NYT Crossword — June 28, 2025
Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 66 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 66 revealed
1B
2O
3W
4S
5E
6R
7T
8A
9I
10C
11H
12I
13I
C
E
P
O
P
14D
A
W
D
L
E
D
15S
A
R
O
N
G
16K
A
B
L
O
O
E
Y
17T
R
E
K
S
18T
O
I
L
S
19N
H
L
20R
I
D
E
21G
O
O
S
E
22K
E
E
L
23O
N
O
24S
O
U
P
Y
25C
A
S
E
S
26S
A
N
27T
A
T
R
A
C
28K
E
R
29S
E
A
L
E
D
T
H
E
D
E
30A
31L
32C
A
M
E
R
A
L
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N
S
E
33S
34A
35P
36H
I
D
37F
O
I
L
S
38T
A
O
39T
R
O
T
40M
O
O
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Y
41R
E
N
O
42L
O
G
43C
A
R
P
S
44H
E
R
O
N
45A
N
G
46E
L
I
C
A
47C
E
L
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48S
T
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P
O
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49P
R
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M
S
50T
O
D
A
T
E
51R
A
C
K
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T
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Stats & info
Saturday, Jun 28, 202515×15
Grid size
66
Total entries
32/193
Black / letter cells
5.8
Avg entry length
13 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJun 28, 2025
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorJesse Guzman
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split33 across · 33 down
Longest entries
29AShook hands, say13 ltrs26ADeer stalking aid?12 ltrs32AThey focus on subjects of interest12 ltrs14DMidsummer head decorations11 ltrs16DTurtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across11 ltrs
Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.