NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 19, 2025
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Clues74
Across36
Down38
ConstructorHannah Slovut-Einertson
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Real estate, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with TASSET→
6A
First word of Carroll's "Jabberwocky" (4)
Starts with T, ends with STWAS→
10A
Grps. that are often inactive in the summer (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPTAS→
14A
Frida who portrayed her chronic pain through art (5)
Starts with K, ends with OKAHLO→
15A
Water wheel? (4)
Starts with H, ends with MHELM→
16A
The best of the best (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
17A
Acrobat developer (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADOBE→
18A
"You're in on this?" (9)
Starts with E, ends with EETTUBRUTE→
20A
Tattle on ... or an instruction for answering 22-Across (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRATOUT→
22A
Proverbial bad thing to have your mind in (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGRATER→
23A
Back muscle, in brief (3)
Starts with L, ends with TLAT→
25A
Sites for mosaics in cathedrals, often (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAPSES→
27A
___ of Solomon (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
28A
Some aquarium attractions ... or an instruction for answering 30-Across (6)
Starts with O, ends with IOCTOPI→
30A
Like the tail of a stegosaurus (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSOCKED→
33A
More likely to be marked down, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSTALER→
34A
Diplomacy (7)
Starts with F, ends with EFINESSE→
37A
Comedian Chelsea (7)
Starts with P, ends with IPERETTI→
43A
Elected position (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEAT→
44A
Informal name for a weather event ... or an instruction for answering 45-Across (6)
Starts with T, ends with MTSTORM→
45A
Precursor to a license (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPETSIT→
47A
NASCAR ___ (demographic group) (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDADS→
48A
They keep the wheels turning (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAXLES→
50A
Teddy bear, e.g. (3)
Starts with T, ends with YTOY→
51A
Part of a beer name ... or an instruction for answering 53-Across (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARTOIS→
53A
Certain clergy member (6)
Starts with B, ends with PBARHOP→
55A
In no way (9)
Starts with N, ends with TNOTONEBIT→
57A
Orderly display (5)
Starts with A, ends with YARRAY→
60A
For all time (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
61A
Podcaster's need (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIKE→
62A
Witherspoon of "Little Fires Everywhere" (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
63A
Forms a union (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWEDS→
64A
Rock climber (4)
Starts with I, ends with XIBEX→
65A
Temporary store (5)
Starts with P, ends with PPOPUP→
Down
1D
Stefani Germanotta ___ Lady Gaga (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAKA→
2D
"That's very unfortunate" (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
3D
Weight measurement commonly known by only its second part (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSHORTTON→
4D
North ___, N.Y. (home of Lake Placid) (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELBA→
5D
Simple exercise often done while standing (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTOETAP→
6D
Subject of "This Land Is Your Land," informally (5)
Starts with T, ends with STHEUS→
7D
Like Hawaii, among the 50 states (7)
Starts with W, ends with TWETTEST→
8D
Secondary social media acct. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
9D
Self-congratulatory (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMUG→
10D
Silent marching band position (10)
Starts with P, ends with TPARADEREST→
11D
Trumpeted (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTOUTED→
12D
Upfront payments (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANTES→
13D
Person it should be impossible to surprise (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSEER→
19D
Intermediary (6)
Starts with B, ends with RBROKER→
21D
Nail polish brand with the shade I Just Can't Cope-acabana (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
23D
Bakery purchase (4)
Starts with L, ends with FLOAF→
24D
When Elphaba sings "Defying Gravity" in "Wicked" (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACTI→
26D
Like a dog in the middle of a bath (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSOAPY→
29D
Creates some opportunities (10)
Starts with O, ends with SOPENSDOORS→
31D
The Cavaliers, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECLE→
33D
"Fulcrum" sculptor Richard (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASERRA→
35D
Begins to feel real (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSETSIN→
36D
___ Gonçalo, Brazil (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
38D
Activity for many H.S. juniors (8)
Starts with T, ends with PTESTPREP→
39D
Singer Cruz with the 2010 hit "Dynamite" (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTAIO→
40D
Teensy (4)
Starts with I, ends with YITTY→
42D
Stuntperson's two-wheeler (7)
Starts with B, ends with EBMXBIKE→
44D
Heavily inked (6)
Starts with T, ends with DTATTED→
46D
F equivalent (6)
Starts with E, ends with PESHARP→
47D
Had the wheel (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDROVE→
49D
Makeup of some gloves and paint (5)
Starts with L, ends with XLATEX→
51D
From the start (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
52D
Prefix with sweet or soft (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
54D
Commercial item sometimes advertised as "twistable" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
56D
Chest guard (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
58D
Sun Devils' sch. (3)
Starts with A, ends with UASU→
59D
"Okey-dokey" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYEP→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 19, 2025?+
74 clues: 36 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Hannah Slovut-Einertson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Real estate, e.g. (ASSET); First word of Carroll's "Jabberwocky" (TWAS); Grps. that are often inactive in the summer (PTAS).
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