NYT Crossword hints and answer for June 8, 2025
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Clues140
Across71
Down69
TitleMeeting Their Match
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
Regarding (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
5A
Some hotel check-in areas (5)
Starts with A, ends with AATRIA→
10A
Singer Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACELIA→
19A
Break, slangily (4)
Starts with B, ends with KBORK→
20A
Rafael Nadal has won a record 14 of these (11)
Starts with F, ends with SFRENCHOPENS→
22A
Boxer's diet, maybe (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALPO→
23A
Mmes. : France :: ___ : Spain (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSRAS→
24A
Deal with a problem later, as a filmmaker (11)
Starts with F, ends with TFIXITINPOST→
25A
Belle boy? (4)
Starts with B, ends with UBEAU→
26A
It's a cinch! (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOBI→
27A
"Everything in the world is about ___ except ___" (quote often attributed to Oscar Wilde) (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSEX→
28A
Wedding toast signals (5)
Starts with T, ends with STINGS→
29A
Howe'er (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTHO→
31A
Adds to an email (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCCS→
32A
Some narrative homages, informally (6)
Starts with F, ends with CFANFIC→
34A
National anthem contraction (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
35A
Uncle ___ (nickname for comedian Berle) (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMILTIE→
37A
Point in the direction of (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSTEERTO→
39A
Yosemite's ___ Adams Gallery (5)
Starts with A, ends with LANSEL→
41A
Gateway to the Amalfi Coast (7)
Starts with S, ends with OSALERNO→
48A
Brand used for Taco Tuesday (6)
Starts with O, ends with AORTEGA→
51A
Share cleanup duty, in a way (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCOEDIT→
54A
Brittney of the W.N.B.A. (6)
Starts with G, ends with RGRINER→
57A
Hardy mountain plants (7)
Starts with A, ends with SALPINES→
61A
Highest point (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAPOGEE→
65A
Cold and wet, as weather (3)
Starts with R, ends with WRAW→
66A
Last-one-standing fights (13)
Starts with B, ends with SBATTLEROYALES→
70A
Seventh of 24 (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
71A
"Ain't ___ Sweet" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
72A
Hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood (3)
Starts with R, ends with OROO→
73A
Hightail it (3)
Starts with L, ends with MLAM→
75A
A, in German class (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEIN→
76A
Forehead-slapping moments (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAHAS→
77A
Mich. neighbor (3)
Starts with I, ends with DIND→
78A
"Star Trek: T.N.G." empath (4)
Starts with T, ends with ITROI→
80A
Greeting from a man's best friend (3)
Starts with A, ends with FARF→
81A
Abstainer (7)
Starts with N, ends with RNONUSER→
83A
Beefy, as gym bros (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESWOLE→
85A
Composer Vivaldi (7)
Starts with A, ends with OANTONIO→
87A
Bumps on a log (6)
Starts with G, ends with SGNARLS→
88A
Fancy diving flips (7)
Starts with G, ends with SGAINERS→
90A
Prefix with -caster (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSTRATO→
96A
Something that often changes color before it falls (4)
Starts with L, ends with FLEAF→
98A
Vegas opener? (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
99A
One-named pop star with releases on the Monkey Puzzle record label (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASIA→
100A
Kids' cries (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMAAS→
101A
Guinness record holder for most words in a hit single (1,560 in six minutes) (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEMINEM→
103A
De Armas of "Blade Runner 2049" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
106A
Fibonacci and Galileo, for two (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPISANS→
108A
Powerful force of attraction on display in this puzzle? (15)
Starts with A, ends with MANIMALMAGNETISM→
111A
Dance in celebration (6)
Starts with D, ends with GDOAJIG→
114A
Single-use binders (7)
Starts with Z, ends with SZIPTIES→
115A
"You gotta be kidding me!" (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSHEESH→
119A
Reddit endorsement (6)
Starts with U, ends with EUPVOTE→
120A
Fat substitute (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOLESTRA→
121A
Smallest discrete units of energy (6)
Starts with Q, ends with AQUANTA→
122A
More expensive (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDEARER→
123A
Drift (off) (3)
Starts with N, ends with DNOD→
124A
Captain's rear (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
125A
Not go along, say (6)
Starts with O, ends with TOPTOUT→
Down
1D
What Jason Momoa has, notably (7)
Starts with A, ends with TABSOFST→
2D
Potassium ___ (preservative) (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESORBATE→
3D
Orientation participant (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETRAINEE→
