiddleHALE4Across15 "… for He is ___" (Matthew 28:6)RISEN5Across16 Did you know?! The most common bar name in the U.K. is The Red LionPUBTRIVIA9Across17 EnoughAMPLE5Across19 W.W.E. star DumasAMY3Across20 Portfolio portion, in briefIRA3Across21 It hangs on in the winterICICLE6Across22 Did you know?! The oldest known porno movie is the 1907 short film "El Satario"GRAPHICDETAIL13Across23 One might charge el capote rojoTORO4Across27 2014 Winter Olympics hostSOCHI5Across29 Iridescent gemstonesOPALS5Across30 Bingo relativeKENO4Across32 Squid's ink holderSAC3Across34 Did you know?! Engaging in leisure activities has been shown to reduce stress levels by over 30%FUNFACT7Across37 Did you know?! Before mastering fire, cave men ate uncooked meat for the first million years of human existenceRAWDATA7Across40 Official currency of Ecuador and Guam: Abbr.USD3Across42 "___ move"YOUR4Across43 Cabinet department since 1913LABOR5Across45 Nudges againstABUTS5Across46 Room for growth?WOMB4Across49 Did you know?! America's first chartered money supplier opened in Philadelphia on January 7, 1782BANKSTATEMENT13Across50 Enemy vessels in W.W. IIUBOATS6Across56 Outfit that might have satin lapels, informallyTUX3Across57 Key near F1ESC3Across58 Spanish island with many nightclubsIBIZA5Across61 Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphiresHARDTRUTH9Across62 "___ est mort" ("the king is dead")LEROI5Across65 Modern aerosol emitter, for shortECIG4Across66 x times y, potentiallyAREA4Across67 Boxer nicknamed "Kid Dynamite"TYSON5Across68 "... or ___!" (threat)ELSE4Across69 "College GameDay" airerESPN4Across70

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ América (international football competition)COPA4Down1 Tube descenderOVUM4Down2 Step up from an upright pianoBABYGRAND9Down3 Layered lunch offering, informallyBLT3Down4 TweetsCHIRPS6Down5 Language of W.W. II "code talkers": Var.NAVAHO6Down6 Inventor WhitneyELI3Down7 Beverage in WonderlandTEA3Down8 Leg supportBRACE5Down9 Minimum or maximumLIMIT5Down10 Pet safety org.ASPCA5Down11 Chamber group instrumentsCELLI5Down12 GenuflectKNEEL5Down13 Narrow inletRIA3Down18 "Uncut Gems" actress MenzelIDINA5Down22 "The Sound of Music" antagonistROLF4Down24 "Ugh!"ICK3Down25 Only acting Oscar winner in the Rock & Roll Hall of FameCHER4Down26 Common stir-fry ingredientTOFU4Down27 Grand workOPUS4Down28 For exampleSAY3Down31 One who gives a hootOWL3Down33 Ones wreaking havocSABOTEURS9Down34 ___ bombATOM4Down35 No-no in many fad dietsCARB4Down36 Thoroughly coversCOATS5Down38 Low-pitched musical instrumentTUBA4Down39 "Rosy-fingered" time of day in the "Odyssey"DAWN4Down41 Don't get stuck in it!RUT3Down44 Onetime geometric game fadTETRIS6Down47 What mascara might doSMUDGE6Down48 MuscularBUILT5Down50 "The Sound of Music" localeABBEY5Down51 "The Third Man" and "Kiss Me Deadly," for twoNOIRS5Down52 Creator of a lot of buzz in the music sceneKAZOO5Down53 Laundry problemSTAIN5Down54 No. after a tel. no.EXT3Down55 Part of a planSTEP4Down59 Jackie of martial arts filmsCHAN4Down60 Bit of a laughHEE3Down62 Femur/tibia connector, in briefACL3Down63 Issa of HollywoodRAE3Down64

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, July 2, 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.