Our NYT Crossword Hints for July 13, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, July 13, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 7/13/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Cry from a guard tower
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5A. Imaginary fiends
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11A. Assign a number, maybe
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15A. Takes orders at a restaurant
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20A. Great Plains tribe
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21A. “I’ll be right with you”
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22A. Name that becomes a shape if you switch the second and fourth letters
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23A. They might leave you in stitches, for short
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25A. Not marbled, say
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26A. Electronic music genre
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27A. Pai gow game piece
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28A. Relieve
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29A. They have seniority
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31A. Bit of red in a salad
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32A. What accepts all cookies?
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33A. Bottom
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34A. Under, on a score
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35A. __ of all
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36A. They might be padded
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38A. Gift in the 2000 movie “The Gift”
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39A. “Here,” in Paris
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40A. Alternative fuel source
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42A. ___ Noël
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43A. Yoga sounds
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44A. ’60s war zone
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45A. “Wicked” protagonist
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49A. 180
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52A. Acknowledge silently
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54A. Leave be
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56A. Big hunk
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57A. Many idol worshipers
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59A. Cartoonist Silverstein
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62A. Took an hour off mid-day, say
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64A. Phrase cooed en español
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65A. Dry, as Spanish wine
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66A. Monk known as “The Father of English History”
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69A. Geometric art style, familiarly
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70A. Going wrong
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72A. Two-stringed Chinese instrument
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73A. Gave a hoot
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74A. Gentleman’s disagreement?
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75A. Website feed inits.
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76A. Basketball shooter’s lament
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78A. Flattering lines
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79A. Subj. for John Maynard Keynes
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81A. Alma mater for John Maynard Keynes
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82A. Dot in la mer
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83A. It lets you move north
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85A. Windy City commuting org.
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88A. “A picture is worth a thousand words,” e.g.
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91A. Mulligans
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93A. Big name in streaming
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94A. Gossip about
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96A. Champion’s memento
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97A. Hold a grudge against
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98A. North Carolina university
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99A. “See if that’s OK”
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100A. Chore-o-graph?
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102A. Significant start
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103A. Good person
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104A. Collectors’ org.
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105A. Traded for cash
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108A. Letter-shaped opening
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110A. Postgrad degs.
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111A. 1962 Paul Anka hit with the lyric “Kiss me mucho”
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113A. Absorb, as a cost
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115A. “___ bin ein Berliner”
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117A. Goddess of the rainbow
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119A. State bird of Minnesota
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120A. ___ degree
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121A. Give bad marks
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122A. Reason for a successful steal, maybe
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126A. Unstable noble gas
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129A. French composer Erik
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131A. Eeyore-esque
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133A. Black dialect, in brief
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134A. Seemingly forever
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135A. Roar
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136A. Soft palate appendages
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137A. Some M.L.B. highlights
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138A. Litigious threat
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140A. Daughter on “Bob’s Burgers”
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141A. Group in charge
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142A. Puffer or blazer
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143A. Still looming, say
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144A. Shape that becomes a name if you switch the second and fourth letters
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145A. Wet bar?
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146A. Smooth with a whetstone
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147A. Like some bobsleighs
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148A. Hawk
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1D. With 114-Down, some neighborhood bars … or what connect eight pairs of answers in this puzzle?
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2D. Shopped at a farmers’ market, say
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3D. Concern for a web game developer
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4D. Guiding principle
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5D. Morse —
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6D. Opposite of WSW
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7D. Play featuring a trio of witches
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8D. Actor ___ Jackson Jr.
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9D. State birds of Hawaii
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10D. Winfield ___, loser to Franklin Pierce for president in 1852
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11D. Chopper spinner
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12D. Still in the game
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13D. Pranksters may have tall ones
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14D. Tie
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15D. Fictional land on “Game of Thrones”
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16D. Got going
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17D. Wedding exchange
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18D. See 68-Down
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19D. Deep split
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24D. Falls through the cracks, say
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30D. Strung rungs
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35D. Likely place for a hot mic
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37D. Certain religious pacifist
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41D. Gloss over, linguistically
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46D. French film director Varda, whom Martin Scorsese once described as “one of the gods of cinema”
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47D. Italian lawn game
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48D. Just hate
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49D. Downright
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50D. Still-life vessels
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51D. Quite a while
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53D. Jacks and jennies
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55D. The old you?
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58D. Bygone owner of Capitol Records
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60D. Tier
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61D. Like sperm whales, among all animals
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63D. Slurpable noodle
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66D. Looked high and low in
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67D. Polliwog
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68D. With 18-Down, classic 1967 song by a group whose name is a hint to solving the eight bonus clues (see note)
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71D. Biotech crop, in brief
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74D. “Ah, thanks for explaining”
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77D. As an answer
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80D. Atlantic food fish
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81D. Breakfast brand with a “Thick & Fluffy” variety
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84D. Fruit-shaped candies
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85D. Wide rift
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86D. Puccini opera set in Rome
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87D. Ancient symbols of life
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88D. Man’s name that sounds like two consonants
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89D. Some luxury bags
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90D. Consequently
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92D. ___ noche (tonight, in Tijuana)
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95D. One of 12 for Jacob
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97D. Classic detergent brand
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101D. Use for sleeping, say
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103D. Stealthy aquatic hunter
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106D. Started broadcasting
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107D. Countrywide
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109D. “Lip Gloss” rapper, 2007
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112D. Stop being buds?
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114D. See 1-Down
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115D. Hosting site with a gallery of memes
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116D. Jersey boys?
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118D. Google action
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123D. Just not done
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124D. Birdlike
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125D. Beau ___
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126D. Bonnie with 13 Grammys
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127D. Beaming
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128D. AC___ (G.M. subsidiary)
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130D. Some saxes
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132D. Grab bag
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135D. “We’ve all ___ there”
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139D. Thurman who played the bride in “Kill Bill”
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.
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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.