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Every answer from the Sunday, July 20 2025 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1The small screen's second Golden Age, informally6 lettersSee answer ›7Completed in two under par6 lettersSee answer ›13Indian tourist mecca3 lettersSee answer ›16Scoundrel3 lettersSee answer ›19One working near home6 lettersSee answer ›20Flourish6 lettersSee answer ›21"Wait for it ... finished!"7 lettersSee answer ›23Cardinal point?13 lettersSee answer ›25Philanthropist ___ French Gates7 lettersSee answer ›26Ignore the alarm, say7 lettersSee answer ›27Tipping point?12 lettersSee answer ›29Few and far between6 lettersSee answer ›32Terse affirmation3 lettersSee answer ›33Scottish regional accents5 lettersSee answer ›34[My word!]4 lettersSee answer ›38Father of Transcendentalism7 lettersSee answer ›41What makes a twister twistier?3 lettersSee answer ›43"Absolutamente!"4 lettersSee answer ›44Really really5 lettersSee answer ›46___ Miss3 lettersSee answer ›47Cry near a scarecrow3 lettersSee answer ›49Airport sign carrier6 lettersSee answer ›51Fine point?9 lettersSee answer ›53Plot point?10 lettersSee answer ›56Swear4 lettersSee answer ›57Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist4 lettersSee answer ›59Potpourri feature5 lettersSee answer ›60What the Mosquirix vaccine targets7 lettersSee answer ›63"Take a hike, pal!"6 lettersSee answer ›65Supergiant, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›69Match point?10 lettersSee answer ›72Flash point?10 lettersSee answer ›75Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely"4 lettersSee answer ›76Singsong refrain syllables6 lettersSee answer ›78Total7 lettersSee answer ›79Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie5 lettersSee answer ›81Bring up the rear?4 lettersSee answer ›84Galoots4 lettersSee answer ›85Style point?10 lettersSee answer ›89Low point?9 lettersSee answer ›93Sawbones, in brief6 lettersSee answer ›94Alternative to Yahoo Mail3 lettersSee answer ›95It's just a guess: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›96More cunning5 lettersSee answer ›97Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado"4 lettersSee answer ›98Frodo's sidekick3 lettersSee answer ›101Gym7 lettersSee answer ›104Stately trees4 lettersSee answer ›105Barn-raising participants, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›107___ Paulo3 lettersSee answer ›109Lessens6 lettersSee answer ›111Sticking point?12 lettersSee answer ›115Smooths, as the way7 lettersSee answer ›120Home to Uganda's presidential palace7 lettersSee answer ›121Brownie point?13 lettersSee answer ›124Biting7 lettersSee answer ›125Flagship Honda model6 lettersSee answer ›126Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare6 lettersSee answer ›127Like hemoglobin3 lettersSee answer ›128Still3 lettersSee answer ›129Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"6 lettersSee answer ›130They're not good looks6 lettersSee answer ›

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1Kisser4 lettersSee answer ›2Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar4 lettersSee answer ›3Sunday school recess?4 lettersSee answer ›4Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity4 lettersSee answer ›5Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em5 lettersSee answer ›6"The Floating City"6 lettersSee answer ›7"You get the picture"3 lettersSee answer ›8Sound while sticking out one's tongue3 lettersSee answer ›9Greek sisters of myth6 lettersSee answer ›10Pop star Dua ___4 lettersSee answer ›11Beforetimes?4 lettersSee answer ›12Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo)5 lettersSee answer ›13"Let's do this!"6 lettersSee answer ›14Much-desired blood type, for short4 lettersSee answer ›15Fly by the seat of one's pants5 lettersSee answer ›16Repentant8 lettersSee answer ›17Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling"8 lettersSee answer ›18Letter opener7 lettersSee answer ›22Derelict7 lettersSee answer ›24Charm6 lettersSee answer ›28Nutrient inits.3 lettersSee answer ›30Race with an anchor5 lettersSee answer ›31Brunch station offering5 lettersSee answer ›34Astronaut Grissom3 lettersSee answer ›35Finsteraarhorn, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›36Furtiveness7 lettersSee answer ›37Triumph7 lettersSee answer ›39Common lampshade shade5 lettersSee answer ›40Scottish negative3 lettersSee answer ›42Muslim leader4 lettersSee answer ›45Festoon5 lettersSee answer ›48"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan"5 lettersSee answer ›50Epic time3 lettersSee answer ›52Stick on a tree4 lettersSee answer ›54Joie de vivre4 lettersSee answer ›55More than wanna5 lettersSee answer ›58Biblical shepherd4 lettersSee answer ›60Many residents, for short3 lettersSee answer ›61Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service3 lettersSee answer ›62Up5 lettersSee answer ›64Lhasa ___4 lettersSee answer ›65It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen7 lettersSee answer ›66Mast attachment above a gaff7 lettersSee answer ›67QB stat: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›68Fraternity letter3 lettersSee answer ›70Plans for the future, in brief?4 lettersSee answer ›71Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire"5 lettersSee answer ›73Funk4 lettersSee answer ›74Annual celebrations, informally5 lettersSee answer ›77Enough5 lettersSee answer ›79"The Golden Bachelor" network3 lettersSee answer ›80Without4 lettersSee answer ›82Newbery-winning author Scott ___5 lettersSee answer ›83Twangy5 lettersSee answer ›85Cousin of a man crush8 lettersSee answer ›86Took in8 lettersSee answer ›87Cock7 lettersSee answer ›88Alley ___3 lettersSee answer ›90"The plan has been approved!"6 lettersSee answer ›91Kind of cycle at night3 lettersSee answer ›92Partner, with "the"3 lettersSee answer ›93Hot, hot, hot7 lettersSee answer ›99Facet6 lettersSee answer ›100Petting zoo noise3 lettersSee answer ›102Suburban setting?6 lettersSee answer ›103IHOP selections6 lettersSee answer ›106Woodworking or bird-watching5 lettersSee answer ›108Heart, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›110Place atop5 lettersSee answer ›112New York theater award first given in 19564 lettersSee answer ›113One of the 10 plagues of Egypt4 lettersSee answer ›114Dungeons & Dragons baddies4 lettersSee answer ›116One of 24 in Yankee Stadium4 lettersSee answer ›117Quench4 lettersSee answer ›118Gulf bigwig4 lettersSee answer ›119Some cruise ship amenities4 lettersSee answer ›122Ticketmaster spec3 lettersSee answer ›123Navy submarine head: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›