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NYT Crossword — June 26, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 72 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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1B
2O
3O
4I
5P
6A
7S
8A
9S
10S
11O
12N
13J
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15A
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16P
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17M
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18O
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19H
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20B
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21P
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40S
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41A
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45N
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46R
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48D
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50U
51M
52C
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Across

33 clues
1"You stink, ump!"
4Hoppy brew, for short
7Bygone jeans brand whose name means "happiness" in Hebrew
13757 or 767
15Recess
16Bell for the telephone, for one
17Secured by a slip
18John Lennon's middle name after 1969
19Hurricane / Nor'easter
21"The ability to be ill-at-ease inconspicuously," per Earl Wilson
23Downed
24Eponymous Belgian town
26___ chic
29Bell location, often
32Must give
35Erupting with noise
36Pundit / Tsar
39Author who predicted electric submarines 15 years before they were invented
40Down state
41Forces offshore
44Word with six or sea
45Casual refusal
46Some roadside accommodations, in brief
48It's a fact!
52Cleaver / Dagger
57Onetime Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___
58Cocktail of tequila, lime juice and grapefruit soda
59They try to admit the worst first, informally
61Got things going
62Travelers in covered wagons
63Marquis name?
64Brillo competitor
65Choice words … which are necessary to interpret the answers to 19-, 36- and 52-Across and 10- and 33-Down

Down

39 clues
1Original name for "bingo," after the bits used to cover the playing cards
2First Holy Roman emperor to be called "the Great"
3"Hurray!"
4Loving
5Part of a jury pool
6Boxing site
7Baby fish with pink, coho and sockeye varieties
8Potato, in Indian cuisine
9Boat with broad, square ends
10Sees / Espies
11Takes a role too far
12Governor Lamont of Connecticut
13Music export from Tokyo, informally
14Like looks from mom and dad, say
20Music export from Seoul
22Breast plates?
25Atmospheric prefix
27Info found, appropriately, in "ticket agent"
28Apt nickname for a gumbo chef
30Kind of average
31City up the coast from Cleveland, OH
32Accessory for Broadway's Phantom
33Wells / Mouths
34Certain rehab docs
37Experienced
38Love lines?
39Dutch cousin of Mac or Ben
42Centipede setting
43Long-running police procedural filmed in N.Y.C.
47Puts one's foot down
49Police weapon
50App-driven rides
51Interfere (with)
53Covid-19, colloquially
54Used social media for private notes, informally
55The "Amigos" of film, e.g.
56Grandson of Adam and Eve
58Lead-in to cast
60Car that went defunct in 1936

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Stats & info

Thursday, Jun 26, 2025
15×15
Grid size
72
Total entries
38/187
Black / letter cells
5.2
Avg entry length
13 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJun 26, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorSimeon Seigel
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split33 across · 39 down
Longest entries
36APundit / Tsar13 ltrs19AHurricane / Nor'easter10 ltrs52ACleaver / Dagger10 ltrs10DSees / Espies9 ltrs11DTakes a role too far9 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.