4D
Go-aheads (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOKS→
5D
Manner (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAFFECT→
6D
It's for kids, not silly rabbits (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTRIX→
7D
"Toy Story" dino (3)
Starts with R, ends with XREX→
8D
Still alive, so to speak (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINIT→
9D
Jason Statham or Sylvester Stallone (7)
Starts with A, ends with SACTIONS→
10D
Churchgoer (7)
Starts with C, ends with GCONGREG→
11D
Actor Omar (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEPPS→
12D
Fifth of 12 (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLEO→
13D
Part of M.I.T.: Abbr. (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
14D
Literally, "panting," in Greek (6)
Starts with A, ends with AASTHMA→
15D
Literary fairy queen (3)
Starts with M, ends with BMAB→
16D
Spider-Man's lightning-wielding foe (7)
Starts with E, ends with OELECTRO→
17D
In la-la land, with "out" (7)
Starts with S, ends with GSPACING→
18D
Church (7)
Starts with H, ends with FHOUSEOF→
21D
Gregory of Hollywood (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHINES→
27D
"My man" (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
30D
Vegetable ___ (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
33D
Convicted criminal (5)
Starts with F, ends with NFELON→
36D
Yielded (5)
Starts with L, ends with OLEDTO→
38D
Piece of one's mine (3)
Starts with O, ends with EORE→
39D
Even a little (5)
Starts with A, ends with LATALL→
40D
Cagney's partner on classic TV (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLACEY→
41D
La petite Thérèse, e.g.: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESTE→
44D
Striped stones (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAGATES→
46D
Meal modifier (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNOSALT→
49D
Hebrew honorific (3)
Starts with R, ends with BREB→
50D
Makes a mess of (7)
Starts with T, ends with STRASHES→
52D
Lesser deities in Greek mythology (7)
Starts with D, ends with SDAEMONS→
53D
Computer addresses, for short (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIPS→
54D
Colorful feature of a lawn (7)
Starts with G, ends with RGREENGR→
55D
Based on reason (8)
Starts with R, ends with LRATIONAL→
56D
"Show me! Show me!" (9)
Starts with I, ends with EIWANNASEE→
58D
Ground cover plant with trailing vines and five-petaled flowers (7)
Starts with P, ends with NPERIWIN→
59D
Like some patches (6)
Starts with I, ends with NIRONON→
60D
Japanese restaurant order (7)
Starts with N, ends with BNOODLEB→
62D
Lose it (9)
Starts with G, ends with SGOBANANAS→
63D
Part of a retirement title (8)
Starts with E, ends with SEMERITUS→
64D
Chinese restaurant order (7)
Starts with E, ends with YEGGFOOY→
67D
Yonder, to a pirate (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTHAR→
68D
Dr. Zhivago's beloved (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALARA→
76D
Syst. of unspoken words (3)
Starts with A, ends with LASL→
79D
Addams Family cousin (3)
Starts with I, ends with TITT→
82D
Constellation on Alaska's flag (9)
Starts with U, ends with RURSAMAJOR→
83D
Big Fifth Avenue retailer (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSAKS→
84D
Subject of the Liberi painting "The Birth of Love" (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
86D
Offal (9)
Starts with O, ends with TORGANMEAT→
88D
Tall, chic woman (8)
Starts with G, ends with NGLAMAZON→
89D
Attacks like a kitten (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSWIPESAT→
92D
Kind of sch. (4)
Starts with E, ends with MELEM→
94D
Bottleful for un bébé (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLAIT→
97D
Like a mom or dad's patience (6)
Starts with F, ends with EFINITE→
100D
Amalgamation (6)
Starts with M, ends with PMASHUP→
102D
African country whose name is found in another country's name (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNIGER→
103D
Totally stoked (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMPED→
104D
Washington team, to fans (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNATS→
105D
State of unease (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAGITA→
107D
"Thong Song" singer, 2000 (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSISQO→
109D
Stitch's film friend (4)
Starts with L, ends with OLILO→
110D
Soft ball brand (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
112D
Expose, poetically (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOPE→
113D
Director DuVernay (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAVA→
116D
Pioneer in electronica music (3)
Starts with E, ends with OENO→
117D
Soccer analyst Holden (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
118D
Bowler or boater (3)
Starts with H, ends with THAT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for June 8, 2025?+
140 clues: 71 Across and 69 Down. The puzzle was constructed by John Kugelman and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Regarding (ASTO); Some hotel check-in areas (ATRIA); Singer Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" (CELIA).
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