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NYT Crossword — June 9, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Refill at a Shell station, say

6Relative of a rapier

11"I guess I get the joke ..."

15"Leave me ___!"

16Record-holder's suffix

17Dangerous thing to be inside

20Music genre modifier

22"Slap me five!"

23Kimono-clad entertainer

26Easter or Passover, but not Christmas

32Great delight

35Trumpet blast

37Lent a hand to

42Cloth at a car wash

43Valentine bouquet

45Typical Caribbean cruise stop

46Beermaker's supply

50Side-stepper on a beach

51Small French eatery

55Insurance filing

57___ and aahed

60Scampering rodent

61"And bringing up the rear ..." or an apt description of the ends of 17-, 26- and 46-Across

64Did something exceptionally well, in slang

65Info gathered by spies

67Word before dear or after hell

69Instrument used in Hindustani classical music

Down

41 clues

1It's often packed during the final few weeks of pregnancy

2Singer of the theme song to "Skyfall"

3Georg ___, longtime Chicago Symphony conductor

4Clickable address

5Hitchcock film given an R rating 24 years after its release

6Spot for valuables

7Utah skiing area

8Niels ___, physicist portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in "Oppenheimer"

9Opposite of WSW

11Stretches of baking days?

12Canadian gasoline brand

13Web address starter

18Any of several kings of Norway

19Sporting equipment that is French for "sword"

24Captain Hook's right-hand man

28Colorful puppy of children's TV

29Momentary slip

30Place for a flower box

31Old wives' ___

33Pinocchio, at times

34Outliers in the data

38Shoot for the stars

41At ___ end (frazzled)

48Assist with a crime

49Moves obliquely

52One could be dominant or recessive

53Follower of Haile Selassie, informally

54River animal often seen on its back

55Court surface for the French Open

56Arriving at 8:00 for a 7:00 dinner, say

57Bart Simpson's bus driver

59Groundhog's home

62Game with Skip cards

63Quarterback Manning

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Stats & info

Monday, Jun 9, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedJun 9, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAimee Lucido

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

17ADangerous thing to be inside15 ltrs 61A"And bringing up the rear ..." or an apt description of the ends of 17-, 26- and 46-Across15 ltrs 26AEaster or Passover, but not Christmas12 ltrs 46ABeermaker's supply12 ltrs 11DStretches of baking days?9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.