NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 29, 2025
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Clues140
Across61
Down79
TitleAll-In-Clue-sive
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
Muslim leader (4)
Starts with I, ends with MIMAM→
5A
Daffy Duck, for one (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRAKE→
10A
Grueling process (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSLOG→
14A
Unlocked? (4)
Starts with B, ends with DBALD→
18A
Consideration in the dating scene (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETYPE→
19A
TV or radio station (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAIRER→
20A
Capitulate (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAVE→
21A
Sacrificial site (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
22A
Apt clue for the circled letters (15)
Starts with T, ends with LTOPRANKINGROYAL→
25A
Famed actress who portrayed Queen Christina in 1933's "Queen Christina" (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGARBO→
26A
The Washington Monument, e.g. (7)
Starts with O, ends with KOBELISK→
27A
Twistable piece on Mr. Potato Head (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
28A
Eclectic cuisine style (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFUSION→
29A
Apt clue for the circled letters (19)
Starts with T, ends with ETOLKIENTREECREATURE→
35A
Makes amends? (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEDITS→
37A
Relative of a zither (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELYRE→
38A
Caroler's tune (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNOEL→
39A
Mind-clearing chants (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOMS→
40A
Takes down to the studs (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGUTS→
41A
"Mighty" Mudville batter (5)
Starts with C, ends with YCASEY→
43A
Staff symbol for violists (5)
Starts with C, ends with FCCLEF→
46A
Apt clue for the circled letters (17)
Starts with N, ends with NNINETIMESOUTOFTEN→
53A
Tart or torte (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDESSERT→
55A
R.p.m. gauge, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with HTACH→
56A
57A
Stadium chant (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
58A
Corp. worker concerned with employee development (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHRREP→
60A
Choice on "Let's Make a Deal" (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOR→
62A
What duelists and doodlers do (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDRAW→
63A
Apt clue for the circled letters (21)
Starts with P, ends with TPACIFISTSRENOUNCEMENT→
71A
Employee welfare org. (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOSHA→
72A
Issue with a scratched record (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSKIP→
73A
Stick out (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBULGE→
74A
He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous work (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPOE→
75A
See 75-Down (3)
Starts with P, ends with EPIE→
78A
Some GPS calculations (4)
Starts with E, ends with SETAS→
80A
Ax handlers, perhaps (7)
Starts with R, ends with SROADIES→
84A
Apt clue for the circled letters (17)
Starts with O, ends with NOURHOMENEARTHESUN→
89A
A.F.L.-___ (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
90A
Hardware/software expert, in brief (5)
Starts with I, ends with OITPRO→
91A
Exposed (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOUTED→
92A
Variety of plant whose name is pronounced differently in the U.K. than the U.S. (4)
Starts with H, ends with BHERB→
93A
"Geez Louise!" (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMAN→
95A
Some fine art (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOILS→
97A
Remaining (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTOGO→
98A
Kentucky Derby prize (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROSES→
99A
Apt clue for the circled letters (19)
Starts with C, ends with KCASTAREALLYLONGLOOK→
104A
Ajar, say (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNSHUT→
105A
___ Park, suburb of Chicago (3)
Starts with O, ends with KOAK→
106A
"Hey Ya" hip-hop duo (7)
Starts with O, ends with TOUTKAST→
109A
Product in the paint department (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAIN→
110A
Apt clue for the circled letters (15)
Starts with M, ends with RMOUSEERADICATOR→
115A
Write by hand not using cursive (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPRINT→
116A
Previously (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
117A
"The ___ is …" (5)
Starts with T, ends with GTHING→
118A
At this point (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
119A
Stuff thrown over one's shoulder in an act of superstition (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSALT→
120A
Paint brand with an animal in its logo (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEHR→
121A
"Ditto!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ISODOI→
122A
Onetime high-speed fliers, for short (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSSTS→
Down
1D
"So what's ___ you?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with OITTO→
2D
Initialism directed at the overly inquisitive (4)
Starts with M, ends with BMYOB→
3D
Things you hope your dinner guests bring (9)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPETITES→
4D
Alternatives to cabernets (7)
Starts with M, ends with SMERLOTS→
5D
Copenhagen language, to locals (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDANSK→
6D
Woman who is told "Don't Lose That Number" in a Steely Dan title (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRIKKI→
