NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 25, 2026
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Clues76
Across34
Down42
ConstructorTarun Krishnamurthy
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Some terminals (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANODES→
7A
Gamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code (7)
Starts with G, ends with EGODMODE→
14A
Listens to, as a radio station (7)
Starts with T, ends with NTUNESIN→
16A
Achieves success for the first time (7)
Starts with A, ends with SARRIVES→
17A
*They may result in people wrongly being sent to jail (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAPADS→
18A
*Bonny young girl (7)
Starts with W, ends with SWEASELS→
19A
Spanner of 11 time zones (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
20A
Klondike territory (5)
Starts with Y, ends with NYUKON→
22A
Copacabana locale (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
23A
*Exercise experts (8)
Starts with T, ends with STERRAINS→
26A
Bit of improv (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIT→
28A
One end of a playground "telephone" (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTINCAN→
30A
Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern lingo (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSHIP→
33A
"Thor: Ragnarok" actress Thompson (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATESSA→
35A
*Advocate of women's equality (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFINEMIST→
38A
Tower in the water (3)
Starts with T, ends with GTUG→
39A
Hi-fi spinners (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLPS→
41A
Ewe said it! (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABAA→
42A
School org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
43A
*"Let's pick up the pace!" (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSTONEPIT→
46A
Preschooler's wheels (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRIKE→
48A
Trivia contest venues (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPUBS→
49A
Restaurant icon McDonald (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRONALD→
51A
Breakfast that may be prepared overnight (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOATS→
54A
*Some online courses (8)
Starts with W, ends with SWINEBARS→
58A
"The Matrix" character (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
60A
N.C.A.A. basketball powerhouse, informally (5)
Starts with U, ends with NUCONN→
62A
Cantina freebie (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGUA→
63A
With 65-Across, market no-no … or a hint to entering the answers to the starred clues (7)
Starts with I, ends with RINSIDER→
65A
See 63-Across (7)
Starts with T, ends with GTRADING→
68A
Simply taboo (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOTDONE→
69A
Melted adhesive (7)
Starts with H, ends with EHOTGLUE→
70A
Categorizes (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASSORTS→
71A
Removes a curse? (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBLEEPS→
Down
2D
Front-line hero during the 2020 pandemic (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENURSE→
3D
"We're live!" studio sign (5)
Starts with O, ends with RONAIR→
5D
Spanish pronoun (3)
Starts with E, ends with AESA→
6D
The Science Kid, in children's television (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSID→
7D
Get an eyeful (4)
Starts with G, ends with KGAWK→
8D
Some McFlurry ingredients (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
9D
Knocked back a few (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDRANK→
10D
Bad start? (3)
Starts with M, ends with SMIS→
11D
Analyze excessively (9)
Starts with O, ends with KOVERTHINK→
12D
Slicer's place (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDELI→
13D
ExxonMobil brand (4)
Starts with E, ends with OESSO→
15D
"Bye Bye Bye" boy band (5)
Starts with N, ends with CNSYNC→
21D
Falcons' grp. (4)
Starts with U, ends with FUSAF→
24D
Congressional divide (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
25D
Like purchases made while playing freemium games (5)
Starts with I, ends with PINAPP→
27D
Distinctive doctrine (3)
Starts with I, ends with MISM→
29D
Point of writing (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNIB→
31D
"So that's how it is" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
32D
Organizer of an after-school event, in brief (3)
Starts with P, ends with APTA→
33D
You might go on tiptoe in this (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTUTU→
34D
Consequences of compliments (9)
Starts with E, ends with SEGOBOOSTS→
36D
Sharansky who wrote the memoir "Fear No Evil" (5)
Starts with N, ends with NNATAN→
37D
Country rocker Steve with the album "Exit 0" (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEARLE→
38D
Medicinal amt. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
40D
Paul McCartney, for one (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
44D
Org. that hires cryptanalysts (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
45D
Minor municipality (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTOWN→
47D
Conventioneer's passport (7)
Starts with I, ends with EIDBADGE→
50D
First grade of high school, typically (5)
Starts with N, ends with HNINTH→
52D
Old royal house (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTUDOR→
53D
Lilac, e.g. (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSCENT→
55D
Twinkle-toed (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
56D
Preceding time (5)
Starts with R, ends with PRUNUP→
57D
Solomonic figures (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSAGES→
58D
1492 caravel (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
59D
Grandson of Eve (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
61D
Get a lode of these! (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORES→
64D
Words sealed with a kiss (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIDO→
66D
___ blind (3)
Starts with R, ends with BROB→
67D
W.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 25, 2026?+
76 clues: 34 Across and 42 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Tarun Krishnamurthy and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Some terminals (ANODES); Gamer's state of invincibility enabled by a cheat code (GODMODE); Listens to, as a radio station (TUNESIN).
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