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NYT Crossword June 12, 2025 Answers

Welcome to the complete solution for the New York Times Crossword published Thursday, June 12, 2025. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of American crosswords, today's puzzle continues the NYT tradition of clever wordplay and cultural references.

NYT Crossword June 12, 2025 Answers

NYT Crossword June 12, 2025 Answers

This NYT puzzle from June 12, 2025 contains 75 total clues—41 across and 34 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our NYT crossword archive.

Across Clues

# Clue Answer
1A Actress Green of "Casino Royale" EVA
4A Play ground? ARENA
9A Edible part of okra POD
12A Word before or after "open" WIDE
14A "Weeping" giant WILOWWILLOW
15A Tick off ENRAGE
16A Condition that Simone Biles has described as giving her a "superpower," in brief ADHD
17A Ticked off IRATE
18A ___ Wister, the so-called "father of western fiction" OWEN
19A Like some "On Air" signs NEON
20A They draw people MECASMECCAS
21A Guarded LERYLEERY
22A "Principle of parsimony" philosopher OCAMOCCAM
24A Pick up LEARN
25A ___ white (lightbulb specification) SOFT
26A Sixth word in the Gettysburg Address AGO
27A Exemplar of excellence CLASACTCLASSACT
30A Cries of wonder OOHS
32A She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five years in a row HAMHAMM
33A Adds power to, as an engine SOUPSUP
34A Writer Capote, to friends TRU
35A Correspondants, fréquemment AMIS
37A Stone used in ancient Greek jewelry AGATE
38A Orchestra tuner OBOE
39A Mini-brawl SETOSETTO
40A Owned (up) FESEDFESSED
41A "___ are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made" (quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck) LAWS
42A Visionaries DREAMERS
44A Dining places HALSHALLS
45A Some hot spots TUBS
48A Phys. or chem. SUBJ
50A Major basketball feat … or a feature shared by 3-, 6- and 9-Down QUADRUPLEDOUBLE
57A Sephora competitor ULTA
58A Handle, as questions FIELD
59A "Hold your horses!" WAIT
60A Breaking a tie, informally INOT
61A Article about a photo? FRAME
62A Rainbow, to some OMEN
63A P, in the NATO alphabet PAPA
64A The Titanic disaster partly inspired its invention SONAR
65A Org. that developed the "pumpkin suit" NASA

Down Clues

# Clue Answer
1D McGregor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi EWAN
2D Output from Blizzard Entertainment VIDEOGAMES
3D Temporarily established panel ADHOCOMITEADHOCCOMMITTEE
4D Do laps, say SWIM
5D Low pressure indicator TIREGAUGE
6D You can go anywhere with one of these ALACESPASALLACCESSPASS
7D Briefly experienced, with "of" GOTATASTE
8D She-eep EWES
9D Gridiron game for young tykes PEWEFOTBALPEEWEEFOOTBALL
10D Risks an interception, say OVERTHROWS
11D Just say "no" to DENY
13D Pulitzer winner Ferber EDNA
15D What you have to pony up to play? POLO
23D Oscars V.I.P.s MCS
25D Motor oil brand STP
26D Epiphanic moments AHAS
28D Have one's feet up, maybe LOAF
29D Told "You're on!," for example CUED
31D Brings an action against SUES
36D Excel function SORTDATA
38D N.B.A. great Hakeem who is one of only four players ever to achieve a 50-Across (1990) OLAJUWON
43D Big thing in California? SUR
44D ___ Max HBO
46D Fans DEVOTEES
47D ___ Agnew, vice president who resigned in 1973 SPIRO
48D City that's an anagram of SALEM SELMA
49D Farmer's squeeze? UDDER
50D Pithy remark QUIP
51D Leg : fibula :: arm : ___ ULNA
52D Crowning ATOP
53D Cut and trim LEAN
54D Tuscaloosa's Tide, to fans BAMA
55D They may be white or naked LIES
56D High point of a trip to Italy? ETNA

The New York Times Crossword has been published since 1942 and is widely considered the gold standard of American crosswords. The puzzle follows a weekly difficulty progression: Monday is the easiest, building up to Saturday's notoriously challenging grid. Sunday features a larger puzzle with Thursday-level difficulty. Edited by Will Shortz since 1993, the NYT crossword has launched countless constructors' careers and remains the most prestigious venue in crossword publishing.

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