NY Times Crossword Answers July 15, 2020 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 15, 2020

Published on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 15 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (43)

Clue #1: 1. ___ rock (Queen's onetime musical style)

4-letter answer Answer: GLAM

Clue #2: 5. Start of many volcano names

5-letter answer Answer: MOUNT

Word Help: Synonyms: mountain, go_up, get_on
Antonyms: wane, hop_out

Clue #3: 10. Line at an airport

4-letter answer Answer: CABS

Word Help: Synonyms: taxicab, cabriolet, cab

Clue #4: 14. Mustang, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: AUTO

Word Help: Synonyms: automobile, car, machine

Clue #5: 15. A bug might produce one

5-letter answer Answer: ERROR

Word Help: Synonyms: erroneousness, mistake, fault

Clue #6: 16. "Now!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASAP

Word Help: Synonyms: ASAP

Clue #7: 17. Place

4-letter answer Answer: LIEU

Word Help: Synonyms: place, stead, lieu

Clue #8: 18. Charlie follower

5-letter answer Answer: DELTA

Word Help: Synonyms: delta

Clue #9: 19. It might send you to the moon

4-letter answer Answer: NASA

Word Help: Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration

Clue #10: 20. Tennis player with a Career Golden Slam (winning all four majors and an Olympic gold)

6-letter answer Answer: AGASSI

Clue #11: 22. Digitize, as a document

6-letter answer Answer: SCANIN

Clue #12: 24. Hangs tight

7-letter answer Answer: SITSPAT

Clue #13: 26. Military formation

7-letter answer Answer: PHALANX

Word Help: Synonyms: phalanx

Clue #14: 27. Facility

4-letter answer Answer: EASE

Word Help: Synonyms: ease, still, simpleness
Antonyms: difficulty

Clue #15: 28. Pointy features on Vulcans and elves

4-letter answer Answer: EARS

Word Help: Synonyms: capitulum, pinna, ear

Clue #16: 29. Info on a flight board, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ETD

Word Help: Synonyms: ETD, explosive_trace_detection

Clue #17: 32. Text of gratitude

3-letter answer Answer: THX

Clue #18: 33. Pitcher's asset

3-letter answer Answer: ARM

Word Help: Synonyms: sleeve, subdivision, branch
Antonyms: disarm

Clue #19: 34. They're often stored in towers

3-letter answer Answer: CDS

Word Help: Synonyms: certificate_of_deposit, Cd, CD

Clue #20: 37. Commercial district in Tokyo known as a fashion center

7-letter answer Answer: SHIBUYA

Clue #21: 39. Actress Kristen of the "Twilight Saga" series

7-letter answer Answer: STEWART

Word Help: Synonyms: Jimmy_Stewart, James_Maitland_Stewart, Stewart

Clue #22: 41. Off-white shade

5-letter answer Answer: PEARL

Word Help: Synonyms: bone, drop, bead

Clue #23: 42. "Can't you see, people are trying to work!"

3-letter answer Answer: SHH

Clue #24: 44. British sailor, in slang

5-letter answer Answer: LIMEY

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Bull, limey

Clue #25: 45. Film ratings org.

4-letter answer Answer: MPAA

Clue #26: 46. Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo

3-letter answer Answer: HOO

Clue #27: 47. Big skiing destination

4-letter answer Answer: ALPS

Word Help: Synonyms: alp, Alps, the_Alps

Clue #28: 48. Actor Schreiber

4-letter answer Answer: LIEV

Clue #29: 49. ___ commentary

5-letter answer Answer: COLOR

Word Help: Synonyms: people_of_color, colouring, coloring
Antonyms: discolor, colorlessness

Clue #30: 51. "___ we forget"

4-letter answer Answer: LEST

Word Help: Synonyms: l, fifty, 50

Clue #31: 53. Food also known as ladies' fingers

4-letter answer Answer: OKRA

Word Help: Synonyms: gumbo, okra_plant, okra

Clue #32: 54. O'Connor's successor on the Supreme Court

5-letter answer Answer: ALITO

Clue #33: 55. Things drawn with compasses

4-letter answer Answer: ARCS

Word Help: Synonyms: arch, spark, discharge

Clue #34: 56. Yak

3-letter answer Answer: GAB

Word Help: Synonyms: chit-chat, gossip, chit_chat

Clue #35: 57. Informal "yes"

7-letter answer Answer: INDEEDY

Clue #36: 59. L x w x h

3-letter answer Answer: VOL

Clue #37: 60. ___ B. Wells, co-founder of the N.A.A.C.P.

