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NYT Crossword — June 24, 2025

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

39 clues

1Dunham of "Girls"

5Snowman in "Frozen"

13"I need this today!"

14___ McEntire a.k.a. "The Queen of Country"

16___ a ___ (how two foes confront each other)

17A couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction?

21Thing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign

221917, 1984, 2001 and others

24Pop star ___ Lipa

26A couple of sets of game cubes ... or heaven?

29Some Hollywood tech

31State west of Mont.

34Surrounded by

38Sights at truck stops

40"What's the ___?"

41Ouzo flavoring

42Big wine holder

43Nirvana's "___ Like Teen Spirit"

45Still in the wrapper, say

46"Yadda, yadda, yadda"

48A couple of fibs ... or incapacitate?

50Sarcastic laugh syllable

55Rhyming partner of "wheels"

56Regular at the Met, maybe

59Violent troublemaker

62A couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning?

64Cry upon stubbing one's toe, maybe

671/8 fluid ounce

69Sing like Ella Fitzgerald

70Figs. for which you often give just the last four digits

Down

39 clues

1Epitome of docility

2Biblical birthright seller

3Surveillance systems installed by parents

5Patronize DoorDash, say

6Actor DiCaprio, in the tabloids

8Produced by A.I., say, as photos

9Nose-in-the-air sort

10Indiana basketballer

11Body part that may be twisted

15Canine collar attachment

18Worcestershire ___

20Takes on cargo

26The "D" of CD

27"Hey, what's the big ___?"

28Painter's support

30Scottish form of "John"

37Morning condensations

39"I Like ___" (1950s campaign slogan)

41Very, in music

43React to a ridiculous suggestion, maybe

44Eyes in a sleazy way

47Raise a glass to

49London-based insurance giant

50Teamster Jimmy

51T.S. Eliot's (and the I.R.S.'s) "cruellest month"

54Law firm aides, informally … or a hint to 17-, 26-. 48- and 62-Across

57Some whiskeys

61Tachometers measure them, in brief

63Word said in passing?

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 24, 2025

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorIngrid Steffensen

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 39 down

Longest entries

17AA couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction?10 ltrs 62AA couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning?10 ltrs 3DSurveillance systems installed by parents9 ltrs 35DPreachers9 ltrs 21AThing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign8 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.