NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 15, 2025
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Clues140
Across69
Down71
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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
"Oh, fiddlesticks!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with NAWDARN→
7A
Peace symbol (5)
Starts with V, ends with NVSIGN→
12A
What a flipping tool! (7)
Starts with S, ends with ASPATULA→
19A
Big, important people, informally (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHEAVIES→
21A
Listless malaise (5)
Starts with E, ends with IENNUI→
22A
National flowers of India, Vietnam and Egypt (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLOTUSES→
23A
Device used to clear out nasal passages / Final part of a radio countdown (7)
Starts with N, ends with TNETIPOT→
24A
Perez of "White Men Can't Jump" (5)
Starts with R, ends with EROSIE→
25A
Brunch entrees / Figure with an eponymous fire (7)
Starts with O, ends with SOMELETS→
26A
Paper views? (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOPEDS→
27A
Laughing hysterically (10)
Starts with I, ends with SINSTITCHES→
30A
Cooling systems, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with SACS→
31A
___ Dems (U.K. party, informally) (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLIB→
32A
Product branded as the "coldest drink in town" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
33A
Belafonte hit featured in the movie "Beetlejuice" (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODAYO→
34A
Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan "Vishy" ___ (5)
Starts with A, ends with DANAND→
36A
Genetic repositories / Reel Big Fish or Sublime (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDNABANKS→
39A
Eau zone? (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMER→
40A
Takes advantage of / Decoration painted on many a W.W. II aircraft (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTRADESON→
43A
It's a sin (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGREED→
44A
Vince Guaraldi ___, jazz group featured in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
46A
Note at work (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMEMO→
47A
Abbr. in lieu of an ellipsis (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
48A
Figure who might leave you heart-stricken? (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
50A
Taipei-based tech company (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASUS→
52A
Thawb-wearing leaders (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEMIRS→
54A
Hit 1981 German-language film / "What a shame!" (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDASBOOT→
57A
___ bene (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOTA→
58A
Women abroad / Wrapped garments (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSIGNORAS→
62A
Conference opponent of a Sun Devil (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUTE→
63A
Concocts (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBREWS→
65A
Record label founded by Clive Davis (6)
Starts with A, ends with AARISTA→
68A
Father figure? (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPADRE→
70A
"Love that for you" (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHOWNICE→
72A
Actress Sink of "Stranger Things" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESADIE→
73A
Introduction to a conclusion (4)
Starts with E, ends with OERGO→
74A
Headed for disaster (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDOOMED→
76A
No man's land, maybe? (5)
Starts with I, ends with TISLET→
79A
Stumble ___ (punny bar name) (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
80A
Offerings from Healthline / Roasting on an open fire, maybe (8)
Starts with D, ends with SDIETTIPS→
82A
Up to it (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
84A
Pioneer in Modernist poetry / Throne (7)
Starts with T, ends with TTSELIOT→
86A
Justice Sotomayor (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASONIA→
87A
Head-butts (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRAMS→
88A
Weapon used for touching (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
89A
Gate inits. (3)
Starts with E, ends with DETD→
92A
Turn away (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDENY→
93A
Ragamuffins and Pixie-bobs, for two (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCATS→
95A
Besides, with "from" (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPART→
98A
Portmanteau drinking hangouts / Marine crustacean (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBARCADES→
100A
Film studio with a tower logo that beeped out "V for Victory" during W.W. II (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORKO→
101A
Like some bikes / Sunken, as the eyes (8)
Starts with T, ends with DTENSPEED→
104A
In all honesty (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTRULY→
105A
Burst forth (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSPEW→
108A
Issa of "American Fiction" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERAE→
109A
Cry while covering one's ears, maybe (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITMI→
110A
Was without peer (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESTOODALONE→
113A
Social grace (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCLASS→
115A
Comparatively upper-crust, in a way / Wood cutter (7)
Starts with W, ends with RWASPIER→
117A
One addressed as "lord" (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBARON→
118A
Component of a Caesar salad / Captivate (7)
Starts with R, ends with EROMAINE→
120A
Dessert with a cookie crust (7)
Starts with O, ends with EOREOPIE→
121A
Person I used to be (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOLDME→
122A
Bankroll (7)
Starts with S, ends with RSPONSOR→
123A
Trait of many healthy dogs (7)
Starts with W, ends with EWETNOSE→
124A
Positive feedback? (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYESES→
125A
How the U.S. has existed since its inception (6)
Starts with I, ends with TINDEBT→
Down