3-letter answer Answer: IDA

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Development_Association, IDA

Clue #38: 61. Western range

7-letter answer Answer: SIERRAS

Word Help: Synonyms: sierra, Scomberomorus_sierra

Clue #39: 62. Kerfuffle

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: hustle, bustle, flurry

Clue #40: 63. Little part of a big wheel

3-letter answer Answer: COG

Word Help: Synonyms: sprocket, cog

Clue #41: 64. Grants may come out of it

3-letter answer Answer: ATM

Word Help: Synonyms: cash_dispenser, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_machine

Clue #42: 65. The youngest host in its history is Drew Barrymore (age 7): Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #43: 66. Lepidopterist's need

3-letter answer Answer: NET

Word Help: Synonyms: mesh, network, meshing
Antonyms: gross

Across Clues and Answers (43)

Clue #1: 1. Fancy balls

5-letter answer Answer: GALAS

Word Help: Synonyms: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair

Clue #2: 2. Video game character with an "L" on his hat

5-letter answer Answer: LUIGI

Clue #3: 3. Bugged no end

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #4: 4. Often-chocolaty dessert

6-letter answer Answer: MOUSSE

Word Help: Synonyms: hair_mousse, gel, mousse

Clue #5: 5. Avoiding the press

8-letter answer Answer: MEDIASHY

Clue #6: 6. Division of the Danish krone

3-letter answer Answer: ORE

Word Help: Synonyms: ore

Clue #7: 7. Surfer's destination?

3-letter answer Answer: URL

Word Help: Synonyms: uniform_resource_locator, URL, universal_resource_locator

Clue #8: 8. "Let's ___"

3-letter answer Answer: NOT

Word Help: Synonyms: not, non

Clue #9: 9. Creative works made of recyclable parts

8-letter answer Answer: TRASHART

Clue #10: 10. Some shortcuts for ships

6-letter answer Answer: CANALS

Word Help: Synonyms: canal, canalise, channel

Clue #11: 11. Body position in yoga

5-letter answer Answer: ASANA

Word Help: Synonyms: asana

Clue #12: 12. Great ___ National Park

5-letter answer Answer: BASIN

Word Help: Synonyms: basinful, drainage_basin, washbasin

Clue #13: 13. Brand of figure-shaping underwear

5-letter answer Answer: SPANX

Clue #14: 21. Spreader of frosting or plaster

7-letter answer Answer: SPATULA

Word Help: Synonyms: spatula

Clue #15: 23. ___ Soprano (Edie Falco role)

7-letter answer Answer: CARMELA

Clue #16: 25. Alternative to five-card draw

11-letter answer Answer: TEXASHOLDEM

Clue #17: 26. Toys that can be dangerous

11-letter answer Answer: PEASHOOTERS

Clue #18: 29. Madrid's country, in the Olympics: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ESP

Word Help: Synonyms: E.S.P., extrasensory_perception, clairvoyance

Clue #19: 30. Popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera

9-letter answer Answer: THEMIKADO

Clue #20: 31. Accessory that's good for changing times?

9-letter answer Answer: DIAPERBAG

Clue #21: 34. Mobile home?

9-letter answer Answer: CAMPERVAN

Clue #22: 35. Business casual, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: DRESSCODE

Clue #23: 36. Where hogs go wild?

3-letter answer Answer: STY

Word Help: Synonyms: pigpen, pigsty, sty

Clue #24: 38. Cheer at an opera house

5-letter answer Answer: BRAVA

Clue #25: 40. Author Cather

5-letter answer Answer: WILLA

Clue #26: 43. More pious ... or more moth-eaten

6-letter answer Answer: HOLIER

Word Help: Synonyms: holy
Antonyms: unholy

Clue #27: 48. What you need to solve sudoku

5-letter answer Answer: LOGIC

Word Help: Synonyms: system_of_logic, logic, logical_system

Clue #28: 49. "Ixnay!"

5-letter answer Answer: CANIT

Clue #29: 50. Sometime adversary of Godzilla

5-letter answer Answer: RODAN

Clue #30: 52. Letter-shaped opening for a bolt

5-letter answer Answer: TSLOT

Clue #31: 57. Middle of many metaphors

3-letter answer Answer: ISA

Clue #32: 58. Fashion monogram

3-letter answer Answer: YSL

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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XWordHint Crossword Answers June 09, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Refill at a Shell station, say

5-letter answer Answer: GASUP

Clue #2: 6. Relative of a rapier

5-letter answer Answer: SABER

Word Help: Synonyms: saber, sabre, cavalry_sword

Clue #3: 11. "I guess I get the joke ..."

