NYT Crossword June 2 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Anthony V. GrubbEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1M2E3H4T5H6O7S8E9C10A11C12T13I14ADO15HOPED16ORION17SIT18EATMY19SHORTS20KEB21AB22SISTA23CAT24UDO25N26AB27UELA28P29UTASO30C31K32INIT33APT34SPRIG35TA36C37O38S39POO40F41EARL42S43HAVE44ANNU45M46FBOM47B48MAR49SU50ITYOUR51SELF52A53S54CEND55GEAR56NOR57CL58A59S60S61WYA62T63T64CLO65THESLI66NE67SHE68HAWKE69POLAR70HOE71OREOS72STONY73YUM

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES

ACROSS

1A"Don't love it, don't hate it"3 lettersMEH

4A"It's just one of ___ days"5 lettersTHOSE

9APrickly plants5 lettersCACTI

14A"Without further ___ …"3 lettersADO

15ACrossed one's fingers5 lettersHOPED

16AConstellation with a belt5 lettersORION

17AGrab a chair3 lettersSIT

18A"Go fly a kite!"11 lettersEATMYSHORTS

20ASkewered meat dish5 lettersKEBAB

22A"Nature of a ___" (1991 Queen Latifah album)5 lettersSISTA

23AOne pouncing at a laser pointer, perhaps3 lettersCAT

24AThick noodle in Japanese soups4 lettersUDON

26AGrandma, in Guatemala6 lettersABUELA

28A"Pipe down!"12 lettersPUTASOCKINIT

33ALike the name Parker, for a valet3 lettersAPT

34AThyme piece5 lettersSPRIG

35AThey might be sold à la carte at a Mexican restaurant5 lettersTACOS

39A[Gone … like magic!]4 lettersPOOF

41ASome English noblemen5 lettersEARLS

43APossess4 lettersHAVE

44APer ___ (yearly)5 lettersANNUM

46A"Explosive" expletive5 lettersFBOMB

48AScratch or stain, e.g.3 lettersMAR

49A"No skin off my nose!"12 lettersSUITYOURSELF

52AMove upward6 lettersASCEND

55AHook, line and sinker, for an angler4 lettersGEAR

56ANeither here ___ there3 lettersNOR

57AWord before act or action5 lettersCLASS

61AGunslinger Earp5 lettersWYATT

64AWhere duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across?11 lettersCLOTHESLINE

67A"___ sells seashells by the seashore"3 lettersSHE

68AActor Ethan whose surname sounds like a bird5 lettersHAWKE

69A"The ___ Express" (kid-lit classic)5 lettersPOLAR

70AAlternative to a trowel for an archaeologist3 lettersHOE

71AIt's nearly impossible to split their creme equally, per M.I.T.5 lettersOREOS

72APoker-faced5 lettersSTONY

73A"Dee-lish!"3 lettersYUM

DOWN

1DPart of a Halloween costume4 lettersMASK

2D"The Sopranos" actress Falco4 lettersEDIE

3DEmotionally charged, as an issue9 lettersHOTBUTTON

4DBruce Springsteen, to fans7 lettersTHEBOSS

5DRule-making grp. for a residential community3 lettersHOA

6DGoes (for)4 lettersOPTS

7D18-wheeler4 lettersSEMI

8DIce cream brand known as Dreyer's on the West Coast4 lettersEDYS

9DLive together7 lettersCOHABIT

10DPreferring platonic relationships, informally3 lettersARO

11DGreek sorceress who took the phrase "men are pigs" literally5 lettersCIRCE

12DSmash to smithereens5 lettersTOTAL

13DSocial media app with Reels and Stories, familiarly5 lettersINSTA

19DSuperfan, in slang4 lettersSTAN

21DAccessibility law inits.3 lettersADA

25D"Negatory"4 lettersNOPE

27DOnly U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name4 lettersUTAH

28DBear with a hard bed and hot porridge4 lettersPAPA

29D"Once ___ a midnight dreary …"4 lettersUPON

30DMake by hand5 lettersCRAFT

31DPink Nintendo character from Planet Popstar5 lettersKIRBY

32DHome on the "I" page of many ABC books5 lettersIGLOO

36DOut of the picture, maybe?9 lettersCAMERASHY

37DActual shape of the Crab Nebula, disappointingly4 lettersOVAL

38DFeudal underling4 lettersSERF

40D"Short" thing for someone with a temper4 lettersFUSE

42DHigh-and-mighty4 lettersSMUG

45DSnacks (on)7 lettersMUNCHES

47DBeermaking establishment7 lettersBREWERY

50DLollygag4 lettersIDLE

51D"Here's a thought …"3 lettersSAY

52DDried chili in Mexican cuisine5 lettersANCHO

53DKind of power using rooftop panels5 lettersSOLAR

54DActor Russell whose surname sounds like a bird5 lettersCROWE

58DVile Nile reptiles4 lettersASPS

59DPiggy bank opening4 lettersSLOT

60DSight along a farm country road4 lettersSILO

62D"O Brother, Where Art ___?" (2000 Coen brothers film)4 lettersTHOU

63DAbound4 lettersTEEM

65DRing result, in brief3 lettersTKO

66DGrandma, in Glasgow3 lettersNAN

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