1D
"The Governator" (6)
Starts with A, ends with DAHNOLD→
2D
Reaction to a tearjerker (7)
Starts with W, ends with GWEEPING→
3D
Hand-held snack with dried fruit (7)
Starts with D, ends with RDATEBAR→
4D
Rah-rah (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAVID→
5D
Copies, as from a disc (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIPS→
6D
Prefix with Confucianism (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
7D
Chapter component (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVERSE→
8D
Little twerp (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOT→
9D
How a shirt might be put on in a rush … or a hint to this puzzle's theme (21)
Starts with I, ends with SINSIDEOUTANDBACKWARDS→
10D
One of at least 35 smashed in 1967 alone by the Who's Pete Townshend (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGUITAR→
11D
Actress Nash of "Never Have I Ever" (5)
Starts with N, ends with YNIECY→
12D
Bluish-black berry (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESLOE→
13D
Small, fuzzy dogs, informally (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPOMS→
14D
Took the cake? (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
15D
University whose name sounds like a kind of highway (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETULANE→
16D
Scenario for a software developer (7)
Starts with U, ends with EUSECASE→
17D
"Guys, we're better than this!" (7)
Starts with L, ends with TLETSNOT→
18D
Donkey (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
20D
Become established over time, so to speak (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSTICK→
28D
Make one's home in the woods, say (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEST→
29D
Complete disasters (9)
Starts with H, ends with SHOTMESSES→
32D
Like some pets and pools (6)
Starts with I, ends with RINDOOR→
34D
Zhuzh up (5)
Starts with A, ends with NADORN→
35D
Donkey grp. (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDNC→
37D
English channel, with "the" (4)
Starts with B, ends with BBEEB→
38D
Life form that requires oxygen (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAEROBE→
39D
Japanese paste imparting umami (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMISO→
41D
Send, as money (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREMIT→
42D
Guadalajara girlfriend (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAMIGA→
45D
Bad return policy? (6)
Starts with R, ends with MRANSOM→
49D
Business address abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESTE→
51D
Wrapped garment (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISARI→
53D
Drink from a fountain (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASODA→
54D
Got good (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDUPED→
55D
Company whose logo was designed to resemble the game Pong (5)
Starts with A, ends with IATARI→
56D
Grasslike marsh plant (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESEDGE→
59D
Pie chart dividers (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRADII→
60D
___ acid (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMINO→
61D
Totally beat (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
64D
Question of authority (9)
Starts with W, ends with OWHOSAYSSO→
66D
Most in need of salt, say (6)
Starts with I, ends with TICIEST→
69D
Goes bad (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROTS→
72D
Gets in hot water? (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEEPS→
74D
Chowed down (on) (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDINED→
75D
Share one's take (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOPINE→
77D
Smartphone alternative to Wi-Fi (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELTE→
78D
El país de Palma (6)
Starts with E, ends with AESPANA→
81D
Program that debuted a little before "The Tonight Show," appropriately (5)
Starts with T, ends with YTODAY→
83D
"u crack me up" (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLMAO→
85D
Gap in logic (4)
Starts with L, ends with PLEAP→
89D
Inits. on a food assistance card (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEBT→
90D
Served raw (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETARTARE→
91D
Kit with cymbals (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDRUMSET→
94D
Comics legend Lee (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
96D
Daring poker action (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERERAISE→
97D
Someone who might find Darjeeling appealing (7)
Starts with T, ends with BTEASNOB→
99D
Like some ties (6)
Starts with C, ends with NCLIPON→
100D
Colorful selection at an Irish pub (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREDALE→
102D
Civil rights activist Medgar (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEVERS→
103D
Parched place (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDESERT→
106D
New Orleans food specialty (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPOBOY→
107D
Craving (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJONES→
110D
Twice tres (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEIS→
111D
One of many on Antarctica over 280 million years ago, scientists have discovered (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
112D
Togo's capital (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELOME→
113D
"Gimme a break!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
114D
Succeed, as a joke (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLAND→
115D
"There are no words" (3)
Starts with W, ends with WWOW→
116D
Corp. debut (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIPO→
119D
Nail polish brand with a "Wicked"-inspired collection (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 15, 2025?+
140 clues: 69 Across and 71 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adam Wagner and Rebecca Goldstein and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Oh, fiddlesticks!" (AWDARN); Peace symbol (VSIGN); What a flipping tool! (SPATULA).
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