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NYT Crossword — June 6, 2025

Friday’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
1A
2N
3N
4D
5R
6A
7M
8A
9C
10O
11A
12C
13H
14S
O
A
15P
16R
E
G
U
L
A
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J
O
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17A
T
T
A
18I
V
E
G
O
T
E
A
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S
19D
O
I
N
20F
I
R
S
T
W
O
R
D
S
21A
N
O
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22N
T
S
23T
A
P
24E
N
C
A
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25S
O
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26C
27I
28T
29S
M
A
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H
30S
A
D
K
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A
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U
31C
O
L
32V
33A
S
C
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34L
S
D
35A
R
T
36S
37C
E
N
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38B
39E
L
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40D
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Y
41S
42T
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43L
A
B
44H
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45P
46B
47O
48N
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M
A
49R
50R
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W
51T
A
D
A
52U
P
A
N
D
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A
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53O
D
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54C
A
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55N
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56S
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57Y
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Across

31 clues
1Novelist Patchett
4Adviser to an acting president?
16Average guy
18"You know your voices carry, right?!"
19Neutralize, so to speak
20Milestone for a baby
21Formally selects
23Dance specialty
24Keep from being touched, in a way
25Seek out
29Runaway hit
30Meme of the star of "John Wick" looking downcast
31Row crosser: Abbr.
35Cultural draw of Shanghai's M50 district
38Prove otherwise
40Some Halloween mischief
41Not very animated
43Culture center?
44Point guard's crafty maneuver
46Flavor enhancer in many pho recipes
51"And ... done!"
52Split without warning
54Support when building bridges
55Litter pickup area?
56Overly warm welcome, maybe
57"You can count on me"

Down

35 clues
1Adjective on taco truck menus
2"That's my absolute limit!"
3Big game medium
4Snow fence accumulations
5Perfect writing?
6New ___
7Tavern vessels
8Mountains of work ahead
9A model way to work?
10Dessert with a black-and-white filling
11Mostly closed
12Part of a hammock
13BP rival
15Fails to keep cool
22"Hmm ... hard pass"
26Punch out, say
27Privileged figures, perhaps?
28Sass, informally
29Bucketful
32How many consent
36Cupboard component
37Seafood cookout bowlful
41Propels, like a shuffleboard disk
42Lookout positions
45Cuts (down)
48Onetime iPod offering
49Be very funky

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Stats & info

Friday, Jun 6, 2025
15×15
Grid size
66
Total entries
32/193
Black / letter cells
5.8
Avg entry length
10 ltrs
Longest entry
Hard
Friday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedJun 6, 2025
DayFriday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorAdrian Johnson
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split31 across · 35 down
Longest entries

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 32 black squares and averages 5.8 letters per entry.