NYT Crossword Answers 06/21/25

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Across Clues

• 1 Olympics event in which Germany is the traditional powerhouse BOBSLED
• 8 Scattered SPARSE
• 14 Words before ask, admit or go IHAVETO
• 15 First name of the “Princess of Pop” ARIANA
• 16 Donned quickly THREWON
• 17 Puts in order TIDIES
• 18 Fuel for a family feud SIBLINGRIVALRY
• 20 “Oh, ___ on!” ITS
• 21 Rita of the “Fifty Shades” movies ORA
• 22 Food label abbr. RDA
• 23 Kitchen alternative to tallow GHEE
• 25 Grammy-winning song (2013) that begins “The snow glows white on the mountain tonight” LETITGO
• 28 Gen-Xer’s “excellent” RAD
• 29 Black-and-yellow demarcation POLICETAPE
• 32 Cootie-free greeting AIRKISS
• 34 Foster kid in “Taxi Driver”? JODIE
• 35 Bargaining subjects PLEAS
• 36 Frank who wrote the music and lyrics to “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” LOESSER
• 38 Like a Mediterranean diet HEARTSMART
• 41 Endurance event, for short TRI
• 42 Bending over, perhaps MOONING
• 43 Word before or after book CASE
• 44 “Ugh!” GAH
• 46 QB Dawson who faced Bart Starr in Super Bowl I LEN
• 47 Prune, say CUT
• 48 Exhibited perfect brakes STOPPEDONADIME
• 54 Sommelier, e.g. POURER
• 55 Tolled RANGOUT
• 56 In the shop, say ONSITE
• 57 Dish, at times ANTENNA
• 58 Was overrun TEEMED
• 59 Performs a perfect dismount, e.g. NAILSIT

Vertical Clues

• 1 Storage units BITS
• 2 “Didn’t see ya there!” OHHI
• 3 Crib for a doll BARBIEDREAMHOUSE
• 4 Trim SVELTE
• 5 Literature Nobelist who wrote “Dodsworth” and “Kingsblood Royal” LEWIS
• 6 Berkshire institution ETON
• 7 Vietnamese currency DONG
• 8 Like “Animal Farm” and “Don Quixote” SATIRIC
• 9 Flight of fancy? PRIVATEJET
• 10 “Ritorna vincitor” singer AIDA
• 11 Training facilities? RAILROADSTATIONS
• 12 Mortimer who once made a guest appearance on “The Muppet Show” SNERD
• 13 Average booster EASYA
• 19 Side order with curry ROTI
• 23 It has its peaks and valleys GRAPH
• 24 Ethiopian emperor Selassie HAILE
• 25 Part of U.C.L.A. LOS
• 26 High ways ELS
• 27 Vehicles seen in the films “Dazed and Confused” and “Two-Lane Blacktop” GTOS
• 29 Basketball legend Maravich’s nickname PISTOLPETE
• 30 Some seaside attractions PIERS
• 31 Disturbing, in a way EERIE
• 33 Name in the baking aisle KARO
• 36 Brief office hookup? LAN
• 37 ___ chart ORG
• 39 Dismissed, with “at” SNEERED
• 40 Word with game or control MIND
• 43 Old-fashioned club CUDGEL
• 44 Sex therapy topic GSPOT
• 45 Pay (for) ATONE
• 47 “C’mon, please?” CANTI
• 49 Starched PRIM
• 50 Port WSW of Algiers ORAN
• 51 Gram alternative NANA
• 52 Certain bond, informally MUNI
• 53 Ministre d’___ ETAT