NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 9, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorAimee Lucido
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Refill at a Shell station, say (5)
Starts with G, ends with PGASUP→
6A
Relative of a rapier (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSABER→
11A
"I guess I get the joke ..." (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHEH→
14A
Stinks (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
15A
"Leave me ___!" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
16A
Record-holder's suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
17A
Dangerous thing to be inside (15)
Starts with B, ends with TBELLYOFTHEBEAST→
20A
Music genre modifier (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
21A
Cloudless (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCLEAR→
22A
"Slap me five!" (5)
Starts with U, ends with PUPTOP→
23A
Kimono-clad entertainer (6)
Starts with G, ends with AGEISHA→
25A
Not too many (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAFEW→
26A
Easter or Passover, but not Christmas (12)
Starts with M, ends with TMOVABLEFEAST→
32A
Great delight (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGLEE→
35A
Trumpet blast (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBLARE→
36A
By way of (3)
Starts with V, ends with AVIA→
37A
Lent a hand to (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAIDED→
39A
"Uh-huh!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with PYUP→
40A
Linger (on) (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDWELL→
42A
Cloth at a car wash (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRAG→
43A
Valentine bouquet (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROSES→
45A
Typical Caribbean cruise stop (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISLE→
46A
Beermaker's supply (12)
Starts with B, ends with TBREWERSYEAST→
50A
Side-stepper on a beach (4)
Starts with C, ends with BCRAB→
51A
Small French eatery (6)
Starts with B, ends with OBISTRO→
55A
Insurance filing (5)
Starts with C, ends with MCLAIM→
57A
___ and aahed (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOOHED→
60A
Scampering rodent (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
61A
64A
Did something exceptionally well, in slang (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
65A
Info gathered by spies (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINTEL→
66A
Top-class (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELITE→
67A
Word before dear or after hell (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
68A
Pond honker (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGOOSE→
69A
Instrument used in Hindustani classical music (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSITAR→
Down
1D
It's often packed during the final few weeks of pregnancy (5)
Starts with G, ends with GGOBAG→
2D
Singer of the theme song to "Skyfall" (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
3D
Georg ___, longtime Chicago Symphony conductor (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLTI→
4D
Clickable address (3)
Starts with U, ends with LURL→
5D
Hitchcock film given an R rating 24 years after its release (6)
Starts with P, ends with OPSYCHO→
6D
Spot for valuables (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAFE→
7D
Utah skiing area (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALTA→
8D
Niels ___, physicist portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in "Oppenheimer" (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBOHR→
9D
Opposite of WSW (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
10D
Spurned (8)
Starts with R, ends with DREBUFFED→
11D
Stretches of baking days? (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHEATWAVES→
12D
Canadian gasoline brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
13D
Web address starter (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHTTP→
18D
Any of several kings of Norway (4)
Starts with O, ends with VOLAV→
19D
Sporting equipment that is French for "sword" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
24D
Captain Hook's right-hand man (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESMEE→
25D
___ Lingus (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAER→
27D
Vast void (5)
Starts with A, ends with SABYSS→
28D
Colorful puppy of children's TV (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBLUEY→
29D
Momentary slip (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELAPSE→
30D
Place for a flower box (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSILL→
31D
Old wives' ___ (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
32D
Attire (4)
Starts with G, ends with BGARB→
33D
Pinocchio, at times (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLIAR→
34D
Outliers in the data (9)
Starts with E, ends with SEDGECASES→
38D
Shoot for the stars (8)
Starts with D, ends with GDREAMBIG→
41D
At ___ end (frazzled) (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWITS→
44D
Sphere (3)
Starts with O, ends with BORB→
47D
Court order (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWRIT→
48D
Assist with a crime (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
49D
Moves obliquely (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSIDLES→
52D
One could be dominant or recessive (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRAIT→
53D
Follower of Haile Selassie, informally (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARASTA→
54D
River animal often seen on its back (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
55D
Court surface for the French Open (4)
Starts with C, ends with YCLAY→
56D
Arriving at 8:00 for a 7:00 dinner, say (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
57D
Bart Simpson's bus driver (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOTTO→
58D
Individuals (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
59D
Groundhog's home (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLE→
62D
Game with Skip cards (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUNO→
63D
Quarterback Manning (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 9, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Aimee Lucido and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Refill at a Shell station, say (GASUP); Relative of a rapier (SABER); "I guess I get the joke ..." (HEH).
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