3-letter answer Answer: HEH

Clue #4: 14. Stinks

5-letter answer Answer: ODORS

Word Help: Synonyms: olfactory_sensation, smell, scent

Clue #5: 15. "Leave me ___!"

5-letter answer Answer: ALONE

Word Help: Synonyms: entirely, lone, solely

Clue #6: 16. Record-holder's suffix

3-letter answer Answer: EST

Word Help: Synonyms: Eastern_Standard_Time, Eastern_Time, EST

Clue #7: 17. Dangerous thing to be inside

15-letter answer Answer: BELLYOFTHEBEAST

Clue #8: 20. Music genre modifier

3-letter answer Answer: ALT

Word Help: Synonyms: elevation, altitude, ALT

Clue #9: 21. Cloudless

5-letter answer Answer: CLEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: well-defined, authorise, straighten_out
Antonyms: cloudy, overcast

Clue #10: 22. "Slap me five!"

5-letter answer Answer: UPTOP

Clue #11: 23. Kimono-clad entertainer

6-letter answer Answer: GEISHA

Word Help: Synonyms: geisha_girl, geisha

Clue #12: 25. Not too many

4-letter answer Answer: AFEW

Clue #13: 26. Easter or Passover, but not Christmas

12-letter answer Answer: MOVABLEFEAST

Clue #14: 32. Great delight

4-letter answer Answer: GLEE

Word Help: Synonyms: gloat, gleefulness, hilarity

Clue #15: 35. Trumpet blast

5-letter answer Answer: BLARE

Word Help: Synonyms: din, blare, beep

Clue #16: 36. By way of

3-letter answer Answer: VIA

Clue #17: 37. Lent a hand to

5-letter answer Answer: AIDED

Word Help: Synonyms: aided, assisted, aid
Antonyms: unassisted

Clue #18: 39. "Uh-huh!"

3-letter answer Answer: YUP

Clue #19: 40. Linger (on)

5-letter answer Answer: DWELL

Word Help: Synonyms: lie, populate, lie_in

Clue #20: 42. Cloth at a car wash

3-letter answer Answer: RAG

Word Help: Synonyms: remonstrate, cod, tabloid

Clue #21: 43. Valentine bouquet

5-letter answer Answer: ROSES

Word Help: Synonyms: rose, blush_wine, rosiness

Clue #22: 45. Typical Caribbean cruise stop

4-letter answer Answer: ISLE

Word Help: Synonyms: isle, islet

Clue #23: 46. Beermaker's supply

12-letter answer Answer: BREWERSYEAST

Clue #24: 50. Side-stepper on a beach

4-letter answer Answer: CRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: bellyache, bitch, Phthirius_pubis

Clue #25: 51. Small French eatery

6-letter answer Answer: BISTRO

Word Help: Synonyms: bistro

Clue #26: 55. Insurance filing

5-letter answer Answer: CLAIM

Word Help: Synonyms: title, claim, exact
Antonyms: disclaim, forfeit

Clue #27: 57. ___ and aahed

5-letter answer Answer: OOHED

Word Help: Synonyms: ooh, aah

Clue #28: 60. Scampering rodent

3-letter answer Answer: RAT

Word Help: Synonyms: give_away, git, informer

Clue #29: 61. "And bringing up the rear ..." or an apt description of the ends of 17-, 26- and 46-Across

15-letter answer Answer: LASTBUTNOTLEAST

Clue #30: 64. Did something exceptionally well, in slang

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: use_up, deplete, eat

Clue #31: 65. Info gathered by spies

5-letter answer Answer: INTEL

Clue #32: 66. Top-class

5-letter answer Answer: ELITE

Word Help: Synonyms: elite_group, elite, elect

Clue #33: 67. Word before dear or after hell

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #34: 68. Pond honker

5-letter answer Answer: GOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: goofball, twat, jackass

Clue #35: 69. Instrument used in Hindustani classical music

5-letter answer Answer: SITAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sitar

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. It's often packed during the final few weeks of pregnancy

5-letter answer Answer: GOBAG

Clue #2: 2. Singer of the theme song to "Skyfall"