7D
The D-backs, on sports tickers (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
8D
"I'll take 'Crossword Clues' for $2,000, please, ___!" (3)
Starts with K, ends with NKEN→
9D
Bit of work (3)
Starts with E, ends with GERG→
10D
Eight more than a dozen (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESCORE→
11D
Nonprofessionals (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLAYMEN→
12D
Fertilized ones become embryos (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
13D
Come together (3)
Starts with G, ends with LGEL→
14D
Cry following a countdown (8)
Starts with B, ends with FBLASTOFF→
15D
Open, light-filled area (6)
Starts with A, ends with MATRIUM→
16D
Works, works, works (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLABORS→
17D
Bagpipe's sound (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDRONE→
21D
___ fresca (refreshing Latin American beverage) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGUA→
23D
Afflicts (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAILS→
24D
Like a $2 bill (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERARE→
28D
Became the duty of (6)
Starts with F, ends with OFELLTO→
30D
Besides (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELSE→
31D
Russian rebuff (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNYET→
32D
"You don't know what you're missing!" (5)
Starts with T, ends with TTRYIT→
33D
Pixar film that takes place in the Land of the Dead (4)
Starts with C, ends with OCOCO→
34D
Happen again (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRECUR→
35D
Old-style "OMG!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
41D
Wispy streaks in the sky (5)
Starts with C, ends with ICIRRI→
42D
Pile of chips, maybe (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANTES→
44D
Many, many moons (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
46D
___ ball (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
47D
Did as expected on the links (7)
Starts with M, ends with RMADEPAR→
48D
Class with many graphs, in brief (4)
Starts with E, ends with NECON→
49D
"Beat it!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
51D
Stylish vigor (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
52D
California ___, amphibian whose slippery skin produces a toxin lethal to humans (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEWT→
54D
Branch of Islam (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASHIA→
59D
There are eight in a gallon: Abbr. (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPTS→
61D
Seasoning blend (3)
Starts with R, ends with BRUB→
62D
Contacted on social media, for short (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDMED→
64D
Not worth ___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with UASOU→
65D
Entertainer who doesn't sound very selfish? (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCHER→
66D
___-Ball (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESKEE→
67D
"Runaway Bride" actress Wilson (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARITA→
68D
Breastfeed (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENURSE→
69D
Obscure (5)
Starts with C, ends with DCLOUD→
70D
Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEGAN→
75D
With 75-Across, hearty baked entree (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPOT→
76D
Bring to the country (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIMPORT→
77D
Hair-raising (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
79D
Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTOOL→
81D
They barely scratch the surface (9)
Starts with I, ends with SICESKATES→
82D
Name on Irish stamps (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEIRE→
83D
Blubbers (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSOBS→
85D
"… if you get my drift" (8)
Starts with H, ends with THINTHINT→
86D
The Big Easy, in brief (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANOLA→
87D
Cousin of a Nebula Award (4)
Starts with H, ends with OHUGO→
88D
School founded as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
92D
Pipes smoked at some lounges (7)
Starts with H, ends with SHOOKAHS→
93D
Phrase meant to be repeated (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMANTRA→
94D
Attack (6)
Starts with A, ends with LASSAIL→
96D
Incompetent person, so to speak (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSLOUCH→
97D
Rug rat (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETYKE→
98D
Campus mil. group (4)
Starts with R, ends with CROTC→
99D
Thresholds (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCUSPS→
100D
Patty or Selma, to Bart and Lisa (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
101D
Tattoo-removing option (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLASER→
102D
"You couldn't be more wrong!" (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGODNO→
103D
Video game brother (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILUIGI→
108D
Square root of nueve (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
110D
Group of Black Friday shoppers, say (3)
Starts with M, ends with BMOB→
111D
Half and half (3)
Starts with O, ends with EONE→
112D
"We come in peace" speakers, in brief (3)
Starts with E, ends with SETS→
113D
Pi follower (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 29, 2025?+
140 clues: 61 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mike Hobin and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Muslim leader (IMAM); Daffy Duck, for one (DRAKE); Grueling process (SLOG).
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