NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 27, 2025
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Clues68
Across35
Down33
ConstructorCarolyn Davies Lynch
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Toy that's often quadrilateral with symmetry across its diagonal (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKITE→
5A
Measured by walking (5)
Starts with P, ends with DPACED→
10A
Title akin to Mme. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASRA→
14A
Unwanted ones may linger (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
15A
Lee with 50+ cameos (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
16A
Something fans have (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTEAMSPIRIT→
18A
One making the first move? (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAWN→
19A
Motto of the United Farm Workers of America (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESISEPUEDE→
20A
Language mutually intelligible with Hindi (4)
Starts with U, ends with UURDU→
21A
Big 12 athlete (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
22A
A real piece of work? (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOPUS→
23A
Rooibos, by another name (6)
Starts with R, ends with AREDTEA→
25A
Patterns for criminologists, in brief (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMOS→
26A
Big ___ (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSUR→
27A
Hypocorism for Harold (3)
Starts with H, ends with LHAL→
28A
Works that might include maps of fictional lands (13)
Starts with F, ends with SFANTASYNOVELS→
32A
Bossy bosses (13)
Starts with M, ends with SMICROMANAGERS→
33A
Scene-setting words (13)
Starts with S, ends with ESOTHEREWEWERE→
34A
What had a real boom in development in the early 20th century? (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
35A
Warren or Warnock: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSEN→
36A
Whichever (3)
Starts with A, ends with YANY→
37A
Some customer service workers (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGENTS→
39A
R&B star with a hyphen in his name (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEYO→
41A
___ caterpillar, southern U.S. insect known for its toxic sting (3)
Starts with A, ends with PASP→
44A
Connection point (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENODE→
45A
First nation to restore its independence from the Soviet Union (9)
Starts with L, ends with ALITHUANIA→
47A
Places to bear witness? (4)
Starts with Z, ends with SZOOS→
48A
"So it goes" (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESUCHISLIFE→
49A
Electronics giant listed on Taiwan's stock exchange (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASUS→
50A
Bothered no end (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATEAT→
51A
Many A.E.D. users (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEMTS→
52A
Gelled (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
53A
Seaside divers (5)
Starts with T, ends with STERNS→
54A
"Get off my ___!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECASE→
Down
1D
Chicken ___ (breaded Japanese entree) (5)
Starts with K, ends with UKATSU→
2D
Clinch a victory (5)
Starts with I, ends with TICEIT→
4D
Teenage Salinger heroine (4)
Starts with E, ends with EESME→
5D
Shops for a short time? (11)
Starts with P, ends with SPOPUPSTORES→
6D
One of seven farewells in "So Long, Farewell" (5)
Starts with A, ends with UADIEU→
7D
Ribbed pants, informally (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCORDS→
8D
Lake that's home to South Bass Island (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
9D
It's not observed in Hawaii: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
10D
"This is the beginning" (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESTARTHERE→
11D
Tough breaks (8)
Starts with R, ends with SRAWDEALS→
12D
Some flowers or magazine issues (7)
Starts with A, ends with SANNUALS→
15D
Food with eyes, informally (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPUD→
17D
Ladle cradle (9)
Starts with S, ends with TSPOONREST→
23D
Sudden, huge successes (11)
Starts with R, ends with SRUNAWAYHITS→
24D
Kind of zone (9)
Starts with E, ends with SEROGENOUS→
25D
Scientist whose "number" is a dimensionless ratio (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMACH→
26D
Word meaning "since" in a seasonal song (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESYNE→
28D
All geared up (9)
Starts with F, ends with TFITTEDOUT→
29D
Mass reply? (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
30D
Feature of many a deluxe Swiss Army knife (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSAW→
32D
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, for one (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMONGOOSE→
33D
"America the Beautiful" has four of them (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTANZAS→
38D
Ending with adept or alert (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
39D
More agreeable (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNICER→
40D
Actor Hawke of "Boyhood" (5)
Starts with E, ends with NETHAN→
41D
Half of a Jungian syzygy (5)
Starts with A, ends with AANIMA→
42D
Rummages (through) (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSIFTS→
43D
Bel ___ (Italian cheese) (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPAESE→
45D
Sitar, e.g. (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELUTE→
46D
Smart guy? (4)
Starts with A, ends with CALEC→
48D
Found a parking spot (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 27, 2025?+
68 clues: 35 Across and 33 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Carolyn Davies Lynch and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Toy that's often quadrilateral with symmetry across its diagonal (KITE); Measured by walking (PACED); Title akin to Mme. (SRA).
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