5-letter answer Answer: ADELE

Clue #3: 3. Georg ___, longtime Chicago Symphony conductor

5-letter answer Answer: SOLTI

Clue #4: 4. Clickable address

3-letter answer Answer: URL

Word Help: Synonyms: uniform_resource_locator, universal_resource_locator, URL

Clue #5: 5. Hitchcock film given an R rating 24 years after its release

6-letter answer Answer: PSYCHO

Word Help: Synonyms: psycho, psychotic_person, psychotic

Clue #6: 6. Spot for valuables

4-letter answer Answer: SAFE

Word Help: Synonyms: dependable, good, safety
Antonyms: dangerous, out

Clue #7: 7. Utah skiing area

4-letter answer Answer: ALTA

Clue #8: 8. Niels ___, physicist portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in "Oppenheimer"

4-letter answer Answer: BOHR

Word Help: Synonyms: Niels_Henrik_David_Bohr, Niels_Bohr, Bohr

Clue #9: 9. Opposite of WSW

3-letter answer Answer: ENE

Word Help: Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE

Clue #10: 10. Spurned

8-letter answer Answer: REBUFFED

Word Help: Synonyms: drive_back, snub, fight_off

Clue #11: 11. Stretches of baking days?

9-letter answer Answer: HEATWAVES

Clue #12: 12. Canadian gasoline brand

4-letter answer Answer: ESSO

Clue #13: 13. Web address starter

4-letter answer Answer: HTTP

Word Help: Synonyms: HTTP, hypertext_transfer_protocol

Clue #14: 18. Any of several kings of Norway

4-letter answer Answer: OLAV

Clue #15: 19. Sporting equipment that is French for "sword"

4-letter answer Answer: EPEE

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #16: 24. Captain Hook's right-hand man

4-letter answer Answer: SMEE

Clue #17: 25. ___ Lingus

3-letter answer Answer: AER

Clue #18: 27. Vast void

5-letter answer Answer: ABYSS

Word Help: Synonyms: abyss, abysm

Clue #19: 28. Colorful puppy of children's TV

5-letter answer Answer: BLUEY

Clue #20: 29. Momentary slip

5-letter answer Answer: LAPSE

Word Help: Synonyms: fall_back, slip_away, go_by

Clue #21: 30. Place for a flower box

4-letter answer Answer: SILL

Word Help: Synonyms: sill

Clue #22: 31. Old wives' ___

4-letter answer Answer: TALE

Word Help: Synonyms: story, narrative, fib

Clue #23: 32. Attire

4-letter answer Answer: GARB

Word Help: Synonyms: garment, fit_out, garb
Antonyms: undress

Clue #24: 33. Pinocchio, at times

4-letter answer Answer: LIAR

Word Help: Synonyms: liar, prevaricator
Antonyms: square_shooter

Clue #25: 34. Outliers in the data

9-letter answer Answer: EDGECASES

Clue #26: 38. Shoot for the stars

8-letter answer Answer: DREAMBIG

Clue #27: 41. At ___ end (frazzled)

4-letter answer Answer: WITS

Word Help: Synonyms: humour, mental_capacity, wit

Clue #28: 44. Sphere

3-letter answer Answer: ORB

Word Help: Synonyms: revolve, globe, orb

Clue #29: 47. Court order

4-letter answer Answer: WRIT

Word Help: Synonyms: judicial_writ, writ

Clue #30: 48. Assist with a crime

4-letter answer Answer: ABET

Word Help: Synonyms: abet

Clue #31: 49. Moves obliquely

6-letter answer Answer: SIDLES

Word Help: Synonyms: sidle, sashay

Clue #32: 52. One could be dominant or recessive

5-letter answer Answer: TRAIT

Word Help: Synonyms: trait

Clue #33: 53. Follower of Haile Selassie, informally

5-letter answer Answer: RASTA

Word Help: Synonyms: Rastafarian, Rasta

Clue #34: 54. River animal often seen on its back

5-letter answer Answer: OTTER

Word Help: Synonyms: otter

Clue #35: 55. Court surface for the French Open

4-letter answer Answer: CLAY

Word Help: Synonyms: Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, corpse, stiff

Clue #36: 56. Arriving at 8:00 for a 7:00 dinner, say

4-letter answer Answer: LATE

Word Help: Synonyms: former, latterly, later
Antonyms: early

Clue #37: 57. Bart Simpson's bus driver

4-letter answer Answer: OTTO

Clue #38: 58. Individuals

4-letter answer Answer: ONES

Word Help: Synonyms: 1, single, I

Clue #39: 59. Groundhog's home

4-letter answer Answer: HOLE

Word Help: Synonyms: maw, fix, gob

Clue #40: 62. Game with Skip cards

3-letter answer Answer: UNO

Clue #41: 63. Quarterback Manning

3-letter answer Answer: ELI

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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