NYT Crossword July 12 2025 Answers (7/12/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for July 12 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword July 12, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword July 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 7/12/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A "That was fun!"
11A Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)
15A One might start fermenting in the kitchen
16A Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title
17A It features high wind movements
18A Latin for "goodbye"
19A What might be seen around a star
20A Shape of Saturn's rings
21A Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"
22A Spot for newborn care
24A Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishing
26A Earth's crust and others
30A Shade akin to bone or eggshell
32A "No preference"
33A Snobby sort
34A Bring up to date, perhaps
36A Terms of a trade
38A With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band
40A Quinta of "Abbott Elementary"
42A Lose, as a tail
43A Build up
45A Its official languages are Chamorro and English
46A "Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)
47A Mideast port with a natural harbor
49A Faint
51A Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award
53A Symbol of defiance and solidarity
55A Period ender
56A Waste
58A Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan
63A Big ones can be difficult to manage
64A One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day
66A ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines
67A Convention challenger
68A Look
69A Adjunct faculty?
1D Smack
2D Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway
3D Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"
4D Youth baseball supporters
5D Skipping music, say
6D "Amigo!"
7D Spots, so to speak
8D See 38-Across
9D Staging areas
10D Detective, at times
11D Sooner, to a Longhorn
12D Order that might include mortadella and capicola
13D First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer
14D "I'm ready, but be nice"
23D Rap's ___ Sweatshirt
25D Doozy
26D Rush to find a mate?
27D Many a book by Paul Theroux
28D Series of hoops and hurdles
29D Went from 0 to 60?
31D Cylindrical grain holders
35D Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"
37D Kansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer
39D Buns
41D Enforcers of rules, informally
44D Fixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia
48D Waste
50D Important subject in law school
52D "What it boils down to is this …"
54D [stomps foot down]
57D Spots
59D Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor
60D Zip
61D Wit's end?
62D Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo
65D "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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