NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 24, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorIngrid Steffensen
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Dunham of "Girls" (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALENA→
5A
Snowman in "Frozen" (4)
Starts with O, ends with FOLAF→
9A
Petty quarrel (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSPAT→
13A
"I need this today!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
14A
___ McEntire a.k.a. "The Queen of Country" (4)
Starts with R, ends with AREBA→
15A
Cockamamie (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINANE→
16A
___ a ___ (how two foes confront each other) (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMANO→
17A
A couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction? (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDOCKSDOCKS→
21A
Thing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSEATBELT→
22A
1917, 1984, 2001 and others (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYEARS→
24A
Pop star ___ Lipa (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADUA→
25A
Spanish king (3)
Starts with R, ends with YREY→
26A
A couple of sets of game cubes ... or heaven? (8)
Starts with D, ends with EDICEDICE→
29A
Some Hollywood tech (3)
Starts with C, ends with ICGI→
31A
State west of Mont. (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIDA→
32A
Infuriate (6)
Starts with E, ends with EENRAGE→
34A
Surrounded by (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
38A
Sights at truck stops (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEMIS→
40A
"What's the ___?" (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
41A
Ouzo flavoring (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANISE→
42A
Big wine holder (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCASK→
43A
Nirvana's "___ Like Teen Spirit" (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSMELLS→
45A
Still in the wrapper, say (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNEW→
46A
"Yadda, yadda, yadda" (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
48A
A couple of fibs ... or incapacitate? (8)
Starts with L, ends with SLIESLIES→
50A
Sarcastic laugh syllable (3)
Starts with H, ends with RHAR→
53A
Alley ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with POOP→
55A
Rhyming partner of "wheels" (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEALS→
56A
Regular at the Met, maybe (8)
Starts with O, ends with NOPERAFAN→
59A
Violent troublemaker (6)
Starts with R, ends with RRIOTER→
62A
A couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning? (10)
Starts with F, ends with SFRAYSFRAYS→
64A
Cry upon stubbing one's toe, maybe (4)
Starts with Y, ends with PYELP→
65A
___ mignon (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFILET→
66A
Neighborhood (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
67A
1/8 fluid ounce (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDRAM→
68A
Charity (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALMS→
69A
Sing like Ella Fitzgerald (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCAT→
70A
Figs. for which you often give just the last four digits (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSNS→
Down
1D
Epitome of docility (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLAMB→
2D
Biblical birthright seller (4)
Starts with E, ends with UESAU→
3D
Surveillance systems installed by parents (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNANNYCAMS→
4D
Pinnacle (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAPOGEE→
5D
Patronize DoorDash, say (7)
Starts with O, ends with NORDERIN→
6D
Actor DiCaprio, in the tabloids (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
7D
Basics (4)
Starts with A, ends with SABCS→
8D
Produced by A.I., say, as photos (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFAKED→
9D
Nose-in-the-air sort (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSNOB→
10D
Indiana basketballer (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPACER→
11D
Body part that may be twisted (5)
Starts with A, ends with EANKLE→
12D
Irritable (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTESTY→
15D
Canine collar attachment (5)
Starts with I, ends with GIDTAG→
18D
Worcestershire ___ (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESAUCE→
20D
Takes on cargo (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLADES→
23D
Rugby pile (5)
Starts with S, ends with MSCRUM→
26D
The "D" of CD (4)
Starts with D, ends with CDISC→
27D
"Hey, what's the big ___?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
28D
Painter's support (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEASEL→
30D
Scottish form of "John" (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
33D
Very cold (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGELID→
35D
Preachers (9)
Starts with M, ends with SMINISTERS→
36D
"Gotcha" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
37D
Morning condensations (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDEWS→
39D
"I Like ___" (1950s campaign slogan) (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIKE→
41D
Very, in music (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASSAI→
43D
React to a ridiculous suggestion, maybe (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSCOFF→
44D
Eyes in a sleazy way (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLEERSAT→
47D
Raise a glass to (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTOAST→
49D
London-based insurance giant (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLLOYDS→
50D
Teamster Jimmy (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHOFFA→
51D
T.S. Eliot's (and the I.R.S.'s) "cruellest month" (5)
Starts with A, ends with LAPRIL→
52D
Royal domain (5)
Starts with R, ends with MREALM→
54D
Law firm aides, informally … or a hint to 17-, 26-. 48- and 62-Across (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPARAS→
57D
Some whiskeys (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRYES→
58D
Drug cop (4)
Starts with N, ends with CNARC→
61D
Tachometers measure them, in brief (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRPMS→
63D
Word said in passing? (3)
Starts with Y, ends with AYEA→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 24, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Ingrid Steffensen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Dunham of "Girls" (LENA); Snowman in "Frozen" (OLAF); Petty quarrel (SPAT).
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