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NYT Crossword — June 22, 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.

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Across

67 clues

1Large ___ Collider (facility in Geneva, Switzerland)

7"We need to talk ..."

12Barnyard strutter

16Lazy day attire, for short

19Family elder in El Salvador

20Bishop's deputy

21Marine predator

22Luau accessory

23Make a partner's beard presentable for all the photos?

25Poet hired to write the couple's vows in flowery verse?

27Survey option

28Responded to an alarm

29Increment in an elephant's weight

30Pancake with applesauce or sour cream

34Cause of many headaches while planning the big day?

371980s tennis champ Ivan

39Reeves of "The Matrix"

40Suffix with Caesar

41What’s broken for a record?

44Unagi catcher

48"___ on Down the Road," song from "The Wiz"

52Tool for a couple who intend to return everything and keep the money?

56Where inner truth is seen clearly?

59Start of a "RuPaul's Drag Race" farewell

60Diamonds, for one

61Airport alternative to EWR

62Little nobodies

65Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther

66Response to winning a lottery, maybe

68Fancy headpiece ornament?

74Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine

75"___ is me, to have seen what I have seen": Ophelia

79In the style of

80Weight of an empty container

81Spread the word?

83One side of the Bosporus Strait

84"Absolutely!"

86Colorful sequined jacket that the groom chose to wear?

90Like some online purchases

92Obsessed with

93Major lobby in D.C.

94Communication that goes without saying, for short

96Trojan War king

99Rugby scuffle

101One ensuring that each family can invite the same number of guests?

106Orthodox Jewish sect

110What wispy swirling lines from a cartoon pie may represent

111Umpire's call

112Febreze competitor

114Disembodied assistant

115Animal's escort down the aisle?

117Parent who foolishly wore stiletto heels to a garden event?

120Popular 90-min. show

121A bushel or a peck

122Gather a bushel or a peck, perhaps

125PlayStation maker

126Head over heels

127Taxis, typically

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73 clues

3One of music's Allman Brothers

4Gender ___ (prebirth event)

6"King" Cole's first name

8Lady Anne, at the beginning of "Richard III"

10Like the Mario Kart games

11Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine

12Piña colada vessel

13Cousin of a chimp

14Loops in, in brief

15Mudslide component

16Batter's position

26Dinosaur "from our imagination"

29Thin-sounding

32Off! ingredient

38Terms of a contract?

41Queue before Q

42Get one's ducks in ___

43Vintage racket?

45Choral arrangement essentials

47Community at the end of the line

49Year-round, as tires

50Starch-yielding palm

51Parent of Shopping.com

53Driver's warning

54"Away with you!"

57Stayed home for dinner

60Filibuster components

64Without change

69The "H" in HOMES

70Overly precious

72F that comes right after A, B, C and D

78"Look! I did it!"

81Make a quick visit

82One looking for a free ride

85Adjusts sights

86Jack on a nonfat diet

87Awkwafina's given name

88Hoofed creatures that sound up-to-date?

95Social climber's obsession

97Second-largest Portuguese-speaking country

98Like the cheese in fondue

100How one might feel when a crossword clue is tricky

101Blue Ribbon beer

102"The Hunger Games" venue

103South Pole trailblazer Amundsen

104Bagel option

105Motorsports Hall-of-Famer Bobby

107Character in "The Crown"

108"Crocodile Hunter" Steve

109Digs for data

113"___ thy father and refuse thy name": Juliet

1166, on a phone

117Leo's movie studio

119Helpful word on a class reunion name tag

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jun 22, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

68/373

Black / letter cells

5.3

Avg entry length

17 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 22, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeBringing a Plus One

ConstructorRuth Bloomfield Margolin and Hannah Margolin

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split67 across · 73 down

Longest entries

68AFancy headpiece ornament?17 ltrs 34ACause of many headaches while planning the big day?13 ltrs 52ATool for a couple who intend to return everything and keep the money?13 ltrs 86AColorful sequined jacket that the groom chose to wear?13 ltrs 101AOne ensuring that each family can invite the same number of guests?13 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 68 black squares and averages 5.3 letters per entry.