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NYT Crossword — June 15, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 140 revealed

1A

2W

3D

4A

5R

6N

7V

8S

9I

10G

11N

12S

13P

14A

15T

16U

17L

18A

19H

E

A

V

I

E

20S

21E

N

N

U

I

22L

O

T

U

S

E

S

23N

E

T

I

P

O

T

24R

O

S

I

E

25O

M

E

L

E

T

S

26O

P

E

D

S

27I

28N

S

T

I

T

C

29H

E

S

30A

C

S

31L

I

B

32I

C

E

E

33D

A

Y

O

34A

N

A

N

35D

36D

N

A

37B

38A

N

K

S

39M

E

R

40T

41R

42A

D

E

S

O

N

43G

R

E

E

D

44T

45R

I

O

46M

E

M

O

47E

T

C

48E

R

O

49S

50A

S

U

51S

52E

M

I

R

53S

54D

55A

56S

B

O

O

T

57N

O

T

A

58S

I

G

N

O

59R

60A

61S

62U

T

E

63B

R

E

64W

S

65A

R

66I

S

T

A

67D

A

M

P

68P

A

D

69R

E

70H

O

71W

N

I

C

E

72S

A

D

I

E

73E

R

G

O

74D

75O

O

M

E

D

76I

S

77L

78E

T

79I

N

N

80D

I

E

T

81T

I

P

S

82A

B

83L

E

84T

S

E

85L

I

O

T

86S

O

N

I

A

87R

A

M

S

88E

P

E

E

89E

90T

91D

92D

E

N

Y

93C

A

T

94S

95A

P

A

96R

97T

98B

A

R

99C

A

D

E

S

100R

K

O

101T

102E

N

S

P

E

E

103D

104T

R

U

L

Y

105S

106P

E

W

107J

A

V

A

108R

A

E

109T

M

I

110S

111T

O

O

D

A

112L

O

N

E

113C

114L

A

S

S

115W

A

S

P

116I

E

R

117B

A

R

O

N

118R

119O

M

A

I

N

E

120O

R

E

O

P

I

E

121O

L

D

M

E

122S

P

O

N

S

O

R

123W

E

T

N

O

S

E

124Y

E

S

E

S

125I

N

D

E

B

T

Across

69 clues

1"Oh, fiddlesticks!"

12What a flipping tool!

19Big, important people, informally

21Listless malaise

22National flowers of India, Vietnam and Egypt

23Device used to clear out nasal passages / Final part of a radio countdown

24Perez of "White Men Can't Jump"

25Brunch entrees / Figure with an eponymous fire

27Laughing hysterically

30Cooling systems, for short

31___ Dems (U.K. party, informally)

32Product branded as the "coldest drink in town"

33Belafonte hit featured in the movie "Beetlejuice"

34Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan "Vishy" ___

36Genetic repositories / Reel Big Fish or Sublime

40Takes advantage of / Decoration painted on many a W.W. II aircraft

44Vince Guaraldi ___, jazz group featured in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

47Abbr. in lieu of an ellipsis

48Figure who might leave you heart-stricken?

50Taipei-based tech company

52Thawb-wearing leaders

54Hit 1981 German-language film / "What a shame!"

58Women abroad / Wrapped garments

62Conference opponent of a Sun Devil

65Record label founded by Clive Davis

68Father figure?

70"Love that for you"

72Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"

73Introduction to a conclusion

74Headed for disaster

76No man's land, maybe?

79Stumble ___ (punny bar name)

80Offerings from Healthline / Roasting on an open fire, maybe

84Pioneer in Modernist poetry / Throne

86Justice Sotomayor

88Weapon used for touching

93Ragamuffins and Pixie-bobs, for two

95Besides, with "from"

98Portmanteau drinking hangouts / Marine crustacean

100Film studio with a tower logo that beeped out "V for Victory" during W.W. II

101Like some bikes / Sunken, as the eyes

104In all honesty

107Mud

108Issa of "American Fiction"

109Cry while covering one's ears, maybe

110Was without peer

113Social grace

115Comparatively upper-crust, in a way / Wood cutter

117One addressed as "lord"

118Component of a Caesar salad / Captivate

120Dessert with a cookie crust

121Person I used to be

123Trait of many healthy dogs

124Positive feedback?

125How the U.S. has existed since its inception

Down

71 clues

1"The Governator"

2Reaction to a tearjerker

3Hand-held snack with dried fruit

5Copies, as from a disc

6Prefix with Confucianism

7Chapter component

9How a shirt might be put on in a rush … or a hint to this puzzle's theme

10One of at least 35 smashed in 1967 alone by the Who's Pete Townshend

11Actress Nash of "Never Have I Ever"

12Bluish-black berry

13Small, fuzzy dogs, informally

14Took the cake?

15University whose name sounds like a kind of highway

16Scenario for a software developer

17"Guys, we're better than this!"

20Become established over time, so to speak

28Make one's home in the woods, say

29Complete disasters

32Like some pets and pools

37English channel, with "the"

38Life form that requires oxygen

39Japanese paste imparting umami

41Send, as money

42Guadalajara girlfriend

45Bad return policy?

49Business address abbr.

51Wrapped garment

53Drink from a fountain

55Company whose logo was designed to resemble the game Pong

56Grasslike marsh plant

59Pie chart dividers

64Question of authority

66Most in need of salt, say

72Gets in hot water?

74Chowed down (on)

75Share one's take

77Smartphone alternative to Wi-Fi

78El país de Palma

81Program that debuted a little before "The Tonight Show," appropriately

83"u crack me up"

89Inits. on a food assistance card

91Kit with cymbals

94Comics legend Lee

96Daring poker action

97Someone who might find Darjeeling appealing

99Like some ties

100Colorful selection at an Irish pub

102Civil rights activist Medgar

103Parched place

106New Orleans food specialty

111One of many on Antarctica over 280 million years ago, scientists have discovered

112Togo's capital

113"Gimme a break!"

114Succeed, as a joke

115"There are no words"

119Nail polish brand with a "Wicked"-inspired collection

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jun 15, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

74/367

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

21 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 15, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeTossing and Turning

ConstructorAdam Wagner and Rebecca Goldstein

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split69 across · 71 down

Longest entries

9DHow a shirt might be put on in a rush … or a hint to this puzzle's theme21 ltrs 27ALaughing hysterically10 ltrs 110AWas without peer10 ltrs 29DComplete disasters9 ltrs 64DQuestion of authority9 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 74 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.