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NYT Crossword — June 29, 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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61 clues

5Daffy Duck, for one

10Grueling process

18Consideration in the dating scene

19TV or radio station

21Sacrificial site

22Apt clue for the circled letters

25Famed actress who portrayed Queen Christina in 1933's "Queen Christina"

26The Washington Monument, e.g.

27Twistable piece on Mr. Potato Head

28Eclectic cuisine style

29Apt clue for the circled letters

35Makes amends?

37Relative of a zither

38Caroler's tune

39Mind-clearing chants

40Takes down to the studs

41"Mighty" Mudville batter

43Staff symbol for violists

46Apt clue for the circled letters

53Tart or torte

55R.p.m. gauge, for short

56"Parks and Recreation" character who says "Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something"

57Stadium chant

58Corp. worker concerned with employee development

60Choice on "Let's Make a Deal"

62What duelists and doodlers do

63Apt clue for the circled letters

71Employee welfare org.

72Issue with a scratched record

74He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous work

78Some GPS calculations

80Ax handlers, perhaps

84Apt clue for the circled letters

90Hardware/software expert, in brief

92Variety of plant whose name is pronounced differently in the U.K. than the U.S.

93"Geez Louise!"

95Some fine art

98Kentucky Derby prize

99Apt clue for the circled letters

105___ Park, suburb of Chicago

106"Hey Ya" hip-hop duo

109Product in the paint department

110Apt clue for the circled letters

115Write by hand not using cursive

117"The ___ is …"

118At this point

119Stuff thrown over one's shoulder in an act of superstition

120Paint brand with an animal in its logo

122Onetime high-speed fliers, for short

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79 clues

1"So what's ___ you?"

2Initialism directed at the overly inquisitive

3Things you hope your dinner guests bring

4Alternatives to cabernets

5Copenhagen language, to locals

6Woman who is told "Don't Lose That Number" in a Steely Dan title

7The D-backs, on sports tickers

8"I'll take 'Crossword Clues' for $2,000, please, ___!"

10Eight more than a dozen

11Nonprofessionals

12Fertilized ones become embryos

13Come together

14Cry following a countdown

15Open, light-filled area

16Works, works, works

17Bagpipe's sound

21___ fresca (refreshing Latin American beverage)

24Like a $2 bill

28Became the duty of

31Russian rebuff

32"You don't know what you're missing!"

33Pixar film that takes place in the Land of the Dead

35Old-style "OMG!"

41Wispy streaks in the sky

42Pile of chips, maybe

44Many, many moons

47Did as expected on the links

48Class with many graphs, in brief

51Stylish vigor

52California ___, amphibian whose slippery skin produces a toxin lethal to humans

54Branch of Islam

59There are eight in a gallon: Abbr.

61Seasoning blend

62Contacted on social media, for short

64Not worth ___

65Entertainer who doesn't sound very selfish?

67"Runaway Bride" actress Wilson

70Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad"

75With 75-Across, hearty baked entree

76Bring to the country

79Item turned upside down at a bar's closing time

81They barely scratch the surface

82Name on Irish stamps

85"… if you get my drift"

86The Big Easy, in brief

87Cousin of a Nebula Award

88School founded as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of ___ besyde Windesore

92Pipes smoked at some lounges

93Phrase meant to be repeated

96Incompetent person, so to speak

98Campus mil. group

100Patty or Selma, to Bart and Lisa

101Tattoo-removing option

102"You couldn't be more wrong!"

103Video game brother

107Ilk

108Square root of nueve

110Group of Black Friday shoppers, say

111Half and half

112"We come in peace" speakers, in brief

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Stats & info

Sunday, Jun 29, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

80/361

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

21 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 29, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeAll-In-Clue-sive

ConstructorMike Hobin

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split61 across · 79 down

Longest entries

63AApt clue for the circled letters21 ltrs 29AApt clue for the circled letters19 ltrs 99AApt clue for the circled letters19 ltrs 46AApt clue for the circled letters17 ltrs 84AApt clue for the circled letters17 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 80 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.