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NYT Crossword — June 19, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues

1Real estate, e.g.

6First word of Carroll's "Jabberwocky"

10Grps. that are often inactive in the summer

14Frida who portrayed her chronic pain through art

16The best of the best

17Acrobat developer

18"You're in on this?"

20Tattle on ... or an instruction for answering 22-Across

22Proverbial bad thing to have your mind in

23Back muscle, in brief

25Sites for mosaics in cathedrals, often

27___ of Solomon

28Some aquarium attractions ... or an instruction for answering 30-Across

30Like the tail of a stegosaurus

32On

33More likely to be marked down, say

37Comedian Chelsea

43Elected position

44Informal name for a weather event ... or an instruction for answering 45-Across

45Precursor to a license

47NASCAR ___ (demographic group)

48They keep the wheels turning

50Teddy bear, e.g.

51Part of a beer name ... or an instruction for answering 53-Across

53Certain clergy member

57Orderly display

61Podcaster's need

62Witherspoon of "Little Fires Everywhere"

63Forms a union

65Temporary store

Down

38 clues

1Stefani Germanotta ___ Lady Gaga

2"That's very unfortunate"

3Weight measurement commonly known by only its second part

4North ___, N.Y. (home of Lake Placid)

5Simple exercise often done while standing

6Subject of "This Land Is Your Land," informally

7Like Hawaii, among the 50 states

8Secondary social media acct.

9Self-congratulatory

10Silent marching band position

12Upfront payments

13Person it should be impossible to surprise

21Nail polish brand with the shade I Just Can't Cope-acabana

23Bakery purchase

24When Elphaba sings "Defying Gravity" in "Wicked"

26Like a dog in the middle of a bath

29Creates some opportunities

31The Cavaliers, on scoreboards

33"Fulcrum" sculptor Richard

35Begins to feel real

36___ Gonçalo, Brazil

38Activity for many H.S. juniors

39Singer Cruz with the 2010 hit "Dynamite"

42Stuntperson's two-wheeler

44Heavily inked

47Had the wheel

49Makeup of some gloves and paint

51From the start

52Prefix with sweet or soft

54Commercial item sometimes advertised as "twistable"

58Sun Devils' sch.

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jun 19, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

39/186

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 19, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHannah Slovut-Einertson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split36 across · 38 down

Longest entries

10DSilent marching band position10 ltrs 29DCreates some opportunities10 ltrs 18A"You're in on this?"9 ltrs 55AIn no way9 ltrs 3DWeight measurement commonly known by only its second part8 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.