NYT Crossword June 5 2025 Answers

All 82 clues from the Thursday 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 Timothy GaetzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2M3P4M5A6B7B8O9T10A11T12R13A14VERY15PRIME16CHER17ODES18TITAN19TEAM20WIPE21R22ASH23PUPPY24ALI25EN26A27ROAR28S29LYFOX30ATLA31S32T33TUM34T35R36I37ES38ITO39ICE40D41SATCH42ERIN43NINE44FOR45RILE46GATE47STOU48T49REED50D51OE52A53SS54A55R56T57AR58K59ACE60T61S62O63NOI64FSAN65DSOR66BUTS67TOLET68OOP69BANAL70ISLES71WAS72STENO

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

ALL CLUES82 CLUES
ACROSS
1AToggle on a digital clock4 lettersAMPM
5ALeader of brothers5 lettersABBOT
10AGillette razor4 lettersATRA
14A*Confirm to be true4 lettersVERY
18AGoliath5 lettersTITAN
19ACoach's charge4 lettersTEAM
20ARainwater clearer5 lettersWIPER
23A___ love5 lettersPUPPY
24AMr. Spock, e.g.5 lettersALIEN
26AClamorous5 lettersAROAR
28ACunning sort6 lettersSLYFOX
30A"Finally!"6 lettersATLAST
33ALi'l belly3 lettersTUM
42AActivist Brockovich4 lettersERIN
44ASupporting3 lettersFOR
45AStir up4 lettersRILE
52ABiblical beast3 lettersASS
57ACompanionship?3 lettersARK
67AFlat sign5 lettersTOLET
68AAlley ___3 lettersOOP
69AClichéd5 lettersBANAL
70ACluster in an archipelago5 lettersISLES
71A*Street urchins3 lettersWAS
DOWN
1DProclaim4 lettersAVOW
2DLead-in to care4 lettersMEDI
3DNecessity for a reservation, perhaps10 lettersPREPAYMENT
5DInclined3 lettersAPT
6DActor Cox of "Succession"5 lettersBRIAN
7D*Armed thieves4 lettersBITS
9DThis clue's number + one3 lettersTEN
10DNot approximate, say6 lettersACTUAL
12DGarner4 lettersREAP
25DTelephone no. add-ons4 lettersEXTS
27DHasty4 lettersRASH
29DSaint in the Caribbean5 lettersLUCIA
31DBarrier to entry5 lettersSTILE
35DEmergency item on a ship4 lettersRAFT
37DLight shade4 lettersECRU
47DAntidotes, perhaps4 lettersSERA
51DKilns for hops5 lettersOASTS
53DNeighbors of Croats5 lettersSERBS
54DNot supporting4 lettersANTI
55DDown Under bounders4 lettersROOS
56DCultivate4 lettersTILL
58DHave down4 lettersKNOW
61D1970s tennis champ Smith4 lettersSTAN
66DCave dweller3 lettersBAT
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