The New York Times is known for its various word games, including Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword. However, the classic New York Times Crossword remains the most popular and challenging of them all. It’s not just a game; it’s a way to exercise your brain, learn interesting trivia, and enjoy a sense of accomplishment when you complete it. Plus, if you manage to solve it every day, it definitely earns you some bragging rights!
If you’re finding today’s New York Times Crossword a bit tricky, don’t worry! Solving crosswords is a skill that gets better with practice. Even if you can’t fill in every word, keep at it, and you’ll improve over time.
In case you need a hand with today’s clues, we’ve got you covered with all the answers below:
NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, July 25
Across:
- Build up: AMASS
- Adjective considered “one of the most hated words in English”: MOIST
- Equipment used in Pilates classes: MATS
- Relative of the pike fish: LANCE
- Prefix meaning “straight” or “correct”: ORTHO
- Like some verbal accounts: ORAL
- Major cosmetics brand: ESTEE
- Acknowledged someone’s contribution: CITED
- Singer and coach on “The Voice,” informally: REBA
- Nabisco cookie brand: CHIPSAHOY!
- English town famous for its mineral springs: EPSOM
- Parent of Zeus in Greek mythology: TITAN
- Major fantasy sports platform: YAHOO!
- Feature of contractions like “woulda” or “coulda”: SILENTL
- People who mimic others: APERS
- Prevent something from happening: AVERT
- Completely confused: ATSEA
- Sound made by sheep: BAA
- Finishes in grand fashion, like the starred answers: GOESOUTWITHABANG
- Holder for scrolls: ARK
- British unit of weight: STONE
- Title of a classic novel: LORNA
- Generates excitement: HYPES
- Order more of something: REORDER
- Currency used in Nepal and Sri Lanka: RUPEES
- How kids’ books are typically read: ALOUD
- Family member gained through marriage: INLAW
- Willa Cather novel set in Nebraska: OPIONEERS!
- Had too much to drink, briefly: ODED
- Two-time Super Bowl MVP: STARR
- A difficulty or trial: TRIAL
- 2016 Republican presidential primary slogan: JEB!
- One of the characters in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”: PIPER
- Type of tense in grammar: TENSE
- Son of Zeus: ARES
- A brief remark or comment: ASIDE
- Outlines or borders: EDGES
Down:
- Former British Prime Minister Douglas-Home: ALEC
- Baseball term for hitting the ball well: MASH
- Not supportive of: ANTI
- Symbols of royal authority: SCEPTERS
- Views the future: SEESINTO
- Specialty coffee drink: MOCHALATTE
- Hunter in the night sky constellation: ORION
- Small: ITTY
- Expression for the entirety: SHEBANG
- Director of the 1931 film “Dracula”: TOD
- Changes form: MORPHS
- Young rebuttal: ARESO
- Prohibited or not allowed: TABOO
- Exciting and noisy: SLAMBANG
- Abbreviation for counsel: ATT
- Musical skill: EAR
- Affirmative response: YEAH
- Example of a fantasy saga: SAGA
- Composer Novello: IVOR
- Vegetable related to onions: LEEK
- Clarification in spelling: ASIN
- Actor who first played a Bond villain: PETERLORRE
- Basketball scoring attempts: TWOS
- Storyteller: BARD
- Oscar-winning actress Hathaway: ANNE
- Gelatin substitute in vegan recipes: AGAR
- Delivery service: USPS
- Classic children’s song about a bird: ALOUETTE
- Had neighboring relations: BORDERED
- Rocks out to heavy metal music: HEADBANGS
- Type of fine wood: YEW
- One of the periods in Earth’s history: EON
- Spanish region known for wine: RIOJA
- Under anesthesia: UNDER
- New student at a military academy: PLEBE
- Broadcasted or aired: AIRED
- Band that performed “Shout” in “Animal House”: OTIS
- Informal term for a father: PAPI
- Criminal organization: RING
- Convenience for RSVP responses: SASE
- Rigid wrist jewelry: BANGLES
- Belgian town known for its springs: SPA
