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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
E
N
S
E
33S
34A
35P
36H
I
D
37F
O
I
L
S
38T
A
O
39T
R
O
T
40M
O
O
N
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
I
N
E
48S
T
E
P
O
N
E
49P
R
I
S
M
S
50T
O
D
A
T
E
51R
A
C
K
E
T

Across

33 clues
7Exercise with Yang and Wu styles
13Colorful treat on a stick
14Killed time
15Bit of unisex attire
16Shot
17The travels of Marco Polo, e.g.
18Works up a sweat
19Stars' org.
20Word after full or free
21Layer of gold?
24Full of dense fog
25Hungarian has 18 of them (yikes!)
26Deer stalking aid?
29Shook hands, say
32They focus on subjects of interest
34Sap sucker
37Thwarts
39Unveil, with "out"
40Crushing, in a way
43Whines
45Sweet wine of California
47Big name in power ballads
48It's a start
49They have many faces
50So far
51Hullabaloo

Down

33 clues
1Places to order les cassoulets
2Light winds
3"It's over"
4Put into words
7Drop for the time being
8Some tools for saddlers
9Court promise
10Doubles
11[I'm so mischievous!]
12Depictions of Arcadia
14Midsummer head decorations
16Turtle-shelled flunky of 1-Across
18Receiver of a four-star review
21Boast from a prankster
22Actress Gillan of "Doctor Who"
24Leaves mixed up?
25Hands over
27Not needing elaboration
28Shade of green
30Record qualifier
31Offer of support in a #1 Bill Withers hit
33Most likely to succeed?
34"You made it!"
35Chop-chop
36Took too much of
41Tomb raider's acquisition
43Form a lump

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Stats & info

Saturday, Jun 28, 2025
15×15
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

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.