NYT Crossword June 12 2025 Answers

All 75 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Daniel BodilyEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES75 CLUES
ACROSS
1AActress Green of "Casino Royale"3 lettersSee answer ›4APlay ground?5 lettersSee answer ›9AEdible part of okra3 lettersSee answer ›12AWord before or after "open"4 lettersSee answer ›14A"Weeping" giant6 lettersSee answer ›15ATick off5 lettersSee answer ›16ACondition that Simone Biles has described as giving her a "superpower," in brief4 lettersSee answer ›17ATicked off5 lettersSee answer ›18A___ Wister, the so-called "father of western fiction"4 lettersSee answer ›19ALike some "On Air" signs4 lettersSee answer ›20AThey draw people6 lettersSee answer ›21AGuarded5 lettersSee answer ›22A"Principle of parsimony" philosopher5 lettersSee answer ›24APick up3 lettersSee answer ›25A___ white (lightbulb specification)4 lettersSee answer ›26ASixth word in the Gettysburg Address3 lettersSee answer ›27AExemplar of excellence8 lettersSee answer ›30ACries of wonder4 lettersSee answer ›32AShe was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five years in a row4 lettersSee answer ›33AAdds power to, as an engine7 lettersSee answer ›34AWriter Capote, to friends3 lettersSee answer ›35ACorrespondants, fréquemment4 lettersSee answer ›37AStone used in ancient Greek jewelry5 lettersSee answer ›38AOrchestra tuner4 lettersSee answer ›39AMini-brawl5 lettersSee answer ›40AOwned (up)6 lettersSee answer ›41A"___ are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made" (quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck)4 lettersSee answer ›42AVisionaries5 lettersSee answer ›44ADining places5 lettersSee answer ›45ASome hot spots4 lettersSee answer ›48APhys. or chem.4 lettersSee answer ›50AMajor basketball feat … or a feature shared by 3-, 6- and 9-Down15 lettersSee answer ›57ASephora competitor4 lettersSee answer ›58AHandle, as questions5 lettersSee answer ›59A"Hold your horses!"4 lettersSee answer ›60ABreaking a tie, informally4 lettersSee answer ›61AArticle about a photo?5 lettersSee answer ›62ARainbow, to some4 lettersSee answer ›63AP, in the NATO alphabet4 lettersSee answer ›64AThe Titanic disaster partly inspired its invention5 lettersSee answer ›65AOrg. that developed the "pumpkin suit"4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DMcGregor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi4 lettersSee answer ›2DOutput from Blizzard Entertainment10 lettersSee answer ›3DTemporarily established panel14 lettersSee answer ›4DDo laps, say4 lettersSee answer ›5DLow pressure indicator9 lettersSee answer ›6DYou can go anywhere with one of these13 lettersSee answer ›7DBriefly experienced, with "of"9 lettersSee answer ›8DShe-eep4 lettersSee answer ›9DGridiron game for young tykes14 lettersSee answer ›10DRisks an interception, say10 lettersSee answer ›11DJust say "no" to4 lettersSee answer ›13DPulitzer winner Ferber4 lettersSee answer ›15DWhat you have to pony up to play?4 lettersSee answer ›23DOscars V.I.P.s3 lettersSee answer ›25DMotor oil brand3 lettersSee answer ›26DEpiphanic moments4 lettersSee answer ›28DHave one's feet up, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›29DTold "You're on!," for example4 lettersSee answer ›31DBrings an action against4 lettersSee answer ›36DExcel function8 lettersSee answer ›38DN.B.A. great Hakeem who is one of only four players ever to achieve a 50-Across (1990)8 lettersSee answer ›43DBig thing in California?3 lettersSee answer ›44D___ Max3 lettersSee answer ›46DFans5 lettersSee answer ›47D___ Agnew, vice president who resigned in 19735 lettersSee answer ›48DCity that's an anagram of SALEM5 lettersSee answer ›49DFarmer's squeeze?5 lettersSee answer ›50DPithy remark4 lettersSee answer ›51DLeg : fibula :: arm : ___4 lettersSee answer ›52DCrowning4 lettersSee answer ›53DCut and trim4 lettersSee answer ›54DTuscaloosa's Tide, to fans4 lettersSee answer ›55DThey may be white or naked4 lettersSee answer ›56DHigh point of a trip to Italy?4 lettersSee answer ›
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