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NYT Crossword — June 14, 2025

Saturday’s 16 × 15 puzzle, 71 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Go over some lines, say

10Cricket swatters

14How often Ozempic is taken

15Hedgehog-like mammal of Madagascar

17Anniversary celebration for an adopted pet

18Superficial part

19Charles Lamb's "Essays of ___"

20Glass holding about three pints of ale

24Second half of a two-word South American capital

26Film lover's haven, in brief

30Fixer of a sort

32Moved clumsily

35___ von Furstenberg, designer known for her wrap dress

38Line that comes from the heart

39"It's a snap"

40Relative of a skeleton

41Words from a prof, maybe

42Ballpark nos.

43Intel asset, for short

44World capital that's closer to Sicily than Rome is

46African king-to-be

52In the neighborhood

55Tavern of TV animation

56The great outdoors

57Travels like Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen," e.g.

59Trouble spots?

60Go out in the winter?

61Lead-in to while

Down

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3Be a part of, as a play

4One with 10 reasons not to skip a workout

6Like some games

7Mother of Helen of Troy

9Chuting stars?

10OK signals, of a sort

11With 8-Down, half of a classic comedy duo

12Sticky-footed amphibians

13Gift from an angel

15Wall hanging, maybe

16Grocery store surname

23Icelandic hot spot

25Fly-by-night?

29Anatomical filter

31Singer with the 1991 autobiography "I Put a Spell on You

32Crowded amorous outing

33It's often played by nonmusicians

34Flowers in the same family as asparagus and agave

35Cuts down, say

36Oldest sports franchise that has never won a championship in the "Big Four" leagues (N.F.L., N.B.A., M.L.B., N.H.L.)

37Some Lords, in brief

44Like a wild party, in slang

45Warmly welcome at the door

47Reef predator

48Apt name for a professional gambler

49Ones who never apologize, say

51Agreements made in Versailles

53BBC ___, Gaelic-language channel

54Be offensive, in a way

58Lead-in to fix or text

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Stats & info

Saturday, Jun 14, 2025

16×15

Grid size

71

Total entries

34/206

Black / letter cells

5.8

Avg entry length

16 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 14, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorBarbara Lin

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 36 down

Longest entries

36AGentle nudge16 ltrs 4DOne with 10 reasons not to skip a workout10 ltrs 31DSinger with the 1991 autobiography "I Put a Spell on You10 ltrs 1AGo over some lines, say9 ltrs 14AHow often Ozempic is taken9 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.