New York Times Crossword July 20 2025 Answers

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Below are all the New York Times Crossword July 20 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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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The small screen's second Golden Age, informallyPEAKTV6Across1 Completed in two under parEAGLED6Across7 Indian tourist meccaGOA3Across13 ScoundrelCAD3Across16 One working near homeUMPIRE6Across19 FlourishTHRIVE6Across20 "Wait for it ... finished!"ANDDONE7Across21 Cardinal point?SISTINECHAPEL13Across23 Philanthropist ___ French GatesMELINDA7Across25 Ignore the alarm, saySLEEPIN7Across26 Tipping point?CASHREGISTER12Across27 Few and far betweenSCARCE6Across29 Terse affirmationIDO3Across32 Scottish regional accentsBURRS5Across33 [My word!]GASP4Across34 Father of TranscendentalismEMERSON7Across38 What makes a twister twistier?ANI3Across41 "Absolutamente!"SISI4Across43 Really reallyULTRA5Across44 ___ MissOLE3Across46 Cry near a scarecrowCAW3Across47 Airport sign carrierMEETER6Across49 Fine point?SPEEDTRAP9Across51 Plot point?HERBGARDEN10Across53 SwearAVOW4Across56 Tree ring, to a dendrochronologistYEAR4Across57 Potpourri featureAROMA5Across59 What the Mosquirix vaccine targetsMALARIA7Across60 "Take a hike, pal!"BEATIT6Across63 Supergiant, e.g.STAR4Across65 Match point?DATINGSITE10Across69 Flash point?PHOTOBOOTH10Across72 Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely"SAHL4Across75 Singsong refrain syllablesTRALAS6Across76 TotalADDUPTO7Across78 Mary Westmacott, for Agatha ChristieALIAS5Across79 Bring up the rear?MOON4Across81 GalootsOAFS4Across84 Style point?BARBERSHOP10Across85 Low point?DAIRYFARM9Across89 Sawbones, in briefORDOCS6Across93 Alternative to Yahoo MailAOL3Across94 It's just a guess: Abbr.EST3Across95 More cunningSLIER5Across96 Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado"NOMO4Across97 Frodo's sidekickSAM3Across98 GymPECLASS7Across101 Stately treesELMS4Across104 Barn-raising participants, maybeAMISH5Across105 ___ PauloSAO3Across107 LessensALLAYS6Across109 Sticking point?TATTOOPARLOR12Across111 Smooths, as the wayGREASES7Across115 Home to Uganda's presidential palaceENTEBBE7Across120 Brownie point?GIRLSCOUTCAMP13Across121 BitingACERBIC7Across124 Flagship Honda modelACCORD6Across125 Lover of Bassanio, in ShakespearePORTIA6Across126 Like hemoglobinRED3Across127 StillYET3Across128 Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"NESTOR6Across129 They're not good looksSNEERS6Across130

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KisserPUSS4Down1 Jannings who won the first Best Actor OscarEMIL4Down2 Sunday school recess?APSE4Down3 Chinese symbol of hope and prosperityKITE4Down4 Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'emTRIPS5Down5 "The Floating City"VENICE6Down6 "You get the picture"ETC3Down7 Sound while sticking out one's tongueAHH3Down8 Greek sisters of mythGRACES6Down9 Pop star Dua ___LIPA4Down10 Beforetimes?EVES4Down11 Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo)DELHI5Down12 "Let's do this!"GAMEON6Down13 Much-desired blood type, for shortONEG4Down14 Fly by the seat of one's pantsADLIB5Down15 RepentantCONTRITE8Down16 Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling"ANDERSEN8Down17 Letter openerDEARSIR7Down18 DerelictDISUSED7Down22 CharmENAMOR6Down24 Nutrient inits.RDA3Down28 Race with an anchorRELAY5Down30 Brunch station offeringCREPE5Down31 Astronaut GrissomGUS3Down34 Finsteraarhorn, e.g.ALP3Down35 FurtivenessSTEALTH7Down36 TriumphPREVAIL7Down37 Common lampshade shadeOCHRE5Down39 Scottish negativeNAE3Down40 Muslim leaderIMAM4Down42 FestoonADORN5Down45 "Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan"WRATH5Down48 Epic timeERA3Down50 Stick on a treeTWIG4Down52 Joie de vivreBRIO4Down54 More than wannaGOTTA5Down55 Biblical shepherdABEL4Down58 Many residents, for shortMDS3Down60 Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" serviceAAA3Down61 UpASTIR5Down62 Lhasa ___APSO4Down64 It's literally "inflated" in the kitchenSOUFFLE7Down65 Mast attachment above a gaffTOPSAIL7Down66 QB stat: Abbr.ATT3Down67 Fraternity letterRHO3Down68 Plans for the future, in brief?IRAS4Down70 Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire"TASHA5Down71 FunkODOR4Down73 Annual celebrations, informallyBDAYS5Down74 EnoughAMPLE5Down77 "The Golden Bachelor" networkABC3Down79 WithoutLESS4Down80 Newbery-winning author Scott ___ODELL5Down82 TwangyNASAL5Down83 Cousin of a man crushBROMANCE8Down85 Took inADMITTED8Down86 CockROOSTER7Down87 Alley ___OOP3Down88 "The plan has been approved!"ITSAGO6Down90 Kind of cycle at nightREM3Down91 Partner, with "the"MRS3Down92 Hot, hot, hotONATEAR7Down93 FacetASPECT6Down99 Petting zoo noiseMAA3Down100 Suburban setting?CARLOT6Down102 IHOP selectionsSYRUPS6Down103 Woodworking or bird-watchingHOBBY5Down106 Heart, e.g.ORGAN5Down108 Place atopSETON5Down110 New York theater award first given in 1956OBIE4Down112 One of the 10 plagues of EgyptLICE4Down113 Dungeons & Dragons baddiesORCS4Down114 One of 24 in Yankee StadiumACRE4Down116 QuenchSATE4Down117 Gulf bigwigEMIR4Down118 Some cruise ship amenitiesSPAS4Down119 Ticketmaster specSRO3Down122 Navy submarine head: Abbr.CDR3Down123

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, July 20, 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.